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Corum #5
The Oak and the Ram
A POWER CONSUMED
The seasons have turned from spring to summer across the quiet earth - yet the Fhoi Myore were hiding in mist, awaiting their chance to unleash their icy realm of death. To defeat the Cold Gods, Corum of the Silver Hand must restore the High King's power with legendary treasures - the Golden Oak and the Silver Ram - lost talismans that wield miraculous forces unknown to Corum...
Cover Illustration: David McCall Johnston
The seasons have turned from spring to summer across the quiet earth - yet the Fhoi Myore were hiding in mist, awaiting their chance to unleash their icy realm of death. To defeat the Cold Gods, Corum of the Silver Hand must restore the High King's power with legendary treasures - the Golden Oak and the Silver Ram - lost talismans that wield miraculous forces unknown to Corum...
Cover Illustration: David McCall Johnston
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1973
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Michael Moorcock
1,210 books3,751 followersMichael John Moorcock is an English writer primarily of science fiction and fantasy who has also published a number of literary novels.
Moorcock has mentioned The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw and The Constable of St. Nicholas by Edward Lester Arnold as the first three books which captured his imagination. He became editor of Tarzan Adventures in 1956, at the age of sixteen, and later moved on to edit Sexton Blake Library. As editor of the controversial British science fiction magazine New Worlds, from May 1964 until March 1971 and then again from 1976 to 1996, Moorcock fostered the development of the science fiction "New Wave" in the UK and indirectly in the United States. His serialization of Norman Spinrad's Bug Jack Barron was notorious for causing British MPs to condemn in Parliament the Arts Council's funding of the magazine.
During this time, he occasionally wrote under the pseudonym of "James Colvin," a "house pseudonym" used by other critics on New Worlds. A spoof obituary of Colvin appeared in New Worlds #197 (January 1970), written by "William Barclay" (another Moorcock pseudonym). Moorcock, indeed, makes much use of the initials "JC", and not entirely coincidentally these are also the initials of Jesus Christ, the subject of his 1967 Nebula award-winning novella Behold the Man, which tells the story of Karl Glogauer, a time-traveller who takes on the role of Christ. They are also the initials of various "Eternal Champion" Moorcock characters such as Jerry Cornelius, Jerry Cornell and Jherek Carnelian. In more recent years, Moorcock has taken to using "Warwick Colvin, Jr." as yet another pseudonym, particularly in his Second Ether fiction.
Moorcock has mentioned The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw and The Constable of St. Nicholas by Edward Lester Arnold as the first three books which captured his imagination. He became editor of Tarzan Adventures in 1956, at the age of sixteen, and later moved on to edit Sexton Blake Library. As editor of the controversial British science fiction magazine New Worlds, from May 1964 until March 1971 and then again from 1976 to 1996, Moorcock fostered the development of the science fiction "New Wave" in the UK and indirectly in the United States. His serialization of Norman Spinrad's Bug Jack Barron was notorious for causing British MPs to condemn in Parliament the Arts Council's funding of the magazine.
During this time, he occasionally wrote under the pseudonym of "James Colvin," a "house pseudonym" used by other critics on New Worlds. A spoof obituary of Colvin appeared in New Worlds #197 (January 1970), written by "William Barclay" (another Moorcock pseudonym). Moorcock, indeed, makes much use of the initials "JC", and not entirely coincidentally these are also the initials of Jesus Christ, the subject of his 1967 Nebula award-winning novella Behold the Man, which tells the story of Karl Glogauer, a time-traveller who takes on the role of Christ. They are also the initials of various "Eternal Champion" Moorcock characters such as Jerry Cornelius, Jerry Cornell and Jherek Carnelian. In more recent years, Moorcock has taken to using "Warwick Colvin, Jr." as yet another pseudonym, particularly in his Second Ether fiction.
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September 17, 2019
This second volume of the second Corum trilogy continues the adventures of Prince Corum as he champions the cause of the Mabden against the powerful Fhoi Myore.
It is not equal to the dark intensity of the first book or to cumulative power of the third, but it is entertaining and leads the reader toward the satisfying conclusion.
July 8, 2019
Sword and sorcery classic as served by one of the masters. Corum’s tale growing even more complex and fantastical while still retaining its foreboding feeling of fateful doom. And unlike other multi volume series which suffer ups and downs in excitement, this one just keeps getting better and better.
September 13, 2022
The seasons have changed from spring to summer and the encroaching threat of the Fhoi Myore is threatening to unleash a storm of icy death upon the last remaining inhabitants in a dying world. With the assistance of his friends and lover in the new realm he now calls his home, Corum sets out on a journey to seek the aid of the High King of the Mabden, Amergin. The king is trapped in a spell of dark magic cast by the Gods of Limbo. It falls to Corum of the Silver Hand to restore the rightful power of the High King with the miraculous forces of two legendary talismans: the Golden Oak and the Silver Ram.
If book 4 in this series was the strongest, this one is the weakest in comparison. It's not bad at all, but it feels like it retreads ground a little too much and doesn't really bring anything new to the story. It feels a little too similar to things that have already happened earlier in the series. Usually a ridiculous amount of things happen in each of these books, but this one kinda felt like it kept going in circles, repeating plot points and not all that much happened. It also wasn't nearly as dark, emotional and climactic as the previous book.
I've heard a lot of people say this entry was rushed and the next one is much more satisfying so I'll be looking forward to finally finishing up the tales of Corum.
If book 4 in this series was the strongest, this one is the weakest in comparison. It's not bad at all, but it feels like it retreads ground a little too much and doesn't really bring anything new to the story. It feels a little too similar to things that have already happened earlier in the series. Usually a ridiculous amount of things happen in each of these books, but this one kinda felt like it kept going in circles, repeating plot points and not all that much happened. It also wasn't nearly as dark, emotional and climactic as the previous book.
I've heard a lot of people say this entry was rushed and the next one is much more satisfying so I'll be looking forward to finally finishing up the tales of Corum.
June 3, 2020
The Oak and the Ram is the fifth book in the Corum series and the second book in the second trilogy. The news of a second trilogy came as a surprise to readers of the first three volumes because The King of the Swords, the concluding book of the trilogy, ended with: "This ends the third and final Book of Corum." The second trilogy is a bit darker and feels a bit rushed in comparison with the first. The plots are fairly similar in structure and theme, and don't really cover any ground that the first ones didn't. It's more firmly grounded in familiar aspects of mythologies such as Norse and particularly Irish. Corum Jhaelen Irsei, the Prince in the Scarlet Robe, is an integral aspect of The Eternal Champion in Moorcock's multiverse tapestry of conflict featuring the Balance and Law and Chaos. The books are quite entertaining and fast, fun reads for heroic fantasy fans, but I wouldn't rank this second set as crucial parts of the puzzle. I preferred the conclusion to The Rulers trilogy to the one reached here.
April 22, 2017
6.5/10
‘The Oak and the Ram’ proves a better continuation from Corum’s first chronicles, with the story becoming again more entertaining as Moorcock brings back a more classic sword-and-sorcery adventure, but like ‘The Bull and the Spear’ it still doesn’t reach the level of the first trilogy.
While the story was more entertaining in this book, it felt very similar to that of ‘The Bull and the Spear’ with Corum having to find again some magical talismans to save the world.
Of course, Moorcock did the same with the first trilogy as Corum went each time to a different, but pretty similar, Lord of Chaos, and had at the end to find some ways to defeat them. But in the first trilogy the story felt really entertaining so it flowed more easily.
In the first book of the second trilogy though, the story I feel became less important, as also the characters feel somewhat less interesting too. However, in this book the story does improve a little, I think, but not as much as that of the first trilogy.
Overall, this book is definitely more entertaining than its predecessor but I’m still looking for something better in this trilogy, as I really enjoyed the first three books in this series.
‘The Oak and the Ram’ proves a better continuation from Corum’s first chronicles, with the story becoming again more entertaining as Moorcock brings back a more classic sword-and-sorcery adventure, but like ‘The Bull and the Spear’ it still doesn’t reach the level of the first trilogy.
While the story was more entertaining in this book, it felt very similar to that of ‘The Bull and the Spear’ with Corum having to find again some magical talismans to save the world.
Of course, Moorcock did the same with the first trilogy as Corum went each time to a different, but pretty similar, Lord of Chaos, and had at the end to find some ways to defeat them. But in the first trilogy the story felt really entertaining so it flowed more easily.
In the first book of the second trilogy though, the story I feel became less important, as also the characters feel somewhat less interesting too. However, in this book the story does improve a little, I think, but not as much as that of the first trilogy.
Overall, this book is definitely more entertaining than its predecessor but I’m still looking for something better in this trilogy, as I really enjoyed the first three books in this series.
October 31, 2019
As I've said before the Corum saga is some of the best fantasy I've ever read. I normally get bored with the hard to prounounce character names and lands, and while there is some of that here, I've never felt lost in the story as I have with some fantasy novels. It's straight ahead fantasy, but it's not dumbed down fantasy. The story itself is really too complex to get into with a review, but this is a great series and I hate that I only have one more volume to go!
April 7, 2021
Kind of the platonic ideal of the middle book in a trilogy -- triumph from the first book is short-lived, the stakes are raised even higher, there are new allies and new foes, and pretty much everything that happens grows out of the events of the first book.
February 21, 2023
Didn’t feel as good as the previous books, but still an adventure
January 29, 2024
The second chronicles of Corum novel is a strong entry, tightly written and evocative. There is hope and despair, wonder and dread.
October 16, 2015
Another really fun read by Moorcock as the destiny of Corum unfolds in a future human land. He must help them against gigantic ages old foes who bring ice and destruction to the planet, he must save them before all are doomed...
December 27, 2017
الرواية الثانية في ثلاثية كورم ذي اليد الفضية، وهذا الجزء أكثر إثارة من سابقه، ومايزال الفوي مايوري يهددون عالم البشر، فيخرج كورم في رحلة جديدة ومسعى جديد لإنقاذ البشر. لا يتوقف مايكل موركوك عن إثارة اعجابي بخياله ووصفه للعالم، ولا اكاد اطيق انتظارا لقراءة الجزء الثالث ومعرفة كيف سيختم السلسلة.
February 23, 2023
Of Rams and Mabden
Consistent with the rest of the series so far as fast pace, lyrical prose, and vivid, over-the-top imagination and action, this time with an added dose of moody, dreamlike atmosphere. Moorcock's craft sharpens with each entry in this series, and he also brings a building sense of fatalistic dread and melancholy as the end approaches.
Consistent with the rest of the series so far as fast pace, lyrical prose, and vivid, over-the-top imagination and action, this time with an added dose of moody, dreamlike atmosphere. Moorcock's craft sharpens with each entry in this series, and he also brings a building sense of fatalistic dread and melancholy as the end approaches.
November 3, 2024
Weakest of the series by far.
August 30, 2020
I was excited to get back into the Corum books after a brief, but thoroughly enjoyable diversion to the Castle Brass trilogy. Much of this is more spoiler-y than critique, so if you want surprises then don’t read any more of what follows.
Being the second of three books in the second trilogy of Corum there’s seemingly little doubt about the titular Champion’s survival for now, even so…
Book#5 finds Corum of the Silver Hand (having relinquished his scarlet robe…) on the cusp of his second major quest after the Bull of Crininass helped him kill one of the seven Fhoi Myore and achieve a sort of peace with Medhbh at Caer Mahlod, for a time. Immortal as he is, he knew this peace could not last, as Champions rarely enjoy any respite from the battles of Law and Chaos, however they arise. Still, while possible, Crum enjoys the semblance of order, regaling himself with old tales of his people - Tuha-na-Cremm Croich - and soon receiving a guest, the King’s brother, Fiachadh, of a neighboring clan. He brings with him tales, riches, and a desire to unite the clans to rescue the Amergin (ArchDruid) and defeat the Fhoi Myore at last. Another item in his possession: a harp. And thus are old omens renewed. And even older Treasures must be utilized, those of Onragh of the Caer Llud, an item known as The Mantle, or The Cloak of Arianrod - herself a female Sidhi of great fame. So Corum is gifted this item and finds its simplicity belies its power, that of invisibility! Before he can reach Amergin, he again meets Prince Gaynor (this guy NEVER dies!!), the Hounds, and, (un)surprisingly, Jhary and Whiskers!
As the two travel we learn more of the Fhoi Myore, but soon they are trapped at Craig Don - a Mabden holy site and probable intersection of the 15 planes - by the Prince and the Hounds. Unable to leave, yet safe, mostly.
(Aside: In bits and pieces, Moorcock seems to interweave The Mabinogion* into the story. Fascinating.)
Drifting into part two Corum and Jhary foil Gaynor and hasten to Caer Llud, where Corum dons The Mantle, deceiving the evil armies, but then he finds traitors allied with the Fhoi. Alas! Bastards of Chaos! Rescuing Amergin and regaining an ally, Corum, Jhary, and now Goffanon - with a gift for Corum - retreat to Craig Don, and relative safety. Jhary reaches into Amergin’s wrecked mind and learns what needs done: find the Golden Oak and the Silvern Ram, two more of the Sidhi Treasures, only with them can the battle be won.
Jhary returns to Caer Mahlod with Amergin, taking the Mantle and the Horn for protection. Corum travels on to find the Treasures, soon happening on their enemies armies moving to ravage another clan. Riding ahead, they soon run into Prince Gaynor and the Pine Folk. Not good. But a friend of Goffanon, Ilbrec (another larger Sidhi dwarf like Goffanon, meaning a GIANT giant), joins their cause. Soon the Battle at Garanhir begins.
(Aside again: more of the Mabinogion in Goffanon’s song…)
The battle rages, the Pine Folk are fought off, the Ghooleghs crushed, and the Fhoi Myore never attack. Ilbrec returns - having seemingly deserted Corum - with Retaliator, the sword that held the Fhoi Myore in check, away from the clan! Woohoo! AND they are gifted the Oak and the Ram from the King’s daughter, who was to have them as wedding gifts.
PArt three finds Corum, Goffanon, and Ilbrec returning to Cael Mahlod to save the Mabden clans from the forces of Chaos. But they soon run into Wizard Calatin and one of the Fhoi Myore, Sreng of the Seven Swords (who is Glandyth of Krae!). Enchanted by Calatin, Ilbrec and Goffanon fight, Corum fights Sreng, and then Ilbrec saves Corum by using Retaliator to kill Sreng. Onward they go, only five Fhoi Myore remain! Now at Cael Mahlod, the group take the Oak and the Ram, and Amergin, to Cremmsmound for a ritual that saves his life. But what of the Dadagh Harp and Corum’s fears as he returns to Medhbh??
Another brilliant addition to the Prince Corum epics. Again, much is happening, and there is a tad more dialogue than I would prefer. Still, the action moves well, and Moorcock superbly weaves real Irish, Welsh, and British history/legend into his fictions. Quite fabulous.
*The Mabinogion are the earliest prose stories of the literature of Britain, compiled in Middle Welsh in the 12th-13th centuries. And another book I will be reading now. Thanks, Moorcock!
Being the second of three books in the second trilogy of Corum there’s seemingly little doubt about the titular Champion’s survival for now, even so…
Book#5 finds Corum of the Silver Hand (having relinquished his scarlet robe…) on the cusp of his second major quest after the Bull of Crininass helped him kill one of the seven Fhoi Myore and achieve a sort of peace with Medhbh at Caer Mahlod, for a time. Immortal as he is, he knew this peace could not last, as Champions rarely enjoy any respite from the battles of Law and Chaos, however they arise. Still, while possible, Crum enjoys the semblance of order, regaling himself with old tales of his people - Tuha-na-Cremm Croich - and soon receiving a guest, the King’s brother, Fiachadh, of a neighboring clan. He brings with him tales, riches, and a desire to unite the clans to rescue the Amergin (ArchDruid) and defeat the Fhoi Myore at last. Another item in his possession: a harp. And thus are old omens renewed. And even older Treasures must be utilized, those of Onragh of the Caer Llud, an item known as The Mantle, or The Cloak of Arianrod - herself a female Sidhi of great fame. So Corum is gifted this item and finds its simplicity belies its power, that of invisibility! Before he can reach Amergin, he again meets Prince Gaynor (this guy NEVER dies!!), the Hounds, and, (un)surprisingly, Jhary and Whiskers!
As the two travel we learn more of the Fhoi Myore, but soon they are trapped at Craig Don - a Mabden holy site and probable intersection of the 15 planes - by the Prince and the Hounds. Unable to leave, yet safe, mostly.
(Aside: In bits and pieces, Moorcock seems to interweave The Mabinogion* into the story. Fascinating.)
Drifting into part two Corum and Jhary foil Gaynor and hasten to Caer Llud, where Corum dons The Mantle, deceiving the evil armies, but then he finds traitors allied with the Fhoi. Alas! Bastards of Chaos! Rescuing Amergin and regaining an ally, Corum, Jhary, and now Goffanon - with a gift for Corum - retreat to Craig Don, and relative safety. Jhary reaches into Amergin’s wrecked mind and learns what needs done: find the Golden Oak and the Silvern Ram, two more of the Sidhi Treasures, only with them can the battle be won.
Jhary returns to Caer Mahlod with Amergin, taking the Mantle and the Horn for protection. Corum travels on to find the Treasures, soon happening on their enemies armies moving to ravage another clan. Riding ahead, they soon run into Prince Gaynor and the Pine Folk. Not good. But a friend of Goffanon, Ilbrec (another larger Sidhi dwarf like Goffanon, meaning a GIANT giant), joins their cause. Soon the Battle at Garanhir begins.
(Aside again: more of the Mabinogion in Goffanon’s song…)
The battle rages, the Pine Folk are fought off, the Ghooleghs crushed, and the Fhoi Myore never attack. Ilbrec returns - having seemingly deserted Corum - with Retaliator, the sword that held the Fhoi Myore in check, away from the clan! Woohoo! AND they are gifted the Oak and the Ram from the King’s daughter, who was to have them as wedding gifts.
PArt three finds Corum, Goffanon, and Ilbrec returning to Cael Mahlod to save the Mabden clans from the forces of Chaos. But they soon run into Wizard Calatin and one of the Fhoi Myore, Sreng of the Seven Swords (who is Glandyth of Krae!). Enchanted by Calatin, Ilbrec and Goffanon fight, Corum fights Sreng, and then Ilbrec saves Corum by using Retaliator to kill Sreng. Onward they go, only five Fhoi Myore remain! Now at Cael Mahlod, the group take the Oak and the Ram, and Amergin, to Cremmsmound for a ritual that saves his life. But what of the Dadagh Harp and Corum’s fears as he returns to Medhbh??
Another brilliant addition to the Prince Corum epics. Again, much is happening, and there is a tad more dialogue than I would prefer. Still, the action moves well, and Moorcock superbly weaves real Irish, Welsh, and British history/legend into his fictions. Quite fabulous.
*The Mabinogion are the earliest prose stories of the literature of Britain, compiled in Middle Welsh in the 12th-13th centuries. And another book I will be reading now. Thanks, Moorcock!
April 23, 2016
Another fine chapter in the tragic life and struggles of Corum Jhaelen Irsei, the Prince with the Silver Hand. Moorcock plays with the myths cycles of Celtic lore and Irish stories of Cuchulain. These are reworked and presented in entirely new ways, but the influence and inspiration is clear. This volume picks up where the previous one, The Bull and the Spear, left off and sets the stage wonderfully for the next volume, Corum - The Sword and the Stallion: The Eternal Champion, which completes the chronicles of Corum Jhaelen Irsei as an incarnation of the Eternal Champion. While many middle books in a trilogy have a tendency to start nowhere and end nowhere, this one does offer a unique and important series of events in the life of Corum Jhaelen Irsei and establishes the particular quest which is necessary for this chapter and then resolves things quite well before foreshadowing the tragedy that seems to fall upon all of Moorcock's long-suffering heroes.
July 30, 2012
Originally published on my blog here in July 2000.
The second novel in The Chronicles of Corum is even more sombre than the first. The Fhoi Mhore continue to overwhelm the world, though only six of them remain - the warmth of the world is killing them even as they destroy it. Yet mankind is unwilling to unite against them, using the excuse that the High King Amergrim has not ordered them to do so. He is unable to, having been captured by the Fhoi Mhore and enchanted to think himself a sheep (Moorcock presumably being inspired by the fate of Nebuchadnezzar in the book of Daniel). In this novel, then, Corum's task is to rescue Amergrim and obtain the items needed for a counterspell - Sidhe talismans, the Oak and the Ram.
As always in Moorcock, the background is particularly strong, with a universal sense of decay (both in the institutions of men and in the slow sinking into death of the Fhoi Mhore). The only real characters in this novel are Corum and his companions; all the others are marginalised, and their adventures are only important to hold the attention while the reader soaks in the background.
The second novel in The Chronicles of Corum is even more sombre than the first. The Fhoi Mhore continue to overwhelm the world, though only six of them remain - the warmth of the world is killing them even as they destroy it. Yet mankind is unwilling to unite against them, using the excuse that the High King Amergrim has not ordered them to do so. He is unable to, having been captured by the Fhoi Mhore and enchanted to think himself a sheep (Moorcock presumably being inspired by the fate of Nebuchadnezzar in the book of Daniel). In this novel, then, Corum's task is to rescue Amergrim and obtain the items needed for a counterspell - Sidhe talismans, the Oak and the Ram.
As always in Moorcock, the background is particularly strong, with a universal sense of decay (both in the institutions of men and in the slow sinking into death of the Fhoi Mhore). The only real characters in this novel are Corum and his companions; all the others are marginalised, and their adventures are only important to hold the attention while the reader soaks in the background.
December 4, 2008
Book 5 of the Chronicle of Corum, from what I recall I liked it quite a bit. This second trilogy (coming after the Swords Trilogy - the first part of the Chronicles of Corum), deal with the return of Corum, displaced into a legendary realm replete with figures and customs from Celtic mythology and culture respectively. It is somewhat more tragically oriented than the original series (a series based in the tragedy of the extinction of Corum's race), as the incarnation of the Eternal Champion embodied in Corum, continues to fulfill his destiny in a world that called him to itself to address its own dangers and needs. It was quite a good book, especially for those interested in Celtic mythology.
Four Stars * * * *
Four Stars * * * *
October 7, 2014
Corum fighting to save those who once would have destroyed him trying to get what's needed to achieve this (the Oak and Ram). This is a much, much darker series than the first trilogy of Prince Corum. The books are still absorbing, still filled with action and still good story telling.
This is an interesting Trilogy something of a retelling of the Irish legend of the Silver Hand. It could be looked at as tying the Eternal Champion Cycle into the history we know and Mr. Moorcock's Million Spheres.
While I dropped the rating here to 3 stars it has to do with my own experience of the trilogy. It's well written and well told, but very, very dark. Of course if you've read the Irish legends, the other versions of them and books based on them it could be little else.
This is an interesting Trilogy something of a retelling of the Irish legend of the Silver Hand. It could be looked at as tying the Eternal Champion Cycle into the history we know and Mr. Moorcock's Million Spheres.
While I dropped the rating here to 3 stars it has to do with my own experience of the trilogy. It's well written and well told, but very, very dark. Of course if you've read the Irish legends, the other versions of them and books based on them it could be little else.
March 29, 2015
This second volume of the second Corum series loses some of the strong Celtic flavor of the predecessor, in large part due to the appearance of Jhary and Gaynor who bring the problems of the multiverse back to Corum's door. This offers some interesting connections, but results in a story that isn't as strongly thematic as what comes before. It also feels a bit repetitive, as Corum discovers more treasures, makes a slight gain with them, then they disappear.
April 19, 2020
Corum doit maintenant sauver le guide spirituel des hommes qui l'hébergent. Pour ça, il repart chercher des objets magiques et, ce faisant, découvre de nouveaux alliés.
Il y a décidément dans cette œuvre une scancion particulière au charme délicatement désuet, et c'est vraiment visible dans ce tome où l'auteur tente clairement de relire son champion à une espèce de mythe celte. Et c'est très bien écrit.
Il y a décidément dans cette œuvre une scancion particulière au charme délicatement désuet, et c'est vraiment visible dans ce tome où l'auteur tente clairement de relire son champion à une espèce de mythe celte. Et c'est très bien écrit.
October 11, 2019
This series gets better and better. This is amazing because I've really enjoyed it from the start. Michael Moorcock is brilliant in his efficiency with the written word. He paints wonderful pictures with so few words. I highly recommend this series to anyone who enjoys high fantasy, Celtic imagery, and tales where the hero isn't always the hero but seems to persevere through tragedy after tragedy with the help of great friends and sharp wit.
August 13, 2021
Moorcock keeps ramping up the Celtic infused sword and sorcery weirdness.
June 15, 2017
The demi-god Corum starts his second quest. The Fhoi Myore are destroying the Earth that he is in and the kingdoms will only unite to fight under the leadership of the High King of Mabden, Amergin, who is a prisoner under magic spells. Corum sets out to rescue him and restore the people's faith in Amergin.
July 24, 2020
As far as I'm concerned, Michael Moorcock is the Grandmaster of Fantasy and this book, among so many others, proves it. So many twists and turns, and one cannot help but to care about the characters. Of course, the Elric series is his best-known work, but Corum, as another manifestation of the Eternal Champion, does not disappoint in this second book of the second Corum trilogy. Outstanding!
August 27, 2020
Michael Moorcock really has style. That style is getting repetitive with this book, with the same tropes getting recycled again and again. However, this is damn cool and so it’ll take me a few more books until I get completely tired of it.
This book feels like mythology and hacks into so many archetypal tales and tropes. I feel Carl Jung wrote this book to be an archetypal hero story.
This book feels like mythology and hacks into so many archetypal tales and tropes. I feel Carl Jung wrote this book to be an archetypal hero story.
November 7, 2012
επικός και ο κορουμ αλλά συγκριτικά με τον ελρικ ... φθίνουσα πορεία ..
however τα καλύτερα βιβλία φανταστικής λογοτεχνίας που έχω διαβάσει!
however τα καλύτερα βιβλία φανταστικής λογοτεχνίας που έχω διαβάσει!
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January 21, 2014Haven't read a page of this in over a year. I must've read 30+ Moorcock fantasy novels in my life to date and once you know the formula it's pretty hard for works like this to shine.
December 29, 2014
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January 25, 2016
The first set of the Eternal Champion books I read. Very interesting, very tortured main character. Great fantasy set. Highly recommended.
October 11, 2017
Follows straight on from 'The bull and the spear'.
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