A review by smiorganbaldhead
The Oak and the Ram by Michael Moorcock

4.0

I really enjoyed this story, and I’m excited to see how the ominous portents play out in the final book of the series. As usual, Moorcock’s imagination is vivid and keeps the story entertaining, and I liked Corum’s new allies, especially the “dwarf.” It’s also interesting to see yet another major element of more recent popular fantasy, the icy invaders with an army of undead, showing up much earlier in Moorcock’s work. One minor plot point I found confusing was Corum giving the Mantle to Jhary, despite the previous statement that it would only work for the Sidhi or their kin. I suppose it might work for Jhary since he is also from another plane, but this wasn’t explained. This is a small point, though, and I still really liked the book.