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Elric saga reading order

Michael Moorcock

  1. Elric of Melniboné1972
  2. The Fortress of the Pearl1989
  3. The Sailor on the Seas of Fate1976
  4. The Weird of the White Wolf1977
  5. The Citadel of Forgotten Myths2022
  6. The Sleeping Sorceress1971
  7. The Revenge of the Rose1991
  8. The Bane of the Black Sword1977
  9. Stormbringer1965
9 volumes
Volumes
1965–2022
Published
about 35 h
Reading time
Completed
Status

Quick answer

Elric of Melniboné
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Publication order

9 volumes1965–2022Completed

  • Moorcock wrote Elric stories from 1961 and only added the origin novel, Elric of Melniboné, in 1972.
  • The list follows the character’s life and that is the recommended path; publication order scatters the story.

A plan for the whole series

9 volumes, 1,812 pages, about 35 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 6 weeks.

Stages

2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 16, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.

  1. Stage 118 habout 3 weeksby November 22, 2026
  2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 25, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
  3. Stage 216 h21 daysby December 16, 2026
  4. The end of the series
    December 16, 2026
In one goDecember 12, 2026about 6 weeks
In stages, with breaksDecember 16, 2026about 7 weeks · +2 h of other books

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How this plan is calculated

The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →

Every volume in order

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No volume in this series has enough ratings to enter a ranking yet, so the list carries no scores — the order and the volumes are still complete.

  1. Elric of Melniboné
    Elric of Melniboné1972 · 11 ratingsStart here
    –Not ranked yet
  2. The Fortress of the Pearl
    The Fortress of the Pearl1989Buy
    –Not ranked yet
  3. The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
    The Sailor on the Seas of Fate1976 · 5 ratings
    –Not ranked yet
  4. The Weird of the White Wolf
    The Weird of the White Wolf1977 · 7 ratingsBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  5. The Citadel of Forgotten Myths
    The Citadel of Forgotten Myths2022Buy
    –Not ranked yet
  6. The Sleeping Sorceress
    The Sleeping Sorceress1971Buy
    –Not ranked yet
  7. The Revenge of the Rose
    The Revenge of the Rose1991Buy
    –Not ranked yet
  8. The Bane of the Black Sword
    The Bane of the Black Sword1977 · 3 ratingsBuy
    –Not ranked yet
  9. Stormbringer
    Stormbringer1965 · 38 ratings
    –Not ranked yet

Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 28, 2026

Extras, short stories and spin-offs

Not needed to follow the main story — read them after the series or skip them.

  • The Stealer of Souls1962
  • Tales of the White Wolf

Frequently asked questions

Which Elric saga book is the longest?

“Stormbringer” is the longest at 294 pages; the shortest is “The Weird of the White Wolf” with 159 pages.

What should I read after Elric saga?

After the main series: The Stealer of Souls, Tales of the White Wolf.