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Originally Posted by GlennD
Elric is a weird one, because the stories were written out of chronological order, and as Dr. Drib said there have been a myriad of different collections all with varying material. I think the wiki order is pretty good:
The Fortress of the Pearl, Revenge of the Rose and Elric at the End of Time can be largely ignored during an initial read, IMO. They were written well after the other books and tie in more to Moorcock's Eternal Champion cycle than they do with the storyline in the main books. I bolded the main books as they were originally collected (after their magazine publications). |
Thanks for the answer. The reason I was writing is because there is a sale ongoing on Kobo (at least for Euro countries) and I was wondering if it was a good idea to purchase the books on offer, or if I already had them all.
For example these books, which are in a series called Elric: The Moonbeam Roads:
Daughter of Dreams (#1)
https://www.kobo.com/it/it/ebook/daughter-of-dreams
Destiny's Brother (#2)
https://www.kobo.com/it/it/ebook/destiny-s-brother
Son of the wolf (#3)
https://www.kobo.com/it/it/ebook/son-of-the-wolf
Elric: Stormbringer! (no number)
https://www.kobo.com/it/it/ebook/elric-stormbringer
Elric of Melniboné and Other Stories
https://www.kobo.com/it/it/ebook/elr...-other-stories
plus others, such as
Count Brass
https://www.kobo.com/it/it/ebook/count-brass
(I know this is not Eric, I put it here to point out the offer)
It is a bit of a mess for me to understand whether it is reasonable to buy them or not. I bought the paper stories long time ago (half DAW and half some British publisher I cannot recall right now)
Understanding the content is quite difficult for me, there might be overlaps already in the above list (can't understand for example whether Elric of Melniboné and Other Stories overlaps with the others).
Just as another example, the other books in the collection I bought have something of a mix, as far as I understand.
Book 2
THE ETERNAL CHAMPION 1962
TO RESCUE TANELORN… 1962
THE LAST ENCHANTMENT 1962
THE GREATER CONQUEROR
MASTER OF CHAOS (Earl Aubec) 1964
PHASE 1: A Jerry Cornelius Story 1965
THE SINGING CITADEL 1967
THE JADE MAN’S EYES 1973
THE STONE THING 1974
ELRIC AT THE END OF TIME 1981
THE BLACK BLADE’S SONG (The White Wolf’s Song) 1994
CRIMSON EYES 1994
SIR MILK-AND-BLOOD 1996
THE ROAMING FOREST 2006
Book 3 has
THE SLEEPING SORCERESS
ELRIC OF MELNIBONÉ
Book 4
THE SAILOR ON THE SEAS OF FATE
DUKE ELRIC
Book 5
THE FORTRESS OF THE PEARL
A PORTRAIT IN IVORY
EARL AUBEC OF MALADOR
Book 6
The revenge of the rose
BLACK PETALS
Comparing these with your list there does not seem to be holes, just a mix up.
Any suggestions ? Is it worth buying them ?
Bruno