Neil Gaiman Presents: the fifth book in Fritz Leiber's classic
sword-and-sorcery series.
In The Swords of Lankhmar, a plague of rats overruns the capital city
and glittering gem of the land of Nehwon. Commissioned to guard a ship
of grain from the cursed rodents, brother-in-arms Fafhrd and the Gray
Mouser soon discover the plague has progressed to a fatal point.
Mustering the strength of sorcery, they descend into the depths of
Lankhmar and rise to battle in order to save the soul of the ill-fated
city.
The late Fritz Leiber's tales of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser launched the
sword-and-sorcery genre, and were the inspiration for the fantasy
role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons.
BONUS AUDIO: In a wonderfully written essay, Neil Gaiman says, "The
Swords of Lankhmar glitters and shimmers and dances," and Fafhrd and
the Gray Mouser are "the finest rogues you will ever meet."