The elric saga6/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The book includes four Elric ‘novels’ (some of these novels are really trios of novellas), presented in an order that is unique to me – The Fortress of the Pearl is now considered the second book. It is an unusual introduction, but it works, and many of us, who read the Elric books when they were first being released, will recognize the sentiments Gaiman expresses. Richard had always known he would understand the High Speech when he heard it, even if his Latin and French had always been weak. ![]() You’re no companion, boy, he said, in the High Speech of Melniboné. His voice was gentler than Richard had imagined it would be.Įlric put one long finger beneath Richard’s chin, lifted his face up. So you want to be a companion to heroes? he asked. He daydreams during school about being Elric’s companion and having adventures together – until Elric does call on him: ![]() In the story, a young boy discovers the Elric books and becomes a huge fan. Rather than the typical essay about how he first encounter the Elric books, Gaiman’s introduction is a short story. Not surprisingly, it isn’t an ordinary introduction. This volume opens with an ‘introduction’ by Neil Gaiman. How fortuitous then that Gallery/Saga Press had put together this new volume of the Elric saga and had a digital copy available as an ARC and I could add it to my queue. But my reading schedule has been filled with ARCs. I have all of the Elric books sitting on a shelf near my desk, and I’ve been looking at them for a couple of years, wanting to give them a re-read. ![]()
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