10-19-2002, 01:34 PM | #1 |
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Fahfrd and the Grey Mouser - Fritz Lieber
Is anyone else familiar with the Fafhrd and Grey Mouser series by Fritz Lieber? I found them to be quite entertaining, especially the great city of Lankhmar.
Lieber is a good writer and the characters are well-fleshed out. I was spurred to pick them up as I was playing a lot of Dungeons and Dragons at the time, and I had a couple of characters who were mirrors.
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10-30-2002, 12:23 AM | #2 |
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They are great stories! I have read them over and over for about 30 years...
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