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A review by whackboy
Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock
3.0
i am rereading this. i kept it on my bookcase for years and years after having read it the first time since i figured i'd get more out of it later in life.
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i love how fantastical this story is. the chief interest in these stories is of course the main character: a sickly albino emperor of an ancient and mystical race who keeps himself alive through drugs and magic. his outlook is dismal and his philosophy borders on apathetic, which is a difficult place for a protagonist in high fantasy. underneath that veneer we learn that he has a strong will for adventure and there are, in fact, some things for which he is willing to die in order to defend. a fun, quick beginning to an impressively epic and dark adventure series.
***
i love how fantastical this story is. the chief interest in these stories is of course the main character: a sickly albino emperor of an ancient and mystical race who keeps himself alive through drugs and magic. his outlook is dismal and his philosophy borders on apathetic, which is a difficult place for a protagonist in high fantasy. underneath that veneer we learn that he has a strong will for adventure and there are, in fact, some things for which he is willing to die in order to defend. a fun, quick beginning to an impressively epic and dark adventure series.