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Title: Using books to challenge prejudice: in Tanzania, a new children's book is helping to dispel myths about albinism, as Joseph O'Reilly reports.(CASE STUDY)
Author: Joseph O'Reilly
Publication: New Internationalist (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2009
Publisher: New Internationalist Magazine
Issue: 424Page: S6(1)

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Albinism is a form of hypopigmentary congenital disorder, characterized by a partial lack or total absence of melanin pigment in the eyes, skin and hair, or more rarely in the eyes alone. Albinism results from inheritance of recessive gene alleles. The condition is known to affect all vertebrates, including humans. While the most common term for an organism affected by albinism is "albino" (noun and adjective), the word is sometimes used in derogatory ways towards people; more neutral terms are "albinistic" (adjective) and "person with albinism" (noun). Additional clinical adjectives sometimes used to refer to animals are "albinoid" and "albinic". It is not the same as leucism, in which all integumental pigment is at least partially absent, but the eyes retain their usual color. ... Read more

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Kinslayer. Soul reaver. Sorcerer. Thief. And last emperor of a cruel, decadent race. Elric of Melniboné is all of these–and more. His life is sustained by drugs and magic–and energy sucked from the victims of his vampiric black sword, Stormbringer, a weapon feared by men and gods alike. Denied the oblivion he seeks, poised between a tragic past he cannot escape and a terrifying future he is doomed to bring about, Elric is a hero like no other.

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Favorite Fantasy Character
This is a Must Buy. I Love fantasy, Elric is by far my favorite. I cannot get enough of it!!

Elric: In the Dream Realms
//Elric in the Dream Realms// is the fifth volume in the Chronicles of the Last Emperor of Melniboné, a complet(ish) collection of Michael Moorcock's writings centered around his iconic and most famous character, Elric the albino and last sorcerer-emperor of Melniboné.The Elric stories were considered revolutionary when they were first released in the 1960s, but their relevance today is questionable.The genre has progressed considerably since the 70's and 80's.I believe that the dark pulp fantasy of Moorcock, wonderfully expressed in the Elric saga, influenced many of today's most famous fantasy authors.Moorcock's writing though and his creation, Elric, are beginning to wear a little thin these days, worse this volume is padded with various poor black & white reproductions of bold book covers and comics that do the original colored art no justice.Further padding is provided by the new cover for the just released Elric book in Taiwan, where the character is just being introduced.These extras are interesting to the ardent Moorcock fan but meaningless to the average reader who picks this book off the shelf.Mr. Moorcock and his publisher need to work harder putting the author's work in the appropriate context if they want new readers.

Reviewed by Jonathon Howard

The novel above is half of Elric In the Dream Realms and it is one of his greatest early tales
"Fortress Of The Pearl".Lord Gho Fhaazi wants a position on the Council of Seven that rules over the city of Quarzhasaat, but he knows he needs help to overcome his rivals.He chooses Prince Elric of Melnibone as his tool to obtain the Pearl at the Heart of the World that will insure his spot on the council.To insure Elric cooperates, he poisons him using a slow acting agent in which he has the serum.Elric begins his escapades as the affluent class' minion the Sorcerer Adventurers try to prevent his success and eventually trap his mind inside that of a comatose teenage female, but with the Dreamthief to guide him through the Dream Realm, Elric continues his quest.

The novel above is half of Elric In the Dream Realms and it is one of his greatest early tales and makes the book worth reading.The short story "A Portrait in Ivory" is terrific also as the albino hero is confronted by his worst enemy, the mirror reminding him he should be known as Elric Kinslayer filled with remorse for Cymoril more so than Imrryr.The other entries like "Elric: The Making of a Graphic Novel", the essay "Aspects of Fantasy", and the background material of "Earl Aubec of Malodor", etc. target die hard fans of Michael Moorcock only.Overall the fifth Chronicles of the last Emperor of Melnibone is an engaging look at Elric In The Dream realms.

Harriet Klausner
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