Elric of Melniboné

By (author): "Michael Moorcock"
Genres:Fantasy books  Fiction books  Science Fiction Fantasy books  Epic Fantasy books  High Fantasy books  Sword and Sorcery books  
Publish Date: 1972
Elric of Melniboné
ISBN0425076342
ISBN139780425076347
AsinElric of Melniboné
CharactersCymoril, Elric of Melniboné, Yyrkoon, Rackhir
Original titleElric of Melniboné
SeriesThe Elric Saga #1, Elric Chronological Order #1, The Eternal Champion Sequence #5.1, Drakar & Demoner #5
Elric of Melniboné is a requisite title in the hard fantasy canon, a book no fantasy fan should leave unread. Author Michael Moorcock, already a major player in science fiction, cemented his position in the fantasy pantheon with the five-book Elric saga, of which Elric of Melniboné is the first installment. The book's namesake, the brooding albino emperor of the dying nation of Melniboné, is a sort of Superman for Goths, truly an archetype of the genre.