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Jan 21, 2012
Lee Broderick
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Michael Moorcock wrote of his obsession, and later friendship, with Mervyn Peake in his introduction to my edition of
The Gormenghast Trilogy
. That influence is clear here - his sentences are not as long and his language not quite as beautiful but it echoes Peake's; not quite imitative but clearly inspired. The writing, then, is wonderful.
Unlike Peake's classic though, this is essentially an adventure story and so is short and punchy in the way of swords and sorcery yarns. Moorcock's hero, t ...more
Unlike Peake's classic though, this is essentially an adventure story and so is short and punchy in the way of swords and sorcery yarns. Moorcock's hero, t ...more
I liked this one and all the rest that followed. Elric is a memorable bad ass character that you just have to read.
4.5 stars actually! Really good and its worth reading.
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Michael Fierce
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Feb 08, 2014
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