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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
This isn't even really an ebook related question, so don't get too hung up on the morass of Elric ebooks.
So the Elric story was published two different ways:
Originally, five short stories were published as Stealer of Souls and four Novellas were published as Stormbringer.
Later, the series was expanded and reworked into six (slim) volumes again ending with Stormbringer.
(I know there are additional novels and stories later, but for this discussion, I'm comparing the sixties originals and the seventies expansion.)
The question is: Which of these two versions is a better read?
I would figure the six books were reworked and maybe flow together more cohesively. On the other hand, the originals are the originals.
I've already read Elric of Melnibone and Sailor on the Seas of Fate, but I thought this year I'd try and read Elric which would include rereading those two if that's the way I go.
Lastly, are the stories contained in the Elric: Stealer of Souls collection Del Rey put out a few years ago the same as the stories as they appeared in the two original sixties collections? I believe they are.
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I think you would have to put some work into reading it the original DAW way. The thing to remember is that it's really a series of short stories and novellas with a couple of novels added later. As far as I can tell, as long as you read the original story that introduces the character and world first, and the final book last, it doesn't matter all that much what order you read it in, it's a bit like the Conan stories in that respect.
The eBook version that was put out a few years ago has all of the original stories plus the stuff that has been written since then. I've got the original DAW books in paper and the eBooks. The eBooks seem to have the original stories with some edits, some intros and the novels that were written later.