Selected Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (969 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597801801 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 398 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Art Henderson said Catch this book!. None of the earliest reviews of this book are about "Fritz Leiber: Selected Stories". Two are apparently of the 1970's "Best of Fritz Leiber". The third claims to be a review of "Selected Stories", but the contents are wrong. The contents of this book are:Smoke GhostThe Girl with the Hungry EyesComing AttractionA Pail of AirA Deskful of GirlsSpace Time for SpringersIll Met in LankhmarFour Ghosts in HamletGonna Roll the BonesThe Inner Circles (aka The Winter Flies)America the BeautifulBazaar of the BizarreMidnight by the Morphy WatchBelsen . Caveat emptor and serendipity in two books under one listing Jack Of Alltrades There are two anthologies listed under this one title. As is usual, when mining SF's golden age with amazon, confusion rains (sic) so buyer beware.One book is the book available new here new and the other (available used here) is an anthology from the 1970's with the stories listed in an earlier review. The good news is you can buy both and only have three stories overlap.And yes, this dude can write---and how. What a genius. The tone is dark, and considering the evolution of reality in the intervening half century since they were written . Randy Stafford said Good Introduction to a Fading Legend. It's the centennial of Fritz Leiber's birth. Unfortunately, Leiber, winner of numerous awards, writer of many styles, adept in horror, fantasy, and science fiction, is something of a forgotten author. Or, more accurately, remembered for little more than a sword-and-sorcery series.There are no stories from that series about Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser here unlike the recent Night Shade Books Selected Stories by Fritz Leiber. That collection, though, is a retrospective of Leiber's entire career. This book collects Leiber's favorite stories fr
K. Lovecraft and the Paperback era of P. From a historical context, Leiber in fact knew both of the authors, and his work can be seen as a bridge connecting the many different flavors of genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. P. Edited by award-winning editors Jonathan Strahan and Charles Brown, this new collection of the grand master's fiction covers all facets of his work, and features an Introduction by Neil Gaiman and an Afterword by Michael Chabon.. Dick, and arguably, is as influential as both these authors. Fritz Leiber's work bridges the gap between the pulp era of H
Longtime fans and new readers alike will treasure this accessible and wide-ranging collection. 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. 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. . (June)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. 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. The versatility of SFWA Grand Master Leibe