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Title: The Price of Pain-Ease Title Record # 52546
Author: Fritz Leiber
Date: 1970-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1972Translated by Jacques Parsons
French Le prix de l'oubli
1975Translated by Ivain Rodriguez
Dutch De tol van pijnverlichting
1986Translated by Thomas Schlück
German Alles hat seinen Preis
1990Translated by Joakim Svahn
Swedish Smärtlindringens pris
2004Translated by Joachim Körber
German Der Preis des Vergessens
2006Translated by Jean-Claude Mallé
French Le prix de l'oubli

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
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 Checkmark
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1971 1971-11-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Mercury Press, Inc.  
$0.75?$: US dollar
148
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 Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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  
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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