Swords and Ice Magic [SEP] series
Swords and Ice Magic
Swords and Ice Magic is a fantasy short story collection, first published 1977, by American writer Fritz Leiber, featuring his sword and sorcery heroes Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. It is chronologically the sixth volume of the complete seven volume edition of the collected stories devoted to the characters. It was first published in paperback format during July 1977 by Ace Books company, which reprinted the title numerous times through 1990; a later paperback edition was issued by Dark Horse (2007). It has been published
the Thumbs of the Gods" (1975)
- "Trapped in the Sea of Stars" (1975)
- "The Frost Monstreme" (1976)
- "Rime Isle" (1977)
Plot.
The Fafhrd and Gray Mouser stories concern the lives of two larcenous but likable rogues as they adventure across the fantasy world of Nehwon. In "Swords and Ice Magic" the duo face a series of challenges from Death of greater or lesser subtlety ("The Sadness of the Executioner,"