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{{Short description|Short story collection by Fritz Leiber}}
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'''''Swords and Ice Magic''''' is a [[fantasy]] short story collection, first published in 1977, by American writer [[Fritz Leiber]], featuring his [[sword and sorcery]] heroes [[Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser]]. It is chronologically the sixth volume of the complete seven volume edition of the collected stories devoted to the characters. It was first published in paperback format during July 1977 by [[Ace Books]] company, which reprinted the title numerous times through 1990; a later paperback edition was issued by [[DH Press|Dark Horse]] (2007). It has been published in the United Kingdom by [[Mayflower Books]] and [[Grafton (publisher)|Grafton]] (1986, 1987). The first hardcover edition was issued by [[Gregg Press]] during December 1977. The book has also been gathered together with others in the series into various omnibus editions; ''Swords' Masters'' (1990), ''Return to Lankhmar'' (1997), and ''The Second Book of Lankhmar'' (2001).
The book collects seven short stories and one novella, three of which were published originally in the anthologies ''[[Flashing Swords! 1|Flashing Swords! #1]]'' (1973) and ''[[Flashing Swords! 3: Warriors and Wizards|Flashing Swords! #3: Warriors and Wizards]]'' (1976), the collections ''[[The Book of Fritz Leiber]]'' (1974) and ''[[The Second Book of Fritz Leiber]]'' (1975), and the magazines ''[[Fantastic (magazine)|Fantastic]]'' for November 1973 and April 1975, ''[[Whispers (Magazine/Anthologies)|Whispers]]'' for December 1973, and ''[[Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy
While the stories were ostensibly assembled in chronological order by the author, internal evidence indicates that the third, "Trapped in the Shadowland
==Contents==
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==Plot==
The Fafhrd and Gray Mouser stories concern the lives of two larcenous but likable rogues as they adventure across the fantasy world of [[Nehwon]]. In ''Swords and Ice Magic'' the duo face a series of challenges from Death of greater or lesser subtlety ("The Sadness of the Executioner
==Relation to other works==
"Under the Thumbs of the Gods" includes an appearance by [[Joanna Russ]]'s heroine [[The Adventures of Alyx|Alyx]].
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C. Ben Ostrander reviewed ''Swords and Ice Magic'' in ''[[The Space Gamer]]'' No. 12.<ref name="SG">{{cite journal|last=Ostrander|first=C. Ben |date=July–August 1977 |title=Books|journal=[[The Space Gamer]]|publisher=[[Metagaming Concepts|Metagaming]]|issue=12|pages=38}}</ref> Ostrander commented that "Included in this book are some of the very best Fafhrd & Gray Mouser stories written. Mr. Leiber's stories help shape the growing field of fantasy literature, and I expect to see the stories in this volume re-written by aspiring writers, and get printed. But remember, Fritz Leiber did it first, and better."<ref name="SG"/>
''Swords and Ice Magic'' was nominated for the 1978 [[World Fantasy Award for Best Collection|World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology/Collection]].▼
===Awards===
▲''Swords and Ice Magic'' was nominated for the 1978 [[World Fantasy Award for Best Collection|World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology/Collection]].{{cn|date=October 2023}}
==References==
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==External links==
* {{StandardEbooks|Standard Ebooks URL=https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/fritz-leiber/short-fiction|Display Name=An omnibus collection of Leiber's short fiction|noitalics=true}}
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/fritz-leiber/swords-and-ice-magic.htm Fantastic Fiction entry]
▲*{{isfdb title|id=31034|title=Swords and Ice Magic}}
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