If Elric leading the reavers to sack Imrryr and betraying his own people grabbed you, Wagner’s immortal killer-sorcerer Kane will feel like a dark mirror. In Dark Crusade, Kane backs a fanatical prophet and drives a brutal campaign that shatters kingdoms—much like Elric’s catastrophic raid to free Cymoril and settle scores with Yrkoon. You’ll get the same chilling mix of sorcery, ruthless strategy, and a protagonist whose power and purpose leave ruin in their wake.

Stormbringer’s soul-drinking hunger and the way it twists Elric’s destiny are central to The Dreaming City. The Broken Sword matches that vibe with Tyrfing, a cursed blade that brings victory at a terrible price. As Elric’s rescue of Cymoril turns into blood-soaked tragedy, Anderson delivers a similarly relentless descent—every swing of Tyrfing echoes the fatalism that haunts Elric, right down to the grim collateral that follows in the sword’s wake.

If the raid on Imrryr, the betrayal by Yrkoon, and the aftermath of Elric’s choices left you relishing Moorcock’s bleakness, The Steel Remains doubles down on that mood. Ringil Eskiath carves through enemies amid eldritch horrors and moral rot, much like Elric wielding Stormbringer through a city he’s doomed. It’s grim, visceral, and unflinching—where victories feel as costly and haunted as Elric’s nightmarish triumph.

If the headlong assault on Imrryr hooked you with its momentum—the sea raid, the breakneck fights, the frantic bid to reach Cymoril—then Legend delivers that same kinetic rush. Druss the Legend anchors a savage siege at Dros Delnoch where every chapter drives forward like Elric’s raid: swift reversals, brutal clashes, and choices that spill blood faster than they grant mercy.

Elric’s purpose in The Dreaming City is razor-sharp—assemble reavers, strike Imrryr, reach Cymoril, and settle with Yrkoon. The Black Company channels that mission-first intensity as Croaker’s mercenaries execute perilous campaigns for a formidable mistress. Like Elric’s single-minded push through his own homeland, the Company’s operations are tactical, unsentimental, and driven by objectives that brook no hesitation.