Order of Fritz Leiber Books
Fritz Leiber (1910-1992) was an American novelist of fantasy, horror and science fiction. In addition to being an author, Leiber was also a poet, actor, playwright, chess player and a champion fencer. He is considered to be one of the fathers of Sword and Sorcery fantasy, along with Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock. He is best known for his Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series.
Fritz Leiber made his debut as a novelist in 1943 with the novel Gather, Darkness!. Below is a list of Fritz Leiber’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Books
| The Swords of Lankhmar | (1968) |    |
| Swords in the Mist | (1968) | |
| Swords Against Wizardry | (1968) | |
| Swords and Deviltry | (1970) | |
| Swords Against Death | (1970) | |
| Swords and Ice Magic | (1977) | |
| The Knight and Knave of Swords | (1988) | |
| Lean Times in Lankhmar | (1991) | |
| Return to Lankhmar | (1991) | |
| Swords Against the Shadowlands | (1994) | |
| Swords' Masters | (2004) | |
Publication Order of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser (comics) Books
| Ill Met in Lankhmar | (1990) | |
| The Circle Curse/The Howling Tower | (1991) | |
| Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser | (2007) | |
Publication Order of Change War Books
| The Big Time | (1958) | |
| Changewar | (1983) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Gather, Darkness! | (1943) | |
| Conjure Wife | (1943) | |
| Destiny Times Three | (1945) | |
| The Sinful Ones | (1950) | |
| The Green Millennium | (1953) | |
| The Silver Eggheads | (1961) | |
| The Wanderer | (1964) | |
| A Specter Is Haunting Texas | (1968) | |
| Rime Isle | (1977) | |
| Our Lady of Darkness | (1977) | |
| The Dealings of Daniel Kesserich | (1996) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Coming Attraction | (1950) | |
| The Moon Is Green | (1952) | |
| What's He Doing in There? | (1957) | |
| Bread Overhead | (1958) | |
| The Night of the Long Knives | (1960) | |
| No Great Magic | (1963) | |
| Gonna Roll the Bones | (1967) | |
| The Last Letter | (2011) | |
| The Dead Man | (2011) | |
| Mariana | (2011) | |
| Claws from the Night | (2014) | |
| Yesterday House | (2016) | |
| Nice Girl with 5 Husbands | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Night's Black Agents | (1947) | |
| A Pail of Air | (1951) | |
| Night Monsters | (1953) | |
| The Big Time / The Mind Spider and Other Stories | (1961) | |
| The Creature from Cleveland Depths | (1962) | |
| Shadows With Eyes | (1962) | |
| Ships to the Stars | (1964) | |
| The Night of the Wolf | (1966) | |
| The Secret Songs | (1968) | |
| The Book of Fritz Leiber | (1974) | |
| The Best of Fritz Leiber | (1974) | |
| The Second Book of Fritz Leiber | (1975) | |
| The Worlds of Fritz Leiber | (1976) | |
| Heroes and Horrors | (1978) | |
| Ervool | (1980) | |
| Ship of Shadows | (1982) | |
| The Mystery of the Japanese Clock | (1982) | |
| The Ghost Light | (1984) | |
| Bazaar of the Bizarre | (1984) | |
| The Leiber Chronicles: Fifty Years of Fritz Leiber | (1990) | |
| Dark Ladies | (1991) | |
| Gummitch and Friends | (1992) | |
| The Black Gondolier | (1998) | |
| Selected Stories by Fritz Leiber | (2001) | |
| Smoke Ghost | (2002) | |
| Smoke Ghost& Other Apparitions | (2002) | |
| Day Dark, Night Bright | (2002) | |
| Horrible Imaginings | (2004) | |
| The Creature from Cleveland Depths and Other Tales | (2007) | |
| Poor Superman and Others | (2009) | |
| Strange Wonders | (2010) | |
| Horror Gems, Vol. Two | (2011) | |
| The Night of the Long Knives and Other Works | (2011) | |
| Science Fiction Collection 001 | (2011) | |
| Science Fiction Collection 002 | (2011) | |
| The Lords of Quarmall / The Beacon to Elsewhere | (2011) | |
| Snakes & Spiders | (2012) | |
| Hatchery of Dreams | (2012) | |
| The Moon Is Green and Other Tales | (2013) | |
| The Frost Monstreme | (2014) | |
| Fritz Leiber | (2016) | |
| Bullet with His Name and Other Tales | (2016) | |
| A Hitch in Space and Other Tales | (2016) | |
| The Science Fiction Archive #2 | (2018) | |
Publication Order of SF Authors Choice Books
(with Frank Herbert, Poul Anderson, Frederik Pohl, Philip José Farmer, Damon Knight, Mack Reynolds, L. Sprague de Camp, Harry Harrison, Theodore R. Cogswell)
| SF Authors' Choice 2 | (1970) | |
| SF Authors' Choice 3 | (1973) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Dangerous Visions | (1967) | |
| Backdrop of Stars | (1968) | |
| The Horror Hall of Fame | (1991) | |
| Cats in Space...and Other Places | (1992) | |
| Space Soldiers | (2001) | |
| The Wildside Book of Fantasy | (2012) | |
| Blood Is Not Enough | (2019) | |
Notes: Gonna Roll the Bones is written by David Wiesner, based on a story by Fritz Leiber. Lords of Quarmall & Beacon to Elsewhere was co-authored with with Harry Fischer. Science Fiction Collection 001 was co-authored with Harry Harrison. Science Fiction Collection 002 was co-authored with Kurt Vonnegut. The Sinful Ones was also published under the title You’re All Alone. Farewell to Lankhmar was later re-titled The Knight and Knave of Swords. Swords Against the Shadowland was co-authored by Robin W. Bailey.
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