Fritz Leiber

Who This Author Is

Fritz Leiber has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 67 catalog-linked books across 1962 to 2022, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Pale Brown Thing and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1962 to 2022; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. and Buccaneer Books.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Fantasy & Sci-Fi entry points • Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. and Buccaneer Books

Genres and themes: Fantasy & Sci-Fi • Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1962 to 2022; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. and Buccaneer Books.

How The Picks Compare

• The Pale Brown Thing is the easier short commitment, while Swords and Deviltry (The Chronicles of Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser) asks for more reading time up front.
• Swords and Deviltry (The Chronicles of Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser) gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while The Pale Brown Thing leans later in the catalog.
• Gather, Darkness! is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from The Pale Brown Thing.

More Books By Fritz Leiber

• Lankhmar Volume 4

  Dark Horse • 2007

• The Creature from Cleveland Depths and Other Tales

  Wildside Press • 2007

• The Wanderer

  Sterling Pub Co Inc • 2001

• The Big Time

  St Martins Pr • 2000

• Dark Ladies

  St Martins Pr • 1999

• The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich

  St Martins Pr • 1998

• Fritz Leiber's Return to Lankhmar (Borealis Fantasy)

  Psi • 1997

• Gummitch and Friends

  Donald M. Grant Publishers • 1992

• Knight and Knave of Swords (The Swords Series)

  Grafton • 1991

• Le cycle des épées. 5, Les épées de Lankhmar

  Presses Pocket • 1991

• Notre-Dame des ténèbres

  Denoël • 1991

• The Green Millennium (The Gregg Press science fiction series)

  Ultramarine Pub Co • 1980