Books like The Jewel in the Skull

Maybe not quite as good as Elric, from a "coldly logical" point of view, but I have a real soft spot for the Hawkmoon novels. This is close to the edition I read first (same cover but I read it in '74). These novels (2 Hawkmoon series) could be called the culmination of the Eternal Champion Cycle.I stumbled on this book when I had very limited access to books. Someone else had "donated it to the cause" (I was in a situation where we all shared any book that came to anybody). I liked fantasy and really loved this book. It was about this same time that I stumbled across my first one of Roger Zelazny's Amber books. It was probably 2 years later when I was back in a situation to have "ready access" to books stores.Did you ever stop and think what a marvelous place this is? We think of hot and cold running water as a necessity of life, and we have access to bookstores in every neighborhood! No wonder I love America!I ran down the Eternal Champion series...found Elric, Corum, and of course, Dorian Hawkmoon. So I have read these books over and over, don't miss them!