The cover for the Saga Press omnibus Elric of Melniboné by Brom. This loss comes back to haunt him when he must defend a valley of apparently peaceful Melnibonéans against Xiombarg’s conquering horde… Longtime fans will find plenty that fascinates in this return to the long-running series. Quickly embroiled in Phoorn family squabbles, Elric survives but loses his prize sword to Chaos Lord Xiombarg, Queen of the Swords.
Leaving the Young Kingdoms after betraying his own folk, Elric and his companion Moonglum travel to the World Below where a segment of Elric’s people, the Melnibonéans, settled alongside the dragon-like race known as the Phoorn. What’s The Citadel of Forgotten Myths about, then? Here’s a snip from the Publishers Weekly review. But the most awesome moment comes when the Melnibonean navy takes to the seas (accompanied, of course, by flights of dragons) in its pyramid-shaped golden battle barges, destroying the fleet of reavers Elric has brought home to punish the corrupt land that spawned him. There are magical swords and Old Gods, evil sorcerers and heroic companions, sure. Elric, though, is nothing without the trappings of the fading and debauched land from which he fled. In the long litany of sword-wielding mass murderers that populate the pages of a thousand lesser fantasy novels, Elric of Melniboné is far and away the coolest, grimmest, moodiest, most elegant, degenerate, drug-addicted, cursed, twisted and emotionally weird mass murderer of them all. Here’s the whole thing it’s worth the read.ĭAW paperback editions of the first six Elric books. It’s taken from a 2014 piece titled (of all things) These Nautical Reads Will Put Wind In Your Sails, and is written by novelist Jason Sheehan. Ballard, The New Yorker and NPR - and I have to admit, that NPR quote is pretty darn good. It’s the first new Elric novel since The White Wolf’s Son, way back in 2005, and is highly anticipated.īecause of Moorcock’s stature in the field these days, the back cover of his new novel is strewn with glowing quotes from J. That’s a brand new Elricnovel, arriving in hardcover next week.ĭescribed as a prequel, The Citadel of Forgotten Myths takes place between the first and second books in the Elric Saga, Elric of Melniboné (published a whopping 50 years ago, in 1972) and The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (1976). The Citadel of Forgotten Myths (Saga Press, December 6, 2022).
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