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 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Michael Moorcock (Author), Neil Gaiman (Author), Samuel Roukin (Narrator),

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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 '60s into one enduring archetype.

Now, presented in the author's preferred story order, the classic Elric saga.

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Listening Length	24 hours and 12 minutes
Author	Michael Moorcock, Neil Gaiman
Narrator	Samuel Roukin
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	February 15, 2022
Publisher	Recorded Books
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0971RS7W3
Best Sellers Rank	#2,551 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #3 in Fantasy Anthologies & Short Stories (Audible Books & Originals) #10 in Fantasy Anthologies #77 in Horror Fiction

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James Kelly

A Massive Improvement Over Previous "Collections"

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 9, 2022

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I have all of the Gallanzc Ltd versions of the Michael Moorcock Collection and this version compresses and corrects one of the biggest issues I had with previous "collected editions" and that is the forewards that are literally 75% of the books and even then those editions are only 11 of the 12 original stories because "The Weird of the White Wolf" was missing from the third book. This version contains Elric of Melniboné, The Fortress of the Pearl, Sailor on the Seas of Fate and The Weird of the White Wolf. This correction right here makes these an absolute MUST for Elric fans, especially if you have a copy of the new boot Citadel of Forgotten Myths in your collection.

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SamHain

The greatest saga ever told.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 17, 2023

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The greatest saga ever told.

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leon schwartz

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 4, 2022

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This book claims to have 4 books in it, Books 1-3 and 8. Does anyone know why? I bought this and i am reading and enjoying it, is this the best way to read these stories and be ready for the new book when it arrives?

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Two Bears

I read this 20% years ago in paperback

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 21, 2022

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Read this years ago but very glad to have the book again in kindle format where pages won’t fall out as be lost.

I love ebooks. I have already read more than 155 books in 2022. While I was recovering from Covid-19 I couldn’t run my normal errands so I devoured books.

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A. Blewett

An OG Fantasy

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 2, 2022

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Like a lot of fantasy classics written in the 60's, you'll read this and recognize scenes and settings lifted straight out and re-used by modern writers. They seem original, but in truth they're all cribbing off each other, and off the same dreams and visions that inform every writing of a hero's quest of self discovery, because they mirror the journey of the soul through life.

The paper in the book is surprisingly thin and fragile. The illustrations are absolutely rad as hell and tend to get interested questions from people who see the cover.

Elric is a unique character. His body is corrupt but his soul is almost cloyingly pure. There is enough tension there to propel things forward, at a trot if not rocket speed. A modern writer might make Elric more complicated, he might get high off the drugs or the demon energies he consumes, but Moorcock doesn't do that with him. He's too British to enjoy being bad!

It gives this a sort of innocent charm, which is often disarming.

Get the book if you're on the fence.

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Mainer

The epitome of the sword and sorcery genre

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 6, 2022

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In my much younger days, I'd go to the fantasy section of a bookstore and admire the covers of the Elric books. I don't remember why, but I always made other choices for purchase. Now I finally remedied this omission.
This is a DM's playground, ripe with gorgeous settings and interesting characters. It's the epitome of sword and sorcery, so there are a lot of warrior types and a lot of battles. This volume is broken into three separate books; the first interested me the most as it laid out Melnibone and Elric's backstory as Emperor.
Once he decided to travel, I admit I lost some interest. While the settings are layered and interesting, I did get bored with the constant battle scenes. I can't complain because this is what this genre is about, but I think I've satisfied my interest there.

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Sean

Dark Prince, Dark Sword, Elric the Original Kinslayer

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 8, 2022

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I ordered the Kindle edition last August. Needless to say my anticipation was running high and on February 15th was wondering when it would come in. It did and I am very happy! I have only been waiting for 35+ years for the omnibus editions.

The Elric books that are contained within volume 1 are: “Elric of Melniboné, The Fortress of the Pearl, The Sailor on the Seas of Fate, and The Weird of the White Wolf. There is a short story by Neil Gaiman instead of a traditional forward, and the end of the book covers the various releases of the original material. The only thing that was somewhat disappointing was the lack of artwork described in the hardcover edition. All-in-all packed full of Elric.

The albinos entry into the digital book world is put together flawlessly and was indeed worth the wait. For those of you who don’t know Elric of Melniboné, now is the time to check him and his dark blade Stormbringer out!

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Les Simpson

Psychedelic Sword And Sorcery

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 24, 2022

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Some sixty-odd years since he debuted, sickly, angsty, albino Elric of Melniboné and his soul-stealing sword, Stormbringer, have become high fantasy icons, influencing creators like George RR Martin, Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman, and even Gary Gygax.

Elric is a psychedelic swordsman, traveling to different planes and dimensions beyond time and space while under the influence of various drugs and/or the dark powers of Stormbringer. Readers should be prepared for trippy character names like “Oone” and places with far out names like “R’lin K’ren A’a”. Personally, I found the names a little too tiresome to mentally pronounce again and again. (I’ve learned Elric’s doomed kingdom is pronounced Mel-NIB-o-nay, not Mel-knee-bone, like I thought back in junior high).

This collection of Elric tales is presented in chronological order of the character’s life, not the order in which Moorcock wrote them. It made the reading a little jarring, as the earlier stories in the collection are from a more comfortable and mature author than the last, and Elric is a more nuanced character at the beginning than the reckless fighter he is at the end.

Oh well.

Ultimately, I may not be the target audience for these types of stories. I like fantasy, but too many made-up words and too much angst doesn’t really engage me. I may check out the next volume when it is released, just because Elric is such an iconic character, but I hope there is more to it than what was presented here.

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Mag. M.

Disappointing Edition of Great Stories

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on August 22, 2022

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The stories are presented in this volume are classics and first rate fantasy. So far, so good - even great. However, this hardcover volume purportedly "brought to vivid new life with stunning illustrations" not only contains no more than four such illustrations on a total of well over 700 pages, it is also printed on cheap, thin paper and the binding is glued instead of stitched. If you look for a definite edition of these classic tales look elsewhere - this one is shameful at best.

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Claude Cattoire

Intégrale en anglais du Cycle d'Elric

Reviewed in France 🇫🇷 on September 16, 2022

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Ce premier volume contient la première partie du Cycle d'Elric, qui est un incontournable de l'heroic fantasy. Même s'il est appréciable de retrouver ces textes réunis dans un grand format, la mauvaise qualité du papier et la qualité médiocre de l'impression gâchent un peu le plaisir. De plus, avec toutes les illustrations dont Elric a été le sujet, le choix des 4 pauvres images qui illustrent ce volume et la façon dont elles sont balancées sans raison en plein milieu du récit à la 420 ième page sont réellement déplorables. La jaquette est bien plus belle, et couvre avantageusement un cartonnage assez banal. L'empereur de Melniboné aurait mérité un peu mieux.

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good story

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 7, 2022

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i borrowed paperback version of this series from library many many many years ago, good story...

Pedro Henrique Martins

Simplesmente sensacional

Reviewed in Brazil 🇧🇷 on August 14, 2022

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Produto chegou em ótimo estado, superou minhas expectativas em nível de qualidade, quanto ao conteúdo extraordinário, mal posso esperar para iniciar a leitura.

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