by Michael Moorcock
1972, Hutchinson
An evil tyrant maybe wants to be marginally less evil. His cousin tries to usurp the throne and he gets a magic sword. Feels like a fix-up novel, a collection of short stories, focused on his origins, don't know if the stories later in the chronology were better.
A couple decent action sequences, but mostly visions and prophecies and not much going on. In a couple throwaway lines it manages to be more grimdark than most modern stuff I've read, low bar such as it is.
I'm likely in the minority, but Elric didn't come across as especially goth or rock n roll, certainly not as cool as the covers. He gets weak without his drugs, but it feels more like grandpa needing his heart medication more than Keith Richards. It didn't feel especially elevated, psychedelic, or intellectual either, just standard fantasy with less adventure than his earlier stuff.
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