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One of the most influential and critically acclaimed fantasy writers of all time, Fritz Leiber pioneered the sword-and-sorcery genre!

In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Gray Mouser, apprentice magician, fled after finding his master dead. These bawdy brothers-in-arms cement a friendship that leads them through the wilds of Nehwon facing thieves, wizards, princesses and the depths of their desires and fears. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.

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• Induction - (1957)
• The Snow Women - (1970)
• The Unholy Grail - (1962)
• Ill Met in Lankhmar - (1970)

In the second installment of this rousing series, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser journey from the ancient city of Lankhmar, searching for a little adventure and debauchery to ease their broken hearts. When a stranger challenges them to find and fight Death on the Bleak Shore, they battle demonic birds, living mountains, and evil monks on the way to their heroic fate. Fritz Leiber's witty prose, lively plots and superb characterizations stand the test of time.

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• Author's Foreword - essay by Fritz Leiber
• The Circle Curse - (1970)
• The Jewels in the Forest - (1970)
• Thieves' House - (1943)
• The Bleak Shore - (1940)
• The Howling Tower - (1941)
• The Sunken Land - (1942)
• The Seven Black Priests - (1953)
• Claws from the Night - (1951)
• The Price of Pain-Ease - (1970)
• Bazaar of the Bizarre - (1963)

Lean times in Lankhmar force brothers-in-arms Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser to part ways. Only after a joust of wits and swords do the friends join together again, stealing the ship the Black Treasurer and sailing round and through The Claws. Fighting sea kings, curses and seven-eyed wizards, the pair set out on their heroic wanderings through the wilds of Nehwon.

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• Times in Lankhmar - (1959)
• Their Mistress, the Sea - (1968)
• When the Sea-King's Away - (1960)
• The Wrong Branch - (1968)
• Adept's Gambit - (1947)

Sent by a witch on a foolhardy journey, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser return to the icy reaches of the north in search of dubious treasure. There, they are seduced by the glittering attractions of an ice woman, who brings them with her to her shadowy lair. Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser-brothers in arms-are overwhelmed by intimations of power and rise to become the overlords of Quarmall, a dangerous region of lies, magic, and swords.

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• In the Witch's Tent - (1968)
• Stardock - (1965)
• The Two Best Thieves in Lankhmar - (1968)
• The Lords of Quarmall - (1964) - novella by Fritz Leiber and Harry Fischer

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 and the Gray Mouser soon discover the plague has progressed to a fatal point. Mustering the strength of sorcery, they descend into the depths of Lankhmar and rise to battle in order to save the soul of the ill-fated city.