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The Knight and Knave of Swords
dust cover art from first edition
Author	Fritz Leiber
Cover artist	Thomas Canty
Language	English
Series	Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	William Morrow
Publication date	1988
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	303
ISBN	0-688-08530-X
Preceded by	Swords and Ice Magic

The Knight and Knave of Swords is a fantasy short story collection by American writer Fritz Leiber, first published in 1988, featuring his sword and sorcery heroes Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. It is chronologically the seventh and last volume of the complete seven volume edition of the collected stories devoted to the characters. It was first published in hardcover format during December 1988 by William Morrow and Company, and in paperback format during February 1990 by Ace Books company; it was later reissued with the title Farewell to Lankhmar in both hardcover and paperback formats by White Wolf company (1998, 1999); the most recent later paperback edition, from Dark Horse (2008), reverted to the original title. It has been published in the United Kingdom by Grafton (1990, 1991) and Gollancz (2000); the latter adopted the title used by the White Wolf editions. The book has also been gathered together with others in the series into the omnibus edition The Second Book of Lankhmar (2001).

The book collects four short stories, the first three originally published in the magazine The Dragon Magazine for December 1977, the collection Heroes and Horrors (1978), and the anthology Heroic Visions (1983). The fourth was originally published as two stories, "The Mouser Goes Below" in the magazine Whispers #23 (1987), and "Slack Lankhmar Afternoon Featuring Hisvet," in the anthology Terry's Universe (1988), which were combined for publication in the collection.

"Sea Magic" (1977)
"The Mer She" (1978)
"The Curse of the Smalls and the Stars" (1983)
"The Mouser Goes Below" (1987, 1988)

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 The Knight and Knave of Swords the duo has settled permanently on Rime Isle with their new wives, their followers assuming the role of peaceful traders. The first two stories concentrate on this settling-in process, while the final two deal with various magical curses and afflictions suffered by the protagonists.

Awards

The Knight and Knave of Swords was nominated for the 1989 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection.

References

External links

Fantastic Fiction entry
The Knight and Knave of Swords title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

v t e Fritz Leiber
Novels	Conjure Wife (1943) Destiny Times Three (1945) The Big Time (1961) The Wanderer (1964) Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) A Specter Is Haunting Texas (1969) Our Lady of Darkness (1977)
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser	Two Sought Adventure (1957) Swords and Deviltry (1970) Swords Against Death (1970) Swords in the Mist (1968) Swords Against Wizardry (1968) The Swords of Lankhmar (1968) Swords and Ice Magic (1977) Bazaar of the Bizarre (1978) The Knight and Knave of Swords (1988) Swords Against the Shadowland (Robin Wayne Bailey) (1998)
Short story collections	Night's Black Agents (1947) The Best of Fritz Leiber (1974) The Book of Fritz Leiber (1974) The Second Book of Fritz Leiber (1975) Heroes and Horrors (1978)
Short stories	"Coming Attraction" (1950) "A Pail of Air" (1951) "The Moon is Green" (1952) "The Unholy Grail" (1962) "Bazaar of the Bizarre" (1963) "To Arkham and the Stars" (1966) "Gonna Roll the Bones" (1967) "Ill Met in Lankhmar" (1970) "The Snow Women" (1970) "Midnight by the Morphy Watch" (1974) "Belsen Express" (1975) "Catch That Zeppelin!" (1975) "The Terror from the Depths" (1976)
Adaptations	Weird Woman (1944) Night of the Eagle (1962) Witches' Brew (1980) The Girl with the Hungry Eyes (1995)
Other items	Bibliography Fritz Leiber, Sr. (father)

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