This third volume of Lanhmar's noted larcenists features a collection of reprinted tales of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, in which the dynamic duo take up religion, poke fun at society (both ours and theirs), and find themselves manifested in ancient Greece.

Leiber was a master at crafting these golden age fantasy tales, and the team of Fafhrd and Mouser belong on the shelves of any fantasy aficionado. ( )

More greatness in the Swords series. In this volume Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser find themselves at odds during a profitless spell in Lankhmar, at the bottom of the sea and in the real city of Tyre shortly after the time of Alexander the Great. This last story 'The Adept's Gambit' is a tour-de-force of Lieber's subtlety and sophistication, traits not normally associated with Sword and Sorcery. ( )

Fritz Lieber's Lankhmar series involving Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser is the origin of a great deal of Dungeons and Dragon material. Arguably the archetype fantasy role-playing series. ( )

Another Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser collection. The best story in this book is most definitely 'Lean Times in Lankhmar'. The pair are a bit grumpy with each other, and are fed up with the usual run of things.

They decide to indulge in a bit of religion, and end up working for some priests and gods of complete and utter meaningless. Some very funny satire here.

Swords in the Mist : 01 The Cloud of Hate - Fritz Leiber
Swords in the Mist : 02 Lean Times in Lankhmar - Fritz Leiber
Swords in the Mist : 03 Their Mistress, the Sea - Fritz Leiber
Swords in the Mist : 04 When the Sea-King's Away - Fritz Leiber
Swords in the Mist : 05 The Wrong Branch - Fritz Leiber
Swords in the Mist : 06 Adept's Gambit - Fritz Leiber

Spendthrift boys discourse, draw when threatened, and are somewhat disturbed by sword-fighting smog.

4 out of 5

Falling out extortion racket godliness fun.

5 out of 5

Sailing from sickness to serenity.

3 out of 5

Fafhrd being overly enamored with aquachicks is a problem. So is a monster squid.

4 out of 5

Cursed and out of booze, Ningauble lends a hand.

4 out of 5

Tyre
Ningauble
The Woman Who Came
The Lost City
Anra Devadoris
The Mountain
Ahura Devadoris
The Old Man Without A Beard
The Castle Called Mist

Female lack.

3 out of 5

Want wizard fix female lack, without horrible journey.

3 out of 5

Find fancy items.

3 out of 5

Tart triangle.

3 out of 5

Serious swordstuff.

3.5 out of 5

Demon demesne geology

3.5 out of 5

Sleeping around, scarily.

3.5 out of 5

Magic man

3 out of 5

Twin fate and home

4 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

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Swords in the Mist is the third and shortest volume in the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series. I believe it is also the first one I ever read, so it has a special resonance for me. First impressions count for a lot, Fritz Leiber’s first impression on me was very favorable.