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<blockquote data-quote="Kid Charlemagne" data-source="post: 967940" data-attributes="member: 93">I've heard Elric described as almost the ideal anti-hero, in a fantasy context&nbsp; Kind of the Anti-Conan.Conan is physically powerful and fights black magic.&nbsp; Elric is physically weak and fights with the aid of black magic.Conan comes from a background of poverty and ruin, and wins a Kingdom.&nbsp; Elric comes from a background of absolute wealth, and gives a Kingdom away.Conan strives to save the world and his friends, Elric kills his friends, and ultimately destroys the world.Plenty more &quot;parrallels,&quot; if you dig deep.Moorcock's prose can get away from him at times, though.&nbsp; I remember reading that he wrote some ungodly amount of words per day, just pouring it out on the page.&nbsp; Needs an editor sometimes.If you like him, try Warhound and the World's Pain.&nbsp; Especially if you like Dark Fantasy.&nbsp; It's not an Elric book, it's set in the real world (mostly) around the eary renaissance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kid Charlemagne, post: 967940, member: 93"] I've heard Elric described as almost the ideal anti-hero, in a fantasy context Kind of the Anti-Conan. Conan is physically powerful and fights black magic. Elric is physically weak and fights with the aid of black magic. Conan comes from a background of poverty and ruin, and wins a Kingdom. Elric comes from a background of absolute wealth, and gives a Kingdom away. Conan strives to save the world and his friends, Elric kills his friends, and ultimately destroys the world. Plenty more "parrallels," if you dig deep. Moorcock's prose can get away from him at times, though. I remember reading that he wrote some ungodly amount of words per day, just pouring it out on the page. Needs an editor sometimes. If you like him, try [b]Warhound and the World's Pain[/b]. Especially if you like Dark Fantasy. It's not an Elric book, it's set in the real world (mostly) around the eary renaissance. [/QUOTE]

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