Elric: Stormbringer!
London: Gollancz trade-sized paperback, 2014 (March 13th);
part of the Michael Moorcock Collection;
edited by John Davey;
original price: £8·99;
xxiv + 308 pages;
includes ‘Introduction To The Michael Moorcock Collection’ by John Clute (pp. vii–xii);
also includes ‘Introduction To The Michael Moorcock Collection’ by Moorcock (pp. xiii–xviii);
I.S.B.N.: 978-0-575-11438-8;
cover artist: Michael Whelan;
illustrated by James Cawthorn;
foreword by Tad Williams;
no American edition.
Elric of Melniboné — proud prince of ruins, kinslayer — call him what you will. He remains, together with maybe Jerry Cornelius, Moorcock’s most enduring, if not always most endearing, character…
Elric: Stormbringer! is a collection of one novel & an artwork portfolio plus short non-fiction (see below)…
Copyright page states “Revised versions”, but should be more accurately ‘Versions contain minor textual amendments’.
Contents:-
p. vii: ‘Introduction To The Michael Moorcock Collection’ (non-fiction) by John Clute;
p. xiii: ‘Introduction To The Michael Moorcock Collection’ (non-fiction) by Moorcock;
p. xix: Contents page;
pp. xx/xxi: ‘Elric In The Young Kingdoms’ (map) by James Cawthorn;
p. xxiii: Dedication page;
p. 1: Foreword (non-fiction) by Tad Williams;
p. 5: Stormbringer;
p. 235: ‘Artwork Porfolio’ (artwork) by Cawthorn;
p. 267: ‘Elric’ (non-fiction);
p. 275: ‘The Secret Life Of Elric Of Melniboné’ (non-fiction);
p. 282: ‘Final Judgement’ (non-fiction) by Alan Forrest;
p. 285: ‘The Zenith Letter’ (non-fiction) by Anthony Skene;
p. 287: ‘Elric: A New Reader’s Guide’ (non-fiction) by John Davey;
p. 307: Acknowledgements page.
Elric: Stormbringer! is also available as an e-book: 9780575114418.
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