After that it's back to the wretched hive of old, for a short and sneaky tale about outwitting and being outwitted - not one of the best, lacking a good climax. Fritz Leiber was a cool guy. There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
The first story of this collection did not overly grab me, being set far away from the main attraction of the city of Lankhmar, to a comparatively unremarkable mountain range.
Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Swords Against Wizardry is the first of his work I have read, although I have known of his work for a long time due to the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons material based upon and inspired by his work.
It has been published in the United Kingdom by Grafton (1986). This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. The bulk of the book is taken up by two longer pieces, and the last especially seems to be preparing the writer (and his audience) for the Nehwon novel that's to come, not so much thematically, but in the way that it focuses as much on other characters as it does on our two heroes, and, for the first time, without really diminishing them much, they've become rather subservient to the setting. Swords Against Wizardry is a fantasy short story collection, first published 1968, by Fritz Leiber and Harry Fischer, featuring their sword and sorcery heroes Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Ace Books; later printing Edition (January 1, 1979). The third was a little confusing to follow, but memorable enough once I got the hang of it, and featured some great shenanigans with the lead characters being completely unaware of one another... ending hilariously when they finally do learn of this. Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser climb a mountain in search of treasure and sell their swords in a face off between two brothers in an underground realm.
Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Swords Against Death (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Book 2) Fritz Leiber. --MK. I've read him described as a "master prose stylist", and the description is apt indeed. “Even the wiliest hares are caught in simple snares[. In fact he was, in my opinion, the finest author of fantasy period.
To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Fritz Leiber was, simply, a terrific, extremely talented writer with a true love of language and a prodigious, playful, incredibly unique style. To see what your friends thought of this book, Swords Against Wizardry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser #4).
This time around it feels like the stories have been written in order and are meant to follow one another. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
It is as arduous a read as a climb. Swords Against Wizardry (collection 1968) "In the Witch's Tent" (1968, first publication) "Stardock" (novelette 1965 Fantastic) "The Two Best Thieves in Lankhmar" (1968 Fantastic) The Lords of Quarmall (novella 1964 Fantastic), with Harry Otto Fischer Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. I finished this book and honestly I have to rate it lower than any previous Fafhrd and Mouser book that, It was hard to put my finger on at first, but reading these in sequence, it becomes obvious that something has changed with the writing of the fourth Fafhrd and Gray mouser anthology.
There's a problem loading this menu right now. This is the first of the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series--or the first one I've read so far--where each story seemed to hit the mark. In fact he was, in my opinion, the finest author of fantasy period. It was hard to put my finger on at first, but reading these in sequence, it becomes obvious that something has changed with the writing of the fourth Fafhrd and Gray mouser anthology. Swords Against Wizardry
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