Swords in the Mist: The Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser (Unabridged)
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- £11.99
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- £11.99
Publisher Description
Neil Gaiman Presents: the third book in Fritz Leiber's classic sword-and-sorcery series.
In Swords in the Mist, lean times in Lankhmar force brothers-in-arms Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser to part ways. Only after a joust of wits and swords do the friends join together again, stealing the ship the Black Treasurer and sailing round and through The Claws. Fighting sea kings, curses and seven-eyed wizards, the pair set out on their heroic wanderings through the wilds of Nehwon.
The late Fritz Leiber's tales of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser launched the sword-and-sorcery genre, and were the inspiration for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons.
BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by Neil Gaiman.
Customer Reviews
Lean times in lankhmar...
There are 2 great reasons to buy this book. 'Lean times in Lankhmar' is one of the finest Fafhrd & Mouser Stories. Thoughtful and funny, listening to it was an unalloyed pleasure as I drove to London. It is probably the funniest Lankhmar story you wil ever read and builds to a wonderfully theatrical climax.
The second reason is Adepts Gambit. Predating Lean Times by a good 20 years (ish) it has a real Wierd tales feel to it (more Ashton Smith than Lovecraft). There is humour again, but also much sword play, sorcery and an all pervading occult darkness which only really appeared again in The Bleak Shore.