
Originally Posted by
VikingBlood
Anybody else here read Michael Moorcock's novels? He's a fantasy author, who's written tons of books since the sixties, and performed with Hawkwind and Blue Oyster Cult. most of his novels revolve around an Eternal Champion, who can take many different forms throughout the Multiverse, so there are underlying themes throughout all the books, namely a struggle between law and chaos.
Many of Moorcock's ideas influenced the creators of Dungeons and Dragons, with their parrallel worlds, etc...
You hear about Tolkien a lot, and I do like his books, but I prefer Moorcock, hands down.
I highly reccommend the Elric series, starting with Elric of Melnibonee. It's about the adventures of a Melnibonean prince, who was born an albino, with deficient blood, needing drugs and magic to stay alive. That is, until he finds Stormbringer, a great black sword that feeds off the souls of its victims, and gives him strength. Unfortunately, the sword is deeply evil, and has a habit of killing those he loves, a metaphor for drug addiction.
Another popular series is the Jerry Cornelius books, about a time-travelling assassin, but I had trouble reading these books, they're written in a non-linear fashion, and pretty damned confusing.
All of the Eternal Champion novels are now available in very affordable collected editions (I'm talking 10$can). Check them out, if you haven't already.
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