EReads.com, 2000. — 123 p. — ISBN: 1585861065.
First published in 1943, it tells the story of Armon Jarles, a man on the edge, living amidst the disputes of two rival powers at large in the world. 360 years after a nuclear holocaust ravaged mankind, throwing society back into the dark ages, the world is fraught with chaos and superstition. Leiber is generally considered one of the fathers, along Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, of the sword and sorcery fantasy genre. The book was a Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Nominee for (1995) and (1996), and was a Retro Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (2019).