Swords and Deviltry
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Swords and Deviltry

by Fritz Leiber

1970•Fantasy•224 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyadventureactionfresh & originalimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedunlikely connectionsall consuming questfool triumphant

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and fresh: a polished fantasy novel, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

[From back cover] Here is the beginning of the legendary epic that has become a classic of fantasy adventure. At first, they seemed an unlikely pair: Fafhrd, the white-robed princeling of the barbaric cold waste; the Gray Mouser, a wizardling suspended between magic white and black.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyAdventureActionUnlikely connectionsAll consuming questFool triumphant

Subjects

FantasyAmerican Fantasy fictionShort StoriesEnglish Short storiesShort stories, English

Details

Author
Fritz Leiber
Published
1970
Pages
224
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