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Moorcock, Michael - Elric of Melnibone etc. - [sorcery fantasy superhero]
Building a Comprehensive SF&F Collection Lou Anders 2009
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A little older, but Blue Oyster Cult had a number of songs that referenced and, I think, were actually written by Michael Moorcock, who wrote the Elric of Melnibone fantasy books.
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Marchers of the Valhalla and Elric of Melnibone being the tale and the novel that discovered for me the genre.
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When Michael Moorcock began chronicling the adventures of the albino sorcerer Elric, last king of decadent Melnibone, and his sentient vampiric sword, Stormbringer, he set out to create a new kind of fantasy adventure, one that broke with tradition and reflected a more up-to-date sophistication of theme and style.
Ebook Freebies: The Merchant of Death and Suvudu Additions « BAHAY TALINHAGA 2009
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A little older, but Blue Oyster Cult had a number of songs that referenced and, I think, were actually written by Michael Moorcock, who wrote the Elric of Melnibone fantasy books.
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I am willing to accept that it is possible I just don't know enough about the wider body-of-work of Michael Moorcock to appreciate some of these stories (some of which are tied into larger universes, like his Jerry Cornelius stories, or his Elric of Melnibone material).
REVIEW: The Best of Michael Moorcock, edited by John Davey, and Ann & Jeff VanderMeer 2009
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Melnibone in ruins, Elric must call on the dragons for aid and hope the Lords of Law can arrive in time thanks to the Horn of Fate.
Superhero Prose Fiction: Elric - The Stealer Of Souls Blue Tyson 2008
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Elric of Melnibone -- Elric is the anti-Conan, frail where Conan is brawny, over-civilized where Conan is barbaric, and so on.
MIND MELD: Who are the Most Memorable Characters in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror? 2008
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In February 2008, Ballantine/Del Rey released a major trade paperback edition of Michael Moorcock's Elric: The Stealer of Souls (Chronicles of the Last Emperor of Melnibone), featuring Picacio's cover and interior illustrations.
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Or, the Metatemporal Detective vs The Eternal Champion as Elric in one of his other incarnations in worlds a little more similar to our own than those which contain Melnibone or Tanelorn.
Superhero Prose Fiction: Seaton Begg - The Metatemporal Detective Blue Tyson 2008
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