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Summary: A Seminal work in Sword and Sorcery Fiction - a must read.
Review: This Story Brings to a climax the act in the Elric Saga and really ushers in the second. Elric brings down the kingdom he was born to inherit, Melnibone, and slays his rival Yyrkoon. Yyrkoon tests and plagues him in this part of the saga. Stormbringer, his sentient sword, kills his one true love and steals her soul. The Story is really is highlights the best and worst of Moorcocks early work.. The story is not detailed nearly as richly as a reader would like today, and characters are more two dimensional that in Michael's later stories. The Saga was written for a vastly different market 40 years ago. Elric was an original figure in fantasy at that time, an anti-hero in a story that plays out as a Tragedy. This is not LOTR, it is however a wonderful tonic for anyone whose had enough of hobbits for now. The underling idea's are fascinating. By introducing then wrestling with ideas concerning:The necessary balance of Law and Chaos,
The Nature of Evil,
Hero's, Anti-hero's and the possibility one man can affect great events.
A greater Multiverse, in which our Universe is just one small sphere. in the Elric saga and other stories Moorcock helped to create the rich fantasy market we have today. The D&D universes that so many modern stories are set in owe their Law vs. Chaos Duality to Moorcocks stories and influence. The Elric stories are seminal works in fantasy fiction and all fans of Sword and Sorcery should read them.
Rating:
Summary: A Seminal work in Sword and Sorcery Fiction - a must read.
Review: This Story Brings to a climax the first act in the Elric Saga and really ushers in the second. Elric brings down the kingdom he was born to inherit, Melnibone, and slays his rival Yyrkoon. Yyrkoon tests and plagues him in this part of the saga. Stormbringer, his sentient sword, kills his one true love and steals her soul. The Story is really is highlights the best and worst of Moorcocks early work.. The story is not detailed nearly as richly as a reader would like today, and characters are more two dimensional that in Michael's later stories. The Elric Saga was written for a vastly different market 40 years ago. Elric was an original figure in fantasy at that time, an anti-hero in a story that plays out as a Tragedy. This is not LOTR, it is however a wonderful tonic for anyone whose had enough of hobbits for now. The underling idea's are fascinating. By introducing then wrestling with ideas concerning: The necessary balance of Law and Chaos,
The Nature of Evil,
Hero's, Anti-hero's and the possibility one man can affect great events.
A greater Multiverse, in which our Universe is just one small sphere. in the Elric saga and other stories Moorcock helped to create the rich fantasy market we have today. The D&D universes that so many modern stories are set in owe their Law vs. Chaos Duality to Moorcocks stories and influence. The Elric stories are seminal works in fantasy fiction and all fans of Sword and Sorcery should read them.
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