Elric of Melniboné
Volume 1: Elric of Melnibone, The Fortress of the Pearl, The Sailor on the Seas of Fate, and The Weird of the White Wolf
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Samuel Roukin
About this listen
From World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Michael Moorcock comes the first volume in his Elric of Melniboné series.
It is one of the most well-known and well-loved fantasy epics of the twentieth century: the story of Elric, emperor of the dying kingdom of Melniboné. For a hundred centuries the Melnibonéans have ruled from the Dragon Isle of Imrryr.
Now, after years of corruption and decadence, Elric’s amoral cousin Prince Yyrkoon, the brother of his beloved Cymoril, sets his eyes on the Ruby Throne.
Elric must face his treacherous cousin not as a warrior but as a sorcerer king once again in league with the ancient gods of Melniboné, the Chaos Lords, and thus sealing his inexorable fate.
Elric of Melniboné is the first volume in Michael Moorcock’s incredible chronicle, which created fantasy archetypes that have echoed through the genre for generations.
Volume one of the Elric Saga contains the first novels in the series: Elric of Melniboné, The Fortress of the Pearl, The Sailor on the Seas of Fate, and The Weird of the White Wolf.
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- Tristan S.
- 12-11-24
great stuff
relaxing and well written. great reader. I recommend to those interested in brooding fantasy and fiction in general
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- Djinni
- 14-08-24
Fantastic Reader
A tale to satisfy my voracious fantasy appetite for majick and intrigue! Exceptionally beautifully read.
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- Tim Browning
- 11-07-22
Takes me back
Great to hear Elric again, great antihero. well narrated.
I hope for all the other incarnations
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- Brinkus
- 24-03-22
One of the most original fantasies of modern times
Superb! Bringing back many memories of first encountering these stories as an adolescent. Still one of the most inventive and influential fantasies of modern times. Cannot recommend highly enough, the reading is excellent and the opportunity to experience the tales in the order the author prefers is a joy!
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- SAQ
- 01-04-22
Found it challenging
Nearly forty years ago a friend read the Elric stories and tried to get get me into them but they sounded too exotic and out there for my taste. So when this came onto audible I thought I give it a go and I have to agree with 15 year old me. I found the stories a bombardment of ideas but with very little fleshed out before being hit by the next one almost like a child telling you a story. I know the Elric tales are much loved and many of Michael Moorcock’s ideas have been plundered by the Movie industry and other platforms but they just aren’t for my plane of existence.
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- Barking Geek
- 20-05-24
did a deaf person edit this?
His name is Elric, not Eric. It was very distracting and should have been picked up in editing. Good narration otherwise. I found myself waiting for the next time he said, Eric. Moorcock's storytelling is superb and is read with a good cadence and characterisation.
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- L
- 25-04-23
A fantastic listen
An absolutely gripping listen, despite a few quibbles.
One: It's Elric, not Eric!
Two: What the hell is up with Neil Gaiman and that short story that seems to talk about nothing but young boys masturbating? The man must be on a list...
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- Boyan
- 18-03-22
Not great, not terrible
I can see how those books have been inspiration for some of my favorite books and video games today but the series kind of got worse as it went. The first two books in the collection are good although the style in the first is a bit weird. The third book in the collection is okay but nothing to write home about and the fourth is a bit of a disjointed mess IMO.
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- Hylton
- 21-04-24
Fantastic
The eternal champion set of books are my favourite books I have ever read so glad to get a audio book version and man the voice acting is sooo damn good my only problem is I need the rest of the eternal champion series. Yes all of it 😜
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-02-22
outstanding !! Arioch is finally summoned.
at last the wait is indeed over. didn't want it to end . brilliantly executed. best audio book to date.
summon Hawkmoon, summon corum, for we know the time is short...
....choose your masque..the day is dawning...the battle between law and chaos has begun....indeed the ending already has begun. let the eternal champions rise together as one! what a gift that would be..
perfect timing. please don't keep us waiting too long champion's! the sleepers must awaken..the clock is ticking!!
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