Moorcock has written his elric books without a strict chronological sequence, which can be maddening to those who are used to more conventional, easiertofollow fantasy series. He is the last emperor of melnibone and roams the land wielding stormbringer, the cursed black blade, as his only true companion. Cornelius was also the lead of the fiveissue series midnight kiss. The collection includes the elric series given in chronological order as follows. Elric of melnibone is the haunted, treacherous and doomed albino sorcererprince. He is well known for his multiverse stories starring aspects of his eternal champion character. Michael moorcock 1939 michael moorcock is one of the most important figures in british sf and fantasy literature. Buy a cheap copy of elric book by michael moorcock. Of course i knew about elric before reading the books if youve been exposed to as much fantasy roleplaying as i have, hes hard to avoid. Michael moorcock books list of books by author michael. Elric chronological order series by michael moorcock. Michael moorcock has 404 books on goodreads with 476866 ratings. The making of a sorcerer comic books for sale online. Michael moorcock is an english author of science fiction and fantasy novels.
Michael moorcock is an award winning english writer of fantasy and science fiction books but has also published literary novels. Subsequently, moorcock published a further series of elric books which are set in the time periods prior to and between the first two volumes. Gilbert, on sale february 18th, 2015 from titan comics press release. The last time michael moorcock visited notting hill once the countercultural cradle of his dimensionspanning science fantasies and home to the author, his young family and one of his bestloved creations, the polymorphous secret agent and flaneur jerry cornelius he pitched an absolute fit, according to his texan wife, linda. Author michael moorcock, already a major player in science fiction, cemented his position in the fantasy pantheon with the fivebook elric saga, of which elric of melnibone is the first installment. Dec 20, 20 todays post talks about elric in the comic book world, and about moorcocks own comics in particular. Buy a cheap copy of elric at the end of time book by michael moorcock. A famed metatemporal investigator or time tec enlists the aid of tom strong to save the multiverse. The comic was written by roy thomas and illustrated by barry windsorsmith, based on a story plotted by michael moorcock and james cawthorn. Reliant on magic and herbs for his strength and prolonged life, elrics grip on melnibone is crumbling, as his people slide into decadence. Reliant on magic and herbs for his strength and prolonged life, elrics grip. The ancient island of melnibone has been ruled by elric, the albino emperor, for millennia.
Part 1 of a 2issue tale written by master sciencefiction storyteller michael moorcock elric. The sailor on the seas of fate 19851986 six little volumes elric. Books 25 are all books of short stories with the adventures of elric. A prolific and awardwinning writer with more than eighty works of fiction and nonfiction to his name, he is the creator of elric, jerry cornelius and colonel pyat, amongst many other m. The ruby throne, the latest comic book incarnation of michael moorcocks longlived fantasy series, with creators julien blondel, robin recht. Below is a list of michael moorcocks books in order of publication as well as in chronological order. Books by michael moorcock authors like michael moorcock. Michael moorcock 1st edition books for sale in stock ebay.
An introspective weakling in thrall to his blackbladed, souleating sword, stormbringer, he is yet a hero whose bloody adventures and wanderings through brooding, desolate lands leads inexorably to his decisive intervention in the war between the forces of law and. The dreaming city chronicles the eternal champions most desperate and epic adventure to date as he attempts to reclaim the ruby throne, rescue his beloved, cymoril, and reconcile with his damaged psyche. Born in london in 1939, michael moorcock now lives in texas. Where to start with michael moorcocks scifi and fantasy. Julien blondel and robin rechts first sumptuous comic adaptation of legendary fantasy author michael moorcocks elric saga is in comic stores now, and no ones a bigger fan than moorcock himself. Born in london in 1939, michael moorcock is a prolific and awardwinning writer with more than 80 works of fiction and nonfiction to his name. Weird of the white wolf 19861987 five little volumes elric. Michael moorcock became a published novelist in 1961 with the novel the stealer of souls. This comic adaptation follows the source material well, and has truly amazing artwork to go with michael moorcocks epic story. Whether youre a fan of michael moorcock s fantastic elric saga or just looking for a great comic in the genre of dark fantasy, i cannot recommend this book highly enough. The making of a sorcerer, mother london with art by jerry ordway superman, tom strong.
The weird of the white wolf collection, daw 1977, contains the dream of earl aubec a. Julien blondel and robin rechts first sumptuous comic adaptation of legendary fantasy author michael moorcock s elric saga is in comic stores now, and no ones a bigger fan than moorcock himself. Michael moorcock is a british writer who works primarily in the fantasy and science fiction genres. Elric of melnibone by michael moorcock book one of the elric. The first fulllength novel in the series is 1972s elric of melnibone. Editor of new worlds on two occasions, he has won the guardian fiction prize for the condition of muzak, the fourth jerry cornelius novel. The first six books on this list are generally thought of as the core series. Like conan, elric was originally a series of fantasy novels written by michael moorcock which was adapted into various comic book series with varying success. Below is a list of michael moorcocks elric saga books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order when necessary. Elric of melnibone is a requisite title in the hard fantasy canon, a book no fantasy fan should leave unread. Elric of melnibone, by writer roy thomas and artists p. This comic tells the story the first half of elric s origin before he was the black blade wielding mercenary known as the white wolf. In fact, the author told io9 that he thinks its superior to his original stories. Everything else was written years later, and fits generally somewhere between books 1 and 6.
Collecting the first volume of the classic adaptation of michael moorcocks bestselling fantasy saga, elric of melnibone marks the perfect introduction to the series iconic antihero, his fabled blade, stormbringer, and his harrowing adventures across the dragon isle. An introspective weakling in thrall to his blackbladed, souleating sword. Moorcock s short story, the adventures of jerry cornelius cowritten with m. With lord of the rings making a comeback on amazon and hbo milking game of thrones for all its worth, it. Michael moorcock talks the history of elric and its. Following his triumphant return to the city of imrryr, elric. Adapted by former marvel comics editor, roy thomas, and beautifully. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the michael moorcock library. He has since than worked constantly as a writereditor, and is without doubt. These include the singing citadel1970, the sleeping sorceress1971, elric of melnibone1972, and the sailor on the seas of fate1976. See the last emperor of melnibone for the most current omnibus collection set. Moorcock has published numerous literary novels with his famous work being the elric saga. Heres your first look at interior art from the michael moorcock library volume 1.
The balance lost kicks off in july, but will be preceded in may by an allnew free comic book day edition that serves as a prequel to the new series. The french comic style of art of this particular release lend themselves well to the debauchery and perverse melnibonean constructs throughout the story and do more to capture the society of arrogance than even moorcock managed to detail in the original books. This comic tells the story the first half of elrics origin before he was the black blade wielding mercenary known as the white wolf. Elric of melnibone is a fictional character created by michael moorcock and the protagonist of a series of sword and sorcery stories taking place on an alternative earth. This comic adaptation follows the source material well, and has truly amazing artwork to go with michael moorcock s epic story. I want to read michael moorcocks elric of melnibone books.
Sep 15, 2014 this week sees the the release of elric vol. Ok, that last one came from moorcock himself, but it still counts. John harrison, was adapted as a comic in the new nature of the catastrophe, a volume of cornelius stories by moorcock and several others. Elric and michael moorcocks multiverse 15 comics that. Great deals on michael moorcock hardcover signed books. Elric first appeared in comics in america 1972, in conan the barbarian issues 1415, an adventure in two parts entitled a sword called stormbringer. He is best known for his novels about the character elric of melnibone, a seminal influence on the fantasy genre in the 1960s and 70s. He is best known for his novels about the character elric of melnibone, a seminal influence on the field of fantasy since the 1960s and 70s. He tends to revise much of his work, meaning that readers should always look for the latest editions of his work. Todays post talks about elric in the comic book world, and about moorcocks own comics in particular.
Michael moorcock reveals why this elric comic is superior. Husband of hilary bailey aka bill barclay, edward p bradbury, james colvin michael moorcock is one of britains bestknown and most respected novelists. He confronts his cousin 3 riding through the morning. The proper name and title of the character is elric viii, 428th emperor of melnibone. Elric appeared in comic book form as far back as 1972, in. My reasons for wanting to see the comics adapted is in part the same reason id like to see conan adapted, to see a blend of stories from the books combined with visuals inspired by. Elric of melnibone by michael moorcock book one of the elric saga contents book one 1 a melancholy king. Michael moorcock has been called the architect of new science fiction, the antitolkien, and a bad writer with big ideas. Michael moorcock books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Roy thomas is an american comic book writer and editor who was stan lees first successor as editorinchief of marvel comics. Moorcock is the author of several series, including the elric saga, eternal champion, jerry cornelius and chronicles of corum series which are all connected in a multiverse. The dreaming city ebook written by michael moorcock, roy thomas.
He was born in london, and the area of london particularly ladbroke grove and notting hill gate is a vital inspiration in some of his fiction books. Ive just read elric of melnibone, a collection ordered by moorcock which goes. The last three seem to be very different books to the ones you suggested. Books by michael moorcock author of elric of melnibone. It has that right level of weirdness and channels the doomfilled saga of elric, the key things that i feel makes the books so attractive, very well.
Wellwritten and with breathtakingly superb art, this oversized edition of the ruby throne is wellworth the price. His enormous production contains over 50 novels, countless short stories and a rock album. Titan comics is a bold new publishing initiative from titan publishing, offering readers the best new stories from new and established comics creators, and offering those creators a great deal to bring their stories to a worldwide audience. Studios, elric creator moorcock said in the release. Everything else was written years later, and fits generally somewhere between books 1 and 6 there are large gaps of time. May 05, 2015 like conan, elric was originally a series of fantasy novels written by michael moorcock which was adapted into various comic book series with varying success. Jan 12, 2015 michael moorcock has been called the architect of new science fiction, the antitolkien, and a bad writer with big ideas. Michael john moorcock born 18 december 1939 is an english writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published literary novels. Elric of melnibone by michael moorcock book one of the. Robert j sawyer, stephen king, michael moorcock, sharyn mccrumb, stephen baxter, anne perry, barbara hambly, tanith lee, neil gaiman, john joseph adams editor fiction short stories detective and mystery stories, english detective and mystery stories, american holmes, sherlock fictitious character. Elric appeared in comic book form as far back as 1972, in a guest appearance in conan the. Where to start with fantasy overlord michael moorcock. Michael moorcocks elric of melnibone by roy thomas not in english common knowledge.
Michael moorcock reveals why this elric comic is superior to. Michael john moorcock born 18 december 1939 is an english writer and musician, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published literary novels. There are several versions of the elric saga out there. Along with elric, he is also best known for his lengthy writing stints onxmen, avengers, dcs allstar squadron and for introducing conan the barbarian to american comics, helping to launch a swordandsorcery trend in the field. As such, its a great starting point for newcomers to elric.
Elric of melnibone 19831984 six little volumes elric. This is the classic sword and sorcery tale that came about in the early 1960s. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. A stunning new comic adaptation of the classic elric of melnibone novels by michael moorcock. Elric is a sorcererwarrior that fights on the side of chaos. Elric of melnibone by michael moorcock, signed abebooks. See more ideas about michael moorcock, dark fantasy and fantasy. Michael moorcock hardcover signed books for sale in. He was born in london 1939, became an editor for tarzan adventures when he was 16 years old and than continue as an editor for sexton blake library. This is a bibliography of the works of michael moorcock. This book includes two of moorcock s elric stories, as well as tales of other moorcock heroes such as sojan, and several essays on his craft. Moorcock began editing tarzan adventures at age 17 edgar rice burroughs was a favourite growing up. According to michael moorcock, the first three books that captured his imagination include the apple cart, the god of mars and the constable of st. The author of many literary novels and stories in practically every genre, his novels have won and been shortlisted for numerous awards including the hugo, nebula, world fantasy, whitbread and guardian fiction prize.