A review by phunkypbj
Elric: The Stealer of Souls by Michael Moorcock

3.0

This, perhaps, wasn't the best introduction to Moorcock, although it is some of his earliest work, and the beginning of his most famous character. Unfortunately, half of the ideas in it have been rehashed in so many other fantasy novels (see: [a:Steven Erikson|31232|Steven Erikson|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1219169436p2/31232.jpg]'s entire ouvre) that it seemed a little tired, although it wasn't without its charms and it succeeded far better than its imitators (at least the ones that I've read). I haven't absolutely written him off as an author, but he has made his way further back on my list of authors to explore in-depth.