It’s a style that’s very easy to read while pulling you into the story, making the book overall a quick read. Some of his descriptions may stretch overlong, going into unnecessary detail you’ll forget by the next page, but at other times, it’s just right. Moorcock immerses you in an alien world with unusual cultures and creatures with language that evokes history and characterization. But where the story shines is on the adventure and the deeply creative lands and creatures Moorcock throws at Corum and the readers.Īt least equal in quality to the adventure, maybe even greater, is the prose. I found the sorcerer Shool to be one of the only interesting characters other than our hero.
The romance subplot in particular is shallow and rushed. While it makes him a fascinating hero to follow, little of that same attention is given to the rest of the cast of characters. The Knight of the Swords has many of the hallmarks you’d expect from the genre, but much of the first book in this pair of trilogies is centered on Corum’s personal journey and transformation both external and internal. The story is one of ancient peoples, mysterious lands, and powers beyond mortals. The Corum books come from a distant era of epic fantasy, and for better or worse, it shows.
Tragedy sets him on an epic adventure far from any lands he has ever known-in order to slay a god.
8/10 A very enjoyable classic of epic fantasyĬorum is the Prince in the Scarlet Robe and belongs to an ancient race of people, the Vadhagh.
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