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Elric of Melnibone by Michael Moorcock
Book One of the Elric Saga



Contents

BOOK ONE

1 A Melancholy King: A Court Strives to Honour Him
2 An Upstart Prince: He Confronts His Cousin
3 Riding Through the Morning: A Moment of Tranquility
4 Prisoners: Their Secrets Are Taken from Them
5 A Battle: The King Proves His War-Skill
6 Pursuit: A Deliberate Treachery


BOOK TWO

1 The Caverns of the Sea King
2 A New Emperor and an Emperor Renewed
3 A Tradition Justice
4 To Call the Chaos Lord
5 The Ship Which Sails Over Land and Sea
6 What the Earth God Desired
7 King Grome
8 The City and the Mirror


BOOK THREE

1 Through the Shade Gate
2 In the City of Ameeron
3 The Tunnel Under the Marsh
4 Two Black Swords
5 The Pale King's Mercy
Epilogue


BOOK ONE

On the island kingdom of Melnibone all the old rituals are still observed, though the
nation's power has waned for five hundred years, and now her way of life is maintained only by her
trade with the Young Kingdoms and the fact that the city of Imrryr has become the meeting place of
merchants. Are those rituals no longer useful; can the rituals be denied and doom avoided? One who
would rule in Emperor Elric's stead prefers to think not. He says that Elric will bring
destruction to Melnibone by his refusal to honour all the rituals (Elric honours many). And now
opens the tragedy which will close many years from now and precipitate the destruction of this