Ill Met in Lankhmar (Swords and Deviltry and Swords Against Death) [Import] [Paperback]

Fritz Leiber (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 461 pages
• Publisher: Millennium; Re-issue edition (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857988108
• ISBN-13: 978-1857988109
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,709,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Swords & Sorcery, June 11, 2000

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"xyillia" (San Bernardino, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ill Met in Lankhmar (Swords and Deviltry and Swords Against Death) (Paperback)

This book is the earliest adventures of Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, their early lives, how they met and adventures. The novellas are rich in detail of the surroundings and show that the world of Nehwon is well-developed. Fafhrd and The Grey Mouser's interactions are realistic (except perhaps for the high-flown language) and kept me turning pages eagerly. Lots of hack'n'slash as well as intellectual puzzles, a few moments of hair-raising suspense and some definite sizzle. Classic swords & sorcery with very little mumbo-jumbo and no complicated explanations.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This work makes live worth living, if only to read it again., September 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fritz Leiber's Ill Met in Lankhmar (Paperback)

"Ill Met in Lankhmar" contains some of the very finest fantasy stories ever written. A short review such as this cannot even begin to convey their exquisite perfection, their vista-expanding cannon volleys of purest, most unfettered imagination, their sun-core bright wit and ebullience. The writing alone is enough to make one laugh and cry at the same time, such is Leiber's complete mastery of the written word. It is a source of unending mystification to me why so few people these days seem to have read the Fafhrd and Gray Mouser stories. And now, artist supreme Mike Mignola has created a new set of covers. WHAT MORE COULD YOU POSSIBLY ASK FOR? Renewed youth? The power of second sight? Immortality?

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like Fantasy Crack-you will be hooked and come back for more, April 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Fritz Leiber's Ill Met in Lankhmar (Paperback)

Before I begin my review talking about the content of this compilation - - let me first begin by saying that the structure, illustrations, and organization of these compilations are extremely well done...complete and beautiful, these compilations are a must have for any fantasy reader...even if you have the original novels. Now, the content was unbelievable...so thick and rich, I believe Fritz would have compared his own writings to a tall, warm tankard of stout ale, and long drag from a joint. So rich, thick and satisfying, the words take time to digest and they sound perfect in your head. The story, besides having the greatest adventures, has the two best characters of all literature...in fact the characters and the stories told by Leiber are so pungent, that it is not only the two anti-heroes, but three...you as the reader are there with them, you can feel the COOLTH of the wine tankard as it is quaffed, and you feel the stinging wit and sacarsm shared. You are mystified by the unreal in Newhon, and you embrace the taverns and wet, soupy mist. My kids will grow up reading Leiber, as should we all