I don’t want these to just be small dose experiments with this cool character, I want there to be some sort of larger narrative and purpose that makes these tales come together in a worthwhile way. I can somewhat excuse that based off of these being the earliest Elric stories written but I really hope that the fourth book doesn’t just feel like more of the same. While I love the hell out of Moorcock’s prose, as stated in earlier reviews, I found this to be a bit repetitive. That’s not to say that they weren’t enjoyable in their own way but, by this point in the series, I’m realizing that these books don’t seem to be going anywhere specific and they feel more like small little peeks into portions of the character’s life. The other two stories are, honestly, almost forgetful. Well, not until Moorcock wrote additional works after releasing the original six-part saga. Chronologically, however, this is where they fit into the big scheme of things. What’s interesting about this book, even though it’s the third in the saga, is that it is comprised of Michael Moorcock’s earliest Elric writings.

Additionally, the woman he loves is killed by his own sword. In doing so, however, he also takes down what is left of the civilization he should be ruling over. The biggest takeaway from this is the section that deals with Elric finally taking down his cousin, who is ruling in his place.

The tales here expanded on the mythos of the lived in world of Elric. Where the second book in The Elric Saga was a trio of side quests through time and space, this one was more of a return to form of the first book.

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