Books like Elric: Tales of the White Wolf

This isn't a review, just a note as to why I didn't go forward with reading this. The anthology was a flea market purchase several years ago; I'd never read any of Moorcock's Elric series (or any of his other work), and I thought this might be a good introduction to the character and world(s). Unfortunately, it soon became clear that this is really a collection aimed at seasoned fans of the series; without that background, one quickly becomes lost in the quicksand bogs of presupposed information, without a compass. If I'd read it, it would have to be after reading more of the original corpus; and it was also apparent, from Moorcock's own lead story, that the corpus itself was not apt to be something I really wanted to invest the necessary time in, with all the other books out there that I'm actually anxious to read! So, I decided it was prudent to cut my losses. :-)