I recently found the book at a used book store and I’ve heard good things. Of course they said it will have a “modern twist” and I hate to make assumptions but seeing the showrunner I have no doubt it will be like every other modern adaptation.
Also heard a rumor that an Elric adaptation is in the works, and I’d be shocked if Netflix respects the Narnia source material.
On the bright side, whenever I see that a book or comic is being adapted and the story sounds interesting I just get the source material because an actual adaptation is low on the list of Hollywood priorities
Wut?
Elric of Melniboné is Moorcock, not Lewis. He's the inspiration for the witcher: a doomed drug-addled albino spellblade, ex-ruler of a fallen kingdom, who gets eaten by his own soul-sucking sword.
Elric is classic 60's dark fantasy. Netflix will certainly fuck up Moorcock, but it will (at least) be due to modern ineptitude as opposed to the skin-suit treatment Lewis would get.
Sorry. I had multiple thoughts running together but Netflix is doing Narnia and I did hear that there is an adaptation of Elric coming. I got the Elric books because I was told if I like the Ice and Fire books then I’d love Elric
No worries.
Elric is good shit. Definitely let your first experience of him be a book not Netflix.