A superb collection from Subterranean Press, bringing together many fragments of other stories as well as collection, Demons of the Upper Air, In the Beginning and Quicks Around the Zodiac and The Mystery of the Japanese Clock.
“In regards to Fritz Leiber, I believe that publication of such unpublished and uncollected works only strengthens his literary greatness. Through fragments, drafts and practice writings, we can clearly see the evolution from Leiber, the amateur, to Leiber, the professional. We are exposed to the clear way in which he dedicated his life to the written word and trained his abilities to produce the award-winning masterpieces that we read even today. While some may object to such a volume, I ask them this—is not the dream just as important as the empire that had been built from it? Are not the blueprints and sketches as impressive as the buildings and the artwork? We must place all this into perspective, and see that publishing such works is not a smear upon Leiber’s legacy. Rather, it completes a full circle. If we are asked to be thorough in the biography of an individual, then we must also do so for their bibliography.”
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Strange Wonders
First published in 2010 by Subterranean Press as a Hardback
Poetry
Boom,Boom,Boom!
Children of Jerusalem
Concerning Tribalism and Loving the World
Final Commentary
Further Adventures of the Balloon
In the Beginning
Insanity(1)
Insanity(2)
Let's Pursue Happiness
Notes for Study of Mac
Opaque Corridor
Practice Writing
Predator Universe
Privacy
Quicks Around the Zodiac: A Farce
Riches and Power
Semicentennial
Social Inventor
The Adventurer
The Adventures of the Balloon
The Communicants
The Feeler
The Lust of the Alien
The Mystery of the Japanese Clock
The Red-Headed Nightmare
The Road to Jordan
The Unhuman
The Wrong Track
To Jonquil
Trap
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