Swords in the Mist

Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser take to the sea in the classic sword and sorcery series that "e;has lost none of its luminous magic"e; (San Francisco Chronicle). Hugo and Nebula Award Winning Grand Master of Science FictionSwords in the Mist, a story collection in the Lankhmar series, thrusts our indentured, sword-swinging servants into "e;The Cloud of Hate"e;, its power, and its purpose. "e;Lean Times in Lankhmar"e; illuminate the link between money and love. Luckily, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser don't always believe in love. When Lankhmar gets too gritty, our travelers take to "e;Their Mistress, the Sea."e; But the sea can play tricks on men, and so can the sea king. He can break a man, or worse yet, curse him. But "e;When the Sea King's Away"e;, it's all play for the formidable swordsmen and the Triple Goddess . . . and two luscious sea queens. But luck may not always be there, as they discover on the way to see Ningauble, their wizard employer. After a long journey in defense of their control over their own fates, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser find themselves pawns in a life-and-death chess game, all of Lankhmar being the pieces. How many pawns will be left on the board before someone wins?"e;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."e; Harlan Ellison