![]() An open mind, a love of the craft and an appreciation of fantastically done pulp are what you need. This is simply one of those books that will live or die on what the reader brings to the table. Now, if you can read these with the eyes of a teenager, or with a mind towards what Moorcock serves you then you will fall in love within these pages. What Elric has in spades, namely aggression of style, manages to also rob the stories of some delicacy in character development. If you have no idea who Elric is and have no established love of Conan, Krull, the darker side of Tolkien or any of the old good pulp SF/F this may not be for you. That hurts me, but I will be honest with you. The style of writing, while engaging, is also kind of dated by now. Here's the thing though, and it hurts me to say this because I do personally love this stuff, I have a feeling if you came to Elric cold it might fall flat. There's a primal sense that Moorcock delivers, a rushed tone and urging prose that keep you reading and enjoying the stories. Dude, when you're a teenager and just getting into SF/F stuff Elric is, quite simply, the shit. ![]() ![]() Also? I have to tell you about this particular edition, which is. Of course that doesn't mean they're good. ![]() They're classics - certified and stamped on the way. There's only so much you can do with that. They've been around since 1961 and have had a hand in shaping the modern Fantasy landscape. So here's the thing: it's almost impossible to review the Elric books at this point. ![]()
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