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  <title><![CDATA[Ill Met in Lankhmar]]></title>
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  <default_description>They are the two greatest heroes ever to walk the World of Nehwon: Fafhrd, the giant barbarian warrior from the Cold Waste; and the Gray Mouser, novice wizard, master thief, and swordsman unparalleled. In this one volume, fantasy legend Fritz Leiber takes readers through the first two books of the classic sword-and-sorcery saga: Swords and Deviltry and Swords Against Death. &quot;Solid entertainment.&quot;--Kirkus Reviews.</default_description>
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Grand.<br/><br/>Re-reading this after many years I was struck by how generally excellent it was. It's pulpy, but character driven. The settings are vividly imagined, the action is gloriously paced. You can tell that Leiber was a capable swordsman himself, as well as an actor by the many small and kn...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67596493">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm usually not a short-story person, but these are excellent.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[No one can craft a fun, naughty, and chilling adventure yarn like Leiber. His two characters were unique in their time for being total scoundrels, men who went on great quests so they could wantonly spend their loot on booze and skirt. They usually find the treasure, but they almost always loose mos...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27647951">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is classic fantasy of the 'sword and sorcery' kind (the term 'sword and sorcery' was coined by Leiber), from before the genre became throughly hackneyed - If you like the genre as it is now, I'd recommend reading trailblazers like Leiber, he was hugely influential (the first of these stories wa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/237665">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Thoroughly enjoyable pulp fantasy in the gritty vein of Howard's Conan stories.  Leiber has an amazing way with words, making these a joy to read.  Dark fantasy short stories about the barbarian Fafhrd and the city-born thief the Grey Mouser, told with intrigue, action, and a touch of humor.  Evocat...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12226030">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I usually like my high fantasy in novel form. Short work just never seem to capture the flavor of a world. This collection of tales is a rare exception. Even individually, I would have been captivated by each one, each literary, humorous, action-packed one. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although I also find the foundational classics of fantasy rather disapointing (more so than the founders of sci-fi), I still want to read this; no true fantasy nerd can really avoid it, so its like a duty.  Perhaps it will be great.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This review is for the whole Lankhmar series. What can you say about the guy who coined the phrase &quot;Sword and Sorcery&quot;. Besides, Fafhrd and Grey Mouser are two of the most legendary characters in literature.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser are great heroes, and Issek of the jug ranks right up there with Made of Meat as one of the best laugh out loud stories I've ever read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the definitve works in the genre.  Well worth the time.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[CANNNNNOT Believe I have never read this before. It's Beautiful.]]></body>
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