Selected stories / Fritz Leiber ; introduction by Neil Gaiman ; edited by Jonathan Strahan and Charles N. Brown.
Material type: TextPublication details: San Francisco : Night Shade Books ; London : Diamond [distributor], c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: 359 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 1597801801 (hbk.)
- 9781597801805 (hbk.)
- Short stories. Selections
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Adult Book | Main Library | Science Fiction/Fantasy | Leiber Fri | Available | 33111006301903 |
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Known in his lifetime primarily to readers of science fiction and fantasy, Fritz Leiber is now recognized as one of the finest writers of popular fiction of the twentieth century. An intimate of H. P. Lovecraft, Leiber crafted the twentieth century's first great stories of urban horror, created the sword and sorcery tale almost singlehandedly, and wrote strong, resonant science fiction. Nothing less than a visionary American author, Leiber is considered by critics and fans alike to be one of our most original and versatile storytellers.
The seventeen tales selected for this volume showcase Leiber's virtuoso range and unforgettable characters: from the fabled, decadent streets of god-haunted Lankhmar to the eerie underworld of a Martian gambling hall; from a sunless, frozen Earth to the shattered, bombed, and violent wreckage of a post-atomic New York, and beyond. Edited by master anthologist Jonathan Strahan and Locus magazine founder Charles N. Brown, Fritz Leiber: Selected Stories presents a wide sampling of the grand master's best short fiction, covering all facets of his work, so that a new generation of twenty-first-century readers can continue to discover and enjoy his groundbreaking and memorable fiction.
Smoke ghost -- Girl with the hungry eyes -- Coming attraction -- Pail of air -- Deskful of girls -- Space time for springers -- Ill met in Lankhmar -- Four ghosts in Hamlet -- Gonna roll the bones -- Inner circles -- America the beautiful -- Bazaar of the bizarre -- Midnight by the Morphy watch -- Belsen express -- Catch that zeppelin! -- Horrible imaginings -- Curse of the smalls and the stars.