num_pages: 272
description: Neil Gaiman Presents: the second book in Fritz Leiber's classic sword-and-sorcery series.In Swords Against Death, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser journey from the ancient city of Lankhmar, searching for a little adventure and debauchery to ease their broken hearts. When a stranger challenges them to find and fight Death on the Bleak Shore, they battle demonic birds, living mountains, and evil monks on the way to their heroic fate.The late Fritz Leiber's tales of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser launched the sword-and-sorcery genre, and were the inspiration for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons.BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by Neil Gaiman.
language: English
title: Swords Against Death
titlecomplete: Swords Against Death (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #2)
characters: Ningauble of the Seven Eyes, Sheelba of the Eyeless Face, Fafhrd, Gray Mouser
genres: Adventure, Classics, Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Speculative Fiction, Collections, Short Stories, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 7077
places: Nehwon
series: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
publisher: Dark Horse