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* 1958: ''Try and Change the Past'' (''[[Astounding Science Fiction]]'', March 1958) | * 1958: ''Try and Change the Past'' (''[[Astounding Science Fiction]]'', March 1958) | ||
* 1958: ''The Big Time'' (''[[Galaxy Magazine]]'', 2 parts: March - April 1958) [[Hugo Awards|''Hugo'' award-winner]] | * 1958: ''The Big Time'' (''[[Galaxy Magazine]]'', 2 parts: March - April 1958) [[Hugo Awards|''Hugo'' award-winner]] | ||
* 1958: ''A Deskful of Girls'' (''[[Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'', April 1958) | * 1958: ''A Deskful of Girls'' (''[[The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'', April 1958) | ||
* 1958: ''The Number of the Beast '' (''[[Galaxy Magazine]]'', December 1958) | * 1958: ''The Number of the Beast '' (''[[Galaxy Magazine]]'', December 1958) | ||
* 1959: ''Damnation Morning'' (''[[Fantastic (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Fantastic]]'', August 1959) | * 1959: ''Damnation Morning'' (''[[Fantastic (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Fantastic]]'', August 1959) | ||
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* 1959: ''The Improper Authorities'' (''[[Fantastic Science Fiction Stories]]'', November 1959) | * 1959: ''The Improper Authorities'' (''[[Fantastic Science Fiction Stories]]'', November 1959) | ||
* 1959: ''Tranquility, Or Else!'' (''[[Fantastic Science Fiction Stories]]'', November 1959) | * 1959: ''Tranquility, Or Else!'' (''[[Fantastic Science Fiction Stories]]'', November 1959) | ||
* 1960: ''The Oldest Soldier'' (''[[Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'', May 1960) | * 1960: ''The Oldest Soldier'' (''[[The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'', May 1960) | ||
* 1960: ''When the Sea-King's Away...'' (''[[Fantastic Science Fiction Stories]]'', May 1960) | * 1960: ''When the Sea-King's Away...'' (''[[Fantastic Science Fiction Stories]]'', May 1960) | ||
* 1961: ''Scylla's Daughter'' (''[[Fantastic Stories of Imagination]]'', May 1961) | * 1961: ''Scylla's Daughter'' (''[[Fantastic Stories of Imagination]]'', May 1961) | ||
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* 1968: ''Their Mistress, the Sea'' (in ''Swords in the Mist'') | * 1968: ''Their Mistress, the Sea'' (in ''Swords in the Mist'') | ||
* 1968: ''The Wrong Branch'' (in ''Swords in the Mist'') | * 1968: ''The Wrong Branch'' (in ''Swords in the Mist'') | ||
* 1968: ''The Two Best Thieves in Lankhmar'' (''[[Fantastic (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Fantastic]], August 1968 | * 1968: ''The Two Best Thieves in Lankhmar'' (''[[Fantastic (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Fantastic]]'', August 1968) | ||
* 1968: ''In the Witch's Tent'' (in ''Swords Against Wizardry'') | * 1968: ''In the Witch's Tent'' (in ''Swords Against Wizardry'') | ||
* 1970: ''The Circle Curse'' (in ''Swords Against Death'') | * 1970: ''The Circle Curse'' (in ''Swords Against Death'') | ||
* 1970: ''The Snow Women'' (''[[Fantastic (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Fantastic]], April 1970 | * 1970: ''The Snow Women'' (''[[Fantastic (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Fantastic]]'', April 1970) | ||
* 1970: ''Ill Met In Lankhmar'' (''[[Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'', 1970) | * 1970: ''Ill Met In Lankhmar'' (''[[The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'', April 1970) | ||
* 1971: ''The Price of Pain-Ease'' (''[[The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'', November 1971) | |||
* 1973: ''The Sadness of the Executioner'' (''[[Flashing Swords!|Flashing Swords! 1]]'', 1973, edited by [[Lin Carter]]) | |||
* 1973: ''Trapped in the Shadowland'' (''[[Fantastic (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Fantastic]]'', November 1973) | |||
* 1973: ''The Bait'' (''[[Whispers (Fantasy Fiction Anthology)|Whispers #2]]'', December 1973) | |||
* 1974: ''Beauty and the Beasts'' (''The Book of Fritz Leiber'', January 1974) | |||
* 1975: ''Under the Thumbs of the Gods (''[[Fantastic (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Fantastic]]'', April 1975) | |||
* 1975: ''Trapped in the Sea of Stars'' ('The Second Book of Fritz Leiber'', September 1975) | |||
* 1976: ''The Frost Monstreme'' (''[[Flashing Swords!|Flashing Swords! #3: Warriors and Wizards]]'', August 1976, edited by [[Lin Carter]], Dell, #2579) | |||
* 1977: ''Rime Isle'' (''[[Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine]]'', 2 parts: May 1977 and July 1977) | |||
* 1977: ''Sea Magic'' (''[[The Dragon Magazine]]'', December 1977 - Issue #11) | |||
* 1978: ''The Mer She'' (''Heroes and Horrors'', December 1978) | |||
* 1983: ''The Curse of the Smalls and the Stars'' (''Heroic Visions'', March 1983, edited by [[Jessica Amanda Salmonson]]) | |||
* 1987: ''The Mouser Goes Below'' (excerpt) (''[[Whispers (Fantasy Fiction Anthology)|Whispers #23-24]], October 1987) | |||
* 1988: ''Slack Lankhmar Afternoon Featuring Hisvet'' (excerpt from ''The Mouser Goes Below'') (''Terry's Universe'', June 1988, edited by [[Beth Meacham]], Tor, 0-312-93058-5) | |||
* 1988: ''The Mouser Goes Below'' (''The Knight and Knave of Swords'', December 1978) | |||
Work in progress. | Work in progress. | ||
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* 1961: ''The Big Time'' / ''The Mind Spider and Other Stories'' ([[Ace Double]], #D-491) | * 1961: ''The Big Time'' / ''The Mind Spider and Other Stories'' ([[Ace Double]], #D-491) | ||
* 1964: ''The Wanderer'' | * 1964: ''The Wanderer'' | ||
* 1966: ''Tarzan and the Valley of Gold'' (novelisation of a screenplay by [[Clair Huffaker]]) | * 1966: ''Tarzan and the Valley of Gold'' (Apr 1966, Ballantine, #U6125) (novelisation of a screenplay by [[Clair Huffaker]]) | ||
* 1968: ''Swords in the Mist'' (Ace, 0-441-79185-9), collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories | * 1968: ''Swords in the Mist'' (Ace, 0-441-79185-9), collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories | ||
* 1968: ''Swords Against Wizardry'' (Ace, #H-73), collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories | * 1968: ''Swords Against Wizardry'' (Ace, #H-73), collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories | ||
* 1968: ''The Swords of Lankhmar'' | * 1968: ''The Swords of Lankhmar'' (? 1968, Ace, #79222), [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] novel, including ''Scylla's Daughter'' (1961) | ||
* 1969: ''A Specter is Haunting Texas'' | * 1969: ''A Specter is Haunting Texas'' | ||
* 1970: ''Swords and Deviltry'' | * 1970: ''Swords and Deviltry'' (? 1970, Ace, 0-441-79191-3), collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories | ||
* 1970: ''Swords Against Death'' (Ace, #79152) | * 1970: ''Swords Against Death'' (Ace, #79152), collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories | ||
* 1974: ''The Book of Fritz Leiber'', (DAW Books, #UQ1091, Jan 1974) | |||
* 1975: ''The Second Book of Fritz Leiber'' (DAW Books, #UY1195, September 1975) | |||
* 1977: ''Our Lady of Darkness'' | * 1977: ''Our Lady of Darkness'' | ||
* 1977: ''Swords and Ice Magic'' | * 1977: ''Rime Isle'' (Whispers Press, 0-918372-01-1), collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories | ||
* 1977: ''Swords and Ice Magic'' (? 1977, Ace, 0-441-79167-0), collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories | |||
* 1978: ''Bazaar of the Bizarre'', collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories | |||
* 1978: ''The Change War'' (December 1978, Gregg Press, 0-8398-2493-9) | * 1978: ''The Change War'' (December 1978, Gregg Press, 0-8398-2493-9) | ||
* 1978: ''Heroes and Horrors'' (December 1978, Whispers Press, 0-918372-03-8) | |||
* 1980: A rewritten version of ''The Sinful Ones'' | * 1980: A rewritten version of ''The Sinful Ones'' | ||
* 1983: ''Changewar'' (May 1983, Ace, 0-441-10259-X) (a different collection from ''The Change War'') | * 1983: ''Changewar'' (May 1983, Ace, 0-441-10259-X) (a different collection from ''The Change War'') | ||
* 1988: ''The Knight and Knave of Swords'' | * 1988: ''The Knight and Knave of Swords'' (December 1988, Fritz Leiber, William Morrow, 0-688-08530-X), final collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories | ||
* 1997: ''The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich'' (Novella in the style of [[H. P. Lovecraft]], written in 1936 and lost for decades) | * 1997: ''The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich'' (Novella in the style of [[H. P. Lovecraft]], written in 1936 and lost for decades) | ||
Work in progress. | Work in progress. | ||
Revision as of 16:21, 30 April 2010
Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. (December 24, 1910-Sepember 5, 1992) was a science-fiction, horror and fantasy writer. Among his more notable creations are Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, of whose adventures there are seven books.
Works:
Stories:
In approximate order of publication:
- 1939: Two Sought Adventure (Unknown, August 1939)
- 1940: The Bleak Shore (Unknown Fantasy Fiction, November 1940)
- 1941: The Howling Tower (Unknown Fantasy Fiction, June 1941)
- 1942: The Sunken Land (Unknown Worlds, February 1942)
- 1943: Thieves' House (Unknown Worlds, February 1943)
- 1947: Adept's Gambit (in Night's Black Agents)
- 1951: Dark Vengeance (Suspense, Fall 1951)
- 1952: I'm Looking For Jeff (Fantastic, Fall 1952)
- 1953: The Seven Black Priests (Other Worlds Science Stories, May 1953)
- 1957: Induction (in Two Sought Adventure)
- 1958: Try and Change the Past (Astounding Science Fiction, March 1958)
- 1958: The Big Time (Galaxy Magazine, 2 parts: March - April 1958) Hugo award-winner
- 1958: A Deskful of Girls (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1958)
- 1958: The Number of the Beast (Galaxy Magazine, December 1958)
- 1959: Damnation Morning (Fantastic, August 1959)
- 1959: Lean Times in Lankhmar (Fantastic Science Fiction Stories, November 1959)
- 1959: The Mind Spider (Fantastic Science Fiction Stories, November 1959)
- 1959: The Improper Authorities (Fantastic Science Fiction Stories, November 1959)
- 1959: Tranquility, Or Else! (Fantastic Science Fiction Stories, November 1959)
- 1960: The Oldest Soldier (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1960)
- 1960: When the Sea-King's Away... (Fantastic Science Fiction Stories, May 1960)
- 1961: Scylla's Daughter (Fantastic Stories of Imagination, May 1961)
- 1961: The Big Time (translated by Vanna Lombardi as Il grande tempo, Galaxy (Italian edition), 4 parts: November 1961 - February 1962)
- 1962: The Unholy Grail (Fantastic Stories of Imagination, October 1962)
- 1963: The Cloud of Hate (Fantastic Stories of Imagination, May 1963)
- 1963: Bazaar of the Bizarre (Fantastic Stories of Imagination, August 1963)
- 1963: No Great Magic (Galaxy Magazine, December 1963)
- 1964: The Lords of Quarmall (Fantastic Stories of Imagination, 2 parts: January - February 1964) (with Harry Fischer)
- 1964: Adept's Gambit (abridged by the author) (Fantastic Stories of Imagination, May 1964)
- 1965: Stardock (abridged by the author) (Fantastic, September 1965)
- 1965: Knight's Move (?)
- 1967: Black Corridor (Galaxy Magazine, December 1967)
- 1968: Their Mistress, the Sea (in Swords in the Mist)
- 1968: The Wrong Branch (in Swords in the Mist)
- 1968: The Two Best Thieves in Lankhmar (Fantastic, August 1968)
- 1968: In the Witch's Tent (in Swords Against Wizardry)
- 1970: The Circle Curse (in Swords Against Death)
- 1970: The Snow Women (Fantastic, April 1970)
- 1970: Ill Met In Lankhmar (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1970)
- 1971: The Price of Pain-Ease (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1971)
- 1973: The Sadness of the Executioner (Flashing Swords! 1, 1973, edited by Lin Carter)
- 1973: Trapped in the Shadowland (Fantastic, November 1973)
- 1973: The Bait (Whispers #2, December 1973)
- 1974: Beauty and the Beasts (The Book of Fritz Leiber, January 1974)
- 1975: Under the Thumbs of the Gods (Fantastic, April 1975)
- 1975: Trapped in the Sea of Stars ('The Second Book of Fritz Leiber, September 1975)
- 1976: The Frost Monstreme (Flashing Swords! #3: Warriors and Wizards, August 1976, edited by Lin Carter, Dell, #2579)
- 1977: Rime Isle (Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine, 2 parts: May 1977 and July 1977)
- 1977: Sea Magic (The Dragon Magazine, December 1977 - Issue #11)
- 1978: The Mer She (Heroes and Horrors, December 1978)
- 1983: The Curse of the Smalls and the Stars (Heroic Visions, March 1983, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson)
- 1987: The Mouser Goes Below (excerpt) (Whispers #23-24, October 1987)
- 1988: Slack Lankhmar Afternoon Featuring Hisvet (excerpt from The Mouser Goes Below) (Terry's Universe, June 1988, edited by Beth Meacham, Tor, 0-312-93058-5)
- 1988: The Mouser Goes Below (The Knight and Knave of Swords, December 1978)
Work in progress.
Books:
- 1943: Conjure Wife (originally appeared in Unknown Worlds, April 1943)
- 1943: Gather, Darkness! (serialized in Astounding Science Fiction, May, June, and July 1943)
- 1945: Destiny Times Three
- 1953: The Sinful Ones (rewrite of You're All Alone, an abbreviated version of which appeared in 1950 Fantastic Adventures)
- 1953: The Green Millennium
- 1957: Two Sought Adventure (Gnome Press), collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
- 1961: The Big Time (expanded from the version serialized in Galaxy Science Fiction, March and April 1958), part of the Change War series
- 1961: The Silver Eggheads (expansion of the 1959 version in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction)
- 1961: The Big Time / The Mind Spider and Other Stories (Ace Double, #D-491)
- 1964: The Wanderer
- 1966: Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (Apr 1966, Ballantine, #U6125) (novelisation of a screenplay by Clair Huffaker)
- 1968: Swords in the Mist (Ace, 0-441-79185-9), collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
- 1968: Swords Against Wizardry (Ace, #H-73), collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
- 1968: The Swords of Lankhmar (? 1968, Ace, #79222), Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser novel, including Scylla's Daughter (1961)
- 1969: A Specter is Haunting Texas
- 1970: Swords and Deviltry (? 1970, Ace, 0-441-79191-3), collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
- 1970: Swords Against Death (Ace, #79152), collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
- 1974: The Book of Fritz Leiber, (DAW Books, #UQ1091, Jan 1974)
- 1975: The Second Book of Fritz Leiber (DAW Books, #UY1195, September 1975)
- 1977: Our Lady of Darkness
- 1977: Rime Isle (Whispers Press, 0-918372-01-1), collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
- 1977: Swords and Ice Magic (? 1977, Ace, 0-441-79167-0), collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
- 1978: Bazaar of the Bizarre, collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
- 1978: The Change War (December 1978, Gregg Press, 0-8398-2493-9)
- 1978: Heroes and Horrors (December 1978, Whispers Press, 0-918372-03-8)
- 1980: A rewritten version of The Sinful Ones
- 1983: Changewar (May 1983, Ace, 0-441-10259-X) (a different collection from The Change War)
- 1988: The Knight and Knave of Swords (December 1988, Fritz Leiber, William Morrow, 0-688-08530-X), final collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
- 1997: The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich (Novella in the style of H. P. Lovecraft, written in 1936 and lost for decades)
Work in progress.