num_pages: 260
description: Here is a collection of extraordinary tales of cat-dom told only as Fritz could tell them. Many autobiographical in nature, all reflecting the powerful imagination for which he is famous, these ten stories span five decades of award-winning writing.Included are exceptional cat poems and an Afterword by Margo Skinner Leiber plus two cat poems by Karen and Poul Anderson.The 1,000 copy slipcased edition, signed by Margo Skinner Leiber and artist Rodger Gerberding, has a special 36 page tribute to Fritz by Justin Leiber, Poul Anderson, Karen Anderson, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Ramsey Campbell, Catherine Crook de Camp, L. Sprague de Camp, Harlan Ellison, Dennis Etchison, Stephen King, Judith Merril, Andre Norton, and Frank M. Robinson.T-1 • Fritz Leiber Tribute: Preface • essay by Ann R. HowlandT-3 • Fritz Leiber, Felines &amp; Son • essay by Justin LeiberT-6 • Fritz Leiber • essay by Poul AndersonT-9 • Ballade of a Loss: Fritz Leiber 1910–1992 • poem by Karen AndersonT-11 • Fritz Leiber • essay by Robert BlochT-13 • Fritz Leiber • essay by Ray BradburyT-15 • Fritz Leiber • essay by Ramsey CampbellT-17 • Remembering Fritz Leiber • essay by Catherine Crook de CampT-19 • The Leiber– de Camp Duel • essay by L. Sprague de CampT-21 • ... And Last Words • essay by Harlan EllisonT-22 • A Few Too Few Words • essay by Harlan EllisonT-25 • Fritz Leiber • essay by Dennis EtchisonT-27 • Fritz Leiber • essay by Stephen KingT-30 • Emancipation Proclamation • essay by Judith MerrilT-32 • Fritz Leiber • essay by Andre NortonT-33 • Fritz Leiber • essay by Frank M. Robinsonix • Introduction (Gummitch and Friends) • (1992) • essay by Fritz Leiber19 • Space-Time for Springers • [Gummitch the Cat] • (1958) • short story by Fritz Leiber39 • Kreativity for Kats • [Gummitch the Cat] • (1961) • short story by Fritz Leiber53 • Cat's Cradle • (1974) • short story by Fritz Leiber75 • The Cat Hotel • [Gummitch the Cat] • (1983) • short story by Fritz Leiber97 • Thrice the Brinded Cat • (1992) • short story by Fritz Leiber107 • The Lotus Eaters • (1972) • short story by Fritz Leiber115 • Cat Three • (1973) • short story by Fritz Leiber127 • The Bump • (1972) • short story by Fritz Leiber133 • The Great San Francisco Glacier • (1981) • short story by Fritz Leiber143 • Ship of Shadows • (1969) • novella by Fritz Leiber207 • Earthbound • (1990) • poem by Margo Skinner209 • God and the Cat • (1981) • poem by Margo Skinner211 • A Sinister of Siamese • (1990) • poem by Margo Skinner213 • Lullaby for a Cat Named Fatima • (1990) • poem by Margo Skinner215 • Origin of the Species • (1958) • poem by Karen Anderson217 • Sestina of the Cat in the Doorway • (1959) • poem by Poul Anderson219 • Afterword (Gummitch and Friends) • (1992) • essay by Margo Skinner
language: English
title: Gummitch and Friends
titlecomplete: Gummitch and Friends
characters: Gummitch
genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 31
publisher: Donald m Grant Pub Inc