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First in the influential fanfavorite series, swords and deviltry collects four fantastical adventure stories from fritz leiber, the author who coined the phrase sword and sorcery and helped. The audiobook mp3 on cd of the swords and deviltry. Fischer, fritz leiber s 1973 introduction, two gray mouser poems from the acolyte, and an interview with fritz leiber from 1979. Swords and deviltry, the first book in fritz leiber s classic fafhrd and gray mouser series, is comprised of three stories, the snow women, the unholy grail, and ill met in lankhmar. He was born on december 24, 1910 in chicago illinois. Swords and deviltry publishers summary neil gaiman presents. Swords and deviltry dark horse comics, fritz leiber on. The first and last stories were written in 1970 with the middle one originally published in 1962. Leiber produced these stories for several decades, starting in 1939, but they were collected from 1970 on in series of chronologicallyordered volumes. Fritz leiber books list of books by author fritz leiber.
Swords and deviltry the adventures of fafhrd and the gray. Now, to say that swords and deviltry a collection of four short stories, two of which provide individual backstories, and one of which includes the fateful meeting and first adventure of fafhrd and the gray mouser feels new and unexpected may give you the sense that this is new and revolutionary stuff. Apr 01, 2014 swords and deviltry ebook written by fritz leiber. Buy fritz leiber ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device.
Beset by the spells of his evil mother and enchanted by the dancing of a beautiful actress, fafhrd is driven into exile by his uncontrollable desire for adventure and exotic love. Apr 17, 2018 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. In addition to being an author, leiber was also a poet, actor, playwright, chess player and a champion fencer. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read swords and deviltry. Swords and deviltry by fritz leiber conceptual fiction.
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Now lost at sea, their ship drawn out on the great equatorial current, their journey brings them to rime isle, a tragic island populated by vagabonds and wanderers. Swords and deviltry is the first book actually first collection of short stories in the series, and introduced the two protagonists with one origin story each, then ends with fafhrd and the gray mouser is the tale of a companionship between a mountain tribe barbarian and a failed wizards apprentice, and their journeys together in lankhmar and the surrounding lands. Swords against death cover art of jeff jones currey, l. Swords and deviltry, the first book of leiber s landmark series, introduces us to a strange world where our two strangers find the familiar in themselves and discover the icy power of female magic. It is chronologically the first volume of the complete seven volume edition of the collected stories devoted to the characters. The dark dangerous forest is still there, my friends. Swords and deviltry in the snowy reaches of ancient land ruled by witches and demons, the young prince fafhrd battles his clan for his honor and freedom. Swords and deviltry introduces us to a strange world where fantastic but thoroughly flawed antiheroes fafhrd and gray mouser find the familiar in themselves and discover the icy. See all books authored by fritz leiber, including vampires. Fischer, fritz leibers 1973 introduction, two gray mouser poems from the acolyte, and an interview with fritz leiber from 1979. First in the influential fanfavorite series, swords and deviltry collects four fantastical adventure stories from fritz leiber. Swords and deviltry is the first volume of fritz leibers fafhrd and gray. Swords and deviltry by fritz leiber, 9781497699922, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In the ancient city of lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle.
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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. The first volume in ibooks reissues of the fantasies by science fiction writers of america grand master fritz leiber. Three mastermagician femmefatales and a sprightly lad illuminate the bonds between father and son, the relationship between the bravado of the imagination, and the courage of fools. Swords and deviltry by fritz leiber and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Swords and deviltry the first book of fafhrd and the gray. Swords and deviltry is a fantasy short story collection, first published 1970, by fritz leiber, featuring his sword and sorcery heroes fafhrd and the gray mouser. It is chronologically the first volume in the complete seven volume edition of the collected stories devoted to the characters. First in the influential fanfavorite series, swords and deviltry collects four fantastical adventure stories from fritz leiber, the author who coined the phrase sword and sorcery and helped birth an entire genre.
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