The swords of Lankhmar

About “The swords of Lankhmar”

The Swords of Lankhmar is a fantasy novel by Fritz Leiber, first published in 1968. It features the characters Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, who appear in a series of stories set in the city of Lankhmar. The novel expands on Leiber's earlier novella "Scylla's Daughter," which was published in 1961. It was initially released in paperback by Ace Books in 1968 and reprinted multiple times through 1986. Later editions were released by Dark Horse in 2008. The book was also published in the United Kingdom by Mayflower Books and Grafton. A hardcover edition was issued by Rupert Hart-Davis in 1969 and again by Gregg Press in 1977. The novel has been included in several omnibus editions, such as Swords' Masters (1990), Return to Lankhmar (1997), and The Second Book of Lankhmar (2001). (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)