It is the color of a bleached skull, his flesh; and the long hair that flows below his shoulders is milk-white. From the tapering, beautiful head stare two slanting eyes, crimson and moody…He is Elric, Emperor of Melnibone, cursed with a keen and cynical intelligence, schooled in the art of sorcery and the hero of Michael Moorcock’s remarkable epic of conflict and adventure at the dawn of human history. This work is a 5 disc CD-Audio edition. It is read by Jeff West. Included is a dramatic introduction, over 10 minutes in length, read by Michael Moorcock.