The Second Book of Fritz Leiber is a collection of short stories and articles by Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber

Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. was an American writer of fantasy, horror and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theatre and films, playwright, expert chess player and a champion fencer. Possibly his greatest chess accomplishment was winning clear first in the 1958 Santa Monica Open.. With...

. It was first published in paperback in January 1975

1975 in literature

The year 1975 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* August 12 — with the 20-year time limit stipulated by Thomas Mann at his death having expired, sealed packets containing 32 of the author's notebooks were opened in Zurich, Switzerland.* Writing under the...

 by DAW Books

DAW Books

DAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company therefore claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was...

. It was later gathered together with The Book of Fritz Leiber

The Book of Fritz Leiber

The Book of Fritz Leiber is a collection of short stories and articles by Fritz Leiber. It was first published in paperback in January 1974 by DAW Books...

into the hardcover omnibus collection The Book of Fritz Leiber, Volume ! & !! (Gregg Press

Gregg Press

Gregg Press was founded about 1965 by Charles Gregg in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey to distribute in the United States the antiquarian reprints published in the UK by Gregg Press International....

, 1980)..

The book consists of five fantasy

Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...

, science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 and horror

Horror fiction

Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...

 short stories alternating with six related articles, together with a foreword by the author. Some pieces were original to the collection. Others were originally published in the magazines Astounding Science Fiction

Analog Science Fiction and Fact

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for September 1950, Science Digest

Science Digest

Science Digest was a monthly American magazine published by the Hearst Corporation from 1937 through 1986. It initially had an 8 x 5 inch format with about 100 pages, and was targeted at persons with a high school education level...

for April 1961, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine for February 1961, and The Arkham Sampler

The Arkham Sampler

The Arkham Sampler was an American fantasy and horror fiction magazine first published in Winter 1948. The magazine, edited by August Derleth, was the first of two magazines published by Arkham House. The cover design was prepared by Ronald Clyne and was printed in alternating colors for the eight...

for Spring 1948, and the anthology Science Fiction Thinking Machines (1954).

Contents

• "Foreword"
• "The Lion and the Lamb" (1950)
• "The Mighty Tides" (1961)
• "Trapped in the Sea of Stars"
• "Fafhrd and Me" (1963)
• "Belsen Express"
• "Ingmar Bergman: Fantasy Novelist" (1974)
• "Scream Wolf" (1961)
• "Those Wild Alien Words: II"
• "The Mechanical Bride" (1954)
• "Through Hyperspace with Brown Jenkin" (1963)
• "A Defense of Werewolves" (1948)

Awards

The collection won the 1976 British Fantasy Award

British Fantasy Award

The British Fantasy Awards are administered annually by the British Fantasy Society and were first awarded in 1971. The membership of the BFS vote to determine recommendations, short-lists and winners of the awards...

 for Best Short Story. The story "Belsen Express" won the 1976 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction

World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction

This World Fantasy Award is given to the fantasy short story voted best by a panel of judges, and presented each year at the World Fantasy Convention....

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External links

• Fantastic Fiction entry