Kill or be killed is the law in the nuclear desert known as Deathland. The residents of this ravaged region are consumed by the urge to murder each other, making sex a lethal risk. Written by a multiple Hugo Award-winning author and one of the founders of the sword-and-sorcery genre, this novel-length magazine story appeared at the height of Cold War paranoia.
Author Biography
Fritz Leiber (1910-92) was an American writer who excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, including fantasy, horror, and science fiction. Along with Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber is regarded as a father of sword-and-sorcery fantasy.
