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[OrbWeaver]

Originally Posted by Magius

Pellaz, if you would... the reading order of Moorcock's Elric series? Thanks.

Here's the chronology (I'm not Pellaz, sorry!)

(I) Elric of Melniboné
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
The Fortress of the Pearl
(II) The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
Book One: Sailing To the Future
Book Two: Sailing To the Present
Book Three: Sailing To the Past
(III) The Weird of the White Wolf
Prologue: The Dream of Earl Aubec
Book One: The Dreaming City
Book Two: While the Gods Laugh
Book Three: The Singing Citadel
(IV) The Vanishing Tower (The Sleeping Sorceress)
Book One: The Torment of the Last Lord
Book Two: To Snare the Pale Prince
Book Three: Three heroes With a Single Aim
The Revenge of the Rose
(V) The Bane of the Black Sword
Book One: The Stealer of Souls
Book Two: Kings in Darkness
Book Three: The Flamebringers (aka The Caravan of Forgotten Dreams)
Epilogue: To Rescue Tanelorn
(VI) Stormbringer
Book One: Dead God's Homecoming
Book Two: Black Sword's Brothers
Book Three: Sad Giant's Shield
Book Four: Doomed Lord's Passing


Moorecock lost me around The Revenge of the Rose series. But the first few novels are excellent, IMO.

[Magius]

Thank you OrbWeaver. I look forward to meeting you one year.

[OrbWeaver]

There's also a collection of short stories about Elric, called Tales of the White Wolf. Those were my introduction to Moorecock's character. I read these back in high school. Probably around age 17 or so. I <3 antiheros.

[Ruthven]

Originally Posted by OrbWeaver

There's also a collection of short stories about Elric, called Tales of the White Wolf.

Cue: Paul Cashman!

[Pellaz]

Originally Posted by OrbWeaver

Here's the chronology (I'm not Pellaz, sorry!)

No, but you just saved Pellaz a good bit of typing. Hoorah!

(I) Elric of Melniboné
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
The Fortress of the Pearl

He wrote Fortress much later, but chronologically it fits in there. As a side note, sharp-eyed readers will note a familiar first name in the dedication for the American edition.

(II) The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
Book One: Sailing To the Future
Book Two: Sailing To the Present
Book Three: Sailing To the Past
(III) The Weird of the White Wolf
Prologue: The Dream of Earl Aubec
Book One: The Dreaming City
Book Two: While the Gods Laugh
Book Three: The Singing Citadel
(IV) The Vanishing Tower (The Sleeping Sorceress)
Book One: The Torment of the Last Lord
Book Two: To Snare the Pale Prince
Book Three: Three heroes With a Single Aim
The Revenge of the Rose
(V) The Bane of the Black Sword
Book One: The Stealer of Souls
Book Two: Kings in Darkness
Book Three: The Flamebringers (aka The Caravan of Forgotten Dreams)
Epilogue: To Rescue Tanelorn
(VI) Stormbringer
Book One: Dead God's Homecoming
Book Two: Black Sword's Brothers
Book Three: Sad Giant's Shield
Book Four: Doomed Lord's Passing

I added the italics to indicate the more commonly-found book titles.

There is no easy answer regarding the order in which to read the Elric Saga, BTW, but chronologically makes more sense than most.




--Paul, 'one of the 4 first Nomads'

(I ran Mike Moorcock's international fan club for about 5 years, waybackwhen, and we're still good friends.)

[Pellaz]

Originally Posted by OrbWeaver

There's also a collection of short stories about Elric, called Tales of the White Wolf. Those were my introduction to Moorecock's character. I read these back in high school. Probably around age 17 or so. I <3 antiheros.

Originally Posted by Ruthven

Cue: Paul Cashman!

If you have a copy of it, I'll be glad to sign it for you and bring its value down significantly.

(I wrote the story "White Wolf's Awakening" in that collection.)

[jaimek]

Originally Posted by Pellaz

Niven is probably a Top 5 author for me.....if not, certainly he's in my Top 10.

He's also a cantankerous and grouchy old man, and he very obviously didn't want to be at the Worldcon signing several years back. The attitude kinda soured me on buying anything else from him.


I'm STILL trying to finish Bonehunters, but I'm nearly there. I reread Good Omens at the beach a couple weeks ago, and I reread a large chunk of The Subtle Knife while traveling to and from Batman. I'm going to pick up Red Seas Under Red Skies in paperback when it comes out in a couple of days - I think I may just have to dedicate an afternoon on my day off to reading it, because that seems to be the about only way I can get in more than 30-50 pages at a stretch.

[metalprof]

I just started into Neal Stephenson's The Baroque Cycle. I'll get back to y'all in 2009 when I'm finally done reading it

Ken

[Pellaz]

Originally Posted by jaimek

He's also a cantankerous and grouchy old man, and he very obviously didn't want to be at the Worldcon signing several years back. The attitude kinda soured me on buying anything else from him.

He was considerably less cantankerous and grouchy a few years ago at ChattaCon when he guested there...at least, when I went to his autographing.

Lately, the 'coolest' author I've met was David Weber, whose autographing on the final Monday of Dragon*Con last year basically ended with a couple of us hanging out with him at his table for about 45 minutes, chatting and having a great time. (And then having Michael "funny-noises-in-Police-Academy" Winslow make hilarious sounds and impressions at us over the wall next to his table. )

[Cheiron]

Originally Posted by metalprof

I just started into Neal Stephenson's The Baroque Cycle. I'll get back to y'all in 2009 when I'm finally done reading it

Ken

I've read the first. I enjoyed it a bit. But as with most of Neal's books, the lack of typical story structure makes it a somewhat slow read (though its not too long), yet the information contained in it can be fascinating. I have the second book but I haven't started it yet. Sometime though.