Michael Moorcock is one of speculative fiction's greatest ever authors, and Elric of Melniboné is one of the key characters in British fantasy fiction. However, the series' tortured chronology can make it less accessible than it could be - this episode is the first in a two part series exploring the epic Elric books in their internal chronological order.
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