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Forced to flee his city of Melnibone, Elric and his sorcerous blade Stormbringer journey through barren hills to the edge of a black sea. Elric finds a dark ship and begins a voyage that will bring him face-to-face with all the champions Time can summon--and more. Reissue. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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2.0 out of 5 stars A poor sequel for a great character, Jan 31 2003

By	chris romano "toonlets.com" (Topanga, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 02 Sailor On The Seas Of Fate (Paperback)

As much as I love Elric and the Melnibonean mythology, SAILER ON THE SEAS OF FATE is a disappointing follow up to ELRIC OF MELNIBONE.

The book starts with Elric finding himself in a strange land. He boards a mysterious ship and sails off to the first of three unrelated, convenient adventures which do little to progress the overall saga. The stories serve more to explain the whole ETERNAL CHAMPION concept, along with giving details of MELNIBONE'S history and the interaction of all the planes of existence. And ultimately, after 160 pages, nothing really happens.

Though the book is about Elric and his adventures, I found myself really wishing to hear news of Melnibone and the characters who Elric left behind. They are all as much a part of the fun and adventure in the first volume as is Elric. They should have been given some attention.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Three stories in one., April 17 2002

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This review is from: 02 Sailor On The Seas Of Fate (Paperback)

This book is devided into three sections with three different plots. While they are loosely related to each other they could stand alone (I have a feeling Moorcock published them seperately). This is an observation not a criticism. The first and last are excelent. The middle one drags a bit. The first is interesting since Elric teams with three other incarnations of the Eternal Champion (Erekose, Corum, and Hawkmoon). The last fleshes out the multiverse more.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not an escape route, Oct 31 2001

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This review is from: 02 Sailor On The Seas Of Fate (Paperback)

Moorcock wrote in one of his books about how his fantasy novels were intended to confront various personal and human problems, not escape from them. So many of the recent reviews of Elric stories are from people who seem to think they 'fail' by not having the same intentions as fat fantasy escapes. Like Peake and to some extent T.H.White, they are the very opposite of that kind of fiction. They deal with real life, real tragedy, real human concerns. There is almost a division between fantasy readers who use Tolkien as their bench-mark and those who prefer a more literary, symbolic fantasy which concerns itself with the stuff of mythology -- monumental events stemming from the weaknesses of human passion. That's what Moorcock gives you every time. But it's closer, in some ways, to what the mainstream literary novel offers and that is why Moorcock only offers comfort when he's confronted the harsh realities of our lives. Perhaps this is why there is such an aggressive response to his material ?

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best
If you read the rest of the reviews on this page, you may come away with the impression that this book is not very good. This could hardly be further from the truth. Read more

Published on Sep 3 2001 by Ben Cooley

2.0 out of 5 stars A Fate I'd Rather Not Share
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Fantasy stories, by their very nature, require that the reader grant the author a great deal of latitude. There are limits, however. Read more

Published on Mar 17 2001 by AntiochAndy

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad story, more creative than the first.
I gave the first book of this series three stars for it's promise. Mainly, it got my reading, and it made me want to read on. Read more

Published on Oct 25 2000 by Steffan Ziegler

5.0 out of 5 stars Not for the average fantasy reader
The second book of Elric is totally excellent. The story line sets him off on a magical ship, which uses the sea to travel around the Multiverse. Read more