Ascobol on 3/8/2021 at 21:17
Quote Posted by mxleader
I was just listening to to podcast #24 and had no idea who Fritz Leiber was and now I want to read some books. There are two kindle volumes available on Amazon and was wondering if those have all from The Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouse series. The Wikipedia page bibliography list isn't super easy to follow. Anyone know if the two Kindle volumes has everything I need to read in the series?
Two Sought Adventure (1958). Collection of six short stories. Later expanded and retitled as Swords Against Death.
Swords and Deviltry (1970). Collection of 3 short stories.
Swords Against Death (1970). Collection of 10 short stories; an expanded edition of Two Sought Adventure
Swords in the Mist (1968). Collection of 6 short stories.
Swords Against Wizardry (1968). Collection of 4 short stories.
The Swords of Lankhmar (1968). Expanded from "Scylla's Daughter" in Fantastic, 1963.
Swords and Ice Magic (1977). Collection of 8 short stories. (Though see Rime Isle below.)
The Knight and Knave of Swords (1988). Collection of 4 short stories. Retitled Farewell to Lankhmar (2000, UK).
Hail, friend!!
So the 'Swords' series was originally a collection of short stories. The best way to read them is in omnibus format in which the stories are assembled in chronological order.
The first of these is (
https://www.amazon.ca/Swords-Deviltry-Fafhrd-Gray-Mouser-ebook/dp/B00J90EZIA/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=fafhrd+and+the+gray+mouser&qid=1628025314&sr=8-1) Swords & Deviltry. If you're a quick read or completionist you can also get a set of the first three books!
I hope that helps you, and happy reading.
mxleader on 4/8/2021 at 15:55
Thanks, that is helpful. I like to start a series at the beginning usually and it looks like Amazon has a two sets of digital books that has everything in the series. I do prefer paper books over digital so I might scour the interwebs for used copies.
Galaer on 21/8/2021 at 21:25
OMG, I read the title as Trace the Courier Tomb.
Supremcee on 21/8/2021 at 21:35
Oh you gamers with your number-letters :rolleyes:
mxleader on 30/8/2021 at 01:41
After listening to just over half of the podcasts I feel inspired to work in Dromed again. I'll probably regret it shortly.
Supremcee on 30/8/2021 at 17:51
I take this as a huge compliment :D Thank you! and "another service brought to you by inside at last" ;) hope your motivation will last a while
Relayer2112 on 1/9/2021 at 14:11
Quote Posted by mxleader
I was just listening to to podcast #24 and had no idea who Fritz Leiber was and now I want to read some books. There are two kindle volumes available on Amazon and was wondering if those have all from The Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouse series. The Wikipedia page bibliography list isn't super easy to follow. Anyone know if the two Kindle volumes has everything I need to read in the series?
Two Sought Adventure (1958). Collection of six short stories. Later expanded and retitled as Swords Against Death.
Swords and Deviltry (1970). Collection of 3 short stories.
Swords Against Death (1970). Collection of 10 short stories; an expanded edition of Two Sought Adventure
Swords in the Mist (1968). Collection of 6 short stories.
Swords Against Wizardry (1968). Collection of 4 short stories.
The Swords of Lankhmar (1968). Expanded from "Scylla's Daughter" in Fantastic, 1963.
Swords and Ice Magic (1977). Collection of 8 short stories. (Though see Rime Isle below.)
The Knight and Knave of Swords (1988). Collection of 4 short stories. Retitled Farewell to Lankhmar (2000, UK).
I got copies of all the "Fafhrd and Gray Mouser" collections in the early 2000's and read them regularly. The stories themselves were written over the span of 50 years or so by Lieber. For these collections, he rearranged the order of the stories and added a few new ones to fill in gaps so that they appear to tell the story of the two's careers chronologically.
There is also a book written in '98 called "Swords Against the Shadowlands" which was written by Robin Wayne Bailey with Lieber's estate's blessing.
I can't imagine that any fan of the Thief games would not enjoy these stories. They are not what I would consider standard swashbuckling fare. The stories are all very cerebral in nature.
vfig on 22/9/2021 at 02:18
from the moment i read about the infinite floors and started going up the staircase, i knew i was in for something special with this mission. even though i only got about 10% of the maths jokes, the mission was highly entertaining and very creative. and ive got to say has some of the best puzzles ive ever seen in a thief mission. just for good measure, HHHH also has one of the worst puzzles ever: that triple-ringed wheel is pretty awful to interact with (even if thats largely the engine's fault).
the question i would ask trefoilknot: bringing real—albeit slightly fictionalized—mathematical concepts and personalities and squabbles into the late-medieval-fantasy world of Thief is a surprising move. how did you end up there? did you start with the concepts as a base for puzzle design, and then bring the mathematicians into the story? or was it the other way around?