09-08-2018, 02:37 PM
(09-08-2018, 08:57 AM)Mattias Westlund Wrote:(09-08-2018, 03:05 AM)Nayrb Wrote: Have you read any Fritz Leiber? He's the paragon of the humor-laced rogue-ish stuff. Plenty of wine-soaked tavern shenanigans in Lankhmar!
I have actually, though it was a long, long time ago. I read several of the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser books and I remember liking the early ones, but later on they got really weird and turned into what almost felt like a sword and sorcery parody. Then again maybe I'm confusing them with some other books, like I said it's been a long time.
You might be right, however, I think Leiber was always, throughout his career, willing to have a laugh at his own expense. Currently I've read all of the Fafhrd and Mouser stories (except I've only just begun the very last one the other day). What you see as parody I've also begun to see as a positive lack of regard for established convention within the genre in favor of his own imagination. One thing I love about the stories is the way I just can't predict them. I read a title and it fills me with certain expectations that after finishing the story are entirely thrown out the window. In any case, I digress. I will return to your stories ASAP and report back. Any plan to include these with the Lore release, or is it veering off a bit much?