Great read. Very fast-paced for the fantasy genre. Almost too fast - at times all kinds of fantastical things happening at breakneck speed and it's a little hard to keep up. For all that it's great fun and keeps you interested. ( )

Elric remains Moorcock's best work, in my opinion. This second of the Prince Corum stories remains extremely lacking in imaginative world building or plot twists. By the yard Brit-post howard, weakly Leiberesque writing. Not for a reread. ( )

Still love these, 30 years on 8) ( )

After defeating Duke Arioch with the aid of the Eye of Rhynn and the Hand of Kwll, Corum and Rhalinia know a little peace. But, as is common with the Eternal Champion, that peace is short-lived. Corum, Jhary and Rhalinia become aware of a plan by the Mabden to overrun Rhalinia's homeland - a bastion of law and order on a planet formerly dominated by Chaos. To tackle this problem, however, they must travel to the realm of Queen Xiombarg seeking the aid of the people of the City of the Pyramid. And Chaos rules the planes of Xiombarg.

I first read this book when I was twelve. I was fascinated then and I'm still fascinated now. ( )

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