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Originally Posted by gmw
I don't think I've seen Glorianna.
My introduction to Moorcock were his Michael Kane stories - a sort of tribute to Edgar Rice Burroughs - and they were great fun. After that I found him very hit and miss. I agree that the Corum mostly worked. I liked some of the Elric saga, but too much of it reflected (how I've seen him describe) his writing method - same goes for Jerry Cornelius, Eternal Champion etc.. I did like The City in the Autumn Stars, and I thought the Dancers at the End of Time collection worked really well, quirky and different.
I get the impression he is not a patient man, and I believe this shows up in his writing.
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I quite liked his Golden Barge novel too, which had a tie to Glorianna.
I also quite liked his novels, that I guess you would call Steam Punk these days ... the Bastable ones I think and some of the Von Bek stuff.
Being a big Edgar Rice Burroughs fan, I liked the Michael Kane stories a lot too, and I recall Moorcock had some (editing or publishing ??) ties with Burroughs books early in his career.
Likewise, I thought his Dancers at the End of Time series was quite good. I am guessing you read the tie-in book featuring Elric at the end of time.
Yes, he does not suffer fools gladly or those perceived as such .... that's my impression anyway ... quite a judgmental man.