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Swords and Deviltry

Written by: Fritz Leiber
Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Neil Gaiman (introduction)
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Publisher's Summary

Neil Gaiman Presents: the first book in Fritz Leiber's classic sword-and-sorcery series, which includes the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella, Ill Met in Lankhmar.

In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life, while the Gray Mouser, apprentice magician, fled after finding his master dead. These bawdy brothers-in-arms cement a friendship that leads them through the wilds of Nehwon, facing thieves, wizards, princesses, and the depths of their desires and fears.

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.
©1995 The Estate of Fritz Leiber (P)2008 Audible, Inc.
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What the critics say

"It's, like all of Fritz Leiber's fiction, delightful and, like all of the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories, a wonderful place to go." (Neil Gaiman)
"Fritz Leiber's tales of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser are virtually a genre unto themselves. Urbane, idiosyncratic, comic, erotic and human, spiked with believable action and the eerie creations of a master fantasist!" (William Gibson)

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I could see it getting better but this one wasn't

This is really three stories. the first is the story of Fafhrd, the second is the story of Gray Mouser, and finally it's an adventure of them together. I found the first story kind of boring and long-winded. The second story was better but once they got together the chemistry was really good. If this hadn't been such a famous series by such a famous author I probably would have given up on it, given the last story and the chemistry between the characters I will probably read more.

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wasn't a fan.

I felt the entire book took place at the barbarians tribe with uninteresting story, it didn't get good until the ending when they meet in town. this book is 70 percent meh, and 30 percent ok.

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