Elric: The Stealer of Souls
- Publication
- February 2008
About the Book
Omnibus edition.
- The Stealer of Souls (1963)
- Stormbringer (1965)
“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
