Corum is Elric-esque in many ways, starting with his appearance-long, fine hair, almond eyes, a long narrow skull, high forehead, pointed ears tight alongside the head. A recent re-read of The Swords Trilogy (a collection that includes The Knight of the Swords, The Queen of the Swords, and The King of the Swords) reminded me how much I enjoy the Corum stories, and would stack them up alongside his famous albino counterpart without suffering. But, from my point of view, and without having read all of Moorcock’s considerable literary corpus, Corum is on near equal footing with the emperor of Melniboné. So, it’s only right that Elric command the largest portion of our attention.
He is the eternal champion Michael Moorcock has written the most about, returning to his most famous creation for 60 years (1961 and counting). Elric deserves the considerable love we sword-and-sorcery fans have heaped upon him.
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