Witty, gripping and urbane, Fritz Leiber's Lankhmar books are among the best loved of all modern fantasies

Witty, gripping and urbane, Fritz Leiber's Lankhmar books are among the best loved of all modern fantasies

Witty, gripping and urbane, Fritz Leiber's Lankhmar books are among the best loved of all modern fantasies

The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Gray Mouser, apprentice magician, fled after finding his master dead. These bawdy brothers-in-arms cement a friendship that leads them through the wilds of Nehwon facing thieves, wizards, princesses and the depths of their desires and fears.

Fafhrd and Gray Mouser visit the Witch's Tent to consult a sorceress who holds the secret to their escape - but when would they ever need to escape? Their luck has been good so far; one way out should work. Their luck continues as thieves. Gray Mouser and Fafhrd steal a kingdom within a hill and declare themselves Lords.

Lean times in Lankhmar force Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser to part ways. Only after a joust of wits and swords do the friends join together again, stealing the ship the Black Treasurer and sailing round and through The Claws. Fighting sea kings, curses and seven-eyed wizards, the pair set out on their wanderings through the wilds of Nehwon.