The Sailor on the Seas of Fate by Michael Moorcock

The ‘novel’ is broken into three ‘books’. The others aboard include Hawkmoon, Corum, and Erekose and the ship’s captain is blind. Standing alone on a shore, he hails a ship that has appeared in shallow waters, and thus begins his journey as a sailor on the seas of fate. Although born in London, he now splits his time between homes in Texas and Paris.Elric, the albino king of Melniboné – a once great kingdom now in decline – is away from his kingdom, hoping to learn more about the world outside his ancient island. He has been compared to, among others, Balzac, Dumas, Dickens, James Joyce, Ian Fleming, J.R.R.

Michael Moorcock's literary creations include Hawkmoon, Corum, Von Bek, Jerry Cornelius and, of course, his most famous character, Elric. His tenure as editor of New Worlds magazine in the sixties and seventies is seen as the high watermark of SF editorship in the UK, and was crucial in the development of the SF New Wave. Michael Moorcock is also a musician who has performed since the seventies with his own band, the Deep Fix and, as a member of the prog rock band, Hawkwind, won a gold disc. Read more given the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award in 2001, he was inducted into the SF Hall of Fame and in 2007, he was named a SFWA Grandmaster. The author of many literary novels and stories in practically every genre, his novels have won and been shortlisted for numerous awards including the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Whitbread and Guardian Fiction Prize. Michael Moorcock (1939-) Michael Moorcock is one of the most important figures in British SF and Fantasy literature. Containing stories, novellas, supplementary material and commentary, these editions of Elric are the finest yet. If you've never experienced the chronicles of the albino with the soul-sucking sword, then this is the perfect place to start. Read more story already, then this definitive edition will finally let you read the entire saga in the author's preferred order. Elric is one of the great creations of modern fantasy, and has inspired legions of imitators. From his early life in Melniboné all the way through to his final days, these seven volumes will be the definitive telling of the albino prince's story. Michael Moorcock and his long-time friend and bibliographer John Davey have collaborated to produce the most consistent and coherent narrative from the disparate novels, novellas, short stories and non-fiction about Elric.

Gollancz is very proud to present the author's definitive editions of the saga of Elric, the last emperor of Melniboné. Moorcock's Multiverse presents for the first time definitive editions of Michael Moorcock's most influential work, fully revised and updated by the author. Description for Elric: The Sailor on the Seas of Fate Paperback.

The Sailor on the Seas of Fate by Michael Moorcock