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Well here are some books that I read that I was really looking forward to and had to settle for somewhat of a disappointment.

It was a small 3 book series by Michael Moorcock "The Elric Saga"

The first book was a fun read. Basic premise of the book is the introduction to the Kingdom of Melnibone and the current ruler Elric.

The Melniboneese are a superior race of beings to their human brethren. The best description is maybe elf like in physical characteristics with a large ego as they know they are the supreme race. Swords and magic is what they rule with and it is far superior. Within book one it tells of Elric's struggles as he rules his kingdom and how he handles the situation which arise. Elric would be considered a pacifist among his people which in turn makes him an anomaly. The book was quite entertaining and I stayed with it as the storyline drew to a conclusion eagerly looking forward to the next book.

Book 2 and 3. Not much I want to write about this. The book jumped the shark, spiraled downward, and simply started to crash and burn. It went into time warps, different worlds, parallel universes none of which seemed to make sense as I was reading. The author seemed to need something that filled pages and whatever dropped into his tiny brain he wrote on paper.

Not the best review in town but I was uninspired