It’s a prologue leading to a framing sequence, with Elric’s exploits viewed as the far future. Perhaps when written it was novel, but any fantasy fan has read the basic story of a man confronting his inner fears a dozen times, and any originality has evaporated. We open with Earl Aubec’s story, dispatched by his queen to conquer the final portion of nearby lands not under her control. That’s because Roy Thomas is adapting what were originally four short stories later compiled as a novel, the earliest of them, ‘The Dreaming City’, Michael Moorcock’s introduction of Elric in 1961, but also encompassing material written in 19. It takes a long time before he makes a significant appearance. The Weird of the White Wolf is a frustrating read for anyone who likes the idea of Elric himself, the tragically flawed warrior and mystic.
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