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Fritz Leiber, Jr. (1910-1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror and science fiction. He was also an expert chess player and a champion fencer. E married Jonquil Stephens on January 16, 1936, and their son Justin Leiber was born in 1938. Leiber’s death occurred a few weeks after a physical collapse while traveling from a science fiction convention in London, Ontario, with Skinner. He cause of his death was given as "organic brain disease." Leiber’s own literary criticism, including several ground-breaking essays on Lovecraft, was collected in the volume Fafhrd and Me (1990).

(1910-1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror and science fiction. He was also an expert chess player and a champion fencer. He married Jonquil Stephens on January 16, 1936, and their son Justin Leiber was born in 1938. Leiber’s death occurred a few weeks after a physical collapse while traveling from a science fiction convention in London, Ontario, with Skinner.

He married Jonquil Stephens on January 16, 1936, and their son Justin Leiber was born in 1938. Leiber’s death occurred a few weeks after a physical collapse while traveling from a science fiction convention in London, Ontario, with Skinner. (1910-1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror and science fiction. He was also an expert chess player and a champion fencer.

In the annals of heroic fantasy one epic tale stands head and shoulders above the rest, spanning sixty years in the telling, the saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser has captivated fans ever since Fritz Leiber's first tale of the duo appeared in the August, 1939 issue of Unknown. The story of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser is among the most enduring in modern fantasy, and is releasing the first of what will be the definitive eight-volume set comprising not only all of the stories by Fritz Leiber (and his friend Harry Fischer), but also the brilliant epilogue to the series, Swords Against the Shadowland by Robin Wayne Bailey The second book in the series, Swords Against Death , features work produced over a thirty-year period, including five classic novelettes of the genre that show Leiber's progression from excellent to perhaps the very best that the field has ever produced hese five novelettes are ably bolstered by five terrific short stories, demonstrating Leiber's ability to excel at any length What really sets the tone for the entire series is that we learn much more about the duo's supernatural mentors, Sheelba of the Eyeless Face and Ningauble of the Seven Eyes.

His book features an introduction by Steve Rasnic Tem and artwork by Dominick Saponaro It features five interior illustrations, a full-color frontispiece, full color wraparound dustjacket, and custom he book includes all of the stories that make up Swords Against Death along with Fritz Leiber's introduction to Bazaar of the Bizarre, some movie notes by Fritz Leiber, and a rare bonus essay, “Lankhmar and Lands Around.” edition information.

Edition Details

• Oversize signed edition is limited to 50 copies, each signed by Steve Rasnic Tem and Dominick Saponaro.
• Bound in full black cloth, inset image on front board.
• Color illustrations.
• Introduction by Steve Rasnic Tem.
• Gorgeous dustjacket wrapped in Mylar protector.
• Top-edge stain.
• Two-color slipcase stamped on spine.
• Head and tail bands, ribbon marker.

External Links

• Swords Against Death (Giant Size). Centipede Press page for Swords Against Death (Giant Size)
• Fritz Leiber (ISFDB). ISFDB entry for Fritz Leiber