tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post4185777221571773583..comments2024-03-26T21:58:50.501-04:00Comments on MPorcius Fiction Log: Lancer's Science Fiction line in 1972MPorciushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515742639389937221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-31985899759372007662016-03-27T16:19:58.652-04:002016-03-27T16:19:58.652-04:00I brought my six silver Berkley Elric paperbacks h...I brought my six silver Berkley Elric paperbacks home from New Jersey this winter, and hope to reread them soon. Maybe I should also reread the Hawkmoon books; I might come around to your point of view.MPorciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515742639389937221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-72286491028730930912016-03-27T14:16:01.888-04:002016-03-27T14:16:01.888-04:00There are a lot better written Burrough's past...There are a lot better written Burrough's pastiches then Moorcock's Mars series, no doubt. On the other hand, these were among the first novels he wrote. Todays Moorcock is a very different writer.<br /><br />Hawkmoon has aged better then Elric in my opinion. Both have lost a lot of their appeal over the time, especially if one reads a lot of Fantasy. The stories often seem simple. And if you read the first Elric stories in their original form today, one wonders why it became so famous.<br /><br />But Hawkmoon's world is better realized, especially in the later books, which ended the Eternal Champion at the time. <br /><br />It is a matter of taste, of course, personally I think Hawkmoon has more interesting characters. Aside from the sidekick you also get the renegade knight, the love interest, the old warrior, the mysterious Jerry Cornelius incarnation. It is a more colourful crew. And Hawkmoon is not so whiny as Elric, always a plus.<br /><br />AndyDeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12806906746754478064noreply@blogger.com