The King of the Swords [Dramatized Adaptation]

Corum, Book 3

De: Michael Moorcock

Narrado por: full cast, Nanette Savard, Chris Genebach, Bradley Smith, Tracy Olivera, Andy Brownstein, Tim Getman, Scott McCormick, Jefferson A Russell, Terence Aselford, Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey, Dylan Lynch

The old races have perished. Across the 15 planes of reality, the ceaseless struggle between Law and Chaos continues. Corum, the Prince in the Scarlet Robe, has destroyed two of the company of Chaos, but Mabelode the Faceless will not see his actions go unpunished.

The Eternal Champion must call upon the power of other incarnations - Elric and Erekosë - and travel to the last five planes to defeat the King of the Swords. At stake: not only the balance of forces at the crux of existence but also a personal vendetta, since the captain of the enemy army is the same Mabden who slaughtered Corum’s family....

Performed by Nanette Savard, Chris Genebach, Bradley Smith, Tracy Olivera, Andy Brownstein, Tim Getman, Scott McCormick, Jefferson A Russell, Terence Aselford, Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey, Dylan Lynch, Lawrence Redmond, Michael John Casey, Thomas Keegan, Christopher Walker, Ken Jackson, Chris Davenport, Bob Payne, Yasmin Tuazon.

©1971 Michael and Linda Moorcock (P)2016 Graphic Audio, LLC

great adventure

This audio show is SO MICH FUN!!! Corum is the nicer, more loving, more human-like version of Elric even as he is his counterpart in a different Universe. And this is a more straightforward, simpler, far less dark adventure than those of Elric's or even Von Bek's.

Best of the three in the sword ruler series

Bigger cast of characters. Ends with a sentiment that is hopeful for the future. Less of Rhalina’s haughty, “ lady of the manor” tone which detracted from the two previous stories.

Not a dull moment

Well rounded story. Ties in perfectly with Elric’s adventure. Consistent and enjoyable performance. Big kudos to the cast

Time relieve the last five planes of Chaos

Michael Moorcock’s The King of the Swords is the final installment in his Swords of Corum trilogy. After his last battles that eliminated Chaos from five more planes, and with only five planes left to free, a spell falls over the land making all humans overly aggressive and fighting with one another. Corum sets out for the final five planes. He encounters variations of himself as eternal champions. He also runs into the god from whom his hand was taken (the eye belonged to the god’s brother). Corum engages him in his battle against the Chaos king. Finally, Corum gets his revenge against the human who took his hand and eye back in the beginning.

Moorcock adds some interesting settings, including the vanishing tower that travels between planes. There is some explanation regarding the gods of law and chaos, but for the most part, they all appear to be rather arbitrary and whimsical begins the question of why they even bother with humans.

The narration is of a dramatized type with lots of background sounds (horses clomping, music, and lots of grunting), as well as a clear theatrical style sometimes bordering on histrionic.