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* 1939: ''Two Sought Adventure'' (''[[Unknown (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Unknown]]'', August 1939)
* 1939: ''Two Sought Adventure'' (''[[Unknown (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Unknown]]'', August 1939)
* 1940: ''The Automatic Pistol'' (''[[Weird Tales]]'', May 1940)
* 1940: ''The Bleak Shore'' (''[[Unknown Fantasy Fiction]]'', November 1940)
* 1940: ''The Bleak Shore'' (''[[Unknown Fantasy Fiction]]'', November 1940)
* 1941: ''The Howling Tower'' (''[[Unknown Fantasy Fiction]]'', June 1941)
* 1941: ''The Howling Tower'' (''[[Unknown Fantasy Fiction]]'', June 1941)
* 1941: ''They Never Come Back'' (''[[Future Fiction]]'', August 1941)
* 1941: ''Smoke Ghost'' (''[[Unknown Worlds]]'', October 1941)
* 1942: ''The Power of the Puppets'' (''[[Thrilling Mystery]]'', January 1942)
* 1942: ''The Phantom Slayer'' (''[[Weird Tales]]'', January 1942)
* 1942: ''The Sunken Land'' (''[[Unknown Worlds]]'', February 1942)
* 1942: ''The Sunken Land'' (''[[Unknown Worlds]]'', February 1942)
* 1942: ''The Hill and the Hole'' (''[[Unknown Worlds]]'', August 1942)
* 1942: ''Spider Mansion'' (''[[Weird Tales]]'', September 1942)
* 1942: ''The Hound'' (''[[Weird Tales]]'', November 1942)
* 1943: ''Thieves' House'' (''[[Unknown Worlds]]'', February 1943)
* 1943: ''Thieves' House'' (''[[Unknown Worlds]]'', February 1943)
* 1943: ''Conjure Wife'' (''[[Unknown Worlds]]'', April 1943)
* 1943: ''Gather, Darkness!'' (''[[Astounding Science Fiction]]'', 3 parts: May - July 1943)
* 1943: ''The Mutant's Brother'' (''[[Astounding Science Fiction]]'', August 1943)
* 1943: ''To Make a Roman Holiday'' (''[[Esquire]]'', October 1943)
* 1944: ''Taboo'' (''[[Astounding Science Fiction]]'', February 1944)
* 1945: ''Destiny Times Three'' (''[[Astounding Science Fiction]]'', 2 parts: March - April 1945)
* 1947: ''Adept's Gambit'' (in ''[[Night's Black Agents]]'')
* 1947: ''Adept's Gambit'' (in ''[[Night's Black Agents]]'')
* 1950: ''You're All Alone '' (''[[Fantastic Adventures]]'', July 1950)
* 1951: ''Dark Vengeance'' (''[[Suspense]]'', Fall 1951)
* 1951: ''Dark Vengeance'' (''[[Suspense]]'', Fall 1951)
* 1952: ''I'm Looking For Jeff'' (''[[Fantastic (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Fantastic]]'', Fall 1952)
* 1952: ''I'm Looking For Jeff'' (''[[Fantastic (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Fantastic]]'', Fall 1952)
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* 1958: ''The Big Time'' (''[[Galaxy Magazine]]'', 2 parts: March - April 1958) [[Hugo Awards|''Hugo'' award-winner]]
* 1958: ''The Big Time'' (''[[Galaxy Magazine]]'', 2 parts: March - April 1958) [[Hugo Awards|''Hugo'' award-winner]]
* 1958: ''A Deskful of Girls'' (''[[The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'', April 1958)
* 1958: ''A Deskful of Girls'' (''[[The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'', April 1958)
* 1958: ''Rump-Titty-Titty-Tum-TAH-Tee'' (''[[The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'', May 1958)
* 1958: ''Space-Time for Springers'' (''[[Star Science Fiction Stories]] No. 4'', Nov 1958, edited by [[Frederik Pohl]], Ballantine, #272K)
* 1958: ''The Number of the Beast '' (''[[Galaxy Magazine]]'', December 1958)
* 1958: ''The Number of the Beast '' (''[[Galaxy Magazine]]'', December 1958)
* 1959: ''Pipe Dream'' (''[[If (Science Fiction Magazine|If]]'', February 1959)
* 1959: ''Damnation Morning'' (''[[Fantastic (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Fantastic]]'', August 1959)
* 1959: ''Damnation Morning'' (''[[Fantastic (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Fantastic]]'', August 1959)
* 1959: ''Lean Times in Lankhmar'' (''[[Fantastic Science Fiction Stories]]'', November 1959)
* 1959: ''Lean Times in Lankhmar'' (''[[Fantastic Science Fiction Stories]]'', November 1959)
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* 1960: ''The Oldest Soldier'' (''[[The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'', May 1960)
* 1960: ''The Oldest Soldier'' (''[[The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'', May 1960)
* 1960: ''When the Sea-King's Away...'' (''[[Fantastic Science Fiction Stories]]'', May 1960)
* 1960: ''When the Sea-King's Away...'' (''[[Fantastic Science Fiction Stories]]'', May 1960)
* 1961: ''Kreativity for Kats'' ''[[Galaxy Magazine]]'', April 1961)
* 1961: ''Scylla's Daughter'' (''[[Fantastic Stories of Imagination]]'', May 1961)
* 1961: ''Scylla's Daughter'' (''[[Fantastic Stories of Imagination]]'', May 1961)
* 1961: ''The Goggles of Dr. Dragonet'' (''[[Fantastic Stories of Imagination]]'', July 1961)
* 1961: ''The Big Time'' (translated by [[Vanna Lombardi]] as ''Il grande tempo'', [[Galaxy Magazine|''Galaxy'' (Italian edition)]], 4 parts: November 1961 - February 1962)
* 1961: ''The Big Time'' (translated by [[Vanna Lombardi]] as ''Il grande tempo'', [[Galaxy Magazine|''Galaxy'' (Italian edition)]], 4 parts: November 1961 - February 1962)
* 1962: ''The Unholy Grail'' (''[[Fantastic Stories of Imagination]]'', October 1962)
* 1962: ''The Unholy Grail'' (''[[Fantastic Stories of Imagination]]'', October 1962)
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* 1963: ''Bazaar of the Bizarre'' (''[[Fantastic Stories of Imagination]]'', August 1963)
* 1963: ''Bazaar of the Bizarre'' (''[[Fantastic Stories of Imagination]]'', August 1963)
* 1963: ''No Great Magic'' (''[[Galaxy Magazine]]'', December 1963)
* 1963: ''No Great Magic'' (''[[Galaxy Magazine]]'', December 1963)
* 1964: ''The Wanderer'' (1964, Ballantine, #U6010)
* 1964: ''The Lords of Quarmall'' (''[[Fantastic Stories of Imagination]]'', 2 parts: January - February 1964) (with [[Harry Fischer]])
* 1964: ''The Lords of Quarmall'' (''[[Fantastic Stories of Imagination]]'', 2 parts: January - February 1964) (with [[Harry Fischer]])
* 1964: ''Adept's Gambit'' (abridged by the author) (''[[Fantastic Stories of Imagination]]'', May 1964)
* 1964: ''Adept's Gambit'' (abridged by the author) (''[[Fantastic Stories of Imagination]]'', May 1964)
* 1965: ''Far Reach to Cygnus'' (''[[Amazing Stories]]'', February 1965)
* 1965: ''Stardock'' (abridged by the author) (''[[Fantastic (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Fantastic]]'', September 1965)
* 1965: ''Stardock'' (abridged by the author) (''[[Fantastic (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Fantastic]]'', September 1965)
* 1965: ''Knight's Move'' (?)
* 1965: ''Knight's Move'' (?)
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* 1968: ''Their Mistress, the Sea'' (in ''Swords in the Mist'')
* 1968: ''Their Mistress, the Sea'' (in ''Swords in the Mist'')
* 1968: ''The Wrong Branch'' (in ''Swords in the Mist'')
* 1968: ''The Wrong Branch'' (in ''Swords in the Mist'')
* 1968: ''A Specter is Haunting Texas'' (''[[Galaxy Magazine]]'', 3 parts: July - September 1968)
* 1968: ''The Two Best Thieves in Lankhmar'' (''[[Fantastic (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Fantastic]]'', August 1968)
* 1968: ''The Two Best Thieves in Lankhmar'' (''[[Fantastic (Fantasy Fiction Magazine)|Fantastic]]'', August 1968)
* 1968: ''In the Witch's Tent'' (in ''Swords Against Wizardry'')
* 1968: ''In the Witch's Tent'' (in ''Swords Against Wizardry'')
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* 1975: ''Trapped in the Sea of Stars'' ('The Second Book of Fritz Leiber'', September 1975)
* 1975: ''Trapped in the Sea of Stars'' ('The Second Book of Fritz Leiber'', September 1975)
* 1976: ''The Frost Monstreme'' (''[[Flashing Swords!|Flashing Swords! #3: Warriors and Wizards]]'', August 1976, edited by [[Lin Carter]], Dell, #2579)
* 1976: ''The Frost Monstreme'' (''[[Flashing Swords!|Flashing Swords! #3: Warriors and Wizards]]'', August 1976, edited by [[Lin Carter]], Dell, #2579)
* 1977: ''The Pale Brown Thing'' (''[[The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'', 2 parts: January - February 1977)
* 1977: ''Rime Isle'' (''[[Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine]]'', 2 parts: May 1977 and July 1977)
* 1977: ''Rime Isle'' (''[[Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine]]'', 2 parts: May 1977 and July 1977)
* 1977: ''Sea Magic'' (''[[The Dragon Magazine]]'', December 1977 - Issue #11)
* 1977: ''Sea Magic'' (''[[The Dragon Magazine]]'', December 1977 - Issue #11)
* 1978: ''The Mer She'' (''Heroes and Horrors'', December 1978)
* 1978: ''The Mer She'' (''Heroes and Horrors'', December 1978)
* 1983: ''The Curse of the Smalls and the Stars'' (''Heroic Visions'', March 1983, edited by [[Jessica Amanda Salmonson]])
* 1983: ''The Curse of the Smalls and the Stars'' (''Heroic Visions'', March 1983, edited by [[Jessica Amanda Salmonson]])
* 1983: ''The Cat Hotel'' (''[[The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'', October 1983)
* 1987: ''The Mouser Goes Below'' (excerpt) (''[[Whispers (Fantasy Fiction Anthology)|Whispers #23-24]], October 1987)
* 1987: ''The Mouser Goes Below'' (excerpt) (''[[Whispers (Fantasy Fiction Anthology)|Whispers #23-24]], October 1987)
* 1988: ''Slack Lankhmar Afternoon Featuring Hisvet'' (excerpt from ''The Mouser Goes Below'') (''Terry's Universe'', June 1988, edited by [[Beth Meacham]], Tor, 0-312-93058-5)
* 1988: ''Slack Lankhmar Afternoon Featuring Hisvet'' (excerpt from ''The Mouser Goes Below'') (''Terry's Universe'', June 1988, edited by [[Beth Meacham]], Tor, 0-312-93058-5)
* 1988: ''The Mouser Goes Below'' (''The Knight and Knave of Swords'', December 1978)
* 1988: ''The Mouser Goes Below'' (''The Knight and Knave of Swords'', December 1978)


Work in progress.
Still a work in progress, but starting to take shape. Bear with me, I have only limited time to work on this.)


=== Books: ===
=== Books: ===
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* 1943: ''Conjure Wife'' (originally appeared in ''[[Unknown Worlds]]'', April 1943)
* 1943: ''Conjure Wife'' (originally appeared in ''[[Unknown Worlds]]'', April 1943)
* 1943: ''Gather, Darkness!'' (serialized in ''[[Astounding Science Fiction]]'', May, June, and July 1943)
* 1943: ''Gather, Darkness!'' (serialized in ''[[Astounding Science Fiction]]'', May, June, and July 1943)
* 1945: ''Destiny Times Three''
* 1945: ''Destiny Times Three'' (? 1945, Wildside Press, 1-4344-9868-9)
* 1950: ''Gather, Darkness!'' (1950, Pellegrini & Cudahy)
* 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: ''Conjure Wife'', (Lion Books, #179)
* 1953: ''The Green Millennium'' (1953, Abelard Press)
* 1957: ''Two Sought Adventure'' ([[Gnome Press]]), collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories
* 1957: ''Two Sought Adventure'' ([[Gnome Press]]), collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories
* 1961: ''The Big Time'' (expanded from the version serialized in ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]'', March and April 1958), part of the [[Change War|''Change War'' series]]
* 1961: ''The Big Time'' (expanded from the 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]]'')
* 1962: ''The Silver Eggheads'', (Jan 1962, Ballantine, #F561)
* 1961: ''The Big Time'' / ''The Mind Spider and Other Stories'' ([[Ace Double]], #D-491)
* 1961: ''The Big Time'' / ''The Mind Spider and Other Stories'' ([[Ace Double]], #D-491)
* 1964: ''The Wanderer''
* 1964: ''The Wanderer'' (1964, Ballantine, #U6010)
* 1966: ''Tarzan and the Valley of Gold'' (Apr 1966, Ballantine, #U6125) (novelisation of a screenplay by [[Clair Huffaker]])
* 1966: ''Tarzan and the Valley of Gold'' (Apr 1966, Ballantine, #U6125) (novelisation of a screenplay by [[Clair Huffaker]])
* 1968: ''Swords in the Mist'' (Ace, 0-441-79185-9), collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories
* 1968: ''Swords in the Mist'' (Ace, 0-441-79185-9), collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories
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* 1974: ''The Book of Fritz Leiber'', (DAW Books, #UQ1091, Jan 1974)
* 1974: ''The Book of Fritz Leiber'', (DAW Books, #UQ1091, Jan 1974)
* 1975: ''The Second Book of Fritz Leiber'' (DAW Books, #UY1195, September 1975)
* 1975: ''The Second Book of Fritz Leiber'' (DAW Books, #UY1195, September 1975)
* 1977: ''Our Lady of Darkness''
* 1977: ''Our Lady of Darkness'' (Feb 1977, Berkley/Putnam, 0-399-11872-1) (expanded version of ''The Pale Brown Thing'')
* 1977: ''Rime Isle'' (Whispers Press, 0-918372-01-1), collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories
* 1977: ''Rime Isle'' (Whispers Press, 0-918372-01-1), collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories
* 1977: ''Swords and Ice Magic'' (? 1977, Ace, 0-441-79167-0), collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories
* 1977: ''Swords and Ice Magic'' (? 1977, Ace, 0-441-79167-0), collection of [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]] stories

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Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. (December 24, 1910-Sepember 5, 1992) 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.

Works:

Stories:

In approximate order of publication:

Still a work in progress, but starting to take shape. Bear with me, I have only limited time to work on this.)

Books:

  • 1943: Conjure Wife (originally appeared in Unknown Worlds, April 1943)
  • 1943: Gather, Darkness! (serialized in Astounding Science Fiction, May, June, and July 1943)
  • 1945: Destiny Times Three (? 1945, Wildside Press, 1-4344-9868-9)
  • 1950: Gather, Darkness! (1950, Pellegrini & Cudahy)
  • 1953: The Sinful Ones (rewrite of You're All Alone, an abbreviated version of which appeared in 1950 Fantastic Adventures)
  • 1953: Conjure Wife, (Lion Books, #179)
  • 1953: The Green Millennium (1953, Abelard Press)
  • 1957: Two Sought Adventure (Gnome Press), collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
  • 1961: The Big Time (expanded from the version serialized in Galaxy Science Fiction, March and April 1958), part of the Change War series
  • 1962: The Silver Eggheads, (Jan 1962, Ballantine, #F561)
  • 1961: The Big Time / The Mind Spider and Other Stories (Ace Double, #D-491)
  • 1964: The Wanderer (1964, Ballantine, #U6010)
  • 1966: Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (Apr 1966, Ballantine, #U6125) (novelisation of a screenplay by Clair Huffaker)
  • 1968: Swords in the Mist (Ace, 0-441-79185-9), collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
  • 1968: Swords Against Wizardry (Ace, #H-73), collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
  • 1968: The Swords of Lankhmar (? 1968, Ace, #79222), Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser novel, including Scylla's Daughter (1961)
  • 1969: A Specter is Haunting Texas
  • 1970: Swords and Deviltry (? 1970, Ace, 0-441-79191-3), collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
  • 1970: Swords Against Death (Ace, #79152), collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
  • 1974: The Book of Fritz Leiber, (DAW Books, #UQ1091, Jan 1974)
  • 1975: The Second Book of Fritz Leiber (DAW Books, #UY1195, September 1975)
  • 1977: Our Lady of Darkness (Feb 1977, Berkley/Putnam, 0-399-11872-1) (expanded version of The Pale Brown Thing)
  • 1977: Rime Isle (Whispers Press, 0-918372-01-1), collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
  • 1977: Swords and Ice Magic (? 1977, Ace, 0-441-79167-0), collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
  • 1978: Bazaar of the Bizarre, collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
  • 1978: The Change War (December 1978, Gregg Press, 0-8398-2493-9)
  • 1978: Heroes and Horrors (December 1978, Whispers Press, 0-918372-03-8)
  • 1980: A rewritten version of The Sinful Ones
  • 1983: Changewar (May 1983, Ace, 0-441-10259-X) (a different collection from The Change War)
  • 1988: The Knight and Knave of Swords (December 1988, Fritz Leiber, William Morrow, 0-688-08530-X), final collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
  • 1997: The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich (Novella in the style of H. P. Lovecraft, written in 1936 and lost for decades)

Work in progress.