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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Elric and Conan are both messy for the same reasons. The short stories were written and published out of (internal, chronological) order.

With Elric, in the 1970's, Acer/Daw published a six paperback series where Moorcock reorganized and reworked the stories to go in chronological order.

1. Elric of Melniboné
2. The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
3. The Weird of the White Wolf
4. The Vanishing Tower
5. The Bane of the Black Sword
6. Stormbringer

He then wrote further Elric tales.

Then in 2008, he decided to republish the stories as they were originally written and published, out of (internal) chronological order. Those titles are:

1. The Stealer of Souls
2. To Rescue Tanelorn
3. The Sleeping Sorceress
4. Duke Elric
5. Elric in the Dream Realms
6. Elric: Swords and Roses

And now, as Salty Horse said, they are being republished again. This time in the same internal chronological order as the original paperbacks, but with the new Elric stories incorporated into them.

The Wikipedia Elric page might help sort out your questions.

Thank you !