LEIBER, FRITZ (EDITED BY STUART SCHIFF) — Heroes and Horrors
Chapel Hill, NC: Whispers Press, 1978. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Tim Kirk. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, with an inscription, on the front endpaper. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good to Near Very Good+ dust jacket. "Many of Leiber's most acclaimed works are short stories, especially in the horror genre. Owing to such stories as "The Smoke Ghost", "The Girl With the Hungry Eyes", and "You're All Alone" (later expanded as The Sinful Ones) , he is one of the forerunners of the modern urban horror story. Leiber also challenged the conventions of science fiction through reflexive narratives such as "A Bad Day For Sales" (first published in Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1953) , in which the protagonist, Robie, "Americas only genuine mobile salesrobot", references the title character of Isaac Asimov's idealistic robot story, "Robbie". Questioning Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics, Leiber imagines the futility of automatons in a post-apocalyptic New York City. In his later years, Leiber returned to short story horror in such works as "Horrible Imaginings", "Black Has Its Charms" and the award-winning "The Button Moulder". " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .
