Claws from the Night
| First published | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Novelette |
| Series | Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser |
Synopsis
In Lankhmar, crow-like birds begin to steal jewels and gold, occasionally mutilating or killing the women who wear them. When one carries off a valuable piece which Fafhrd and Gray Mouser planned to steal, they follow it to an abandoned tower...
Notes
First published as Dark Vengeance in Suspense Fall 1951; collected in Swords Against Death, title has been changed to Claws from the Night. Some online sources mention "Claws in the Night" but this seems unsubstantiated, mutually copied error, coming probably from one mention in Locus1 which however isn't elaborated by bibliographic details; there's nothing in Contento.
Publications (34)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 |
|
Two Sought Adventure | Gnome Press | Collection | 159 |
| July 1970 |
|
Swords Against Death | Ace Books | Collection | 178 |
| July 1972 |
|
Swords Against Death | New English Library | Collection | 148 |
| November 1973 |
|
Swords Against Death | Ace Books | Collection | 178 |
| June 1974 |
|
Swords Against Death | Ace Books | Collection | 178 |
| July 1976 | Swords Against Death | Ace Books | Collection | 178 | |
| December 1977 |
|
Swords Against Death | Gregg Press | Collection | 178 |
| December 1977 |
|
Swords Against Death | George Prior Publishers | Collection | 178 |
| February 1978 |
|
Swords Against Death | Ace Books | Collection | 178 |
| 1979 |
|
Swords Against Death | Mayflower | Collection | 158 |
| August 1979 |
|
Swords Against Death | Ace Books | Collection | 178 |
| March 1981 |
|
Swords Against Death | Ace Books | Collection | 178 |
| September 1982 |
|
Swords Against Death | Ace Books | Collection | 178 |
| August 1983 |
|
Swords Against Death | Ace Books | Collection | 178 |
| 1984 |
|
Swords Against Death | Ace Books | Collection | 178 |
| January 1986 | Swords Against Death | Ace Books | Collection | 178 | |
| September 1986 |
|
Swords Against Death | Grafton | Collection | 158 |
| May 1989 |
|
The Three of Swords | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | Omnibus | 284 |
| August 1990 |
|
Swords Against Death | Ace Books | Collection | 178 |
| October 1995 |
|
Ill Met in Lankhmar | Borealis / White Wolf Publishing | Omnibus | 285 |
| January 2001 |
|
Thieves' House: Tales of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Volume 2 | White Wolf Publishing | Collection | 133 |
| June 2001 |
|
The First Book of Lankhmar | Gollancz / Orion | Omnibus | 328 |
| November 2002 |
|
The Three of Swords | Science Fiction Book Club | Omnibus | 284 |
| 2003 |
|
The First Book of Lankhmar | Gollancz / Orion | Omnibus | 328 |
| May 2003 |
|
Swords Against Death | ibooks | Collection | 206 |
| August 2007 |
|
Swords Against Death | Dark Horse Books | Collection | 175 |
| April 2008 |
|
Lankhmar | Gollancz | Omnibus | |
| August 2008 |
|
Swords Against Death | Audible Studios | Collection | |178 |
| July 2012 |
|
Swords Against Death | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |
| April 2014 |
|
Swords Against Death | Open Road Integrated Media | Collection | |178 |
| October 2014 |
|
Swords Against Death | Open Road Integrated Media | Collection | |
| April 2018 |
|
Swords Against Death | Centipede Press | Collection | 207 |
| April 2018 |
|
Swords Against Death | Centipede Press | Collection | 207 |
| August 2018 |
|
Swords Against Death | Centipede Press | Collection | 207 |