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Elric Of Melniboné
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Elric is the famed albino sorcerer and wielder of Stormbringer, a sentient sword that confers power upon its wielder. All for the totally-reasonable price of being fed souls. Needless to say, the saga of Elric is a fantasy classic, and it's dark as hell.
Anyone well-versed in fantasy lore will know of Elric, since he's one of the most famous characters of the swords and sorcery era. He first appeared in short stories in the sixties, but this is his appearance in a full-length novel, in which his origins are detailed. Moorcock is staunchly anti-Tolkien, and this book is about as far from The Lord of the Rings as fantasy can get. It's all darkness, pacts with old gods, drug use and death. As the Emperor of Melniboné, Elric is, oddly, one of the least 'evil' of the Melnibonéans, who serve the forces of chaos. He's a great anti-hero, filled with warring darkness and light, sacrificing all that he cares about for power that ultimately brings him ruin. Elric's saga, and sword and sorcery in general for that matter, is a must-read for any fan of dark fantasy.
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you want to get to know the grand-daddy of all brooding, tragic anti-heroes.
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