Lankhmar, the marsh-bound city of the seven smokes, and the black toga, is the meeting place for the second time for Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, who the first time around merely spied each other from afar, but had a feeling their destinies were to be entwined. And so, under cover of darkness and in the swirling lankmarian fog they join forces to attack and rob a gang of thieves from the Thieves' Guild. A simple mater for the sword adept twain, but one that unfortunately for them, leads to the demise of their girlfriends, Ivrian and Vlana: their being devoured by wizard summoned rats, a matter that will haunt them for many years to come. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of book - magical powers: War or Invasion Yes Major kinds of combat: - hand to hand - - sword fights - ocean ship battles Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Identity: - magical being Age: - long-lived adults Profession/status: Has magical powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - mind reading - mind control - can see into the future - teleportation - can cast all sorts of spells Eccentric: Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Terrain Earth setting: - general past Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - major character becomes a sex slave - How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |