I think of all the fantasy writers I have read Fritz Leiber may be the most skilled at writing longer fiction. The first story here illustrates that skill perfectly, describing in page after page the climbing of a mountain, I found I could not stop reading. It was a thrilling read and I think any lesser author would only get 3 or maybe 4 exciting sentences out of this action, but here Fritz makes a meal of it and you find you only want more.
This entry in the series is a strong one and has a bit more worldbuilding and sense of place than the others; not that the others were lacking.
The action in this book is a little less fast paced than the earlier entries, but I don't think most people will mind it at all.
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