Swords in the Mist
- ISBN-10
- 0839824009
- ISBN-13
- 9780839824008
- Pages
- 190
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1977
- Publisher
- Gregg Press
- Author
- Fritz Leiber
Description
"The Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Saga is an epic series truly unique in the world of fantasy. The picaresque stories of Fafhrd the Viking, the educated, full-bearded barbarian from the Cold Waste of Nehwon (read backwards) and the Gray Mouser, his diminutive associate in adventure, are "swordplay and sorcery" (a term coined by Leiber himself) of an unusually sophisticated variety. These swordsmen, the greatest who have ever lived or will live in this or any universe of fact or fiction, spontaneously evolved out of correspondence between Leiber and his closest friend, Harry Otto Fischer, and are, in fact, loosely modelled after their creators. Fafhrd and Mouser are not characters you will soon forget--they are rogues through and through, comrades to the death, sardonic, lusty, brawling black comedians for all eternity. But each possesses a lot of humanity and a diamond chip of the spirit of true adventure. They are forever seeking danger, amusement and wealth in the many strange lands of Nehwon and other fabulous and half-fabulous worlds of the remote past. These tales revolved around their encounters with other proficient swordsmen, evil and clever villains, fierce beasts, supernatural monsters, wizards of the vastest sorcerous skill, powerful malignant, whimsical magicians, and sometimes, when they're lucky, strong-willed, and delectable girls. The adventure never stops, and a wealth of other enchanting elements abound as well: satire, parody, word-play, literary and mythological allusion, philosophical insight and emotional power."--Book jacket flap
