Michael Whelan
Michael Whelan  Β·  8 hours ago

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SWORDS AND ICE MAGIC (1977)
Acrylic on Illustration Board - 24” x 16”

This cover was for the sixth book in a series by Fritz Leiber featuring the beloved characters Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser. 1/4

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Through the haze of a mountaintop flurry, Grey Mouser steps with determination toward the camera, rapier angled low, as wind whips his hooded cloak. Bearded Fafhrd with short red-blonde hair, curly and tousled, towers next to him. A bandolier of metal buckles crosses Fafhrd's sleeveless scarlet tunic. His thickly muscled arms are bare to the elements as he boldly stares distantly with his sword angled up at the ready. One fur-cuffed boot is buried in a bank of snow. A mountain peak composed of ghastly faces rises above them highlighted icy white with shadows of soft blue.
Through the haze of a mountaintop flurry, Grey Mouser steps with determination toward the camera, rapier angled low, as wind whips his hooded cloak. Bearded Fafhrd with short red-blonde hair, curly and tousled, towers next to him. A bandolier of metal buckles crosses Fafhrd's sleeveless scarlet tunic. His thickly muscled arms are bare to the elements as he boldly stares distantly with his sword angled up at the ready. One fur-cuffed boot is buried in a bank of snow. A mountain peak composed of ghastly faces rises above them highlighted icy white with shadows of soft blue.
Through the haze of a mountaintop flurry, Grey Mouser steps with determination toward the camera, rapier angled low, as wind whips his hooded cloak. Bearded Fafhrd with short red-blonde hair, curly and tousled, towers next to him. A bandolier of metal buckles crosses Fafhrd's sleeveless scarlet tunic. His thickly muscled arms are bare to the elements as he boldly stares distantly with his sword angled up at the ready. One fur-cuffed boot is buried in a bank of snow. A mountain peak composed of ghastly faces rises above them highlighted icy white with shadows of soft blue.
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Michael Whelan
Michael Whelan  Β·  8 hours ago

Content Warning

The author had been writing about their adventures for almost 40 years and each book in the series was an anthology of stories that had been published in other books and magazines. 2/4
Figure detail from SWORDS AND ICE MAGIC featuring Grey Mouser with his hood up and cloak whipping in the wind. His drab tunic has short sleeves, but his arms are covered to the elbow by long gloves. A long dagger hangs from his hip. He holds a thin rapier angled down. A flap of fabric, perhaps a small empty pouch, is caught by the wintry wind, but absently caught at the knuckled of his hooked index finger.
Figure detail from SWORDS AND ICE MAGIC featuring Grey Mouser with his hood up and cloak whipping in the wind. His drab tunic has short sleeves, but his arms are covered to the elbow by long gloves. A long dagger hangs from his hip. He holds a thin rapier angled down. A flap of fabric, perhaps a small empty pouch, is caught by the wintry wind, but absently caught at the knuckled of his hooked index finger.
Figure detail from SWORDS AND ICE MAGIC featuring Grey Mouser with his hood up and cloak whipping in the wind. His drab tunic has short sleeves, but his arms are covered to the elbow by long gloves. A long dagger hangs from his hip. He holds a thin rapier angled down. A flap of fabric, perhaps a small empty pouch, is caught by the wintry wind, but absently caught at the knuckled of his hooked index finger.
Figure detail from SWORDS AND ICE MAGIC featuring a bearded Fafhrd with short and curly tousled red hair. A bandolier of buckled metal crosses over his sleeveless scarlet tunic. One strap tucks under the fur collar. His arms are bare to the elements. He wears a long bracer on his sword arm. He holds a blade angled up and at the ready. The handle of another sword can be seen at his hip.
Figure detail from SWORDS AND ICE MAGIC featuring a bearded Fafhrd with short and curly tousled red hair. A bandolier of buckled metal crosses over his sleeveless scarlet tunic. One strap tucks under the fur collar. His arms are bare to the elements. He wears a long bracer on his sword arm. He holds a blade angled up and at the ready. The handle of another sword can be seen at his hip.
Figure detail from SWORDS AND ICE MAGIC featuring a bearded Fafhrd with short and curly tousled red hair. A bandolier of buckled metal crosses over his sleeveless scarlet tunic. One strap tucks under the fur collar. His arms are bare to the elements. He wears a long bracer on his sword arm. He holds a blade angled up and at the ready. The handle of another sword can be seen at his hip.
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