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A review by skippen
Swords Against Death by Fritz Leiber
3.0
Not as quite as good as the first entry, but solid. I have heard of the Fafhrd and Grey Mouser books for years, but I have never read them. I wish I had found them younger. It is always nice to read fantasy in which the characters don't go on a quest. Don't get me wrong, I love me some quest books, but it is refreshing to see, as Leiber call his own text and therefore naming all text after, Sword and Sorcery. This fantasy fiction type was rare when he was righting. The text is a bit antiquated at time, despite being written in the seventies, but he is solid writer.
My only complaint in this novel is it seems the Leiber likes to make Fafhrd the bumbler of the two--always getting captured, lost, etc with the Grey Mouser rescuing him. I would prefer some balance there, but it seems the dumb barbarian is always at fault.
My only complaint in this novel is it seems the Leiber likes to make Fafhrd the bumbler of the two--always getting captured, lost, etc with the Grey Mouser rescuing him. I would prefer some balance there, but it seems the dumb barbarian is always at fault.