Title: The core book of dark fantasy
Product review: Elric of Melnibone is a faerie tale gone wild.This is a story about traditions and intrigue, of high sorcery and treachery, protagonized by the moody emperor of an (very) ancient, decaying empire. Elric is an anti-hero, and the whole culture surrounding him has demented traditions for cornerstones.Moorcock points Shakespeare as one of his influences: he certainly got the royal intrigue mood from the Bard (great dialogue, too!); the chapter openings he borrowed from Brecht (another confessed influence), which help adding a mythical atmosphere to the whole tale. An atmosphere that's enhanced by the exagerations of time (an empire that lasts thousands of years) and places (towers made of gemstones, the sea labyrinth, etc...). And, of course, sorcery.
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