Swords and Deviltry

BOOK SERIES

Lankhmar

Fritz Leiber

8 main books

These are probably the best known stories that Fritz Leiber wrote spanning 50 years of his life. The first appeared in Unknown Magazine around 1940 and the last installment appeared in The Knight and Knave of Swords around 1990. The stories follow the various adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, two characters created by Fr…

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These are probably the best known stories that Fritz Leiber wrote spanning 50 years of his life. The first appeared in Unknown Magazine around 1940 and the last installment appeared in The Knight and Knave of Swords around 1990. The stories follow the various adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, two characters created by Fritz and his friend Harry Fischer.

Also known as the Swords Series.

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Books in the series

Books in reading order

Swords and Deviltry#1 · 19706.8/1057 ratingsSwords Against Death#2 · 19707.2/105 ratingsSwords in the Mist#3 · 19687.5/102 ratingsSwords Against Wizardry#4 · 19689/101 ratingsThe Swords of Lankhmar#5 · 19688/101 ratingsSwords and Ice Magic#6 · 19778/101 ratingsThe Knight and Knave of Swords#7 · 19887/101 ratingsSwords Against the Shadowland#8 · 1998

Subseries

Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser →Lankhmar (omnibus editions) →

SERIES PUBLICATIONS

Publication timeline

Main-series books by publication year. Unconfirmed TBA dates are excluded.

1968–19988 dated main books