The Fritz Leiber Collection: Master of Heroic Fantasy, Futurism, and Speculative F...

A highly acclaimed American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, Fritz Leiber was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright, and chess expert. Along with other masters of fantasy such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber is one of the fathers of sword and sorcery and invented the term. Leiber was also one of the forefathers of urban fantasy and heroic fantasy as well as a staunch social critic, particularly through his highly influential short stories.

The Fritz Leiber Collection gathers many of Leiber's iconic short stories into a single lavishly illustrated volume. Included in this collection are the following classics of science fiction and fantasy:

A Pail of Air
The Big Time
The Night of the Long Knives
The 64-Square Madhouse
Coming Attraction
A Bad Day for Sales
Bread Overhead
Kreativity for Kats
Friends and Enemies
Nice Girl With 5 Husbands
Later Than You Think
The Green Millennium
The Moon is Green
Appointment in Tomorrow
The Creature from Cleveland Depths
The Big Engine
No Great Magic
X Marks the Pedwalk
A Hitch in Space
The last Letter
Time in the Round
What's He Doing in There
Pipe Dream
Bullet With His Name
Yesterday House
Snowbank Orbit

In addition to over twenty-five beautiful custom illustrations, The Fritz Leiber Collection includes an interactive table of content to aid in reader enjoyment.