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Title: The Bleak Shore Title Record # 57268
Author: Fritz Leiber
Date: 1940-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
Language: English
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1963 The Bleak Shore [as by Fritz Leiber, Jr.]
Year Language Title
1972ⓘTranslated by Thomas Schlück.
 German Die öde Küste
1972ⓘTranslated by Jacques Parsons
 French Le rivage désolé
1974ⓘTranslated by Jan Koesen
 Dutch De Kille Kust
1975ⓘTranslated by Ivain Rodriguez
 Dutch De Grimmige Kust
2004ⓘTranslated by Joachim Körber
 German Die unwirtliche Küste
2006ⓘTranslated by Jean-Claude Mallé
 French Le rivage désolé

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nominations Below Cutoff 2016 Retro Hugo Best Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Unknown Fantasy Fiction, November 1940 1940-11-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.   $0.20 164
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag  
Two Sought Adventure 1957-00-00 Fritz Leiber Gnome Press   $3.00 186
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Lionel Dillon Checkmark
The Unknown 1963-04-00 ed. D. R. Bensen Pyramid Books R-851 $0.50 192
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.
 anth John Schoenherr Checkmark
Hell Hath Fury 1963-10-00 ed. George Hay Neville Spearman   15/- 240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Swords Against Death 1970-07-00 Fritz Leiber Ace Books 79150 $0.75 251
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 Unknown 1970-10-00 ed. D. R. Bensen Pyramid Books T2326 $0.75 192
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.
 anth Brad Johannsen Checkmark
The Unknown 1970-10-00 ed. D. R. Bensen Pyramid Books T2326 C$0.75 192
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.
 anth Brad Johannsen Checkmark
Schwerter gegen den Tod 1972-00-00 Fritz Leiber Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3315) 3315 DM 2.80 125
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  
Swords Against Death 1972-07-00 Fritz Leiber New English Library 0-450-00957-2 £0.35 207
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 Checkmark
Swords Against Death 1973-11-00 Fritz Leiber Ace Books 79151 $0.95 251
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
Het Onbekende 1974-00-00 ed. D. R. Bensen Luitingh (Luitingh SF Verhalen #1) 90-245-0172-5   171
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 Checkmark
Schwerter gegen den Tod 1974-00-00 Fritz Leiber Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3315) 3315 DM 2.80 126
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
Swords Against Death 1974-06-00 Fritz Leiber Ace Books 79152 $1.25 251
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 $1.50 251
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 $8.50 251
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 £4.95 251
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 $1.75 251
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 Unknown 1978-08-00 ed. D. R. Bensen Jove / HBJ 0-515-04820-8 / M4820 $1.75 192
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.
 anth Jim Steranko  
The Unknown 1978-08-00 ed. D. R. Bensen Jove / HBJ 0-515-04820-8 / M4820 C$1.75 192
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.
 anth Jim Steranko Checkmark
Swords Against Death 1979-00-00 Fritz Leiber Mayflower 0-583-13087-9 £0.85 222
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 $1.95 251
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 $2.25 251
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 F55.00 313
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 Checkmark
Swords Against Death 1982-09-00 Fritz Leiber Ace Books 0-441-79157-3 $2.50 251
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 $2.75 251
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  
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
Swords Against Death 1986-01-00 Fritz Leiber Ace Books 0-441-79193-X $2.95 251
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 £2.50 222
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
Sorcerers! 1986-10-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Fantasy Books 0-441-77532-2 $2.95 xi+
244
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.
 anth Dean Morressey Checkmark
Sorcerers! 1986-11-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Fantasy Books 0-441-77532-2 $2.95 xi+
244
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.
 anth Dean Morressey  
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
Unknown Worlds: Tales from Beyond 1988-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Stanley Schmidt Galahad Books 0-88365-728-7 $9.98 [10]+
517
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Yemi Checkmark
The Three of Swords 1989-05-00 Fritz Leiber Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 14707 $7.98 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 $3.95 251
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 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 Checkmark
The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories 1994-01-00 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-214216-X £17.95 xxii+
499
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Pete Lyon  
The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories 1994-03-00 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press, USA 0-19-214216-X $25.00 xxii+
499
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Pete Lyon Checkmark
The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories 1995-00-00 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-282398-1 £7.99 499
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 Pete Lyon Checkmark
Ill Met in Lankhmar 1995-10-00 Fritz Leiber Borealis / White Wolf Publishing 1-56504-926-8 $19.99 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 Checkmark
Thieves' House: Tales of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Volume 2 2001-01-00 Fritz Leiber White Wolf Publishing 1-56504-877-6 $6.50 279
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 £8.99 762
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 Three of Swords 2002-11-00 Fritz Leiber Science Fiction Book Club 0-7394-3016-5 / 54003 $13.99 496
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 £8.99 762
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 Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories 2003-00-00 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-282398-1 £9.99 xxii+
499
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  
The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories 2003-04-17 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-280382-4 £9.99 xxii+
499
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 Checkmark
Der unheilige Gral 2004-07-00 Fritz Leiber Edition Phantasia (Phantasia Paperback Fantasy #2001) 3-937897-00-3 €19.90 392
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 €17.00 293
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 Checkmark
Swords Against Death 2007-08-00 Fritz Leiber Dark Horse Books 978-1-59582-076-1 $12.95 266
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 £7.99 704
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 2012-07-02 Fritz Leiber Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12387-8 £2.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Sorcerers! 2013-07-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen 978-1-62579-152-8 $4.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
Swords Against Death 2014-04-01 Fritz Leiber Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-4976-1680-6 $9.99  
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 $12.99 206
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 €10.00 576
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 Checkmark
Swords Against Death 2018-04-03 Fritz Leiber Centipede Press 978-1-61347-176-0 $85.00 303
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 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 $300.00 303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Dominick Saponaro  
Swords Against Death date unknown Fritz Leiber Ace Books 0-441-79156-5 $2.25 251
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 £9.99 762
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 £9.99 762
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
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