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Leiber, Fritz

Leiber, Fritz

Author Biography & Works

Fritz Leiber was an American author of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was born on December 24, 1910, in Chicago, Illinois, and died on September 5, 1992. Leiber is best known for his series of novels and stories featuring Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, two wandering swordsmen and thieves who live in the fictional world of Nehwon.Leiber began his writing career in the 1930s and became one of the leading figures of the science fiction and fantasy genres in the 1940s and 1950s. He won numerous awards throughout his career, including multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards. In addition to his Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories, Leiber wrote many other novels, short stories, and novellas, including "Conjure Wife", "Our Lady of Darkness", and "The Big Time".Leiber's writing is known for its wit, humor, and literary style, as well as its influence on later writers in the fantasy and horror genres. He was also a mentor to many younger writers, including Neil Gaiman, who has cited Leiber as one of his primary influences. Overall, Fritz Leiber's work continues to be beloved by readers and writers alike, and he is considered one of the greats of the speculative fiction genre.

Books by Leiber, Fritz

Swords In The Mist

Swords In The Mist

Drawing themes from Shakespeare, Edgar Allen Poe, and H.P Lovecraft, master manipulator Fritz Leiber is a worldwide legend within the fantasy genre, actually coining the term "Sword and Sorcery" that...

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The Swords Of Lankhmar

The Swords Of Lankhmar

A plague of rats overrun Lankhmar, the capitol city and glittering gem of the land of Nehwon. Commissioned to guard a ship of grain from the cursed rodents, brother-in-arms Fafhrd...

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Swords And Ice Magic

Swords And Ice Magic

"Wonderful, magical Fritz Leiber, before whom Bradbury and Sturgeon and Norton and Goldman and Barth and Vonnegut bow, not to mention Robinson, Busby, Anderson and even yours truly, the maddest...

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Fafhrd And The Gray Mouser (cover not available)

Fafhrd And The Gray Mouser

Often referred to as 'the greatest fantasy author you've never read' by some. And sadly true.But if you've read any modern sword and sorcery with dark themes, complex characters, strong...

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1978: Our Lady Of Darkness

1978: Our Lady Of Darkness

Our Lady of Darkness tells the story of Franz, a recovering alcoholic and accomplished horror writer in San Francisco. Franz discovers an old journal of weird metaphysical writings and his...

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Fafhrd And The Gray Mouser

Fafhrd And The Gray Mouser

Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser are the titular characters of a collection of sword-and-sorcery stories. Originally they were created as more human counterpoints to larger than life characters like Tarzan...

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