Fritz Leiber - Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser [1-7]

Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser--Fritz Leiber --Books 1-7

Introduction by Neil Gaiman, read by Jonathan Davis

Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser are sword-and-sorcery heroes appearing in stories written by American author Fritz Leiber.

Fafhrd is a very tall and strong northern barbarian, skilled at both swordsmanship and singing; the Mouser is a small mercurial thief, gifted and deadly at swordsmanship, and a former wizard's apprentice who retains some skill at magic. Fafhrd talks like a romantic, but his strong practicality usually wins through, while the cynical-sounding Mouser is prone to showing strains of sentiment at unexpected times. Both are rogues, existing within a decadent world where to be so is a requirement of survival. They spend a lot of time drinking, feasting, wenching, brawling, stealing, and gambling, and are seldom fussy about who hires their swords. But they are humane and—most of all—relish true adventure.

The majority of the stories are set in the fictional world of Nehwon, many take place in and around its greatest city, Lankhmar. Technology in Nehwon varies between the Iron Age and the medieval. Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser's sorcerous advisers, Ningauble of the Seven Eyes and Sheelba of the Eyeless Face lead the two heroes into some of their most interesting and dangerous adventures.


The first story appeared in Unknown in 1939 and the last in The Knight and Knave of Swords in 1988. They were collected in 7 volumes, in internal chronological order:

Book 1 - Swords and Deviltry (1970)
Book 2 - Swords Against Death (1970)
Book 3 - Swords in the Mist (1968)
Book 4 - Swords Against Wizardry (1968)
Book 5 - The Swords of Lankhmar (1968)
Book 6 - Swords and Ice Magic (1977)
Book 7 - The Knight and Knave of Swords (1988)



Read by Jonathan Davis
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