THE KNIGHT AND KNAVE OF SWORDS By Fritz Leiber

This short story collection features Leiber's sword and sorcery heroes Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, the seventh and last volume of the complete series. Introduction by Marc Laidlaw and artwork by Tim Kirk -- seven interior illustrations, a full-color frontispiece, two maps, a full color wraparound dust jacket, and illustrated endpapers. Includes “Sea Magic,” “The Mer She,” “The Curse of the Smalls and the Stars,” “The Mouser Goes Below,” and four bonus short essays by Fritz Leiber. The book collects four short stories, the first three originally published in The Dragon Magazine for December 1977, the collection Heroes and Horrors (1978), and the anthology Heroic Visions (1983). The fourth was originally published as two stories, "The Mouser Goes Below" in Whispers #23 (1987), and "Slack Lankhmar Afternoon Featuring Hisvet," in the anthology Terry's Universe (1988), which were combined for publication in the collection. That swashbuckling, debonair duo, Fafhrd and Gray Mouser, are back at it again in The Knight and Knave of Swords, indulging in their vices while evading their mortal enemies and scoffing at the Gods. All in a day’s work for these strapping lads who are only too eager to check out any  wench who walks past. Age may be catching up with them, making the tides of war give way to calmer waters. But that doesn’t mean they still don’t have a trick up their leather bootstraps. After their adventures in Swords and Ice Magic, Fafhrd the barbarian and Gray Mouser the thief remain on Rime Isle with their loves, seeking lives of respectability and peace. Fafhrd works to regain his archery skills after losing his left hand to Odin in battle. Meanwhile, the Gray Mouser embarks on a trading expedition aboard the ship Seahawk. But their respite will soon come to an end -- a brother and sister plot to regain the treasures stolen from them by the pirates of Rime Isle. Soon Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, alone and together, are plagued by dreams and curses that will force them to confront the vengeful siblings, destructive temptations, sea demons, and ancient obsessions. Master manipulator Fritz Leiber is a worldwide legend within the fantasy genre, actually having coined the term "sword and sorcery" that would describe the subgenre he would more than help create. The Fafhrd and Gray Mouser stories concern the lives of two larcenous but likable rogues as they adventure across the fantasy world of Nehwon. Wrap-around full color jacket with no text on the front or back. Clothbound with a blind-stamped illustration on the cover. Very handsome, limited printing. All other books in this series are sold out.