A review by criminaljustis
Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock

4.0

Elric is one of the proto sad boys of fantasy and Moorcock's first Elric lays a pretty rich tapestry for this iteration of the Eternal Champion. Before we get to the multi-verse and all of the well known parts of Elric's story, we have to get to learn who Elric currently is and how he is different than the other resident's of The Dragon Isle. Moorcock does not provide with perfect prose or the most epic of stories but he does provide ample world building and great internal character development for Elric. Most other characters are one sided. We are introduced to the Stormbringer, one of the coolest swords in fantasy. We also learn a bit that this is a multi-verse story, which seems common in 2024 but was less so for fantasy in the '70s.

I've come back to read this first Elric story 3 times in about as many years and enjoy more each time.