A Hitch in Space and Other Tales

by Fritz Leiber

Overview

Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr.


(December 24, 1910 - September 5, 1992)


An American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert.
With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.

CONTENTS


A Hitch in Space

X Marks the Pedwalk

The Big Engine

The Last Letter

Kreativity For Kats

A Pail of Air

Bullet With His Name

Time In the Round

Dr. Kometevsky's Day

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781539133919
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	09/28/2016
Pages:	100
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.21(d)

About the Author

Fritz Leiber (1910-1992) was an American author, actor, and chess expert. He wrote primarily in the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy. He is best remembered for his fantasy series Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser which is credited with originating the Sword and Sorcery genre. In 1958 his book The Big Time won the Hugo Award for best novel, which he would go on to win again in 1964 withThe Wanderer. He was posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2001.