The fantasy masterworks series has made a fine editorial decision in its presentation of the elric saga of michael moorcock. The elric saga is compelling, a masterwork of dark and light. See the last emperor of melnibone for the most current omnibus collection set. I cant believe this series is out of print, and im very glad i. He is elric, emperor of melnibon, cursed with a keen and cynical intelligence, schooled in the art of sorcery the hero of michael moorcocks remarkable epic of conflict and adventure at the dawn of human history. Moorcocks official site has this reading order faq which i found to be useful, several of the orders are very similar. The first fulllength novel in the series is 1972s elric of melnibone. Will be rereading it for certain while searching for the next book. Elric of melnibone is a fictional character created by michael moorcock and the protagonist of a series of sword and sorcery stories taking place on an alternative earth. According to michael moorcock, the first three books that captured his imagination include the apple cart, the god of mars and the constable of st. The complete series list for elric saga michael moorcock. Elric volume 1 it is the color of a bleached skull, his flesh. From the tapering, beautiful head stare two slanting eyes, crimson and moody. Find the complete the elric saga book series listed in order.
He tends to revise much of his work, meaning that readers should always look for the latest editions of his work. I read in the order listed as the core saga and then read other stories as i came across them. The main sequence, according to the sagas internal chronology, comprises the following books. Elric of melnibone is a fictional character created by michael moorcock and the protagonist of a series of sword and. The elric saga is an exception to the rule of publication order. I personally bought the old pulp editions of the books from used book stores and used form amazon for library. Elric of melnibone by michael moorcock book one of the elric saga contents book one 1 a melancholy king. The first six books on this list are generally thought of as the core series. In 2012, gollancz announced plans to reprint the main elric saga.
Additionally, two anthologies of works by other authors set in the moorcock multiverse have been published michael moorcocks elric. Michael moorcock, the chronicles of corum berkley, 1973moorcock returns to the world of the eternal champion, in the guise of corum, then rips him out of it. Elric of melnibonesailor on the seas of fate weird of the white wolf a book in the elric saga omnibus series an omnibus of novels by michael moorcock. Michael moorcock is an award winning english writer of fantasy and science fiction books but has also published literary novels. Glen, vaun, brian and i all grew up on the iconic works of genre masters like michael moorcock, and the elric saga is among the most.
Below is a list of michael moorcocks books in order of publication as well as in chronological order. Ok, that last one came from moorcock himself, but it still counts. Then i started in publication order and also failed to complete a story. I still really dislike the elric of melnibone novel. There are several versions of the elric saga out there. Michael moorcock is an english author of science fiction and fantasy novels.
Later i reread the whole elric saga in publication order and liked most of it. Michael moorcock was born in london in 1939 4 and the landscape of london, particularly the area of notting hill gate and ladbroke grove, is an important influence in some of his fiction cf. The collection includes the elric series given in chronological order as follows. Elric chronological order series by michael moorcock goodreads.
Michael moorcock became a published novelist in 1961 with the novel the stealer of souls. Moorcock has published numerous literary novels with his famous work being the elric saga. Elric saga series in order michael moorcock fictiondb. Elric of melnibone 1 by michael moorcock july 15, 1987. Later stories by moorcock marked elric as a facet of the eternal champion elric first appeared in print in moorcock s novella the. Please follow one of the links above to learn more about the site. Pdf the michael moorcock library download full pdf. Ive wanted to read this since blue oyster cults song black blade which michael moorcock helped author. Over a thousand years after the events of the last novels, corum has become worshipped as a demigod.
See the complete the elric saga series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. I loved it and thats what got me hooked on michael moorcock. He confronts his cousin 3 riding through the morning. Moorcock began editing tarzan adventures at age 17 edgar rice burroughs was a favourite growing up. Elric and the mythos of melnibone have permeated the fantasy genre, and most fans know elric through secondary sources such as the various comics, rpgs, etc. Where to start with michael moorcocks scifi and fantasy. The elric saga began in 1961 with the short story the stealer of souls. The latterday moorcock of books 2 and 6 show a sophistication rarely seen in the pulpfantasy genre. Below is a list of michael moorcocks elric saga books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order when necessary. Elric chronological order series by michael moorcock. See the complete elric chronological order series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. I finally started with stormbringer because everyone said it was the best. Book arrived in condition specified, but the packaging was marvelous.
Many people have given their valuable time to create a website for the pleasure of posing questions to michael moorcock, meeting people from around the world, and mining the site for information. Moorcock is the author of several series, including the elric saga, eternal champion, jerry cornelius and chronicles of corum series which are all connected in a multiverse. Michael moorcock has been called the architect of new science fiction, the antitolkien, and a bad writer with big ideas. It was written by a multiverse member named whiskers and was really helpful to me. Below is a list of michael moorcock s elric saga books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order when necessary. The proper name and title of the character is elric viii, 428th emperor of melnibone.
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