A review by smiorganbaldhead
The King of the Swords by Michael Moorcock

3.0

(Vague spoilers.) A fun adventure with Moorcock's usual imagination and an interesting twist ending. Unfortunately, one of my favorite elements of the previous books, Corum’s magical hand and eye, are mysteriously out of commission in this book. They do become important later, but to me their magic is a key part of what makes the Corum stories fun. Removing that is like Elric without Stormbringer. Also, one key plot point bothered me, where Jhary immediately rebukes Corum for a choice he made after Jhary refused to give advice beforehand when Corum directly asked him what he should do. It seems this point could have been written in a more logical way, but perhaps this is a consequence of how quickly Moorcock is said to have written the first Corum trilogy. Despite these issues, an enjoyable read.