Elric of Melniboné

Volume 1: Elric of Melnibone, The Fortress of the Pearl, The Sailor on the Seas of Fate, and The Weird of the White Wolf

By: Michael Moorcock, Neil Gaiman - Foreword

Narrated by: Samuel Roukin

From World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Michael Moorcock comes the first volume in his Elric of Melniboné series.

It is one of the most well-known and well-loved fantasy epics of the twentieth century: the story of Elric, emperor of the dying kingdom of Melniboné. For a hundred centuries the Melnibonéans have ruled from the Dragon Isle of Imrryr.

Now, after years of corruption and decadence, Elric’s amoral cousin Prince Yyrkoon, the brother of his beloved Cymoril, sets his eyes on the Ruby Throne.

Elric must face his treacherous cousin not as a warrior but as a sorcerer king once again in league with the ancient gods of Melniboné, the Chaos Lords, and thus sealing his inexorable fate.

Elric of Melniboné is the first volume in Michael Moorcock’s incredible chronicle, which created fantasy archetypes that have echoed through the genre for generations.

Volume one of the Elric Saga contains the first novels in the series: Elric of Melniboné, The Fortress of the Pearl, The Sailor on the Seas of Fate, and The Weird of the White Wolf.

©2021 Michael Moorcock and Neil Gaiman (P)2021 Recorded Books

Dark and Tragic Fantasy At Its Best!

I love these stories of Elric; multi-layered, morally conflicted, complex, the quintessential doomed champion of a doomed world.

Michael Moorcock's literary prose is as good as I remember and doesn't feel dated like some of my other favorite authors from the 70's and 80's. The narration was very well done. Neil Gaiman's short story at the beginning felt a little out of place, as his style of writing doesn't blend well with the original books, but its a very minor complaint. An introduction and/or context might have been helpful, or perhaps placing the short story at the end of the audio book, not the beginning. But, again, not a big deal at all.

Highly recommended!

What the hell, Gaiman?

The foreword is just utterly bizarre, and I can't understand what either Gaiman or the publisher were thinking when they included it.

Definitive audiobook treatment at last

Been a fan of Moorcock since junior high. Thrilled to have a high-quality audiobook...

... but I really need the narrator to stop slipping up and calling our hero "Eric."

For those complaining about Neil Gaiman's contribution, were you not paying attention to the Elric stories? Melniboné gets more disturbing things done before breakfast than British schoolboys do all day.

Skip the introduction by Neil Gaiman

I don’t love the Elric tales so far, but I like them.

This was my first listen to Michael Moorcock, and it is a good style for my ears and the performance by the narrator was top notch.

The introduction is confusing, unrelated, bizarre, and off putting. The whole book suffers a bit, It would have been better without it.

Strange Beginning Segment, Redeemed by Great Elric Stories

The Beginning Segment I could have done without, why was it even included…??? The Elric Stories themselves were Great!!!