Elric in the Dream Realms - Michael Moorcock [0]
“A mythological cycle … highly relevant to the twentieth century … The figure of Elric often resembles many purely contemporary figureheads from Charles Manson to James Dean.”
—Time Out
“Elric is back! Herald the event!”
—Los Angeles Daily News on The Fortress of the Pearl
“[The Elric] novels are totally enthralling.”
—Midwest Book Review
“Among the most memorable characters in fantasy literature.”
—Science Fiction Chronicle
“If you are at all interested in fantastic fiction, you must read Michael Moorcock. He changed the field single-handedly: He is a giant.”
—TAD WILLIAMS
“A work of powerful and sustained imagination … The vast, tragic symbols by which Mr. Moorcock continually illuminates the metaphysical quest of his hero are a measure of the author’s remarkable talents.”
—J. G. BALLARD, author of Crash
“A giant of fantasy.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“A superb writer.”
—Locus
The Fortress of the Pearl was first published in the UK, by Victor Gollancz, in 1989.
Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer was first serialized in the U.S., by DC Comics, 2004–06, and was first collected as a single volume in 2007.
“A Portrait in Ivory” first appeared in Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories, edited by John Klima, Bantam Books, 2007.
“Aspects of Fantasy” (part three) first appeared in Science Fantasy magazine (edited by John Carnell) No. 63, February 1964.
“Earl Aubec of Malador” appears here for the first time.
The introduction to the Taiwanese editions first appeared in Elric of Melniboné, Fantasy Foundation Publishing, 2007.
Grateful acknowledgment is made to the following for permission to reprint previously published material:
“One Life, Furnished in Early Moorcock,” by Neil Gaiman, first appeared in Elric: Tales of the White Wolf, edited by Edward E. Kramer and Richard Gilliam, White Wolf, 1994.
The Fortress of the Pearl, Gollancz first edition, cover artwork © 1989 by Geoff Taylor. Reprinted by permission of Geoff Taylor, www.geofftaylor.btinternet.co.uk.
The Fortress of the Pearl, Gollancz first edition, Elric thumbnail illustration © 1989 by James Cawthorn. Reprinted by permission of James Cawthorn.
“The World of Elric” map © Hayakawa Publishing, Inc., appeared in Elric of Melniboné/The Fortress of the Pearl, 2006. Reprinted by permission of Hayakawa Publishing, Inc.
Cover artwork for Elric of Melniboné and The Fortress of the Pearl (Taiwanese editions) by “Hugo,” and “Elric” map by Li-Chin Zhang, all © 2007 by Fantasy Foundation Publishing. Reprinted by permission of Fantasy Foundation Publishing.
La Fortaleza de la Perla cover artwork “Elric Stormbringer” by Frank Brunner, copyright 1982 © Frank Brunner. Reprinted by permission of Frank Brunner.
Cover artwork and interior pages from Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer by Walter Simonson, 2004–06. Michael Moorcock’s Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer published by DC Comics. Reprinted by permission of DC Comics.
The Fortress of the Pearl cover artwork by Dawn Wilson, © 1990 by Berkley Publishing Group. Reprinted by permission of Berkley Books.
ALSO BY MICHAEL MOORCOCK
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Breakfast in the Ruins
Gloriana
The Metatemporal Detective
CHRONICLES OF THE LAST EMPEROR OF MELNIBONÉ
Elric: The Stealer of Souls
Elric: To Rescue Tanelorn
Elric: The Sleeping Sorceress
Duke Elric
THE CORNELIUS QUARTET
The Final Program
A Cure for Cancer
The English Assassin
The Condition of Muzak
BETWEEN THE WARS: THE PYAT QUARTET
Byzantium Endures
The Laughter of Carthage
Jerusalem Commands
The Vengeance of Rome
And many more
To Alex, Tom, and Bobby—
my grandsons
CONTENTS
Foreword by Neil Gaiman
Introduction
THE FORTRESS OF THE PEARL
ELRIC: THE MAKING OF A SORCERER
A PORTRAIT IN IVORY
ASPECTS OF FANTASY (PART 3)
EARL AUBEC OF MALADOR
INTRODUCTION TO THE TAIWAN EDITION OF ELRIC
ONE LIFE, FURNISHED IN EARLY MOORCOCK
ORIGINS
Early artwork associated