The Elric Saga (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Michael Moorcock
- First Published: 1965
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—heroic fantasy
- Time of Work: Undefined
- Setting: Earth and an alternative dimension
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Kings, queens, or royalty, Heroes or heroism, Swords
- Locales: Earth, alternate versions of
The Plot
Stormbringer, the first novel in the Elric Saga to be published, was actually the last of the series according to internal chronology. It was first published serially by the British magazine Science Fantasy (1963-1964). The single volume Stealer of Souls (1963) was expanded, with the addition of stories from the separately published collection The Singing Citadel (1970) and the return and revision of the omitted portions of Stormbringer, into the six-volume saga. The Fortress of the Pearl is an additional adventure that occurs...
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