'The stories here are the raw heart of Michael Moorcock. They are the spells that first drew me and all the numerous admirers of his work with whom I am acquainted into Moorcock's luminous and captivating web.'�
'�from the Foreword by Alan Moore, creator of V for Vendetta

When Michael Moorcock began chronicling the adventures of the albino sorcerer Elric, last king of decadent Melnibon�, and his sentient vampiric sword, Stormbringer, he set out to create a new kind of fantasy adventure, one that broke with tradition and reflected a more up-to-date sophistication of theme and style. The result was a bold and unique hero'�weak in body, subtle in mind, dependent on drugs for the vitality to sustain himself'�with great crimes behind him and a greater destiny ahead: a rock-and-roll antihero who would channel all the violent excesses of the sixties into one enduring archetype.

Now, with a major film in development, here is the first volume of a dazzling collection of stories containing the seminal appearances of Elric and lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist John Picacio'�plus essays, letters, maps, and other material. Adventures include 'The Dreaming City,'� 'While the Gods Laugh,'� 'Kings in Darkness,'� 'Dead God's Homecoming,'� 'Black Sword's Brothers,'� and 'Sad Giant's Shield.'�

An indispensable addition to any fantasy collection, Elric: The Stealer of Souls is an unmatched introduction to a brilliant writer and his most famous'�or infamous'�creation.

'The most significant UK author of sword and sorcery, a form he has both borrowed from and transformed.'�
'�The Encyclopedia of Fantasy