The downbeat tone is also another defining characteristic in this installment. With that said, Michael Moorcock is an author who has an excellent ability to capture the sense of discovery and wonder. Furthermore, apart from the prose, the world building is jam packed with ideas as well as the concept tidbits, which are not only wonderful but also add flavor to the story. The prose has also been infused with a hint of melodrama, which works exceedingly well with this type of sorcery story and sword story. Michael Moorcock writing style is not only lush, but it is also lyrical as well, without being long-winded. This sets up one of the best themes in the book as Elric struggles with his identity as well as his place in society, a place where he does not feel fully at home. When Elric tried to introduce reforms to his society, he invokes all types of distaste among the old guards, who view Elric as being weak and a troublemaker as well. While Elric is no angel by human standards, his appetites have never run to the much less savory of his people, which in turn made him somewhat, a radical to his people. Ever since he assumed the throne, he has always been exceedingly uncomfortable by the darker ways of his people as well as their allegiance to the Lords of Chaos. Elric assumed the throne after the sudden death of his father. It was a superb surprise to learn that in the multi-dimensional and never-ending dust between the Lords of Chaos and the Lords of Order, the Melnibourneans, Elric’s people are aligned with the bad guys and are also viewed by the troublesome and upstart human beings as evil, a perception which has considerable merit. During this period Michael Moorcock penned books using his pseudonym, James Colvin, that was also used by other critics throughout the world.Īs the first installment in the Elric Saga book series, Elric of Melnibourne serves as a great introduction to the introspective albino sorcerer who is the ruler of the ancient and powerful land of Melnibourne. He later re-joined New Worlds magazine from the year 1976 to the year 1996. From the year 1964 to 1971, Michael Moorcock served as an editor of New Worlds magazine, an exceedingly controversial British Science fiction magazine. He later became an editor for Sexton Blake Library. In the year 1956, Michael Moorcock became the editor of Tarzan Adventures, a fete that he achieved when he was only sixteen years old. According to Michael Moorcock, the first three books that captured his imagination include The Apple Cart, The God of Mars and the Constable of St. Moorcock has published numerous literary novels with his famous work being the Elric Saga. Michael Moorcock is a well-established English author, who specializes in the fields of fantasy and science fiction.
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