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If you enjoy Sword and Sorcery, which per Neil Gaiman is actually a term that Fritz Leiber coined for the genre, you're probably familiar with Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Over a span of 50+ years it became a magnificent collection of short stories featuring two different, yet compatible characters engaging in all types of adventures involving ...
Thief (Gray Mouser) Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser are two sword-and-sorcery heroes appearing in stories written by American author Fritz Leiber. They are the protagonists of what are probably Leiber's best-known stories. One of his motives in writing them was to have a couple of fantasy heroes closer to true human nature than the likes of Howard ...
May 15, 2015 · Given Hollywood's newfound interest in big-budget fantasy movies and TV shows aimed at adults in the wake of the success of Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones among others, it's hard to believe that nobody is working on making a movie or TV show out of the "Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser" books, which are among the undisputed classics of the ...
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Mar 21, 2006 · Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, of course, almost single-handedly turn back this invasion – although the path they take is anything but simple or straight-forward. The Swords of Lankhmar is not the best story told of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, but it is perhaps the greatest.
The lovely art is stylish and fluid, with Art Deco touches and moody coloring. Lieber was a founding father of the sword-and-sorcery genre, and these seven tales from his beloved Fafhrd/Gray Mouser collections were adapted originally in the 1980s. Dark Horse is also republishing all the original stories and planning a film version.
Jan 9, 2024 · As for the story, this was actually my introduction to Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Excellent pulp fantasy, entertaining and witty, with a great couple of lead characters. Fritz Lieber knew how to do atmospheric horror, but he also didn't take himself too seriously; the stories are as likely to be comedies as grim blood-soaked hack-and-slash ...
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Feb 27, 2024 · Review: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Omnibus. February 27, 2024 by Matthew Ilseman. Reading “Ill Met in Lankhmar” by Fritz Leiber was a formative experience for me. As mentioned in my previous essay, “ Fritz Leiber, Mike Mignola, and Me ,” I was impressed by Mignola’s covers.
