Buy fritz leiber ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Like his short story smoke ghost set in his native chicago and the black gondolier set in venice, california, fritz really pioneered the use of huge cities as settings for horror. That was the first time, to my knowledge, that ive read it in a chronological. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert. When a man keeps on seeing a smoke ghost, he questions his own sanity. Leibers best horrific tales, many of which are previously uncollected and have been virtually unobtainable for decades. Fritz leiber biography and list of works fritz leiber books.
Two centuries of great vampire stories, and swords and deviltry, and more on. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. In my previous post on the weird, way back in july, about robert barbour johnsons far below, i speculated about the point at which modernity and the weird became more closely engaged with one another, and linked johnsons story of the creatures living in the new york subway system with smoke ghost by fritz leiber. Like many science fiction and horror writers of the era, fritz leibers early work took the form of short stories that ran in magazines like unknown, thrilling mystery, startling stories, and the magazine of fantasy and science fiction. Fritz leiber is considered one of science fictions legends. From the author of swords and deviltry and many other classic novels, a recipient of both the hugo and nebula awards, this is a treasure trove of horrific tales, many of which remained out of print for decades after appearing in such magazines as unknown, thrilling mystery, startling stories, the. Leiber first syllable rhymes with shy married jonquil stephens on january 16, 1936, and their son justin leiber was born in 1938.
Smoke ghost and other apparitions by leiber, fritz ebook. See all books authored by fritz leiber, including vampires. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mar 15, 2016 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Editor stuart schiff then reprinted it in the third whispers anthology doubleday 1981.
In 1936, young leiber, then in correspondence with the famous writer h. Oxford book of twentiethcentury ghost stories edited by. He was also an expert chess player and a champion fencer. Fritz leiber was one of the most famous fantasy and sf writers of the century, the author of many classics, including the popular fafhrd and the gray mouser fantasy series. Nov 20, 20 in this latest installment of 101 weird writers, returning contributor elwin cotman pays tribute to leiber and smoke ghost, documenting the strange, haunting power of both. Fritz leiber project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Fritz leiber was one of the more interesting of the young writers who came into hp lovecrafts orbit, and some of his best early short fiction is. Smoke ghost get smoke ghost literature books for free.
The dark descent and he had said i dont mean that kind of ghost. Feb 22, 20 whats he doing in there short story by fritz leiber. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the black gondolier. Leiber s best horrific tales, many of which are previously uncollected and have been virtually unobtainable for decades. Ive read this story a number of times, most recently in the anthology the weird. Many stories here are only horror in that theyre strange and dark and dont. During his more than fifty years of writing, leiber was an. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. It is not a marxist polemic that he is a businessman has very little to do with the haunting, which instead is mysterious even at the end and therefore very threatening. Midnight houses second leiber collection has a special place in my heart as i get thanked in the front of the book. Fritz leiber was one of the more interesting of the young writers who came into hp lovecrafts orbit, and some of his best early short fiction is horror rather than sf or fantasy.
Order of fritz leiber books fritz leiber 19101992 was an american novelist of fantasy, horror and science fiction. It is not a marxist polemic that he is a businessman. Fritz leiber books biography and list of works author. Howard and michael moorcock, leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having coined the term.
He was also an actor, poet and champion chess player. December 24, 1910 september 5, 1992 was an american writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read smoke ghost. Fritz leiber was one of science fictions greatest writers, equally at home in fantasy and horror fiction as well. Smoke ghost places a classic ghost story in a modern urban setting, while the dread in coming attraction reflects the uneasiness of the cold war. May 29, 20 in essence the hero is a reasonably successful businessman who is haunted by a ghost who is actually the embodiment of the negative aspects of modern industrial society. Leiber, born december 24 th, 1910, is most widely known among gamers as the man. Author of a prodigious number of stories and novels, many of which. This collection of his most wellknown science fiction also collects obscure tales as well, with an afterword by john pelan and cover a. December 24, 1910september 5, 1992 was an influential american writer of fantasy, horror and science fiction. A collection of supernatural horror stories by a multiple awardwinning master of the fantastic. Weve talked a lot about fritz leiber, whose birthday were celebrating today, over the last few years. Fritz lieber was an american best known for writing horror, scifi and fantasy.
Fritz leiber, american writer noted for his stories of innovation in swordandsorcery, contemporary horror, and satiric science fiction. Fifty years of fritz leiber in 1990 dark harvest, ed. Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to epub, ereader, html, ibook, mobipocket, and pdf. Adam mills, editor of 101 weird writers one evening toward winter he noticed what seemed to be a shapeless black sack lying on the third roof from the tracks. Fritz leiber books list of books by author fritz leiber. Fritz leiber 1910 1992 was an influential, awardwinning american writer of fantasy, horror and science fiction. Nov 02, 2012 in my previous post on the weird, way back in july, about robert barbour johnsons far below, i speculated about the point at which modernity and the weird became more closely engaged with one another, and linked johnsons story of the creatures living in the new york subway system with smoke ghost by fritz leiber. Sadly, all these publications are now defunct, and for many years it was.
We try to highlight the most entertaining and rewarding science fiction and fantasy, with emphasis on memorable reader experience, not necessarily general acceptance by. Its hard to stop once i start recommending leiber books and stories. Fine selection of rare stories, many of which were either uncollected before, or come from long out of print collections. This post is part of an ongoing series on 101 weird writers featured in the weird compendium, the anthology that serves as the inspiration for this site. Check smoke ghost our best literature books for 20. Whats he doing in there short story by fritz leiber. Dirt, detritus, flakes and dust of modern urban life obsess leiber here and also in his novel our lady of darkness. Fritz leiber 19101992 was the highly acclaimed author of numerous science fiction stories and novels, many of which were made into films. Author of a prodigious number of stories and novels, many of which were made into films, he is best known as creator of the classic lankhmar fantasy series. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Oxford book of twentiethcentury ghost stories edited by cmichael cox oxford new york oxford university press 1996. He was born on december 24, 1910 in chicago illinois. Smoke ghost other apparitions is a new collection of stories by fritz leiber. First published in 2002 by midnight house as a hardback. He was one of the giants of genre literature and it is hard to imagine the world of tales we read today being the same without him. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.
From the classic tales such as the titular piece to. This 15page short story originally appeared in the october 1941 issue of unknown worlds. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading smoke ghost. Like many science fiction and horror writers of the era, fritz leibers early work took the form of short stories that ran in. He studied philosophy at the university of chicago and graduated in 1932. He is best known as creator of the classic lankhmar fantasy series. From the author of swords and deviltry and many other classic novels. The author, fritz leiber, had just a few years before entered his first phase of greatness as a writer, especially as a fantasiste, but this piece is an example of his early mastery of the weird fiction form. In addition to being an author, leiber was also a poet, actor, playwright, chess player and a champion fencer. He found his mature voice early in the first of the swordandsorcery adventures featuring the large sensitive barbarian fafhrd and the small streetsmartish gray mouser. Fritz leiber 19101992 was a prolific writer who won multiple prestigious awards during his long career.
Adepts gambit the man who never grew young smoke ghost the automatic pistol the inheritance the hill and the hole the dreams of albert moreland the hound diary in the snow the girl with the hungry eyes a bit of the dark world. Fritz leibers better short stories do the thing a fine whisky does. His work has been adapted to film the girl with the hungry eyes 1949, 1967, 1995 as well as a classic night gallery television episode in. Leiber, the son of stage and film actors, studied at the university of chicago ph. Fritz leiber biography and list of works fritz leiber books fritz leiber biography fritz reuter leiber jr. Dirt, detritus, flakes and dust of modern urban life obsess leiber here a. Howard and michael moorcock, leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. In essence the hero is a reasonably successful businessman who is haunted by a ghost who is actually the embodiment of the negative aspects of modern industrial society.