As the early Elric stories reflect Moorcock’s youthful struggles with various political, social, and personal issues, this novel reflects, perhaps not for the good, the concerns and the style of the later, older Moorcock. The Revenge of the Rose - This, so far, is the latest novel written by Moorcock for his Elric series. Theleb Kàarna kills Myshella, and provides still another reason for Elric to kill him. Erekosë wryly laments that he wishes the Eternal Champions could face a “small problem, a domestic problem” sometime. The third novella in this book is a retelling of an incident in Moorcock’s Corum: The Coming of Chaos where Corum, Elric, and Erekosë team up in a magical union of Eternal Champions to defeat a sorcerer. The notion of a Beggar Court that derives its power through a natural aversion to disease and dirt was interesting. Elric meets another lover, Law sorceress Myshella, the Sleeping Sorceress of the title. The Sleeping Sorceress - Another of Elric’s battles with Theleb Kàarna. “He was working through many of his questions at the same time I was working through mine.” Elric remains Moorcock’s favorite character because “ Introduction” - Detail of fantasy influences on Moorcock and the circumstances that early Elric stories were written under. Raw Feed (1999): Elric: The Stealer of Souls, Michael Moorock, 1962, 1998. The Michael Moorcock series continues while I’m off … well, not off writing up new reviews.
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