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Elric: The Stealer of Souls (Chronicles of the Last Emperor of Melniboné, Vol. 1)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780345498625
ISBN: 0345498623
Label: Del Rey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 496
Publication Date: February 19, 2008
Publisher: Del Rey
Release Date: February 19, 2008
Studio: Del Rey
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“The stories here are the raw heart of Michael Moorcock. They are the spells that first drew me and all the numerous admirers of his work with whom I am acquainted into Moorcock’s luminous and captivating web.”
–from the Foreword by Alan Moore, creator of V for VendettaWhen Michael Moorcock began chronicling the adventures of the albino sorcerer Elric, last king of decadent Melniboné, and his sentient vampiric sword, Stormbringer, he set out to create a new kind of fantasy adventure, one that broke with tradition and reflected a more up-to-date sophistication of theme and style. The result was a bold and unique hero–weak in body, subtle in mind, dependent on drugs for the vitality to sustain himself–with great crimes behind him and a greater destiny ahead: a rock-and-roll antihero who would channel all the violent excesses of the sixties into one enduring archetype.Now, with a major film in development, here is the first volume of a dazzling collection of stories containing the seminal appearances of Elric and lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist John Picacio–plus essays, letters, maps, and other material. Adventures include “The Dreaming City,” “While the Gods Laugh,” “Kings in Darkness,” “Dead God’s Homecoming,” “Black Sword’s Brothers,” and “Sad Giant’s Shield.” An indispensable addition to any fantasy collection, Elric: The Stealer of Souls is an unmatched introduction to a brilliant writer and his most famous–or infamous–creation.“The most significant UK author of sword and sorcery, a form he has both borrowed from and transformed.”
–The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
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Rating:  - Getting to Know Elric
Elric of Melniboné* is the albino lord, final Emperor of the Bright Empire, eternal pawn in the struggles between Chaos and Law and wielder of the dread sword Stormbringer. Renown fantasist Michael Moorcock has been chronicling the adventures of this fey hero since 1961.
Del Rey publishing has just released Elric: The Stealer of Souls, volume I in their Chronicles of the Last Emperor of Melniboné. This excellent edition is fully illustrated by John Picacio.
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Rating: - Inspiring
God I love Michael Moorcock. I was a little suspicious at first because of a negative review here, but thankfully I kept an open mind and I have reaped the reward now. Please try it out!
Rating:  - Godawful
It's like Moorcock wrote fan fiction based on a work that doesn't exist. The writing is dreadful, the stories make little sense, there's not a lick of suspense or excitement or urgency anywhere, the only memorable character is a sword, and it's all so boring.
Rating: - Elric review
Anything done by Michael Moorcock is good but Elric is by far my favorites and he never disappoints me
Rating: - Great literary value to the genre
Michael Moorcock's Elric is one of those fantasy cult-classics that's hovered in my peripherals for several years. And after being greatly pleased with Del Rey's recent trade-paper back editions of the The Fully Illustrated Robert E. Howard Library, their new publications of the Moorcock' s Chronicles of the Last Emperor of Melnibone seemed the perfect opportunity for a Sword & Sorcery fan, like myself, to finally read them, (especially since I'm a sucker for illustrated books too). So I started ... Read More
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