Title: Claws from the Night
Title Record # 63240
Author: Fritz Leiber
Date: 1951-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
Language: English
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Author: Fritz Leiber
Date: 1951-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
Language: English
Note: First published as Dark Vengeance in Suspense Fall 1951; collected in Swords Against Death, title has been changed to Claws from the Night. Some online sources mention "Claws in the Night" but this seems unsubstantiated, mutually copied error, coming probably from one mention in Locus1 which however isn't elaborated by bibliographic details; there's nothing in Contento.
Synopsis: In Lankhmar, crow-like birds begin to steal jewels and gold, occasionally mutilating or killing the women who wear them. When one carries off a valuable piece which Fafhrd and Gray Mouser planned to steal, they follow it to an abandoned tower...
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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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Suspense Magazine, Fall 1951 | 1951-00-00 | ed. Theodore Irwin | Farrell Publishing Corporation | $0.35?$: US dollar |
132 | 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 | |||
Two Sought Adventure | 1957-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | Gnome Press | $3.00?$: US dollar |
186 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Lionel Dillon | ||
Swords Against Death | 1970-07-00 | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 0-441-79150-6 / 79150 | $0.75?$: 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. |
coll | Jeff Jones | |
Swords Against Death | 1972-07-00 | Fritz Leiber | New English Library | 0-450-00957-2 | £0.35?£: UK pound |
207 | 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. |
coll | ||
Le livre de Lankhmar | 1972-10-02 | Fritz Leiber | OPTA (OPTA - Aventures fantastiques #9) | 489 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
Schwerter im Nebel | 1973-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3323) | 3323 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
126 | ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications. |
coll | ||
Swords Against Death | 1973-11-00 | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 79151 | $0.95?$: 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. |
coll | Jeff Jones | |
Swords Against Death | 1974-06-00 | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 79152 | $1.25?$: 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. |
coll | Jeff Jones | |
Zwaarden tegen de dood | 1975-05-00 | Fritz Leiber | Meulenhoff (M=SF #90) | 90-290-0140-2 | 255 | 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. |
coll | Peter Jones | ||
Swords Against Death | 1976-07-00 | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 79153 | $1.50?$: 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. |
coll | Jeff Jones | |
Swords Against Death | 1977-12-00 | Fritz Leiber | Gregg Press (The Saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser #2) | 0-8398-2399-1 | $8.50?$: US dollar |
251 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Wayne Barlowe | |
Swords Against Death | 1977-12-00 | Fritz Leiber | George Prior Publishers | 0-86043-165-7 | £4.95?£: UK pound |
251 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Wayne Barlowe | |
Swords Against Death | 1978-02-00 | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 0-441-79154-9 | $1.75?$: 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. |
coll | Jeff Jones | |
Swords Against Death | 1979-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | Mayflower | 0-583-13087-9 | £0.85?£: UK pound |
222 | 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. |
coll | Peter Elson | |
Swords Against Death | 1979-08-00 | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 0-441-79155-7 | $1.95?$: 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. |
coll | Jeff Jones | |
Zwaarden tegen de dood | 1980-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | Meulenhoff (M=SF #90) | 90-290-0140-2 | ƒ11.50 | 254 | 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. |
coll | Peter Jones | |
Swords Against Death | 1981-03-00 | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 0-441-79156-5 | $2.25?$: 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. |
coll | Jeff Jones | |
Épées et mort | 1982-06-00 | Fritz Leiber | Temps Futurs (Temps Futurs - Heroic Fantasy) | 2-86607-014-3 | F55.00?F: French frank |
313 | 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. |
coll | Andreas | |
Swords Against Death | 1982-09-00 | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 0-441-79157-3 | $2.50?$: 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. |
coll | Jeff Jones | |
Swords Against Death | 1983-08-00 | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 0-441-79158-1 | $2.75?$: 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. |
coll | Jeff Jones | |
Swords Against Death | 1984-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 0-441-79190-5 | $2.75?$: US dollar |
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. |
coll | Jeff Jones | ||
Épées et mort | 1985-06-06 | Fritz Leiber | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5204) | 2-266-01554-0 | 282 | 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. |
coll | W. Siudmak | ||
Schwerter im Nebel | 1986-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4287) | 3-453-31328-3 | DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
640 | 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 | Boris Vallejo | |
Swords Against Death | 1986-01-00 | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 0-441-79193-X | $2.95?$: 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. |
coll | Jeff Jones | |
Swords Against Death | 1986-09-00 | Fritz Leiber | Grafton | 0-583-13087-9 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
222 | 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. |
coll | Geoff Taylor | |
Zwaarden tegen de dood | 1987-04-00 | Fritz Leiber | Meulenhoff (M=SF #90) | 90-290-2160-8 | ƒ12.50 | 255 | 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. |
coll | Ned Dameron | |
The Three of Swords | 1989-05-00 | Fritz Leiber | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | 14707 | $7.98?$: US dollar |
xii+ 496 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Dean Morrissey | |
Swords Against Death | 1990-08-00 | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 0-441-79193-X | $3.95?$: 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. |
coll | Jeff Jones | |
Épées et mort | 1990-12-00 | Fritz Leiber | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5204) | 2-266-04189-4 | 282 | 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. |
coll | W. Siudmak | ||
Svärd mot döden?Svaerd mot doeden |
1990-12-19 | Fritz Leiber | Target Games (Drakar & demoner #29) | 91-7898-111-5 / R 9103 001-9229 | skr 35?skr: Swedish krona (crown) |
213+ [2] |
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. |
coll | D. Rottermund | |
Épées et mort | 1992-12-00 | Fritz Leiber | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5204) | 2-266-04189-4 | 282 | 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. |
coll | W. Siudmak | ||
Schwerter im Nebel | 1995-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4287) | 3-453-31328-3 | DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
640 | 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 | Boris Vallejo | |
Ill Met in Lankhmar | 1995-10-00 | Fritz Leiber | Borealis / White Wolf Publishing | 1-56504-926-8 | $19.99?$: US dollar |
xi+ 337 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh , Mike Mignola | |
Épées et mort | 1996-07-00 | Fritz Leiber | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5204) | 2-266-04189-4 | 282 | 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. |
coll | W. Siudmak | ||
Thieves' House: Tales of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Volume 2 | 2001-01-00 | Fritz Leiber | White Wolf Publishing | 1-56504-877-6 | $6.50?$: US dollar |
279 | 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. |
coll | Mike Mignola | |
The First Book of Lankhmar | 2001-06-00 | Fritz Leiber | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #18) | 1-85798-327-0 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
762 | 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 | Chris Moore | |
The Three of Swords | 2002-11-00 | Fritz Leiber | Science Fiction Book Club | 0-7394-3016-5 / 54003 | $13.99?$: US dollar |
496 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Julie Bell | |
The First Book of Lankhmar | 2003-00-00 | Fritz Leiber | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #18) | 1-85798-327-0 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
762 | 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 | Chris Moore | |
In de geest van Tolkien | 2003-03-00 | ed. Redactie Uitgeverij M | Uitgeverij M | 90-225-3508-8 | 284 | 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. |
anth | Les Edwards | ||
Swords Against Death | 2003-05-00 | Fritz Leiber | ibooks | 0-7434-5828-1 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
293 | 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. |
coll | Steranko | |
Der unheilige Gral | 2004-07-00 | Fritz Leiber | Edition Phantasia (Phantasia Paperback Fantasy #2001) | 3-937897-00-3 | €19.90?€: Euro |
392 | 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 | Lars Nestler | |
Epées et mort | 2006-01-00 | Fritz Leiber | Bragelonne | 2-915549-55-9 | €17.00?€: Euro |
293 | 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. |
coll | Sarry Long | |
Swords Against Death | 2007-08-00 | Fritz Leiber | Dark Horse Books | 978-1-59582-076-1 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
266 | 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. |
coll | Heidi Fainza | |
Lankhmar | 2008-04-03 | Fritz Leiber | Gollancz | 978-0-575-08274-8 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
704 | 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 | ||
Swords Against Death | 2008-08-12 | Fritz Leiber | Audible Studios | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | |||||
Der unheilige Gral | 2010-09-00 | Fritz Leiber | Edition Phantasia (Phantasia Paperback Fantasy #2001) | 978-3-937897-00-4 | €19.90?€: Euro |
392 | 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 | Lars Nestler | |
Swords Against Death | 2012-07-02 | Fritz Leiber | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-12387-8 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
Swords Against Death | 2014-04-01 | Fritz Leiber | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-4976-1680-6 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
Swords Against Death | 2014-10-07 | Fritz Leiber | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-4976-9993-9 | $12.99?$: US dollar |
206 | 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. |
coll | ||
Lankhmar: L'intégrale, tome 1 | 2015-06-17 | Fritz Leiber | Bragelonne | 978-2-35294-869-8 | €10.00?€: Euro |
576 | 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 | Pascal Casolari | |
Swords Against Death | 2018-04-03 | Fritz Leiber | Centipede Press | 978-1-61347-176-0 | $85.00?$: US dollar |
303 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Dominick Saponaro | |
Swords Against Death | 2018-04-03 | Fritz Leiber | Centipede Press | 978-1-61347-176-0 | $75.00?$: US dollar |
i+ 304 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Dominick Saponaro | |
Swords Against Death | 2018-08-17 | Fritz Leiber | Centipede Press | 978-1-61347-176-0 | $300.00?$: US dollar |
303 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Dominick Saponaro | |
Der unheilige Gral | 2018-11-00 | Fritz Leiber | Edition Phantasia (Phantasia Paperback Fantasy #2001) | 978-3-937897-00-4 | €19.90?€: Euro |
392 | 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 | Lars Nestler | |
Swords Against Death | date unknown | Fritz Leiber | Ace Books | 0-441-79156-5 | $2.25?$: 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. |
coll | Jeff Jones | |
The First Book of Lankhmar | date unknown | Fritz Leiber | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #18) | 978-1-85798-327-2 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
762 | 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 | Chris Moore | |
The First Book of Lankhmar | date unknown | Fritz Leiber | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #18) | 978-1-85798-327-2 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
762 | 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 | Chris Moore | |
Swords Against Death | date unknown | Fritz Leiber | Grafton | 0-586-21349-X | £3.50?£: UK pound |
222 | 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. |
coll | Geoff Taylor |