{"product_id":"elric-melnibone-michael-moorcock-collectors-edition","title":"Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock - Collector’s Edition","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a pre-order with shipping expected in Q3 2027.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Collector’s Edition of \u003cem\u003eElric of Melniboné\u003c\/em\u003e is limited to 500 unnumbered copies in a binding designed by Tony Geer. See all the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/conversationtreepress.com\/pages\/elric-1-elric-of-melnibone-michael-moorcock\"\u003edetails of the edition here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/conversationtreepress.com\/pages\/tigana-guy-gavriel-kay\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e along with the Deluxe and Lettered Editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe six volumes in \u003cem\u003eChronicles of Elric\u003c\/em\u003e—comprising short stories, novelettes, interludes and novels—tell the dark and storied saga of Elric, the doomed emperor of a dying race and bearer of the soul-devouring blade, Stormbringer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet within a multiverse shaped by arcane forces, ancient empires, and cosmic imbalance, the Elric stories shattered the conventions of sword and sorcery. Moorcock’s melancholy hero—philosopher, sorcerer, outcast—helped redefine fantasy literature, offering a complex counterpoint to the archetypal hero and inspiring generations of writers, artists, and game designers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains four pieces:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"font-size: 21px !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMaster of Chaos\u003c\/em\u003e opens the volume long before Elric’s birth, as Earl Aubec of Malador is sent to claim Castle Kaneloon at the very edge of the world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Folk of the Forest\u003c\/em\u003e, the young Elric and his tutor Tanglebones, lost in the uncharted interior of the Dragon Isle, are drawn into an ancient war.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAnd So the Great Emperor Received His Education...\u003c\/em\u003e is a brief interlude on the dream couches of Imrryr, where the heirs of the Sorcerer Kings live a thousand years in a single night.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd \u003cem\u003eElric of Melniboné\u003c\/em\u003e, the first full-length novel and the foundation of the saga, follows Elric from the Ruby Throne of a decadent empire he cannot love, through his cousin Yyrkoon’s treachery and a pact with Arioch, to the black runesword Stormbringer—the blade that will sustain him, and damn him, for the rest of his days.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOLLECTOR’S EDITION:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"feature-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited to 500 unnumbered copies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned by Greg Rutkowski.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLetterpress printed on Munken Pure Rough Cream 120gsm (80lb) paper by Nomad Letterpress in England.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandbound by Ludlow Bookbinders in full cloth printed with an illustration by Greg Rutkowski.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle, author and series name stamped on spine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 full colour illustrations printed separately and tipped in by hand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterior design and typography by Emily Benton.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalligraphy and decorations by Svetlana Molodchenko.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnclosed in a custom slipcase wrapped in cloth and lined in Suedel, a flocked material, for extra protection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrim size of 170 × 240 mm (6.7 × 9.5 in) with 224 pages including front and back matter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Conversation Tree Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67822956216363,"sku":"elric1-col","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/9389\/7771\/files\/elric-1-collectors-1.jpg?v=1791835342","url":"https:\/\/conversationtreepress.com\/products\/elric-melnibone-michael-moorcock-collectors-edition","provider":"Conversation Tree Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}