This might actually be my perfect book. Everything I love in fantasy. Dragons, sorcery, elementals, demons, sentient blood-thirsty swords, multiple dimensions. Kingdoms that are anything but sunshine and rainbows. Fun traveling companions with a checkered past. And none of it was overdone.
I had heard of this character for years in a Sword and Sorcery FB group I'm in, but always just laughed (because I read it as Melni-bone) and moved on, never really considering checking it out.
Interestingly, what finally made me want to check it out is that I recently (last few months) got into Dungeon Synth, and one of the bigger artists, Jim Kirkwood, had an album or two dedicated to Elric. Figured I'd start looking for the books, never found em in any of the local book stores, found the audiobook on accident on Youtube and started to listen at work.
While the pacing itself is really odd at times, I think that, for me personally, it actually works really well. By the time a chapter begins to creep toward being skightly boring, a few seconds later, suddenly something else exciting is happening.
I know the Youtube channel has Sailor on the Seas of Fate next, but I have heard I should maybe read another book first. I'll dig around and see. Eother way, I got more of his story ready to hear at work. I'll also definitely keep an eye out for the books. These would be amazing to have in my (admittedly small) collection.
Anyway, 10/10 experience, excited for the next story.