The Best of Fritz Leiber Author:Fritz Leiber, Angus Wells (Editor) 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, fa... more »ntasy, and horror.
Contents:
Introduction (The Best of Fritz Leiber)(1974) • essay by Fritz Leiber
Sanity (1944)
Wanted - An Enemy (1945)
The Man Who Never Grew Young (1947)
The Ship Sails at Midnight (1950)
The Enchanted Forest (1950)
Coming Attraction (1950)
Poor Superman (1951)
A Pail of Air (1951)
The Foxholes of Mars (1952)
The Big Holiday (1953)
The Night He Cried (1953)
The Big Trek (1957)
Space-Time for Springers (1958)
Try and Change the Past (1958)
A Deskful of Girls (1958)
Rump-Titty-Titty-Tum-TAH-Tee (1958)
Little Old Miss Macbeth (1958)
Mariana (1960)
The Man Who Made Friends with Electricity (1962)
The Good New Days (1965)
Gonna Roll the Bones (1967)
America the Beautiful (1970)
Bibliography • The Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of Fritz Leiber
Best known for the Fafrd and Grey Mouser series, Leiber has been putting out cutting edge short stories for most of his career. Some are great, some are puzzling but none will bore you.