Fritz Leiber
Selected Stories
Night Shade Books · Print & ebook · April 1, 2010
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in fiction spanning science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
- Themes
- Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror
- Genres
- Fantasy Anthologies, Sci-Fi Short Stories, Short Stories (Single Author)
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Fritz Leiber's work bridges the gap between the pulp era of H. P. Lovecraft and the paperback era of P. K. Dick, and arguably is as influential as both these authors. From a historical context, Leiber, in fact, knew both of the authors, and his work can be seen as a bridge connecting the many different flavors of genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
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Edited by award-winning editors Jonathan Strahan and Charles Brown, this new collection of the grand master's fiction covers all facets of his work, and features an Introduction by Neil Gaiman and an Afterword by Michael Chabon.
Where it sits
| Sci-Fi Short Stories | 72% |
|---|---|
| Short Stories (Single Author) | 62% |
| Fantasy Anthologies | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Short Story Anthologies
- Sci-Fi
- Sci-Fi Short Stories
- Authors
- Fritz Leiber
- Publisher
- Night Shade Books
- Published
- April 1, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Science fiction · Fantasy · Horror
- Reading lane
- Short Story Anthologies