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'''Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr.''' was a science fiction, horror and fantasy writer.
'''Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr.''' was a science fiction, horror and fantasy writer.
Among his more notable creations are [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]], of whose adventures there are seven books.


* Born: December 24, 1910
* Born: December 24, 1910
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== Works: ==
== Works: ==
=== Stories: ===
* 1961: ''Scylla's Daughter'' (novelette in ''[[Fantastic]]'')
Work in progress.


=== Books: ===
=== Books: ===
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* 1943: ''Gather, Darkness!'' (serialized in ''[[Astounding]]'', May, June, and July 1943)
* 1943: ''Gather, Darkness!'' (serialized in ''[[Astounding]]'', May, June, and July 1943)
* 1945: ''Destiny Times Three''
* 1945: ''Destiny Times Three''
* 1953: ''The Sinful Ones'' (rewrite of ''[[You're All Alone]]'', an abbreviated version of which appeared in 1950 Fantastic Adventures)
* 1953: ''The Sinful Ones'' (rewrite of ''[[You're All Alone]]'', an abbreviated version of which appeared in 1950 ''[[Fantastic Adventures]]'')
* 1953: ''The Green Millennium''
* 1953: ''The Green Millennium''
* 1961: ''The Big Time'' (expanded from the ''[[Hugo]]''-winning version serialized in ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction|Galaxy]]'', March and April 1958), part of the [[Change War|''Change War'' series]]
* 1961: ''The Big Time'' (expanded from the ''[[Hugo]]''-winning version serialized in ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]'', March and April 1958), part of the [[Change War|''Change War'' series]]
* 1961: ''The Silver Eggheads'' (expansion of the 1959 version in ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction]]'')
* 1961: ''The Silver Eggheads'' (expansion of the 1959 version in ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction]]'')
* 1964: ''The Wanderer''
* 1964: ''The Wanderer''
* 1966: ''Tarzan and the Valley of Gold'' (novelisation of a screenplay by [[Clair Huffaker]])
* 1966: ''Tarzan and the Valley of Gold'' (novelisation of a screenplay by [[Clair Huffaker]])
* 1968: ''Swords in the Mist''
* 1968: ''Swords Against Wizardry''
* 1968: ''The Swords of Lankhmar''
* 1969: ''A Specter is Haunting Texas''
* 1969: ''A Specter is Haunting Texas''
* 1970: ''Swords and Deviltry''
* 1970: ''Swords Against Death''
* 1977: ''Our Lady of Darkness''
* 1977: ''Our Lady of Darkness''
* 1977: ''Swords and Ice Magic''
* 1980: A rewritten version of ''The Sinful Ones''
* 1980: A rewritten version of ''The Sinful Ones''
* 1988: ''The Knight and Knave of Swords''
* 1997: ''The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich'' (Novella in the style of [[H. P. Lovecraft]], written in 1936 and lost for decades)
* 1997: ''The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich'' (Novella in the style of [[H. P. Lovecraft]], written in 1936 and lost for decades)


Work in progress.
Work in progress.

Revision as of 12:54, 27 April 2010

Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. was a science fiction, horror and fantasy writer.

Among his more notable creations are Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, of whose adventures there are seven books.

  • Born: December 24, 1910
  • Died: September 5, 1992


Works:

Stories:

  • 1961: Scylla's Daughter (novelette in Fantastic)

Work in progress.

Books:

  • 1943: Conjure Wife (originally appeared in Unknown Worlds, April 1943)
  • 1943: Gather, Darkness! (serialized in Astounding, May, June, and July 1943)
  • 1945: Destiny Times Three
  • 1953: The Sinful Ones (rewrite of You're All Alone, an abbreviated version of which appeared in 1950 Fantastic Adventures)
  • 1953: The Green Millennium
  • 1961: The Big Time (expanded from the Hugo-winning version serialized in Galaxy Science Fiction, March and April 1958), part of the Change War series
  • 1961: The Silver Eggheads (expansion of the 1959 version in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction)
  • 1964: The Wanderer
  • 1966: Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (novelisation of a screenplay by Clair Huffaker)
  • 1968: Swords in the Mist
  • 1968: Swords Against Wizardry
  • 1968: The Swords of Lankhmar
  • 1969: A Specter is Haunting Texas
  • 1970: Swords and Deviltry
  • 1970: Swords Against Death
  • 1977: Our Lady of Darkness
  • 1977: Swords and Ice Magic
  • 1980: A rewritten version of The Sinful Ones
  • 1988: The Knight and Knave of Swords
  • 1997: The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich (Novella in the style of H. P. Lovecraft, written in 1936 and lost for decades)

Work in progress.