Elric: The Stealer of Souls

&quot;The stories here are the raw heart of Michael Moorcock. They are the spells that first drew me and all the numerous admirers of his work with whom I am acquainted into Moorcock's luminous and captivating web.&quot;<br>-from the Foreword by Alan Moore, creator of V for Vendetta<br><br>When Michael Moorcock began chronicling the adventures of the albino sorcerer Elric, last king of decadent Melniboné, and his sentient vampiric sword, Stormbringer, he set out to create a new kind of fantasy adventure, one that broke with tradition and reflected a more up-to-date sophistication of theme and style. The result was a bold and unique hero-weak in body, subtle in mind, dependent on drugs for the vitality to sustain himself-with great crimes behind him and a greater destiny ahead: a rock-and-roll antihero who would channel all the violent excesses of the sixties into one enduring archetype.<br><br>Now, with a major film in development, here is the first volume of a dazzling collection of stories containing the seminal appearances of Elric and lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist John Picacio-plus essays, letters, maps, and other material. Adventures include &quot;The Dreaming City,&quot; &quot;While the Gods Laugh,&quot; &quot;Kings in Darkness,&quot; &quot;Dead God's Homecoming,&quot; &quot;Black Sword's Brothers,&quot; and &quot;Sad Giant's Shield.&quot; <br><br>An indispensable addition to any fantasy collection, Elric: The Stealer of Souls is an unmatched introduction to a brilliant writer and his most famous-or infamous-creation.<br><br>&quot;The most significant UK author of sword and sorcery, a form he has both borrowed from and transformed.&quot;<br>-The Encyclopedia of Fantasy