ISBN: 9781441844651

The Barnes & Noble ReviewFrom DH Press comes an unearthed collection of classic sword-and-sorcery stories by science fiction and fantasy pioneer Fritz Leiber (1910-92). The misadventures … More...

The Barnes & Noble ReviewFrom DH Press comes an unearthed collection of classic sword-and-sorcery stories by science fiction and fantasy pioneer Fritz Leiber (1910-92). The misadventures of the hulking barbarian Fafhrd and master thief the Gray Mouser, in and about the sprawling, corrupt realm of Lankhmar - which Leiber wrote over an almost 50-year span, from 1939 to 1988 - are his best-known and most beloved literary creations. Included in Lankhmar: Swords and The Barnes & Noble ReviewFrom DH Press comes an unearthed collection of classic sword-and-sorcery stories by science fiction and fantasy pioneer Fritz Leiber (1910-92). The misadventures of the hulking barbarian Fafhrd and master thief the Gray Mouser, in and about the sprawling, corrupt realm of Lankhmar - which Leiber wrote over an almost 50-year span, from 1939 to 1988 - are his best-known and most beloved literary creations. Included in Lankhmar: Swords and Deviltry are stories chronicling the beginnings of the dynamic duo. "Induction" introduces readers to the ancient world of Nehwon and depicts the very first encounter between the "two dubious heroes and whimsical scoundrels." The origins of the two misfit comrades are recounted in "The Snow Women" and "The Unholy Grail," and "Ill Met in Lankhmar" - which won the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novella - pits the two against the Thieves' Guild, with destiny-entwining results… The Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser sequence - which will be continued in future installments by DH Press - are much more than timeless heroic fantasy stories; Leiber's unorthodox and sometimes irreverent writing style helped to revolutionize the genre and laid the groundwork for innumerable bestselling adventure fantasy sagas to come. Before J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, before C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, before Michael Moorcock and George R.R. Martin and Robert Jordan and R.A. Salvatore, there was Fritz Leiber. Any discerning fantasy fan who reads his Fafhrd and Gray Mouser stories will be able to see their extensive influence in almost every new adventure fantasy published. Long Live Lankhmar! Paul Goat Allen Books, Fiction~~Fantasy~~Epic, Swords-and-Deviltry~~Fritz-Leiber, 999999999, Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Book 1) (Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Series), Fritz Leiber, Read by Jonathan Davis, 1441844651, Brilliance Audio, , , , , Brilliance Audio<

ISBN: 1441844651

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