December 24, 1910 september 5, 1992 was an american writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. December 24, 1910september 5, 1992 was an influential american writer of fantasy, horror and science fiction. The best of fritz leiber 1974 the book of fritz leiber 1974 the second book of fritz leiber 1975 the worlds of fritz leiber 1976 bazaar of the bizarre 1978 changewar 1978 heroes and horrors 1978 ship of shadows 1979 ervool 1980 the mystery of the japanese clock 1982 the ghost light 1984 the leiber chronicles. Leiber has appeared in television, film, on radio and in theater, and has written over 40 books.
Except where otherwise noted, content on this wiki is licensed under the following license. By fritz leiber swords and deviltry is the first book in the adventures of fafhrd and the gray mouser, a sword and sorcery fantasy genre that leiber invented. The second book of fritz leiber you are not logged in. Swords and ice magic 1977, the sixth book in fritz leiber s atypical sword and sorcery series about the complementary antiheroes fafhrd and the gray mouser, is comprised of eight stories. The 1962 worldcon presented him with a special convention award in 1962 for his collaboration with the hoffman electronic corporation for their. Fritz leiber project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Bazaar of the bizarre 1978 heroes and horrors 1978. Fritz leiber was one of the most famous fantasy and sf writers of the century, the author of many classics, including the popular fafhrd and the gray mouser fantasy series. The second book of lankhmar is, as the title suggests, the second omnibus tome with the adventures of fafhrd and gray mouser, written by fritz leiber. Presentation copy with signed inscription by leiber on the title page.
It was published by arkham house in an edition of 3,084 copies. Fritz leiber after their legendary adventures in the northern wastes and beyond, fafhrd, the giant barbarian warrior, and the gray mouser, master thief, novice wizard and expert swordsman, are back home in. The second book of lankhmar fantasy masterworks fritz leiber on amazon. It was subsequently reprinted in book form several times. It was released in 1947 and was the authors first book. And then, in the last book of their adventures, fafhrd goes sailing through the clouds, and the mouser takes to the seas, before we finally bid a fond, if sad, farewell to lankhmar. Foreword the second book of fritz leiber essay by fritz leiber. Belsen express the scrolls of lankhmar fritz leiber. Fritz leibers manuscripts and typescripts filed alphabetically by title. Three of the best known and loved science fiction short stories by the wonderful fritz lieber. The second book of lankhmar includes the last three volumes of the hugely enjoyable series.
The first six are short and variously depict the attempts of death to deal with the heroes andor of the heroes to deal with exotic sexy girls. Prince fafhrd and apprentice magician gray mouser team up to fight a major threat to their kingdom, and mouser must use his knowledge of black magic, which is strictly forbidden. Nonconnoisseur that i am, my favorites remain the ffard and mouser stories. Some content is based on isfdb data which is available under a creative commons license if you encounter any errors or dead links, please email me comments and new links are always appreciated, but see my link policy. Here are adventures in future worlds, other dimensions, and parallel worlds with humor, cats, and plenty of fun.
It was first published in paperback in january 1974 by daw books. Fritz leiber 19101992 was an american author, actor, and chess expert. Read by phil chenevert i was one hundred miles from nowhereand i mean that literallywhen i spotted this girl out of the corner of my eye. Fritz leiber has won awards too numerous to count including the coveted hugo and nebula, and was honored as a lifetime grand master by the science fiction writers of america. Oct 26, 2012 fritz leiber was having a pretty good time of it, professionally at least, in the 1970s. Works include but are not limited to short stories, novels, fantasy. Finding fritz editing the best of fritz leiber locus online. The second book of fritz leiber collection by fritz leiber contents view concise listing 2 the second book of fritz leiber frontispiece interior artwork by jack gaughan. The story also received a hugo award in 2001, making fritz lieber a famous writer.
He won his first british fantasy award for the second book of fritz leiber and his second for the button molder. The second book of fritz leiber is a collection of short stories and articles by american writer fritz leiber. Although swords against death is second in the series chronology, it was actually the fifth book published. Leiber, the son of stage and film actors, studied at the university of chicago ph. He was one of the giants of genre literature and it is hard to imagine the world of tales we read today being the same without him. The second book of lankhmar fantasy masterworks 06dec2001. I say this not because theres anything wrong with the stories selected.
He is best remembered for his fantasy series fafhrd and the gray mouser which is credited with originating the sword and sorcery genre. Swords and ice magic is a fantasy short story collection, first published in 1977, by american writer fritz leiber, featuring his sword and sorcery heroes fafhrd and the gray mouser. Leiber first syllable rhymes with shy married jonquil stephens on january 16, 1936, and their son justin leiber was born in 1938. In a theocratic future society, ruled by totalitarian means, rebel scientists are know as witches. The book of fritz leiber collection by fritz leiber contents view concise listing 2 the book of fritz leiber frontispiece interior artwork by jack gaughan. Selected stories presents a wide sampling of his best short fiction so that a new generation of twentyfirstcentury readers can continue to discover and enjoy his groundbreaking and memorable fiction. Three science fiction stories by fritz leiber loyal books. These, inevitably, share some of the material youve listed as under consideration for the current toc, and in the unlikely case you havent perused them may remind you of other pieces potentially worthy of inclusion. Being the son of a leading shakespearean actor, and silent film star fritz snr.
Regardless of andersons clunky intro and the lack of fafhrd, the mouser, and leibers best horror stories the rights to which presumably were tied up in another of leibers many collections possibly the book of fritz leiber, which came out the same year from daw, the best of fritz leiber is still a terrific collection, a testament to the strength of leibers catalog. Introduction by poul anderson, the wizard of nehwon the book of fritz leiber 1974. Sep 23, 20 richard powers cover for the 1964 edition 45 collated rating. Good my only previous exposure to fritz leiber was his enjoyable and highly experimental hugowinning novel the big time 1958 an unusual story evoking a oneact play whose characters are soldiers recruited from all eras of history relaxing in between missions during a vast.
Order of fritz leiber books fritz leiber 19101992 was an american novelist of fantasy, horror and science fiction. The second book of fritz leiber the scrolls of lankhmar. The second book of lankhmar fantasy masterworks dec 1, 2001. Witty, gripping and urbane, fritz leiber s lankhmar books are a. The book of fritz leiber is a collection of short stories and articles by american writer fritz leiber. Nights black agents is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by author fritz leiber. Fritz leibers better short stories do the thing a fine whisky does. The second book of fritz leiber fritz leiber daw, sep 75, pb foreword fw. Combining all of fritz leibers tales concerning his archetypal heroes, fafhrd and the gray.
Fritz leiber died september 5, 1992 at the age of 81. Here are adventures in the future, through other dimensions, and across parallel worlds with plenty of humor, cats, and fun. Id read most of the change war stories over the years including the only one not included here, the big time but two in this book were new to me. The big time won the coveted hugo award for best novel in 1958 the fourth novel to win such award. He was also an expert chess player and a champion fencer. Personally, he lost his wife, jonquil, in 1969, after more than three decades of marriage, and had to fight his way out of the alcoholic tailspin her death put him into. Its unique in style and form, reading as much as a play as it does a novel. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters. Howard and michael moorcock, leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. I didnt know this book, which collects almost all leiber s time traveling change war stories, existed until recently.
He wrote primarily in the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy. I found the contents somewhat uneven in quality, but that may well just have been me at the time though i doubt it. The second book of lankhmar volume 24 contains two brief novels as well as eleven short stories. It was later gathered together with the book of fritz leiber into the hardcover omnibus collection the book of fritz leiber, volume. He leaves disappointed and wants to return to england. The second book of lankhmar could also be considered the fifth, sixth and seventh books of lankhmar, containing as it does the last three volumes of the swords series, and concluding the adventures of fafhrd and the gray mouser which, as youve probably worked out, were initiated in orions first book of lankhmar. Foreword the book of fritz leiber 1974 essay by fritz leiber. It was later gathered together with the second book of fritz leiber into the. It was later gathered together with the second book of fritz leiber into the hardcover omnibus collection the book of fritz leiber, volume. Fritz leiber night of the wolf and the big time ebay.
Jul 06, 2009 youve probably already looked at that collection and the book of fritz leiber 1974 and the second book of fritz leiber 1975. The second book of fritz leiber by fritz leiber goodreads. The hero is a member of the church hierarchy who is torn between his ostensible duty and what he knows to be right. Fritz leiber books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. In 1936, young leiber, then in correspondence with the famous writer h. Always tongue in cheek, and always with a funny twist, leiber deftly shows how humans will adapt to or mess up the future. Nights black agents project gutenberg selfpublishing. Fritz leiber books list of books by author fritz leiber. It continues, in a way, from where the first book of lankhmar ends, though the stories are as always selfcontained and theres usually no need to read the previous ones. The second book of fritz leiber fritz leiber, jack gaughan on.
The big time 1958 is a short science fiction novel by american writer fritz leiber. Guide to the fritz leiber papers university of texas at. The second book of lankhmar fritz leiber download free. Librivox recording of the night of the long knives, by fritz leiber. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines unknown and weird tales. As one of the best scifi stories he ever wrote, this book was selected to be among the sci fi writers of america in 1970. Author fritz leibers complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers. Edited by master anthologist jonathan strahan and locus magazine founder charles n.
He was also a poet, actor in theatre and films, playwright, expert chess player and a champion fencer. Author of a prodigious number of stories and novels, many of which were made into films, he is best known as creator of the classic lankhmar fantasy series. Fritz leibers iconic swordandsorcery adventurers fafhrd and the gray mouser share the pages with drunkardturnedunlikelyhero spar in this pairing of awardwinning novellas gentleman barbarian fafhrd, son of a northern snow witch, flees his familys homeland to join a foreign lover and escape his mothers control. Swords against death ace books, 1970 by fritz leiber was originally published in paperback as part of ace books complete seven volume saga of fafhrd and the gray mouser. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert. Awarded the hugo award during 1958, the big time was published originally in two parts in galaxy magazine s march and april 1958 issues, illustrated by virgil finlay.
It is chronologically the sixth volume of the complete seven volume edition of the collected stories devoted to the characters. See all books authored by fritz leiber, including vampires. He was also nominated for 7 other nebula awards, as well as 4 lovecrafts and one second stage lensman at moscon. He graduated from the university of chicago in 1932 with a degree in psychology and physiology, and, in 1936, married jonquil stephens, a british poet with similar interests in the supernatural. Fritz leiber, american writer noted for his stories of innovation in swordandsorcery, contemporary horror, and satiric science fiction. December 24, 1910 september 5, 1992 was an american writer of german extraction of fantasy, horror and science fiction. The second book of fritz leiber the book of fritz leiber is a collection of short stories and articles by american writer fritz leiber. The black gondolier and other stories by fritz leiber. In addition to being an author, leiber was also a poet, actor, playwright, chess player and a champion fencer. Two centuries of great vampire stories, and swords and deviltry, and more on. It was first published in paperback in january 1975 by daw books. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed.
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