The Weird of the White Wolf by Michael MoorcockMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The third book in the Elric saga is good, but it is also more of the same. Which is alright, it is still fun. In this one, the evil emperor betrays his homeland, searches for the Dead God's Book--a book which will tell him the true nature of divinity, hoping to shake off his contract with the evil Arioch, and investigates many disappearances in the vicinity of a Citadel that sings.
He still carries with him Stormbringer, the evil artifact soul-stealing black sword that he must keep in order to maintain his own health and vitality. He fails to get rid of it, and once unsheathed, must be fed a soul, friend or foe alike.
And he has a conscience, strange though it may be. He actually has capacity for mercy, must to the consternation of his people.
All in all, good fun. The writing, while very good, fails to convey the emotional impact that some events should have. It is written more like mythology than like modern fiction. I'd rather give it 3.5 out of 5, but if I have to choose 3 or 4, it definitely leans towards 4 out of 5.
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