Fritz Leiber

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  • Bibliography:
    83 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1949
  • Latest Book:
    August 2019
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Full Series List in Order

Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

1 - Swords and Deviltry (Apr-1970)
2 - Swords Against Death (Jul-1970)
3 - Swords in the Mist (Sep-1968)
4 - Swords Against Wizardry (Jul-1968)
5 - The Swords of Lankhmar (Jan-1968)
6 - Swords and Ice Magic (Jul-1977)
7 - The Knight and Knave of Swords (1988)

Lankhmar

4 - Farewell to Lankhmar (1998)
Lean Times in Lankhmar (1996)
Return to Lankhmar (1997)

Book List in Order: 83 titles

  • The Girl With the Hungry Eyes

    in Blood is Not Enough

    In this stunning new collection, GAHAN WILSON invites two hungry strangers to a beach party. One sports a grin, the other a saw... TANITH LEE invokes a dreadful demon in the mind of a love-starved woman ... JOE HALDEMAN carves a chilling verse of ter...

  • Coming Attraction

    Wysten Turner is a Brit visiting America after it's great war with Russia. He meets a woman with a tale of woe in the streets of New York. Her boyfriend is a professional wrestler who beats her. She begs Turner to help her escape him, but is the ...

  • The Nice Girl with Five Husbands

    in The Worlds of Fritz Leiber
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  • Our Saucer Vacation

    in The Worlds of Fritz Leiber
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  • Friends and Enemies

    in The Worlds of Fritz Leiber
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  • Last

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  • What's He Doing in There?

    in The Worlds of Fritz Leiber
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    The Professor was congratulating Earth's first visitor from another planet on his wisdom in getting in touch with a cultural anthropologist before contacting any other scientists (or governments, God forbid ), and in learning English from radio an...

  • The Big Time

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    You can't know there's a war on -- for the Snakes coil and Spiders weave to keep you from knowing it's being fought over your live and dead body!...

  • The Last Letter

    in The Worlds of Fritz Leiber
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  • Pipe Dream

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  • Bullet with His Name

    The Invisible Being shifted his anchorage a bit in Earth's gravitational field, which felt like a push rather than a pull to him, and said, "This featherless biped seems to satisfy Galaxy Center's requirements. I'd say he's a suitable recipient for t...

  • The Improper Authorities

    in The Worlds of Fritz Leiber
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  • The Goggles of Dr. Dragonet

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  • The Hatchery of Dreams

    in The Worlds of Fritz Leiber
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  • 237 Talking Statues, Etc.

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  • Myths My Great-Granddaughter Taught Me

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  • The Wanderer

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    All eyes were watching the eclipse of the Moon when the Wanderer came. Only a few scientists had even suspected its presence, and then, suddenly and silently, it was there, dwarfing and threatening the Moon, wreaking havoc on Earth with the tides and...

  • Far Reach to Cygnus

    in The Worlds of Fritz Leiber
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  • Cyclops

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  • Black Corridor

  • Gonna Roll the Bones

    in Dangerous Visions #2

    Joe Slattermill is about to experience a night he'll never forget. Tired of his decrepit house, he leaves his wife and mother behind and sets out for a night at The Boneyard. Joe has a knack for dice throwing and figures he can take on any opponent. ...

  • The Swords of Lankhmar

    Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser - 5

    THE FIFTH BOOK OF FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER WHEREIN the Mouser chases a worthy rat, and sundry monsters tame each other. The overlord's chamberlain addressed them as: "Fafhrd the northern barbarian and brawler' and "That mongrel and long-susp...

  • Specter Is Haunting Texas

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    Scully La Cruz was a Thin -- a muscleless free-fall phenomenon whose home was the Sack circling the Moon, who could only support life in Earth-gravity conditions by having himself encased in a titanium exo-skeleton. To the inhabitants of the ravaged ...

  • Swords Against Wizardry

    Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser - 4

    THE FOURTH BOOK OF FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER WHEREIN a city thief and an expatriate barbarian venture to climb an unclimbable mountain and penetrate an unfathomable kingdom. In the far northern wastes of Nehwon stands the unscalable mountain ...

  • Swords in the Mist

    Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser - 3

    THE THIRD BOOK OF FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER WHEREIN the two greatest swordsmen in Lankhmar try out a new way of life, but give it up in favor of the lure of the sea and an Adept's Gambit. The lives of adventurers and soldiers-of-fortune often...

  • Endfray of the Ofay

    in The Worlds of Fritz Leiber
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  • Swords and Deviltry

    Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser - 1

    THE FIRST BOOK OF FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER WHEREIN the two greatest heroes in the annals of fantasy meet for the first time. Here is the beginning of the legendary epic that has become a classic of fantasy adventure. At first, they seemed an...

  • Swords Against Death

    Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser - 2

    THE SECOND BOOK OF FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER WHEREIN two formidable young heroes embark on a quest to forget their sorrows, and make the acquaintance of two equally formidable old wizards. When Fafhrd the Barbarian and the Gray Mouser, the tw...

  • America the Beautiful

    in The Late Great Future
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    THEY'VE SEEN THE FUTURE -- AND IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.... What's going to happen when the world ends? Here are 14 humorous, poignant, eerie, and altogether too possible views of what things will be like when: • Walking for pleasure and exercise b...



  • The Lotus Eaters

    in The Worlds of Fritz Leiber
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  • The Bait

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  • Mysterious Doings in the Metropolitan Museum

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  • Waif

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  • The Best of Fritz Leiber

    Fritz Leiber's work bridges the gap between the pulp era of H. P. Lovecraft and the Paperback era of P. K. Dick, and arguably, is as influential as both these authors. From a historical context, Leiber in fact knew both of the authors, and his work c...

  • Catch that Zeppelin!

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  • Night Passage

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  • Night Monsters

  • The Mind Spider and Other Stories

  • Ships to the Stars

    Ace Books, 1977. Paperback. Collection of stories by Leiber (1934-1992), Grand Master of fantasy, science fiction and horror; his tales never disappoint. Includes: "Dr. Kometevsky's Day" (1952); "The Big Trek" (1957); "The Enchanted Forest" (1950); "...



  • The Book of Fritz Leiber

    DAW Books, 1976 [not stated]; 3rd printing per number line. Nice collection of some of Leiber's stories and essays, most originally published in the 1950's and 60's. Also includes two original tales, "Cat's Cradle" and "Beauty and the Beasts" [Fafhrd...

  • When the Change-Winds Blow

    in The Worlds of Fritz Leiber

    THE WORLDS OF FRITZ LEIBER is a brand new collection of some of the finest SF, FanLasy and Horror stories produced by the internationally acclaimed author of THE BIG TIME. It is a collection handpicked by the author and contains two Change-War stori...

  • Our Lady of Darkness

    Middle-aged San Francisco horror writer Franz Westen is rediscovering ordinary life following a long alcoholic binge. Then one day, peering at his apartment window from atop a nearby hill, he sees a pale brown thing lean out his windowââ,¬Â¦and wave...

  • Swords and Ice Magic

    Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser - 6

    THE SIXTH BOOK OF FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER WHEREIN the gods, the sea, and Death himself conspire to lure our heroes into the Shadow Lands, but they follow their true mistress. Adventure. They are the two greatest heroes the world has ever kn...

  • Gather, Darkness!

    From a Grand Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy: In a post-apocalyptic future, a priest must fight the forces of evil in order to bring freedom to humanity.
     
    Three-hundred and sixty years after a nuclear holocaust r...

  • Night's Black Agent

  • Changewar

  • Conjure Wife

    Professor Norman Saylor considered magic nothing more than superstition. Then he learned that his own wife was a practicing sorceress. But he still refuses to accept the truth...that in the secret occult warfare that governs our lives, magic is a ...

  • The Sinful Ones

    Carr McKay is a clerk at General Employment.One day, a frightened young woman comes in, asking if he’s one of “themâ€, and if he’s been "awakened". Carr has no idea what she's talking about. A few minutes later, a man sits at Carr's desk, pret...

  • The Knight and Knave of Swords

    Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser - 7

    At last--Fritz Leiber, the grandmaster of fantasy, returns to the world of his most famous and beloved characters: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. A barbarian warrior and a wily ex-thief, the two heroes hope to retire in peace and comfort. But after a li...



  • Ill Met in Lankhmar

  • You're All Alone

    Carr Mackay discovers that he is one of the few living people in a clockwork world, in a novella accompanied by a theatrical ghost story and a tale about an inventor who is one of the last surface dwellers in a world that has moved underground...

  • The Ghost Light: Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy

    An autobiographical essay accompanies stories about a night light that attracts ghosts, a psychologist who investigates a murder plot, a super-intelligent cat, and a man who throws dice with the devil...

  • The Green Millennium

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    Hugo and Nebula award-winning Fritz Leiber is a science-fiction grand master with an unparalleled ability to discern the stranger side of the universe. The Green Millennium is set in a futuristic human society based on our own. The regimented, regula...

  • Gummitch and Friends

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  • Lean Times in Lankhmar

    Lankhmar

  • Return to Lankhmar

    Lankhmar

  • Dealings of Daniel Kesserich

    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. In 1936, young Leiber, then in correspondence with the famous writer H.P. Lov...

  • Farewell to Lankhmar

    Lankhmar - 4

    In this last book of their adventures, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser -- sometimes together, sometimes apart -- navigate all manner of strange waters. Fafhrd goes sailing through the clouds, and the Mouser as merchant captain saves his vessel from a wate...

  • Dark Ladies

    Conjure Wife

    Witchcraft. Norman Saylor considered it nothing but superstition, until he learned that his own wife was a practicing sorceress. Even still, he refuses to accept the truth that every woman knows...that in the secret occult warfare...

  • The Black Gondolier and Other Stories

    A collection of supernatural horror stories from the SFWA Grand Master and Hugo and Nebula Awardâ€"winning author of the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser novels.
     
    Assembled here is a selection of Mr. Leiber's best horrific tales, many ...

  • Selected Stories by Fritz Leiber

    Fritz Leiber's work bridges the gap between the pulp era of H. P. Lovecraft and the paperback era of P. K. Dick, and arguably is as influential as both these authors. From a historical context, Leiber, in fact, knew both of the authors, and his work ...

  • The Creature From Cleveland Depths And Other Tales

    Collected in this volume are three of Fritz Leiber's works: the short novel "The Creature from Cleveland Depths" (originally published in "Galaxy" magazine in 1962); the humorous "Bread Overhead" (originally published in "Galaxy" magazine in 1958); a...

  • Destiny Times Three

    How can Thorn fight a dream foe -- risking life and sanity, that is exactly what he sets out to do . . . and his shrewd tactics and reckless daring create a pulse-hammering story against an all to real opponent!...

  • The Creature From Cleveland Depths

    Here is a modern tale of an inner-directed sorcerer and an outer-directed sorcerer's apprentice. Fritz Leiber is a master of magic realism and dark fantasy....

  • No Great Magic

    No Great Magic is a science fiction novel by Fritz Leiber and the sequel to The Big Time. The story involves two warring factions that battle by using time travel to change the outcome of events throughout history. No Great Magic was originally publi...

  • Bread Overhead

    Leiber slyly imagines a near-future when giant machines not only harvest the wheat field, but grind flour and bake bread on the spot -- the ultimate in big farming. In this toasted tomorrow, the highly-mechanized Puffy Products is bent on producin...

  • Poor Superman and Others

    A fantastic collection containing some of the most thought-provoking stories by science fiction and fantasy great, Fritz Leiber. From the strange shared universe of Poor Superman and Coming Attraction to forgotten gems like the Chthulu Mythos story, ...

  • Strange Wonders

    In regards to Fritz Leiber, I believe that publication of such unpublished and uncollected works only strengthens his literary greatness. Through fragments, drafts and practice writings, we can clearly see the evolution from Leiber, the amateur, to L...

  • Smoke Ghost & Other Apparitions

    Fresh from its original appearance in a limited edition from small press Midnight House, this collection follows the acclaimed title, THE BLACK GONDOLIER AND OTHER STORIES and is also edited by John Pelan and Steve Savile. SMOKE GHOST & OTHER APPARIT...

  • Mariana

    Jonathan told her not to touch the switches, but it was cold and lonely and isolated...ExcerptMariana had been living in the big villa and hating the tall pine trees around it for what seemed like an eternity when she found the secret panel in the ma...

  • The Night of the Long Knives

    Any man who saw you, or even heard your footsteps must be ambushed, stalked and killed, whether needed for food or not. Otherwise, so long as his strength held out, he would be on your trail......

  • Day Dark, Night Bright

    With a career spanning more that 50 years, Fritz Leiber has been named Science Fiction Grand Master and easily won every major award in fantasy and horror. His work has influenced generations of writers and fans. Yet, while his novels have been readi...

  • Horrible Imaginings

    With a career spanning more that 50 years, Fritz Leiber was named Science Fiction Grand Master and easily won ever major award in fantasy and horror. His work has influenced generations of writers and fans. Yet, while his novels have been readily ava...

  • Fritz Leiber, Science Fiction Collection

    Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. (1910 â€" 1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert. With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber c...

  • The Classic Works of Fritz Leiber

  • The Fritz Leiber Short Story Collection

    Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. (December 24, 1910 â€" September 5, 1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert. With writers such as Robert E. Howard and ...

  • Fritz Leiber Masters of Science Fiction

    Fritz Leiber was one of science fiction's greatest writers, equally at home in fantasy and horror fiction as well. This collection of his most well-known science fiction also collects obscure tales as well, with an afterword by John Pelan and cove...

  • The Silver Eggheads

    A HEADLONG RIOT OF HILARIOUSSCIENCE FICTION SATIREMEET SOME INSUFFERABLY WONDERFUL CHARACTERS,from the mad, gay, heady world of the "arts"GASPARD DE LA NUIT -- human journeyman writer. He has problems with his rampant lover, Heloise Ibsen (assigned t...

  • Tarzan and the Valley of Gold

    The burning wreck of a passenger jet with a missing cargo of gold and a desperate plea from a friend lead Tarzan of the Apes deep into intrigue in the jungles of Brazil. Soon the ape-man finds himself facing his most deadly nemesis yet: a criminal...

  • Adept's Gambit: Tales of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

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  • Heroes and Horrors

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  • The Moon Is Green

    • / Science Fiction
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    "Effie! What the devil are you up to?"

    Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor. Dear God, she t...

  • Shadows With Eyes

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Award-Winning Books by Fritz Leiber

The Best of Fritz Leiber
2011 Locus Award -- Collection
The Big Time
1958 Hugo Award -- Novel
Our Lady of Darkness
1978 World Fantasy Award -- Novel
The Wanderer
1965 Hugo Award -- Novel


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Fritz Leiber has published 83 books.

Fritz Leiber does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Tarzan and the Valley of Gold, was published in August 2019.

The first book by Fritz Leiber, The Girl With the Hungry Eyes, was published in January 1949.

Yes. Fritz Leiber has 2 series.
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