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The Unholy Grail

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17: 72:, Mouse, still wavering between an allegiance to black or white magic, returns after a long quest, but finds his master dead and their house destroyed. Enraged but saddened, Mouse is arrested by the Duke and his followers. Fortunately, he escapes by invoking a spell which confuses any followers. He also casts a spell on the Duke that will slowly kill him. 75:
Badly wounded, Mouse is discovered by Ivrian, the Duke's daughter, who has also been secretly studying with Glavas Rho. He blames her for betraying him and Glavas Rho. Suddenly, they're both captured by Janarrl, who has Mouse tortured inside the farthest
84:, in the knowledge that it may rebound on him, Mouse manages to aim a spell at the Duke, using Ivrian as a focus. The Duke dies, his followers flee, and the couple quickly escape into the night. 328: 548: 607: 175: 50:, as Leiber had by that time been chronicling the pair's adventures for thirty years. The story forms part three of the collection 395: 93: 597: 336: 344: 233: 485: 592: 241: 225: 602: 506: 261: 168: 566: 387: 379: 540: 457: 371: 304: 20:
Leiber's only solo Grey Mouser tale, "The Unholy Grail", was the cover story for the October 1962 issue of
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In the forested realm of Duke Janarrl, magic is forbidden. However, Glavas Rho, an exiled
492: 478: 586: 429: 201: 184: 68:, still practices his craft in a forest glade protected by enchantments. His young 40: 524: 360: 81: 16: 69: 144: 101: 77: 47: 36: 138: 192: 15: 157: 153: 43:, recounting the earliest adventure of the Gray Mouser. 559: 516: 414: 359: 260: 191: 124:, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved October 26, 2021 92:"The Unholy Grail" was a finalist for the 1963 46:First published in 1962, it is the nature of a 169: 148:; published 2011; retrieved October 26, 2021 8: 176: 162: 154: 141:, reviewed by John Ottinger III, at the 114: 139:Swords and Deviltry: Lankhmar, Book 1 80:of his castle. Using the blackest of 7: 14: 396:The Second Book of Fritz Leiber 337:The Knight and Knave of Swords 1: 608:Short stories by Fritz Leiber 549:The Girl with the Hungry Eyes 345:Swords Against the Shadowland 234:Tarzan and the Valley of Gold 486:Midnight by the Morphy Watch 94:Hugo Award for Short Fiction 242:A Specter Is Haunting Texas 629: 572:Fritz Leiber, Sr. (father) 507:The Terror from the Depths 105:considered it "exciting". 388:The Book of Fritz Leiber 380:The Best of Fritz Leiber 458:To Arkham and the Stars 305:Swords Against Wizardry 313:The Swords of Lankhmar 24: 598:Fantasy short stories 451:Bazaar of the Bizarre 329:Bazaar of the Bizarre 19: 500:Catch That Zeppelin! 465:Gonna Roll the Bones 372:Night's Black Agents 321:Swords and Ice Magic 289:Swords Against Death 273:Two Sought Adventure 250:Our Lady of Darkness 472:Ill Met in Lankhmar 281:Swords and Deviltry 210:Destiny Times Three 53:Swords and Deviltry 593:1962 short stories 533:Night of the Eagle 404:Heroes and Horrors 350:Robin Wayne Bailey 297:Swords in the Mist 25: 603:American novellas 580: 579: 437:The Moon is Green 423:Coming Attraction 34:sword and sorcery 620: 444:The Unholy Grail 178: 171: 164: 155: 142: 134: 125: 122:1963 Hugo Awards 119: 29:The Unholy Grail 628: 627: 623: 622: 621: 619: 618: 617: 583: 582: 581: 576: 555: 512: 410: 363: 355: 263: 256: 187: 182: 152: 151: 137: 128: 120: 116: 111: 90: 62: 12: 11: 5: 626: 624: 616: 615: 610: 605: 600: 595: 585: 584: 578: 577: 575: 574: 569: 563: 561: 557: 556: 554: 553: 545: 537: 529: 520: 518: 514: 513: 511: 510: 503: 496: 493:Belsen Express 489: 482: 479:The Snow Women 475: 468: 461: 454: 447: 440: 433: 426: 418: 416: 412: 411: 409: 408: 400: 392: 384: 376: 367: 365: 357: 356: 354: 353: 341: 333: 325: 317: 309: 301: 293: 285: 277: 268: 266: 262:Fafhrd and the 258: 257: 255: 254: 246: 238: 230: 222: 214: 206: 197: 195: 189: 188: 183: 181: 180: 173: 166: 158: 150: 149: 126: 113: 112: 110: 107: 89: 86: 61: 58: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 625: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 596: 594: 591: 590: 588: 573: 570: 568: 565: 564: 562: 558: 551: 550: 546: 543: 542: 541:Witches' Brew 538: 535: 534: 530: 527: 526: 522: 521: 519: 515: 508: 504: 501: 497: 494: 490: 487: 483: 480: 476: 473: 469: 466: 462: 459: 455: 452: 448: 445: 441: 438: 434: 431: 430:A Pail of Air 427: 424: 420: 419: 417: 415:Short stories 413: 406: 405: 401: 398: 397: 393: 390: 389: 385: 382: 381: 377: 374: 373: 369: 368: 366: 362: 358: 351: 347: 346: 342: 339: 338: 334: 331: 330: 326: 323: 322: 318: 315: 314: 310: 307: 306: 302: 299: 298: 294: 291: 290: 286: 283: 282: 278: 275: 274: 270: 269: 267: 265: 259: 252: 251: 247: 244: 243: 239: 236: 235: 231: 228: 227: 223: 220: 219: 215: 212: 211: 207: 204: 203: 199: 198: 196: 194: 190: 186: 179: 174: 172: 167: 165: 160: 159: 156: 147: 146: 143: 140: 133: 132: 127: 123: 118: 115: 108: 106: 104: 103: 97: 95: 87: 85: 83: 79: 73: 71: 67: 59: 57: 55: 54: 49: 44: 42: 38: 35: 31: 30: 23: 18: 567:Bibliography 547: 539: 531: 523: 443: 402: 394: 386: 378: 370: 343: 335: 327: 319: 311: 303: 295: 287: 279: 271: 248: 240: 232: 226:The Wanderer 224: 218:The Big Time 216: 208: 202:Conjure Wife 200: 185:Fritz Leiber 136: 135: 131: 130: 117: 100: 98: 91: 74: 63: 60:Plot summary 51: 45: 41:Fritz Leiber 28: 27: 26: 21: 560:Other items 525:Weird Woman 517:Adaptations 364:collections 361:Short story 264:Gray Mouser 82:black magic 587:Categories 109:References 70:apprentice 88:Reception 22:Fantastic 509:" (1976) 502:" (1975) 495:" (1975) 488:" (1974) 481:" (1970) 474:" (1970) 467:" (1967) 460:" (1966) 453:" (1963) 446:" (1962) 439:" (1952) 432:" (1951) 425:" (1950) 352:) (1998) 145:SF Site 102:SF Site 78:dungeon 48:prequel 37:novella 613:Nehwon 552:(1995) 544:(1980) 536:(1962) 528:(1944) 407:(1978) 399:(1975) 391:(1974) 383:(1974) 375:(1947) 340:(1988) 332:(1978) 324:(1977) 316:(1968) 308:(1968) 300:(1968) 292:(1970) 284:(1970) 276:(1957) 253:(1977) 245:(1969) 237:(1966) 229:(1964) 221:(1961) 213:(1945) 205:(1943) 193:Novels 66:wizard 32:is a 99:The 39:by 589:: 96:. 56:. 505:" 498:" 491:" 484:" 477:" 470:" 463:" 456:" 449:" 442:" 435:" 428:" 421:" 348:( 177:e 170:t 163:v 129:'

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sword and sorcery
novella
Fritz Leiber
prequel
Swords and Deviltry
wizard
apprentice
dungeon
black magic
Hugo Award for Short Fiction
SF Site
1963 Hugo Awards
Swords and Deviltry: Lankhmar, Book 1
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Fritz Leiber
Novels
Conjure Wife
Destiny Times Three
The Big Time
The Wanderer
Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
A Specter Is Haunting Texas
Our Lady of Darkness
Fafhrd and the
Gray Mouser

Two Sought Adventure
Swords and Deviltry

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