The Best of Fritz Leiber (Ballantine Science Fiction) - Softcover

Fritz Leiber

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345242564 ISBN 13: 9780345242563

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1974

Synopsis

Ballantine, 1974. Mass market paperback, 1st printing. Best stories from this Grand Master of science fiction and fantasy; Includes:

Gonna Roll the Bones (1967)
Sanity (1944)
Wanted - An Enemy (1945)
The Man Who Never Grew Young (1947)
The Ship Sails at Midnight (1950)
The Enchanted Forest (1950)
Coming Attraction (1950)
Poor Superman (1951)
A Pail of Air (1951)
The Foxholes of Mars (1952)
The Big Holiday (1953)
The Night He Cried (1953)
The Big Trek (1957)
Space-Time for Springers [Gummitch the Cat] (1958)
Try and Change the Past [Change War] (1958)
A Deskful of Girls [Change War] (1958)
Rump-Titty-Titty-Tum-TAH-Tee [Simon Grue] (1958)
Little Old Miss Macbeth (1958)
Mariana (1960)
The Man Who Made Friends with Electricity (1962)
The Good New Days (1965)
America the Beautiful (1970)

About this title

About the Author

Fritz Leiber is considered one of science fiction's legends. 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 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. He died in 1992

From Publishers Weekly

Starred Review. The versatility of SFWA Grand Master Leiber (1910–1992) is ably demonstrated by these 17 superb stories, each of which has wonder blazing at its core. Smoke Ghost places a classic ghost story in a modern urban setting, while the dread in Coming Attraction reflects the uneasiness of the cold war. The powerful Gonna Roll the Bones explores man's compulsion toward self-destruction, while a different archetype is revealed in The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, which reveals the vampiric seduction of modern consumerism. There are three tales of adventurous rogues Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, including the Nebula Award–winning Ill Met in Lankhmar, in which youthful derring-do leads to heart-wrenching tragedy. Longtime fans and new readers alike will treasure this accessible and wide-ranging collection. (June)
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Edition details

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345242564
• ISBN 13: 9780345242563
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 329