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S1E6 -Chapter Six: Prince of Ruins!

On the ELRIC OF MELNIBONE stories by Michael Moorcock

"It is the colour of a bleached skull, his flesh; and the long hair which flows below his shoulders is milk-white. From the tapering, beautiful head stare two slanting eyes, crimson and moody, and from the loose sleeves of his yellow gown emerge two slender hands, also the colour of bone.”

One of the strangest and most influential pulp heroes of the 20th century, Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone has impacted not just literature but movies, animation, games, music, and even the practice of magic. In this episode we look back on his weird but wide-ranging legacy.

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