[Books] Want to read the Elric books finally, where the heck do I start?

SpecialKO

SpecialKO

So I've never read any of the Elric books (or any Moorcock in general, actually), and they had been recommended to me before, so I feel like giving them a shot.

The problem is that the books/novellas/novelettes have been re-published and re-packaged so many times I literally have no clue where to start or on which edition. The wiki page says that a reprint that would be chronological to the in-universe timeline was announced in 2012, but it doesn't show up (at least identifiably as such) on Amazon.

Any advice?
 
Gryfter

Gryfter

These collect the first 6 (and original books).
Amazon product
Amazon product

Everything else, fits somewhere between the books collected above. These six volumes tell a complete story and you need not read anything else until you want to venture into the other Eternal Champion stories (Corum, Hawkmoon, Erekose, etc).
 
SpecialKO

SpecialKO

Holy shitnuts, that first one is $75?! Hopefully, I can easily piece it together from other more mass market-friendly forms...

PatrThom said:
That's quite a sandwich you've expressed a desire in ordering.
Are you sure you can finish it?
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Truth be told, I am not certain. But if they're at least enjoyable, I'm certainly not losing anything by trying to first couple.
 
Gryfter

Gryfter

Yeah, I picked that one more because it lists the titles of the three books it re-prints. Look around and you should be able to find them for much cheaper.
 
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