Title: Conjure Wife
Title Record # 2203
Author: Fritz Leiber
Date: 1943-04-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Current Tags: Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1), Horror: 100 Best Books (1), Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 1946-1987 (1), 1944 retro hugo nominee candidate (1), horror (1), witches (1), fantasy (1), magic (1), into-movie (1) Add Tags
Author: Fritz Leiber
Date: 1943-04-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Synopsis: From the front cover of the Lion first paperback: "Potions in the house... evil in the air... and a witch in his bed."
From the back cover of the Lion first paperback: ""Conjure Wife... is easily the most frightening (and necessarily) the most thoroughly convincing of all modern horror stories. Its premise is that witchcraft still flourishes, or at any rate survives, an open secret among women, a closed book to men. Under the rational overlay of 20th-century civilization this sickly growth, uncultivated, unsuspected, still manages to propagate itself.
Leiber develops this theme with the utmost dexterity, piling up alternate layers of the mundane and outre, until at the story's real climax, the shocker at the end of chapter 14, I am not ashamed to say that I jumped an inch out of my seat. From that point onward the story anticlimax so skillfully managed that I am not really certain I touched the slipcover again until after the last page. Leiber has never written anything better... which perhaps is all that needed to be said." Damon Knight, Science Fiction Adventures"
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| 28 | 1987 Locus | All-Time Best Fantasy Novel |
| 1 (as Conjure Wife (Complete Novel)) | 2019 Retro Hugo | Best Novel |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| Unknown Worlds, April 1943 | 1943-04-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.25?$: US dollar |
132 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag |  |
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| Witches Three | 1952-08-00 | uncredited | Twayne Publishers | $3.95?$: US dollar |
423 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | |
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| Conjure Wife | 1953-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | Twayne Publishers | $2.75?$: US dollar |
154 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |
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| Conjure Wife | 1953-12-00 | Fritz Leiber | Lion Books | 179 | $0.25?$: US dollar |
192 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Robert Maguire | |
| Conjure Wife | 1962-04-00 | Fritz Leiber | Berkley Medallion | F621 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
176 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | |
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| Conjure Wife | 1968-07-00 | Fritz Leiber | Award Books | A341X | $0.60?$: US dollar |
188 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Jeff Jones | |
| Conjure Wife | 1969-10-00 | Fritz Leiber | Penguin Books | 0-14-003023-9 | 5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
184 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | |
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| Conjure Wife | 1970-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | Award Books | A680S | $0.75?$: US dollar |
188 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Jeff Jones | |
| Häxnatten | 1971-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom (B. Wahlstroem Kalla Kårar, ryslig midnattsläsning?Kalla Kaarar, ryslig midnattslaesning #6) |
skr 3.95?skr: Swedish krona (crown) |
154 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | |||
| Heksenatten | 1972-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | Stig Vendelkær?Stig Vendelkaer (SV Science Fiction) |
87-416-3616-3 | dkr 15.00?dkr: Danish krone (crown) |
250 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
| Conjure Wife | 1973-06-00 | Fritz Leiber | Award Books | AN1143 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
188 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Jeff Jones | |
| The Haunt of Horror, June 1973 | 1973-06-00 | ed. Gerard Conway | Marvel Comics Group | $0.75?$: US dollar |
164 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Gray Morrow | |
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| The Haunt of Horror, August 1973 | 1973-08-00 | ed. Gerard Conway | Marvel Comics Group | $0.75?$: US dollar |
164 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Kelly Freas | |
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| Heksenatten | 1974-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | Fredhøis Forlag A/S?Fredhois Forlag A/S (Midnattsgrøsseren?Midnattsgrosseren #15) |
82-04-00343-9 | nkr 6.50?nkr: Norwegian krone |
159 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
| Conjure Wife | 1974-12-00 | Fritz Leiber | Award Books | AN1143 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
188 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Jeff Jones | |
| Ballet de sorcières | 1976-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | Librairie des Champs-Élysées?Librairie des Champs-Elysees (Le Masque - Fantastique #7) |
2-7024-0514-2 | 252 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Bruce Pennington | |
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| Spielball der Hexen | 1976-11-09 | Fritz Leiber | Pabel (Vampir Taschenbuch #41) | VTB41 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
145 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | C. A. M. Thole | |
| Conjure Wife | 1977-06-00 | Fritz Leiber | Gregg Press | 0-8398-2377-0 | $9.50?$: US dollar |
xxvii+ [15]+ 154 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |
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| Conjure Wife | 1977-11-00 | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 0-441-11686-8 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
251 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | FMA | |
| Conjure Wife | 1977-11-00 | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 0-441-11686-8 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
251 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | FMA | |
| Häxnatten | 1978-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom (B. Wahlstroem Rysare ur Kalla Kårar?Rysare ur Kalla Kaarar #6) |
91-32-41776-4 | skr 7.95?skr: Swedish krona (crown) |
154 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
| Conjure Wife | 1981-07-00 | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 0-441-11712-0 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
210 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | FMA | |
| Conjure Wife | 1984-11-00 | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 0-441-11749-X | $2.75?$: US dollar |
210 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | |
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| Halloween. Tre storie di streghe | 1990-11-00 | uncredited | Mondadori (Omnibus) | 88-04-34202-1 | Lit 25,000?Lit: Italian lira |
408 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Jan Parker | |
| Conjure Wife / Our Lady of Darkness | 1991-08-00 | Fritz Leiber | Tor Fantasy (Tor Double #36) | 0-812-51296-0 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
347 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | Wayne Barlowe | |
| Conjure Wife | 1993-11-00 | Fritz Leiber | Buccaneer Books | 0-89968-435-1 | $18.95?$: US dollar |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| Spielball der Hexen | 1994-11-15 | Fritz Leiber | Bastei ( Dämonen-Land?Daemonen-Land #133) |
DL133 | DM 2.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
64 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
novel | Maren | |
| Dark Ladies | 1999-10-00 | Fritz Leiber | Orb | 0-312-86972-X | $17.95?$: US dollar |
348 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | Richard Deas | |
| Ombre del male | 2002-04-00 | Fritz Leiber | Mondadori (Classici Urania #301) | €3.55?€: Euro |
266 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Paolo Barbieri | ||
| Éjasszonyok | 2006-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | Delta Vision Kft. (A képzelet mesterei) | 963-7041-85-0 | Ft 2,350?Ft: Hungarian forint |
368 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni |
Sánta Kira?Santa Kira
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| Hexenvolk | 2008-10-00 | Fritz Leiber | Edition Phantasia (Phantasia Paperback Horror #3009) | 978-3-937897-31-8 | €15.90?€: Euro |
252 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| Conjure Wife | 2009-09-29 | Fritz Leiber | Orb | 978-0-7653-2406-1 | $14.99?$: US dollar |
224 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Chris McGrath | |
| Conjure Wife | 2011-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | Audible Frontiers | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | |
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| Conjure Wife | 2011-10-00 | Fritz Leiber | Centipede Press | 978-1-933618-87-6 | $65.00?$: US dollar |
398 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel |
Marcela Bolívar?Marcela Bolivar
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| Conjure Wife | 2011-12-12 | Fritz Leiber | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-12384-7 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| Conjure Wife | 2014-04-01 | Fritz Leiber | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-4976-1655-4 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| Streghe! | 2021-10-12 | Massimo Acorsone | Mondadori (Oscar Draghi) | 978-88-04-74205-0 | €28.00?€: Euro |
804 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Manuele Scalia | |
| Conjure Wife | 2023-03-14 | Fritz Leiber, Jr. | Project Gutenberg | 70288 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
chap | |||
| Conjure Wife | unpublished | Fritz Leiber, Jr. | Arkham House (Library of Arkham House Novels of Fantasy and Terror) | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||||
| Conjure Wife | date unknown | Fritz Leiber | Award Books | AN1143 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
188 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Jeff Jones | |
| Conjure Wife / Our Lady of Darkness | date unknown | Fritz Leiber | Tor (Tor Double #36) | 0-812-51296-0 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
347 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | Wayne Barlowe | |
| Conjure Wife | date unknown | Fritz Leiber | Audible Frontiers | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | |
Reviews
- Review by The Editors (1953) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1953
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1954) in Astounding Science Fiction, March 1954 , reprinted in:
- Astounding Science Fiction, August 1954 (UK) (1954)
- Review by uncredited (1954) in Weird Tales, March 1954
- Review by Robert Frazier (I) (1954) in Fantastic Universe, May 1954
- Review by Damon Knight (1967) in In Search of Wonder, (1971) , reprinted in:
- In Search of Wonder (1974)
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1970) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1970
- Review by L. David Allen (1973) in Science Fiction: An Introduction , reprinted in:
- Science Fiction Reader's Guide (1974)
- Review by Baird Searles (1975) in The Science Fiction Review Monthly, November 1975
- Review [French] by George W. Barlow (1977) in Fiction, #276
- Review by Darrell Schweitzer (1978) in Science Fiction Review, May 1978
- Review by Paul Walker (1978) in Galaxy, June 1978
- Review by Lester del Rey (1978) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1978
- Review by Baird Searles (1981) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October 26, 1981
- Review by Bob Mecoy (1981) in Future Life, December 1981
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454)
- Review by David Pringle (1988) in Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels , reprinted in:
- Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels (1988)
- Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels (1989)
- Review by James Cawthorn and Michael Moorcock (1988) in Fantasy: The 100 Best Books , reprinted in:
- Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1988)
- Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1988)
- Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (1991)
- Review by Gerald W. Page (1988) in Horror: 100 Best Books, (1988) , reprinted in:
- Horror: 100 Best Books (1988)
- Horror: 100 Best Books (1992)
- Horror: The 100 Best Books (1998)
- Review by Stefan Dziemianowicz (1991) in Necrofile, Summer 1991
- Review by L. J. Hurst (2010) in Vector 263 Summer 2010
- Review by Graham Sleight (2011) in Locus, #603 April 2011