Nifft the lean pdf

Only very vaguely. I'm on vacation and don't have the book handy but I thought the cover is a pretty direct portrayal of two of the denizens nifft meets in the first story? May I be permitted to mention a couple of other novels by Shea that might be of interest to gamers. The Colour out of Time does quite a neat job of updating Lovecraft without aping the Old Gent's style at all, and In Yana, the Touch of Undying is not only a splendid title but also an entertainingly twisted tale about an overweight mage.

James I'd love to see your thoughts on Quest for Simbilis if you ever review it. Your blog was what got me into a heavy Vance kick in the last couple of years. I'd love to see your thoughts on Quest for Simbilis if you ever review it. When I find a copy, I'll be sure to do a post about it. Labels: CAS , leiber , pulp fantasy library , shea , vance. Shea's first novel was A Quest for Simbilis , a rollicking Anyway, for one of these reasons I had not read Nifft the Lean.

I felt a little jolt when it won its award, not in truth because I hadn't reviewed it or read it but because I'd never heard of it except probably as a name on a list of Nifft the Lean is a collection of four stories, two of which seem to have been written in obedience to his imperative to tirelessly seek the worst. Skip to content. Nifft the Lean.

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