by Michael Moorcock The Whispering Swarm is the first book in a new trilogy by Michael Moorcock, his first new book in nine years. I was immediately struck by his mastery of language, something I've missed since the Elric and Jerry Cornelius books brought so much imagination to my adolescence. Th...
Sent out to deal with a troublesome warlord on the imperial frontier, Lieutenant Oswald Bastable, an army officer in 1902 India, unexpectedly finds himself in a 1973 where airships ply the skies and the British Empire continues to thrive. Feigning amnesia, he adapts quickly to life in a world which...
Here ends the saga of Elric of Melnibone.Chaos begins to tip the balance of the world in its favour, and Elric is tasked with restoring it.A rather introspective and downbeat way to end the series, but it fits in with sagas of old where the hero has to make sacrifices to achieve the result.This is s...
With his usual elegance, Treece shows us Boudica's AD 60-61 revolt from the perspective of a pair of Roman soldiers sent to kill her. Suspenseful, informative, emotional, tightly written.
The usual enjoyable Treece. I'm having a lot of fun going through his novels. An underrated writer for sure, though he's as good as Lloyd Alexander and his books are chockful of well-done research that really immerses you in these worlds he writes about. Here, he does away with the romaticism of the...
A collection of short stories. Elric and Moonglum come up against Theleb Kaarna again.Elric finds a degree of peace after he gets married, but has to take up Stormbringer once again.Finishes with a Rackhir the Red Archer story as Tanelorn comes under threat from Chaos.The stories are well written an...
Moorcock delivers souls for Arioch, and classic Elric for you, in The Fortress of the PearlExpect Michael Moorcock’s style/voice. It is “pulpy,” with tons of wild action. A breathtaking pace will drag you from you reading chair! It’s blistering. Literally, every few pages new conflict emerges, and i...
Elric, accompanied by Moonglum, heads off on a mission of revenge against Thelb K'aarna.Along the way he fights denizens of Chaos, a god and beings from another plane of existence that are immune to his magic.There's an appearance by other aspects of the Eternal Champion and the usual questioning of...
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