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Swords and deviltry (The Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser saga of Fritz Leiber ; 1) - Hardcover
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Swords and Deviltry introduces us to a strange world where fantastic but thoroughly flawed anti-heroes Fafhrd and Gray Mouser find the familiar in themselves and discover the icy power of female magic. Three master-magician femme-fatales and a sprightly lad illuminate the bonds between father and son, the relationship between the bravado of the imagination, and the courage of fools. A hedge wizard explains the cold war between the sexes. Mouse and Fafhrd meet again and traverse the smoke and mirrors of Lankhmar learning more and more of the foggy world in which they live, experiencing the pleasures and pains of the City of Sevenscore Thousand Smokers that will lead them to countless more adventures and misadventures.
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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.
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THE SAGA OF FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER: SWORDS AND DEVILTRY; SWORDS AGAINST DEATH; SWORDS IN THE MIST; SWORDS AGAINST WIZARDRY; THE SWORDS OF LANKHMAR; SWORDS AND ICE MAGIC.
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Gregg Press,, Boston, MA;, 1977
ISBN 10: 0839823983
ISBN 13: 9780839823988
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Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
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Hardcovers. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Gregg Press editions. The complete six volume set. All are first hardcover editions, except for THE SWORDS OF LANKHMAR which is a first U.S. hardcover edition. "No one else could take up where Fritz Leiber leaves off; the unended series will remain as it is, a testament to the unique talent of its creator." Quoted from Magill: Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature pp 511-517. Barron: Fantasy Literature, 4A-165. Bowker: Fantasy Literature pp 113 - 117. All volumes fine in fine and bright dust jackets with several tiny areas where the red ink didn't register and one with bumping to the head of the spine panel. Not price-clipped. Housed within a custom slipcase. The finest set of this important fantasy series which we have offered for sale in several years. Book. Seller Inventory # 056903