The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 41 - Adept’s Gambit by Fritz Leiber

 

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Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr.

December 24, 1910 (Chicago) - September 5, 1992

“American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert. With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.” - Wikipedia

 

introduced Fafhrd and Grey Mouser in August, 1939 in Unknown magazine, edited by John W. Campbell

early influences were H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Graves; received a letter of encouragement from Lovecraft in 1936

earned little money as a writer; addicted to alcohol and downers

actually received royalty checks from TSR for games based on Lankhmar

1975 - named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy by the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)

 

“Adept’s Gambit” first appeared in

Night’s Black Agents

published 1947 by Arkham House

 

and later in

Swords is the Mist

first published 1968 by Ace Books

third of seven volumes

 

Co-hosts:

Jeffrey Wikstrom

website - jeffwik.com

twitter - @jeff_wik

 

Geoffrey Winn

twitter - @geoffreydwinn

 

Geoffrey Winn[email protected]