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Swords in the Mist
by Fritz Leiber
Tried reading some Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser years ago but just wasn't ready for it then I guess. This collection absolutely blew my socks off. Insanely fun stories all around.
Lean Times in Lankhmar: my fave by far. He has so much fun just describing Lankhmar. The pair have fallen on hard times and split up, Fafhrd working for the only priest of a minor god in the city's religious district, the Gray Mouser working for an extortionist bruiser looking for a payoff from said priest. Hilarity abounds.
The Cloud of Hate: Badass.
The Adept's Gambit: Fafhrd falls prey to pig-trickery, every girl he tries to get with turns into a sow on him at the crucial moment. The Gray Mouser suffers a similar problem. The predicament is hilarious and the setting––no longer the fictional Lankhmar, we've passed to ancient Tyre––is described in loving detail. Ningauble of the Seven Eyes is fun, but the adept stuff gets a bit boring and loses the energy of the rest of the story.
When the Sea-King's Away: fun story about exploring the ocean floor.
Their Mistress, The Sea and The Wrong Branch: not really complete stories in themselves so much as just ruminations that serve to connect the book together.
Lean Times in Lankhmar: my fave by far. He has so much fun just describing Lankhmar. The pair have fallen on hard times and split up, Fafhrd working for the only priest of a minor god in the city's religious district, the Gray Mouser working for an extortionist bruiser looking for a payoff from said priest. Hilarity abounds.
The Cloud of Hate: Badass.
The Adept's Gambit: Fafhrd falls prey to pig-trickery, every girl he tries to get with turns into a sow on him at the crucial moment. The Gray Mouser suffers a similar problem. The predicament is hilarious and the setting––no longer the fictional Lankhmar, we've passed to ancient Tyre––is described in loving detail. Ningauble of the Seven Eyes is fun, but the adept stuff gets a bit boring and loses the energy of the rest of the story.
When the Sea-King's Away: fun story about exploring the ocean floor.
Their Mistress, The Sea and The Wrong Branch: not really complete stories in themselves so much as just ruminations that serve to connect the book together.