One of the most iconic artifacts of fantasy.This saga has to be the entry point for everyone interested in the Multiverse. Except Elric, his sword Stormbringer, always singing while it kills, is a scenestealer. Everyone by his side slowly fades to dust. He duels ancient beasts and evil wizards for his patron god of Chaos, Arioch. Elric the 428th Emperor of Melnibone, the White Wolf, the Bearer of the Black Sword Stormbringer travels through his world. The Elric Saga : Well, there could be no point starting this list without this. Also, even though i have read over 90% percent of his works i won't include everything, just 5 basic series or books for every category. No short stories like To Rescue Tanelorn or London Bone will be included mostly because he has a ton of them and it could be a headache to rate them.

So don't believe that if you try to dive into Multiverse as a whole ,you will connect the dots from A to B.įot this guide, i decided to split the books int three categories: Essentials, ** Good/Enjoyable**, Enter at your own risk. Also a lot of characters like Una Persson or The Rose appear with the same name through different books at different timelines. For example, Quest for Tanelorn is something like an epilogue for the majority of the books, but Elric is around the middle of his journey when he arrives. There is almost no chronological order between different books. The most tricky thing about Moorcock's work is to succesfully suspend your disbelief. Also don't expect 800 pages with a lot of them spent on braid tugging. Something that differentiates Moorcock from the majority of other fantasy writers ,especially after WoT, Got and others took worldbuilding at godlike levels, is that the enviroment serves as a background and even though every world in the multiverse has its unique characterstics, almost no of them are explained in high detail. So i decided to create a guide for people that never before had any contact with his work, based on my personal opinion. One thing i discovered through time is that a big number of new readers have no idea about Moorcock. And of course the whole Balance system is still one of the most important philosophical theme around. Seriously, if Conan was the archetype for every muscular, take no prisoners barabaric hero, like Karsa Orlong, Elric was a corresponding influence for beloved characters, like Drizzt and even GRRM had an Elric easter egg (Brynden Rivers). One of the most influential fantasy writers with the tortured antihero Elric as the base for a ton of characters the tears following his appearance. Michael Moorcock was my personal gate to fantasy.

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