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Title: The Revenge of the Rose by Michael Moorcock ISBN: 0-441-00106-8 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: April, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.71 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: It just didn't seem the same
Comment: Elric has always been my favorite of the Champions. This book just didn't seem the same as the earlier ones, though. Of course, I've changed a lot since then, too. This one seemed overly contemplative, and Elric was too conveniently whisked through the multiverse to keep the plot together. Also lacking in action, and the final battle seemed a formality.
Rating: 4
Summary: My favorite Elric so far
Comment: I'm currently reading _Stormbringer_ so I can't say anything about that book but this is my favorite Elric book out of the other 7. It's not as pulpy because it was written as a novel, not as short episodes for a magazine and the gypsy caravan was absolutely ingenious. Rose was cool too.
Rating: 4
Summary: Questions answered and new questions posed
Comment: I really didn't have as much of a problem with the "talky" format of this book. After all, Elric tends to be a pretty contemplative guy. It filled in some background for me on Elric and his father,Sadric, which was welcome. Although we hear about Sadric in other books this is, as far as I know having read everything, but the Fortress of Pearl, the only time we see him in action. This book also provided some background on how Melnibone came to be what it was, as well as clarifying where its citizens may have come from. I liked seeing a female character, the Rose, who is quite capable of taking care of herself, who aside from Myshella Emporess of the Dawn and maybe Queen Yishana, tend to be absent from the other books. I'd like to see more stories in the future covering her other adventures.I love Wheldrake,as well, perhaps because I am a writer myself, albeit a definite amateur. He asked some of the questions I would ask and made some of the comments I would make, if I were able to talk to Elric. I also related to his poetic ramblings, being prone to them myself, and other aspects of his personality. I actually like the narrative style of this book better than the style of the earlier books, it seemed richer somehow. I would recommend reading it, but only if you've read at least the first few books, just to get an idea of the nature of Stormbringer, which is Elric's sword, the concept of the multiverse, and who, or what Elric's patron is and the relationship of the rulers of Melnibone to chaos. Chronologically, although not in order of publication, Revenge of the Rose follows book 4: Bane of the Black Sword.
As a further note, there is a mistake in the Kirkus review. The agent of chaos is named Gaynor the Damned, not Charion. Charion is a clairvoyant whom Elric and his companions meet in the Gypsy Nation.
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Title: Stormbringer by Michael Moorcock ISBN: 0425065596 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: March, 1984 List Price(USD): $2.50 |
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Title: Vanishing Tower by Michael Moorcock ISBN: 0425064069 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: November, 1983 List Price(USD): $2.50 |
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Title: The Weird of the White Wolf by Michael Moorcock ISBN: 0441888054 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Sailor on the Seas of Fate by Michael Moorcock ISBN: 0441748635 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: November, 1990 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Elric at the End of Time by Michael Moorcock ISBN: 0886770408 Publisher: Daw Books Pub. Date: May, 1985 List Price(USD): $2.95 |
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