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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 Just in time for the seventy-eighth anniversary of the characters debut, 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 hese are archival editions, lavishly.

We plan on releasing both Swords and Deviltry and Swords Against Death this year and customers are encouraged to contact us about reserving the entire set he signed edition is limited to 300 copies, while there are 500 unsigned copies available The story of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser is among the most enduring in modern fantasy and we suggest reserving your set sooner rather than later.

Ach volume will be signed by the introducer and artists and will also feature a facsimile signature of Fritz Leiber Swords and Deviltry is signed by Tom Kidd t features five color interior illustrations, a full-color frontispiece, full color wraparound dustjacket, and custom.

The introduction is by Michael Moorcock he book includes all of the stories that make up Swords and Deviltry along with two archival essays by Harry O Fischer, Fritz Leiber's 1973 introduction, two “Gray Mouser” poems from The Acolyte, and an interview with Fritz Leiber from 1979. edition information.

Edition Details

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

External Links

• Swords and Deviltry (Giant Size). Centipede Press page for Swords and Deviltry (Giant Size)
• Fritz Leiber (ISFDB). ISFDB entry for Fritz Leiber