false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168050781m/30036.jpg 30036 34 In the ancient land of sorcerous Melniboné, Elric sits upon the Ruby Throne. An albino kept alive by drugs and magic, he is cursed with a keen and cynical intelligence that forces him onto a path few would take willingly—eternal adventure. 388812 1972 Elric of Melniboné (Elric 1) total:1237|5:334|4:495|3:300|2:89|1:19| 1237 4747 1600 72 4 4 false false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 06:13:53 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 18:07:47 -0700 2009
Overwrought and amateurish, a...more...]]> 5 4 false false Sun Dec 30 18:37:09 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 05 20:49:03 -0800 2008 1 1 false true Sat Jan 24 06:36:57 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 07:03:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 31 06:43:44 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 05:50:31 -0800 2008
I know, I know, the Elric series is supposed to be one of those classics of modern fantasy, but I got about twenty pages in and all I could think was, "Jesus, this guy is emo." If he were living in the real world right now he'd be cutting himse...more...]]> 4 3 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Jan 23 10:26:46 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 10:26:46 -0800 2008
Perhaps more than any fantasy series since The Lord of the Rings, the six "classic" Elric novels stand as the definitive fantasy novels. Not long after their original American publication in the authorized editions (with stunning M...more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 1977 Wed Sep 05 12:56:50 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 13:10:21 -0700 2007
Here, the brooding wizard prince of the ancient and powerful kingdom fights his male cousin, Yrkoon, for a seat on...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 05:21:29 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 05:46:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jul 01 09:13:41 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 09:25:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Aug 30 19:55:16 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 19:57:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 19:40:49 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 12:21:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 20 13:06:04 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 13:11:14 -0800 2008
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I reread the book looking to read the whole series back to back. But was shocked at the cartoonist character of Elric's evil brother. And ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 13:18:43 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 06:38:35 -0700 2008
I think it was a bad idea to read a translation for this one. Main reason: translation age more quickly than originals. This one is something like twenty years old and the whole series could do...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1983 Tue Jul 31 06:58:36 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 31 07:09:32 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Wed Jun 03 13:34:54 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 18:57:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Aug 20 23:11:42 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 23:14:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 04:01:46 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 21:28:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 17:03:10 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 17:11:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 25 18:47:29 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 18:53:37 -0800 2008
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