Fritz Leiber

* 24 in the Millennium Fantasy Masterworks series, a library of the most original and influential fantasy ever written
* 'Some of the finest heroic fantasy ever written.' SF Chronicle
* 'One of my very favourite books, by one of my very favourite writers, starring two of the most delightful characters in the history of fantastic fiction.' Neil Gaiman
* 'Most fantasy writers, if asked, admit that Fritz Leiber is our spiritual father, and for the most part we're sweating to keep up, let alone overtake him.' Raymond E. Feist
* 'A writer who is, in my opinion, still the greatest of us all.' Michael Moorcock;
* 'The most literate and important sword and sorcery series.' Mike Ashley