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Karl
Feb 23, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2016-09-books-bought
This is the leather bound slip cased edition one of 2000 copies printed.
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Kevin Xu
Jan 10, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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this is how great fantasy should be done
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Vincent Stoessel
Dec 06, 2012 rated it really liked it
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I've read this book about 3 times and I've enjoyed it each time. If this is pulp, it's the epitome of the art form.
Moorcock brings a darkness to his fantasy that we don't really see as much anymore. It's scary, it's heroic, it's tragic and it's good.


Note: This is the first of the original Elric Saga and it's a complete novel. I say that because subsequent books are more akin to collections of short stories and novellas. The notable exception being Stormbringer, the final novel in the original s ...more
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J.M. (Joe)
Sep 20, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Mar 25, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Jeffrey Diehl
Apr 17, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Vincent Darlage
Dec 10, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Dec 20, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Fletcher Vredenburgh
Jul 08, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Sep 25, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Mar 08, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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Nov 10, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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Jan 26, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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