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Poet, actor, playwright, chess expert, master of fantastic fiction. Fritz Leiber was a true Renaissance Man. His writing crossed all boundaries, from horror to sword and sorcery. This book goes deep into Leiber's underrated science fiction oeuvre. It's a comprehensive, page- turning cache that captures Leiber's thoroughly original style- - altogether mystical, beautiful, and sometimes disturbing.

"The Foxholes of Mars" is a literary assault: a frightening, nitro- fueled tale of war on Mars, with one soldier questioning the futility and purpose of the battle against bug- eyed aliens- - a distant mirror- image of our own times. "Space- Time for Springers" is told through the glaring eyes of Gummitch, a cat who happens to possess a genius IQ and a voracious appetite for scientific knowledge. "Night Passage" takes us on a dark journey into a Las Vegas where Earthlings and extra- terrestrials mingle and gamble- - and where one man takes a moonlit ride with a mystery woman from Mercury, tailed by some very scary pursuers. "The Mutant's Brother" is a malevolent mix of horror and SF, a tale of identical twins who each carry a frightful chromosome. One of them is also a monstrous serial killer. The literally chilling "A Pail of Air" takes place in an underground nest, where a family fights to survive in a sunless, moonless, post- apocalyptic world where even helium and carbon dioxide become crawling, shapeless threats.

Fritz Leiber was a storyteller and prophet for the ages. His work will never be dated or irrelevant. Treat this book like a crystal ball. These pages chronicle the world to come. You've been warned.

Fritz Leiber (1910-1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He is regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy. He excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award- winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.

Table of Contents:

• Yesterday House - 1952
• The Snowbank Orbit - 1962
• Wanted - An Enemy - 1945
• The Ship Sails at Midnight - 1950
• The Foxholes of Mars - 1952
• Far Reach to Cygnus - 1965
• Femmequin 973 - 1957
• Mysterious Doings in the Metropolitan Museum - 1974
• The Big Trek - 1957
• Space - 1958
• Moon Duel - 1965
• Poor Superman - 1951
• Night Passage - 1975
• The Mutant's Brother - 1943
• Coming Attraction - 1950
• The Black Ewe - 1950
• Bullet with His Name - 1958
• Mariana - 1960
• Sanity - 1944
• Time in the Round - 1957
• Ship of Shadows - 1969
• The Good New Days - 1965
• Catch That Zeppelin! - 1975
• Deadly Moon - 1960
• The Man Who Was Married to Space and Time - 1979
• Black Glass - 1978
• Friends and Enemies - 1957
• A Rite of Spring- 1977
• America the Beautiful - 1970
• A Pail of Air - 1951
• The Winter Flies - 1967
• Time Fighter - 1957
• The Far Reach of Fritz Leiber - essay by John Pelan