tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post4553035500762517546..comments2023-10-21T07:45:44.140-07:00Comments on JimFear138 Audio Productions: Appendix N Review - Fafhrd & The Grey Mouser Book 1: Swords & Deviltry by Fritz Leiber (Audiobook Ver.)JimFear138http://www.blogger.com/profile/15432837450993153064noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post-41429171467878639382016-10-20T22:25:37.198-07:002016-10-20T22:25:37.198-07:00I'm looking forward to THAT review, I'm cu...I'm looking forward to THAT review, I'm curious to hear what you think of those stories. That's where the foundation of Leiber's fantasy work lies, along with the reputation of Fafhrd & the Grey Mouser. John E. Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424841103552780730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post-34837069897044977302016-10-19T08:52:18.427-07:002016-10-19T08:52:18.427-07:00No worries, man, it'll be up on the site till ...No worries, man, it'll be up on the site till I get forcibly removed for wrongthink. I highly recommend them, the stories are great fun!<br />And it's good to be here! We're gonna make SFF great again!JimFear138https://www.blogger.com/profile/15432837450993153064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post-52781428872213815192016-10-19T08:50:21.154-07:002016-10-19T08:50:21.154-07:00I'm currently listening to it. I think I'm...I'm currently listening to it. I think I'm going to run through the Fafhrd & The Grey Mouser series, then move on to something else. Possibly the John Carter of Mars stories, since my brother's been reading them and he convinced me to get the audiobook for those, too. JimFear138https://www.blogger.com/profile/15432837450993153064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post-17595795026157159792016-10-19T08:48:30.428-07:002016-10-19T08:48:30.428-07:00Yeah, I kinda did some sloppy research in this one...Yeah, I kinda did some sloppy research in this one. I hit up wikipedia to get the book's publication date, then realized it was a collection of short stories, and rather than re-write the whole review I just used the general time-line given for the Swords & Deviltry collection. <br />Next time I'll put a big note at the beginning explaining what I screwed up on. <br />So far as Swords Against Death goes, I bought the audiobook as soon as I finished Swords & Deviltry, and I've been listening to it at work. It's so good I've been considering just deleting a bunch of saved podcast episodes I have so I can finish it, because Leiber's got me absolutely hooked, man. You can expect a review of that within the next week and a half, unless life decides to get in the way. JimFear138https://www.blogger.com/profile/15432837450993153064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post-62377116906057928662016-10-18T19:53:51.448-07:002016-10-18T19:53:51.448-07:00One additional note: The first Fafhrd & Mouser...One additional note: The first Fafhrd & Mouser story dates back to 1939; the characters and the world of Newhon were based on conversations and letters exchanged between Lieber and his college buddy Harry Fischer in the mid-1930s, so its roots are older than most people realize.John E. Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424841103552780730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post-56068526119034341222016-10-18T14:56:55.053-07:002016-10-18T14:56:55.053-07:00I second Cirsova. (I keep doing this...)
If you e...I second Cirsova. (I keep doing this...)<br /><br />If you enjoyed this book, definitely read Swords Against Death; those stories are great FUN. I think that you put your finger on what makes Fafhrd & Mouser so great with that analysis.<br /><br />But read Swords Against Death; you won't regret it.John E. Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424841103552780730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post-60685915525078062372016-10-18T10:56:52.394-07:002016-10-18T10:56:52.394-07:00If you liked this one, you definitely need to read...If you liked this one, you definitely need to read the "second volume", Swords Against Death, which is actually a collection of the earliest Fafhrd & Mouser stories (though chronologically second). Those are pure gold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736129185935358578.post-86661434147068909452016-10-18T06:19:37.744-07:002016-10-18T06:19:37.744-07:00I skipped a chunk of your post because I haven'...I skipped a chunk of your post because I haven't gotten to Fafhrd and Grey Mouser yet, but it's on my list to check out sooner rather than later. Welcome to the emergent Appendix N discovery community, Jim!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com