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“The tales listed here are the natural center of Michael Moorcock. They're the periods that first drew me and all of the numerous lovers of his work with whom I'm acquainted into Moorcock’s luminous and fascinating web.”–from the Foreword by Alan Moore, founder of V for VendettaWhen Michael Moorcock started chronicling the activities of the albino wizard Elric, last master of decadent Melniboné, and his sentient vampiric sword, Stormbringer, he attempted to produce a new type of fantasy journey, one that broke with convention and mirrored a far more up-to-day elegance of concept and design. The end result was a daring and distinctive hero–weak in physique, delicate in your mind, reliant on medicines for that vigor to maintain himself–with excellent offenses behind him and a larger future forward: a rock-and-roll antihero who'd channel all of the violent excesses of the sixties into one suffering archetype.Now, having a main movie in growth, this is actually the first amount of a stunning assortment of reports comprising the seminal looks of Elric and lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist David Picacio–plus documents, letters, maps, and additional content. Activities contain “The Thinking Town,” “While the Gods Giggle,” “Kings in Night,” “Dead God’s Homecoming,” “Black Sword’s Siblings,” and “Sad Giant’s Shield.” An essential addition to any fantasy series, Elric: The Stealer of Souls is definitely an unparalleled launch into a fantastic writer and his most famous–or infamous–creation.“The most substantial British composer of sword and sorcery, an application he's both borrowed from and transformed.”–The Encyclopedia of Fantasy