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scottjp's review
2.0
I felt the same way reading this as I did reading Clive Barker's [b:The Scarlet Gospels|23014674|The Scarlet Gospels|Clive Barker|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1426127782l/23014674._SY75_.jpg|984888]: that the author started the book off and then handed it to a ghost writer to finish because he was sick of his own characters. Maybe I am wrong in both cases, but it sure reads that way. The first two stories in this book are pretty good, and the third, longer story starts out okay but eventually turns into a a rambling, repetitive, incoherent mess that (as with Gospels) I had to skim. Was Mike pressured into writing a new Elric story to promote the new omnibus collections? I wish I'd passed on this one as it left a bad taste.
neevakaliebe's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
angryfeanorian's review
DNF @ 36%
no suelo dejar libros sin terminar pero es que no puedo más y está a punto de mandarme a un bloqueo lector... lo siento por mi amado albino pero es que me está dando todo absolutamente igual
no suelo dejar libros sin terminar pero es que no puedo más y está a punto de mandarme a un bloqueo lector... lo siento por mi amado albino pero es que me está dando todo absolutamente igual
lazy_raven's review
3.0
I thought it was a standalone book, but it's actually #13. It's also apparently pieced together from some of the other books. Parts of it were fantastic, others made absolutely no sense to me.
danreadsitall's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
What's the word for a book that is set earlier in the series, but isn't before the first one?
Elric is back with the first new story from Michael Moorcock in a bit. "The Citadel of Forgotten Myths" takes place between volume 1 and 2. Detailing Elric's adventure to a different world with Moonglum, his more likeable redhead friend. There they find answers to the history of his dead nation, the past of Dragons (also known as the Phroon), and a conflict with a Lord of Chaos.
Narrated by Samuel Roukin, this one got weird but you kept it on track.
Reasons to read:
-Dude still got it
-Adds some extra context for what happens in volume 2 by just stating a theory I had
-Hey that was super weird
-We see Eric get surprised that Moonglum actually has a successful life and adventures without him
Cons:
-Body horror on a scale I didn't expect
Elric is back with the first new story from Michael Moorcock in a bit. "The Citadel of Forgotten Myths" takes place between volume 1 and 2. Detailing Elric's adventure to a different world with Moonglum, his more likeable redhead friend. There they find answers to the history of his dead nation, the past of Dragons (also known as the Phroon), and a conflict with a Lord of Chaos.
Narrated by Samuel Roukin, this one got weird but you kept it on track.
Reasons to read:
-Dude still got it
-Adds some extra context for what happens in volume 2 by just stating a theory I had
-Hey that was super weird
-We see Eric get surprised that Moonglum actually has a successful life and adventures without him
Cons:
-Body horror on a scale I didn't expect
hippoponymous's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
caitsidhe's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
smiorganbaldhead's review
5.0
4.5/5. I was really looking forward to this book, and I wasn’t disappointed. My favorite part is the almost-horror tale of the 2nd part of the book, but I enjoyed the whole thing. It was great to see more of Moonglum, who had been absent from other later Elric novels. There is one sequence I really liked late in the book where Moorcock portrays a character seeming to go mad. At first I was confused, but then started to realize that was the point, which was made clearer when the perspective shifted to a different character. I also found it very amusing how Moorcock included the phrase “Make Melniboné Great Again.”