Gather, Darkness! (Paperback)

from dbsovereign

Good story-driven sci-fi that reminds me of Orwell's _1984_ in some ways. Lieber really shines in his representation of minor characters - his familiars and quest compatriates are finely drawn. A central character just sort of disappears at the end, but it's not as though that is a loose end.

from baswood

A mix of genres for Leiber's first work to appear in book form (1951). This science fiction/fantasy story was originally serialised in Astounding magazine starting in May 1943. Astounding magazine was subtitled science fiction and its stories have a reputation of leaning towards a "literature of ...

from figre

This was not a great book. This was not a horrible book. It was simple a decent read with a story that took a while to develop and a plot where more could have been done. The story occurs in a place where science has become religion. The priests know that it is science, but they keep the commoner...

from DinadansFriend

Jarles the renegade priest leads an uprising using his Light-saber precursor. It's post-apocalyptic science indistinguishable from magic meme.

from ikeman100

Good story. Fritz is strange.