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Title: Elric of Melnibone (Limited-Signed Edition Series Number 3) by Roy Thomas, P. Russell, Michael T. Gilbert, Michael Moorcok ISBN: 0-318-20008-2 Publisher: Graphitti Designs Pub. Date: June, 1986 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.51 (71 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Elric the Self-pitying Whiner
Comment: Loved the covers ... but the series is dreary, bleak, devoid of humor or heart. The protagonist - emphasis on agony - is in a constant state of despair, doubt, self-loathing, and anguish, you want to grab him by the neck and shake him out of his weepy, whining, crybabiness. The story, as you read the series, feels like the author simply made it up as he went along, piling event upon event seemingly(?) without purpose or structure, not much different from some high-school attempt at suicidal fantasy, quite unlike Zelazny's Amber series, where you are always aware that it's a live universe where things are going on behind the scenes.
It's like reading the lyrics to a "complaint rock" album over and over: I destroy the people I love, I'm cynical, I'm being oppressed, I want to be a CEO.
By the second book, you won't care for any of the characters one whit. They're cartoons, but not like those in "King of the Hill", who have umpteen times more flesh and blood than Elric and his paper doll troupe; they're flat, one-dimensional. Did I mention the whining?
The early premise was interesting, what with Elric's amorality and medical condition and all, but there's too much teenage angst in this series, unless you like being depressed for long stretches of time, interspersed with dreariness. And whining.
I loved the cover art, though....
Rating: 2
Summary: Loved the cover ...
Comment: ... but the book is dreary, bleak, devoid of humor or heart. The hero is in a constant state of despair, doubt, self-loathing and anguish, you want to grab him by the neck and shake him out of his weepy crybabiness. The story, as you read the series, feels like the author simply made it up as he went along, piling event upon event seemingly(?) without purpose or structure, not much different from some high-school attempt at suicidal fantasy.
You don't care for any of the characters one whit. They're cartoons, but not the good kind (like those in "King of the Hill", who have umpteen times more flesh and blood than Elric and his paper doll troupe).
The early premise was interesting, what with Elric's amorality and all, but there's too much teenage angst in this series, unless you like being depressed for long stretches of time, interspersed with dreariness.
I loved the original covers, though. The paperback ones back in 198? or so. Can I buy those?
Rating: 5
Summary: a Sci-Fi fantasy classic
Comment: This is the first Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel i've read - as a matter of fact, this IS the very first 'novel' i ever read (heh-heh). Michael Moorcock hath the juice that is quite rare amongst fiction writters; his words paint a vivid picture in the mind about the story that he is relaying - it makes one to wonder if he's got the annointing of Satan himself! But all kidding aside, i love Moorcock's books; and the Elric siries is one of the best novels to frolic in the circuit of the publishing market.
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Title: The Sailor on the Seas of Fate by Michael Moorcock ISBN: 0441748635 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: November, 1990 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Bane of the Black Sword (Elric Saga, Book 5) by Michael Moorcock ISBN: 0441048854 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: May, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Elric #04: Vanishing Tower by Michael Moorcock ISBN: 0425064069 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: November, 1983 List Price(USD): $2.50 |
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Title: The Weird of the White Wolf by Michael Moorcock ISBN: 0441888054 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Elric #06: Stormbringer by Michael Moorcock ISBN: 0425065596 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: March, 1984 List Price(USD): $2.50 |
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