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The Knight of the Swords (Corum, #1)

Michael Moorcock,

David McCall Johnston (Illustrator)

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Oct 01, 2019 Quentin Wallace rated it really liked it

Let me start off by saying I'm not a hardcore fantasy guy. I like Conan and Robert E. Howard style fantasy, I liked Lord of the Rings, and I can deal with some D&D type material but overall I'm not a fantasy guy.

This was a little too into the far out fantasy realm for me, but not enough that I didn't enjoy it. Moorcock has always been right on the line for me, just enough on the "Conan" side to interest me. His Elric stuff was always interesting, but this was a little more on the fantasy side. A ...more

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Oct 17, 2022 Liam rated it really liked it

That was awesome! There is a semblance of Elric here, the magic is wild, Chaos is unchecked, but Corum is more likable than Elric while being more alien by birth. I enjoyed this one greatly, from start to finish.

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Jul 22, 2019 Clint rated it really liked it

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I’ve always been iffy on Moorcock, but this I enjoyed. The descriptions and world building are fantastic. The novel is divided into three parts. Part 1 is definitely the best of the three. After part 2, there is a change from a revenge story to a quest.

Corum is melancholy, but not so much as Elric. I think I enjoyed this book more than the Elric stories I have read as Corum is more likable than Elric.

Strong start. I am reading these in an Omnibus Edition that has the first three Sword books. I ...more

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