“The stories here are the raw heart of Michael Moorcock.
They are the spells that first drew me and all the numerous
admirers of his work with whom I am acquainted into
Moorcock’s luminous and captivating web.”–from the Foreword
by Alan Moore, creator of V for Vendetta
When Michael Moorcock began chronicling the adventures of
the albino sorcerer Elric, last king of decadent Melniboné,
and his sentient vampiric sword, Stormbringer, he set out to
create a new kind of fantasy adventure, one that broke with
tradition and reflected a more up-to-date sophistication of
theme and style. The result was a bold and unique hero–weak
in body, subtle in mind, dependent on drugs for the vitality
to sustain himself–with great crimes behind him and a
greater destiny ahead: a rock-and-roll antihero who would
channel all the violent excesses of the sixties into one
enduring archetype.
Now, with a major film in development, here is the first
volume of a dazzling collection of stories containing the
seminal appearances of Elric and lavishly illustrated by
award-winning artist John Picacio–plus essays, letters,
maps, and other material.
Adventures include “The Dreaming City,” “While the Gods
Laugh,” “Kings in Darkness,” “Dead God’s Homecoming,” “Black
Sword’s Brothers,” and “Sad Giant’s Shield.” An
indispensable addition to any fantasy collection, Elric: The
Stealer of Souls is an unmatched introduction to a brilliant
writer and his most famous–or infamous–creation.
“The most significant UK author of sword and sorcery, a form
he has both borrowed from and transformed.” –The
Encyclopedia of Fantasy
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