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Heroes and Horrors
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Heroes and Horrors (1978) (edit title/settings)

by Fritz Leiber, Jr. (Author) (edit contributors)

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SWORDS AND DEVILTRY ... POTIONS AND WIZARDRY! From the silvery mists of the ancient world of Nehwon ... from the twilight hours of the life of Edgar Allan Poe ... from secret tunnels below the billowing sea ... from the damp gloom of San Francisco streets ... comes a procession of monsters,... read more

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From Wikipedia: "Heroes and Horrors is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by Fritz Leiber, edited by Stuart David Schiff and illustrated by Tim Kirk. It was first published in hardcover in December 1978 by Whispers Press, and in paperback in August 1980 by Pocket Books. The... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

From Wikipedia: "Heroes and Horrors is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by Fritz Leiber, edited by Stuart David Schiff and illustrated by Tim Kirk. It was first published in hardcover in December 1978 by Whispers Press, and in paperback in August 1980 by Pocket Books. The paperback edition omits the illustrations.
The book collects nine short stories and novelettes by the author, together with an introduction by Stuart David Schiff and an essay by John Jakes. The first two stories (the second original to the collection) showcase Leiber's Sword and Sorcery heroes Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. The other pieces originally were published in the magazines The Dragon Magazine for December 1977 and Fantastic Stories of Imagination for February 1962 and October 1964, the collection The Second Book of Fritz Leiber (1975), the magazines Fantastic for February 1969 and Worlds of If for August 1974, and the anthologies The Disciples of Cthulhu (1976) and Superhorror (1976). Heroes and Horrors was nominated for the 1979 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology/Collection. The story "Midnight by the Morphy Watch" was nominated for the 1975 Hugo Award for Best Novelette."

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  • “I don't know about that," he said, hunching determinedly over the wheel, "but I should think you could find all the horror and terror you wanted, Mr. Seabury, without going away from home, though it's make pretty grim films. I mean, the Nazi death camps, brain-washing, Black Dahlia sex murders, race riots, stuff like that, not to mention Hiroshima.”

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To most of you reading this book, Fritz Leiber needs no introduction.

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Preface, by Stuart David Schiff
Fritz Leiber: An Appreciation (Introduction), by John Jakes

HEROES:
Sea Magic
The Mer She

HORRORS
A Bit of the Dark World
Belsen Express
Midnight in the Mirror World
Richmond, Late September, 1849
Midnight by the Morphy Watch
The Terror from the Depths
Dark Wings

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  1. Fritz Leiber, Jr. (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Stuart David Schiff (Editor) - Also wrote Preface
  2. John Jakes (Introduction) - Fritz Leiber: An Appreciation
  3. Tim Kirk (Illustrator) - 1978 Whisper Press edition

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Whispers Press
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0 918 37203 8
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