michael moorcock – Cannonball Read 17

How to take a beloved fantasy story and ruin it

Elric Volume 3 The White Wolf by Michael Moorcock

February 9, 2020 by MarkAbaddon Leave a Comment

As I mentioned in my previous reviews, I love Elric and have read many of the stories set in his universe over the years. I have no idea who the hell this is supposed to be because this main character ain’t Elric. Sure, he is supposed to be Elric, looks like him, even talks like him on occasion, but this is not The Albino Ruler of Mlenibone. Elric is many things but dumb is not a description that would generally be applied to him (Self […]

Well, this Elric series went bad quickly

Elric Vol 2 Stormbringer by Michael Moorcock

February 8, 2020 by MarkAbaddon Leave a Comment

I had a bad feeling about this book after finishing the last volume that was, unfortunately, proven correct. Especially with stories like Elric, I have no issue with writers taking liberties with the story t provide a new perspective on the tale. Where I have a problem is when the changes completely distort the main character to the point of making him unrecognizable. Elric has always been a self centered, self pitying character but he was never evil, despite being the ruler of a kingdom […]

An interesting take on Elric

Elric Vol. 1: The Ruby Throne by Michael Moorcock

February 2, 2020 by MarkAbaddon Leave a Comment

I first read Elric when I was about 12 or 13 and fell for the character. He was brooding, intelligent, conflicted, it is easy to see how an introverted pre-teen could identify with him. Visually, I have to say that this first volume is extremely impressive. In the notes, the artist talk about how the way the Melniboneans are portrayed is inspired by the Cenobites from Hellraiser. And it works. The reader really gets a sense of the alien nature and cruelty within the Melnibonean […]

The Ice Schooner by Michael Moorcock

August 1, 2019 by kittenkong42 Leave a Comment

When I was younger one of the things I loved in my home was artwork by Rodney Matthews and I still have a canvas print of his Ice Spirit on my wall. I always knew that was inspired by the Michael Moorcock book The Ice Schooner but for some reason I never read it, even whilst reading the Corum, Hawkmoon, and Elric series in my late-teens. Coming across a copy in a second hand book shop earlier this year gave me a chance to correct […]

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Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: michael moorcock, Post Apocalyptic

kittenkong42's CBR11 Review No:17 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: michael moorcock, Post Apocalyptic ·

Of course it would cost something, but he was an expert in cutting corners; and when there were no more corners left he would make circles rounder.

December 28, 2018 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

The Magic Barrel – 5/5 Stars This story collection came out in 1959 and contains the well known title story, but also has several other very good stories. It won the National Book Award as well. As I have previously stated in reviews, the age of the writer (here in a kind of debut effort) lends itself to an already mature and thoughtful work (this was also true for many of Raymond Chandler’s stories as well as the story collection A Lucky Man by Jamel […]

An epic fantasy anthology, cherry-picked from other sources.

February 28, 2015 by narfna 2 Comments

This was a pretty great anthology. I was probably destined to like it because it’s pretty hard for me to dislike most kinds of fantasy. This is also different than some anthologies because the editor didn’t commission pieces for this book, but collected them from other already published sources. I sampled a lot of authors I’ve been meaning to try for some time, although I’m annoyed that some of the stories occur halfway through a series or something like that. If you like Epic fantasy […]

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