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Find the Elric books by Michael Moorcock in order, with short summaries to guide you through the albino sorcerer’s adventures and his bond with Stormbringer.

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Elric books in publication order

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12 books

1

The Singing Citadel

by Michael Moorcock

1970

Four fantasy tales bring together Elric, other warriors, and the refuge of Tanelorn, where an army of beggars confronts danger. Across the collection, strange designs and supernatural conflicts place human reason between the competing demands of Order and Chaos.

2

The Vanishing Tower

by Michael Moorcock

1970

Elric and Moonglum pursue the sorcerer Theleb K'aarna through the dangerous Young Kingdoms. Finding their enemy requires confronting supernatural threats and an alliance with Myshella, Empress of the Dawn, whose mysterious powers complicate Elric's struggle against the forces surrounding him.

3

Elric of Melniboné

by Michael Moorcock

1972

Elric rules the declining empire of Melniboné, troubled by his people's cruelty and his own physical weakness. His cousin Yyrkoon challenges his authority, drawing the emperor into a struggle where sorcery, ambition, and a powerful black sword threaten his independence.

4

Elric

by Michael Moorcock

1973

Elric, an ailing emperor of a decaying realm, depends on a deadly black sword for strength. Moorcock's text and Philippe Druillet's illustrations portray a sorcerer whose human attachments are threatened by the powers of Chaos.

5

The Sailor on the Seas of Fate

by Michael Moorcock

1976

Elric boards a mysterious ship that travels between worlds and across time. Joining three other warriors chosen for a desperate mission, he confronts alien sorcerers threatening their realities and discovers troubling connections between his fate and theirs.

6

Stormbringer

by Michael Moorcock

1977

When beings of Chaos abduct Elric's wife, he takes up the soul-drinking sword Stormbringer again. His effort to save her draws him into a widening struggle between supernatural powers, where personal love and the world's future become inseparable.

7

The Bane of the Black Sword

by Michael Moorcock

1977

Elric and Moonglum face sorcery, hostile kingdoms, and invading armies in these connected adventures. Threats to Tanelorn and the people Elric cares about challenge his dependence on Stormbringer, the powerful sword whose appetites complicate every attempt at protection.

8

The Weird of the White Wolf

by Michael Moorcock

1977

Elric wanders the Young Kingdoms, estranged from his people and bound to the soul-drinking sword Stormbringer. His search for purpose draws him into sorcery and conflict, while the weapon that sustains him threatens everyone caught in his path.

9

The Fortress of the Pearl

by Michael Moorcock

1989

Poisoned and blackmailed in a desert city, Elric must retrieve a pearl to obtain an antidote. The jewel exists inside a sleeping girl's mind, forcing him to enter a dream world filled with unfamiliar dangers.

10

The Revenge of the Rose

by Michael Moorcock

1991

Returning to the ruins of his homeland, Elric hears his dead father's tormented voice. Saving that soul means confronting the powers of Hell and trusting the mysterious Rose, whose involvement draws him into a dangerous quest.

11

The Dreamthief's Daughter

by Michael Moorcock

2001

Persecuted by the Nazis over an ancestral black sword and the Grail, Ulric von Bek escapes into another world. There he encounters Elric, whose identity intertwines with his own as they confront forces threatening both realities.

12

The White Wolf's Son

by Michael Moorcock

2005

Young Oonagh von Bek is pursued into underground realms by dangerous strangers. Elric and Oona follow across worlds, seeking to protect her and thwart enemies whose plans extend beyond kidnapping to control of the entire multiverse.

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