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That's because I couldn't get the original link to work
And still can't... what does it say?
'You know, I can't keep up with you. If I hadn't met you in person, I quite honestly would NOT believe you really existed. I just COULDN'T. You do so MUCH... if half of what goes into your zines is to be believed, you've read more at the age of 17 than I have at the age of 32 - LOTS more'
Archie Mercer to Mike (Burroughsania letters page, 1957)
Michael Moorcock started his career with a series of generic sword and sorcery tales about Elric of Melnibone, the albino sorcerer with red eyes and a soul-stealing sword Stormbringer that brought him strength. Originally I read them as a collection of stories followed by a novel with a cute twist. Since then Mr. Moorcock has been enhancing his vision, adding complexity with the concept of a multi-universe where all of his eternal champions fight to save the balance between Law and Chaos. The last two books have had Elric dreaming of our world on a thousand-year dream quest to bring Stormbringer to him and save his life. The White Wolf's Son (hard from Aspect) finishes that tale, but it is more the tale of the latest Van Bek, a ten-year-old girl who falls from our time into other phases of the multi-universe. Mrs. House (a living house) prophesied that Oonagh will recover the rune staff and the forces of evil want her. While the tale is fun, the background is a bit confusing to anyone who hasn't followed the Elric story. It is a must for fans.
When I posted what it said I found Ant had beat me to it, so I took it off, but here is the naked link if that'll make a difference - http://www.philly1.com/story8052505.html
I googled for other news but this was all there was.
You see, it's... it's no good, Montag. We've all got to be alike. The only way to be happy is for everyone to be made equal.
The White Wolf's Son: The Albino Underground
by Michael Moorcock
One summer day in Yorkshire, young Oonagh von Bek finds herself on an extraordinary and perilous adventure. The earth outside her family home breaks open and she is chased into the subterranean realms of the Middle March by a pair of dangerous men.
Then there's Kirkus Review: "The latest in Moorcock's long-running saga of Elric of Melnibone's adventures in the multiverse. ... Stylish performance from a giant of fantasy."
What an incredibly crappy review that was! The original Elric stories were "generic"?! Maybe that might seem mildly the case if one read all of the imitators first, but even then you'd still be faced with one of the most original characters ever created in heroic fantasy. Then he says that the multiverse is a recent addition to Michael's works, when if he truly read the original Elric stories he'd know that the concept crept up quite early in the series. He goes on to spell Von Bek as Van Bek while saying that the last two novels fetaured Elric in the 1,000 year dream when Dreamthief's Daughter certainly did not. Maybe he was just too "confused" by all the background...
He goes on to spell Von Bek as Van Bek while saying that the last two novels fetaured Elric in the 1,000 year dream when Dreamthief's Daughter certainly did not. Maybe he was just too "confused" by all the background...
While it really should be "von Bek" (small "v"), now that you mention it ...
Hmm. Why's the seller in such a hurry for payment? That would make me a bit suspicious...
Nice cover though, like all the recent Warner Moorcock hardbacks.
'You know, I can't keep up with you. If I hadn't met you in person, I quite honestly would NOT believe you really existed. I just COULDN'T. You do so MUCH... if half of what goes into your zines is to be believed, you've read more at the age of 17 than I have at the age of 32 - LOTS more'
Archie Mercer to Mike (Burroughsania letters page, 1957)
The Publisher's Weekly review is quite better, eh? Makes you want to read it for sure (not that we all didn't obviously...) , especially for the opportunity to read Una theorizing about Elric's dream!
Hmm. Why's the seller in such a hurry for payment? That would make me a bit suspicious...
Nice cover though, like all the recent Warner Moorcock hardbacks.
I hadn't noticed the seller's sense of urgency. They have a good feedback record.
It's been joined by an uncorrected proof copy... link below. I won't be bidding on any of these myself, BTW. I'm trusting trhat Forbidden Planet (London) will have copies in pretty soon. Anyone know if I'm right?
There is no hard and fast Street Date, so as soon as the distributors receive them, they'll start hitting the stores, which is any day now, at least in America.
The release dates listed at online bookstores for this title are approximations.
My Waldenbooks/Brentano store received copies of REH'sBran Mak Morn last Friday, and the online stores had a release date for this Tuesday, but nothing an "official-we'll-fine-you-if-you-sell-it-before-this" strict street date. White Wolf's Son is the same.
Any day now.
Start camping out at your local book shoppe now (or have them on speed dial).
So looking forward to reading it (and see if Mike used the little suggestion I offered up on the old Q&A board). That would be a dream.
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