This story really sets Jagreen Lern up as Elric's strongest enemy, as Lern not only can handle the Lords of Chaos, but can also pose an actual threat to Elric and Moonglum. Unfortunately, he and Moonglum find themselves stranded on the Western continent and eventually must make their way to Pan Tang's capital of Hwarmgaarl to take on Jagreen Lern and the Lords of Chaos, including Elric's patron lord Arioch. Having retrieved Zarozinia from the forces of Chaos, Elric attempts to rally the kings of the Southlands and the rulers of the Eastern continent against Jagreen Lern's growing forces in "Black Sword's Brothers." When the Southern kings turn their back on him, Elric sets off to the Sorcerer's Island to try to gain the aid of the Grey Lords against the growing forces of Chaos and Pan Tang. Furthermore, Elric's discussion with Sepiriz following Zarozinia's rescue provides Moorcock's blueprint for his Elric's personal Ragnarok.
Elric and Dyvim Slorm have a brief encounter with Jagreen Lern and vow vengeance against him, encounters which will occur in the rest of the novel.
Despite this, Elric's main adversary is one of the Dead Gods, Dharnizhaan, whose goal in kidnapping Zarozinia was to gain control over Stormbringer and Mournblade to keep them from playing a part in the battle at the end of the world. The story opens with Elric's wife, Zarozinia, kidnapped from their home in Karlaak, and Elric most go in search of her, leading to the introduction of Pan Tangian Theocrat Jagreen Lern's attempt to conquer the world in the name of Pan Tang and Chaos. "Dead God's Homecoming" is different from the Elric stories which preceded it in that Moorcock clearly has planned out the subsequent tales. Moorcock introduces a new character, Sepiriz, early in the book, and his recurring appearances help with the unity of the work. Originally published as four separate novellas in 19, the stories merge almost seamlessly into a full length novel rather than appearing as an episodic fix-up as The Sailor on the Seas of Fate. Stormbringer is the final novel of Michael Moorcock's initial Elric saga, although he subsequently included Elric in his Moonbeam Roads trilogy, comprised of The Dreamthief's Daughter, The Skrayling Tree, and The White Wolf's Son.
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