This was such a romp. Kind of uneven in the middle but when the weird of the worldbuilding hit, it HIT.

Elric as a character is extremely intriguing to me, and the course he has been set upon for his character arc in this book seems fascinating to me. Corruption arcs are awesome and I can't wait to see where his goes.

The other characters are... there? They serve their respective tropes and roles well enough for me to ignore their lack of development.

The plot is simple, but since this feels very much like a set up book for further entries I can forgive it. There are a lot of players introduced who are definitely coming back later so excited for that! I love stories about immortals meddling with humans where their endgame is indefinable for mortal minds and this scratched that itch well.

Also the worldbuilding. Goddamn. I love this weird, weird world with nightmares at every corner.

If this is what peak pulp fantasy is, I cannot wait to dive deeper into the genre.