<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book>
  <id>57950</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[1595820795]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9781595820792]]></isbn13>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <description><![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]></description>
  <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">57950</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">21</books_count>
  <desc_user_id type="integer" nil="true"></desc_user_id>
  <id type="integer">449577</id>
  <media_type>book</media_type>
  <original_language_id type="integer" nil="true"></original_language_id>
  <original_publication_day type="integer" nil="true"></original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer" nil="true"></original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">1970</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:462|5:116|4:203|3:114|2:26|1:3|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">462</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">1789</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">642</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">43</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[3.87]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[412]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[36]]></text_reviews_count>
  
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry]]></link>
  <authors>
    <author>
    <id>23001</id>
        <name><![CDATA[Fritz Leiber]]></name>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1233439233p5/23001.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1233439233p2/23001.jpg]]></small_image_url>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/23001.Fritz_Leiber]]></link>
    <average_rating>3.91</average_rating>
    <ratings_count>4734</ratings_count>
    <text_reviews_count>351</text_reviews_count>
  </author>
  </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="642">
      <review>
  <id>819266</id>
    <user>
    <id>61991</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Allan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Oakland, CA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/61991-allan]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1176828586p3/61991.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1176828586p2/61991.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>412</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Apr 21 07:41:59 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 16 18:16:26 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[If you like low fantasy (less lofty and more gritty than, say, Tolkien) you'll probably love these classic stories of the two swordsmen and thieves, Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser. Really refreshing while at the same time fundamental.]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/819266]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/819266]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>2250238</id>
    <user>
    <id>29122</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Tim]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Richmond, VA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/29122-tim]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1174054528p3/29122.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1174054528p2/29122.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>462</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jun 22 07:52:27 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 22 07:52:43 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Not long ago, while I was wandering around the bookstore, I noticed that DH Press had started re-releasing Fritz Leiber’s Lankhmar series in paperback. I went ahead and picked up the first one as a lark, thinking as long as I was rereading a few Sci-Fi novels from my teenage years, perhaps I shoul...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2250238">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2250238]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2250238]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>34168403</id>
    <user>
    <id>1080606</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Robinson]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Los Angeles, CA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1080606-robinson]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1208139524p3/1080606.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1208139524p2/1080606.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>462</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="sword---sorcery" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 29 19:33:38 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 03 09:51:21 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This is one of those &quot;classic&quot; series that I've never heard about.  Leiber's writing reminds me a lot of the pulp work of Robert E. Howard, where economy and speed take precedence over everything else.  The story moves fast, but has enough action and character depth to remain entertaining,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34168403">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34168403]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34168403]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>7957185</id>
    <user>
    <id>377158</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Brian]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Gainesville, GA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/377158-brian-lane]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57949</id>
  <isbn>0441791743</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780441791743</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57949.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>4.00</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>3</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>2</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Oct 19 17:59:05 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 20 09:39:02 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[My latest and probably third reading of this classic.  The stories in this volume are lean - there is no unrequired heft.  The prose is clean, the storytelling concise, the characters well-rendered and the action leaps from the page.  I am amazed at what depth results from such a slim bit of novella...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7957185">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7957185]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7957185]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>71790122</id>
    <user>
    <id>2661675</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Cécile]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Vitrolles, B8, France]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2661675-c-cile-cristofari]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>462</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="science-fiction--fantasy" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[theatre lovers]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Sep 19 12:28:55 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 19 12:46:32 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The best way I could describe this book is as a Falstaffian fantasy. That Leiber began his career as an actor is clearly visible here: the novel is written like theatre, with more than the normal amount of dialogue where style and images count more than actual realism, and the characters are, more o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71790122">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71790122]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71790122]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>69037798</id>
    <user>
    <id>2177891</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Kat at FanLit]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2177891-kat-at-fanlit]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1255094781p3/2177891.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1255094781p2/2177891.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>462</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Aug 26 20:25:35 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 10 20:06:54 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I must confess that I had some preconceived notions about Fritz Leiber’s work. Because he’s credited with coining the phrase “Sword &amp; Sorcery,” and because I never hear women talking about his stories, I imagined that they appealed mainly to men who like to read stuff that has covers like th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69037798">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69037798]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69037798]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>28636004</id>
    <user>
    <id>1336573</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Charles]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Abita Springs, LA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1336573-charles]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1216257754p3/1336573.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1216257754p2/1336573.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>462</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>3</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="fantasy" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 29 12:02:51 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 29 12:04:28 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Leiber is a fine writer and there is certainly music in his prose.  I don't think he's as good a storyteller as Robert E. Howard, and at times his &quot;tongue-in-cheek&quot; approach is a bit aggravating to me.  But he can tell a good story and the characters and the world are well-drawn and certai...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28636004">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28636004]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28636004]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>46670044</id>
    <user>
    <id>972904</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Jake]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Arlington, MA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/972904-jake]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1230756051p3/972904.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1230756051p2/972904.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>462</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="fantasy" />
        <shelf name="series" />
        <shelf name="sword-and-scorcery" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[jsteinmann@gmail.com]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 17 14:11:32 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 11 14:27:47 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Leiber, like Howard, is one of those defining figures of fantasy that I should have read in my youth, but was never able to. Like Howard, I believe his stuff was out of print for a long time, or perhaps I just never really knew much about him. I know that the notion of the “Grey Mouser and Fafhrd...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46670044">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46670044]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46670044]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>46497951</id>
    <user>
    <id>214582</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Commodore Tiberius Q. Handsome]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Beverly, MA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/214582-commodore-tiberius-q-handsome]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1185285946p3/214582.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1185285946p2/214582.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>462</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Feb 16 05:09:41 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 16 05:18:57 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Fritz Leiber invented the term &quot;sword and sorcery&quot;, and he was the finest author the genre has ever had.  In fact he was, in my opinion, the finest author of fantasy period.  I rank him above Tolkien, Howard and Moorcock, never mind Martin or Jordan.  I've read him described as a &quot;mas...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46497951">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46497951]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46497951]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>47954168</id>
    <user>
    <id>766382</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Alex]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/766382-alex]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>462</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 01 19:38:55 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 01 19:44:07 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Really great old school fantasy.  One of the things I admire is that Leiber is so wonderful at constructing a world that is &quot;Other&quot;.  He doesn't slip by referring to constructs of our world (nor does he go too far in the other direction and make up bizarre ass words for everything to show ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47954168">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47954168]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47954168]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>54055521</id>
    <user>
    <id>2248042</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Amanda]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Oakland, ME]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2248042-amanda]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1258330611p3/2248042.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1258330611p2/2248042.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>462</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Apr 26 16:35:47 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 10 15:30:04 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Read this earlier this year and had forgotten about it until i saw a discussion about it on here today.  I figured i should write a review giving my reasoning for such a low rating.  First of all, i had heard about these books for years and was excited to finally get an omnibus edition with the firs...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54055521">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54055521]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54055521]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>35209532</id>
    <user>
    <id>84023</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Keely]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Belleville, NJ]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/84023-keely]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1239050169p3/84023.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1239050169p2/84023.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">461122</id>
  <isbn>0441791751</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780441791750</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">2</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/461122.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.94</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>18</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Mass market paperback, Ace, 1979, sixth printing. Cover art by Jeff Jones. First book of Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series.]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="fantasy" />
        <shelf name="reviewed" />
        <shelf name="short-story" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 13 13:22:02 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 12 17:48:40 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Though Leiber wasn't the first to write swords and sorcery adventures, the imagination, verve, and whimsy of his writing not only set him above his contemporaries, but have made him one of the most influential authors in epic mythological fiction. He is responsible for Thieves' Guilds and Wizard Scr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35209532">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35209532]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35209532]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>34949048</id>
    <user>
    <id>1607575</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Sac]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1607575-sac]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1227422382p3/1607575.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1227422382p2/1607575.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>462</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 09 18:43:42 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 21 04:17:38 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I'm pretty embarrassed that this is on here, so here's some rap:<br/><br/>Yo, yo...<br/>Out on the battling tip my verbal lateral grip<br/>Keeps my tongue glued to the A-Dat when I'm trackin' 'em swift<br/>Let my spit lubricate the chap on my lips<br/>And make you rappers have fits 'cause I'm ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34949048">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34949048]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34949048]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>32525593</id>
    <user>
    <id>695116</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Jim]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Frankfort, KY]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/695116-jim]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1219252383p3/695116.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1219252383p2/695116.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>462</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="fantasy" />
        <shelf name="sword-sorcery" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 10 09:24:38 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 10 09:35:50 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>2</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[It's Sword &amp; Sorcery &amp;/or Heroic fantasy mixed with some satire &amp; horror elements, the latter reminiscent of Lovecraft to my eye.  Leiber started off with this series I believe &amp; worked on it most of his career, so the collection of short stories (all? One novel?) varies a lot in the mood, but the q...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32525593">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32525593]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32525593]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>45129383</id>
    <user>
    <id>1962701</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Barbara]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Ann Arbor, MI]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1962701-barbara]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>462</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1977</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Feb 02 06:56:12 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 02 07:01:49 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Love it - complete crap - no consistent language or manners in a particular time period.  Just pure entertainment.  My favorite line was when Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser met, they agreed to split everything 60 - 60, just so when asked (they are thieves) what their split was - each of them could tell ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45129383">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45129383]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45129383]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>58297815</id>
    <user>
    <id>326086</id>
    <name><![CDATA[S. Ben]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/326086-s-ben]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1188497733p3/326086.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1188497733p2/326086.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>462</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="fantasy" />
        <shelf name="fiction" />
        <shelf name="series" />
        <shelf name="short-stories" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 03 10:11:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 03 10:15:43 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Well-written swords-and-sorcery (pre-Tolkien-style) fantasy, with an iconic pair of not-entirely-heroic protagonists.  I am currently reserving judgement on Leiber's portrayal of female characters:  My prejudgement was that they would not be sympathetically portrayed, but I'm not (yet) convinced the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58297815">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58297815]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58297815]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>32516796</id>
    <user>
    <id>822817</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Neil]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/822817-neil]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>462</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 10 07:33:50 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 01 07:01:48 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This was an excellent read in the Fantasy category!  I've known of Leiber's tales of Fafrd and the Gray Mouser for years, but never got around to reading them.  Now I think I'll be reading more of these tales.  Leiber has a way of drama with the language that made this book riveting.  The chapters r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32516796">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32516796]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32516796]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>31646502</id>
    <user>
    <id>1337977</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Melody]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1337977-melody]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>462</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Fantasy readers]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Neil Gaiman]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 31 06:30:20 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 21 18:19:55 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This audiobook was recommended by Neil Gaiman on the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://audible.com">audible.com</a> site, so I decided to give it a try. I don't normally like swords and sorcery type novels, but I thought this one was fair.<br/><br/>I suspect, however, that it will appeal to more to the male audience than to females. At least this ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31646502">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31646502]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31646502]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>39028939</id>
    <user>
    <id>77467</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Aaron]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Los Angeles, CA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/77467-aaron]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1224367343p3/77467.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1224367343p2/77467.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1392028</id>
  <isbn>044179176X</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780441791767</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">2</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235849926m/1392028.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235849926s/1392028.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1392028.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.75</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>12</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<p> <strong>The First Volume in ibooks' Reissues of the Fantasies by Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master Fritz Leiber!</strong> <p> Swords and Deviltry introduces us to a strange world where fantastic but thoroughly flawed anti-heroes Fafhrd and Gray Mouser find the familiar in themselves and discover the icy power of female magic. Three master-magician femme-fatales and a sprightly lad illuminate the bonds between father and son, the relationship between the bravado of the imagination, and the courage of fools. A hedge wizard explains the cold war between the sexes. Mouse and Fafhrd meet again and traverse the smoke and mirrors of Lankhmar learning more and more of the foggy world in which they live, experiencing the pleasures and pains of the City of Sevenscore Thousand Smokers that will lead them to countless more adventures and misadventures.</p></p>]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 01 09:47:19 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 28 18:33:31 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[For those unashamed of their inner 12 year old, these stories may just ignite your lust for wandering, wenching, witchcraft, and weaponry. Leiber has a far better command of language than most of his sword and sorcery brethren; if nothing else, you could read these as a master lesson in form. Good s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39028939">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39028939]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39028939]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>78885112</id>
    <user>
    <id>845711</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Taylor]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Conroe, TX]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/845711-taylor]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">57950</id>
  <isbn>1595820795</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781595820792</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">36</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[Swords and Deviltry (Lankhmar Series, Vol. 1)]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227m/57950.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170484227s/57950.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950.Swords_and_Deviltry</link>
  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>462</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Grey Mouser, an 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. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series.&lt;/div&gt;<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>· Author’s Introduction · in <br/>· Induction · vi <br/>· The Snow Women · na Fantastic Apr ’70 <br/>· The Unholy Grail · nv Fantastic Oct ’62 <br/>· Ill Met in Lankhmar · na F&amp;SF Apr ’70]]>
  </description>
  <published>1970</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="started-didn-t-finished" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 24 14:13:21 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 07 08:20:26 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Don't really know how to rate this, so I won't. I only read 10 pages, I liked the writing style. But the characters are described on the back as &quot;lusty&quot; (goodreads description says bawdy). I will just say that the lustiness or bawdiness was a bit too descriptive.]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78885112]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78885112]]></link>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
          <shelf name="to-read" />
          <shelf name="fantasy" />
          <shelf name="fiction" />
          <shelf name="currently-reading" />
          <shelf name="short-stories" />
          <shelf name="sf-fantasy" />
          <shelf name="audiobook" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link>
  <id>8</id>
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=57950</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>