tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702076754916959099.post4787867963017610376..comments2024-01-27T18:45:53.801+01:00Comments on Earthdawn Blog: Fritz Leiber – Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser seriesMordomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09688766063712020940noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702076754916959099.post-76306885539539526122009-09-10T12:19:32.396+02:002009-09-10T12:19:32.396+02:00Polish Wiki told me that more than two books about...Polish Wiki told me that more than two books about Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser were translated:<br /><br />Cykl o Fafrydzie i Szarym Kocurze <br /><br /> * Miecze i ciemne siły (Swords and Deviltry, wyd. polskie 1993)<br /> * Zobaczyć Lankmar i umrzeć (I'll Meet in Lankhmar, 1970, Hugo i Nebula, wyd. polskie 2004) - in which Swords and Deviltry and Swords Against Death are put together<Setharielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773516583543924439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702076754916959099.post-63052126684518643582009-09-07T00:24:21.589+02:002009-09-07T00:24:21.589+02:00Most folks that I've talked to find Swords and...Most folks that I've talked to find Swords and Deviltry a little hard going. That is because the first two stories are origin stories starting with Fafhrd's origin then the Gray Mouser's. Then you get to Ill Met in Lankhmar where the two join forces. That's the story that first hooked me.<br /><br />There are lots of great stories in the second and third book, Swords Against C.L. Fewlasshttp://www.scrollsoflankhmar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702076754916959099.post-47743052056873638922009-09-06T20:13:58.571+02:002009-09-06T20:13:58.571+02:00Thank you for recommending an other series of Frit...Thank you for recommending an other series of Fritz Leiber. I didn't hear of the Change War stories until now. <br /><br />But I saw that it is science fiction and I first wanted to start with his most famous fantasy stories. <br /><br />But I'll keep it in mind and put it on my ttd list.Mordomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09688766063712020940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702076754916959099.post-30341718218163386522009-09-06T17:34:44.719+02:002009-09-06T17:34:44.719+02:00I read them many years ago. They're very good,...I read them many years ago. They're very good, totally non-Tolkien in setting and style, and pretty funny. The adventures, though interesting, are irrelevant; it's the characters (the "heroes" and their adversaries) what makes this series top-notch.<br /><br />If you haven't read any Leiber, most of his stuff is good. Some of his books are a bit outdated now, but the writingLektuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419747514173643742noreply@blogger.com