Author - Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber (1910–1992) was a prolific American writer of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Known for his versatile imagination and literary sophistication, Leiber played a major role in shaping modern speculative fiction. He created the influential Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser sword-and-sorcery series and wrote across genres with ease. His work often explored themes of psychology, metaphysics, and the uncanny. A multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner, Leiber left a legacy that bridges pulp energy and philosophical depth.

In The Big Time, Fritz Leiber immerses readers in a tightly wound tale of war, paradox, and psychological tension set within a single room outside of time. The story opens inside a mysterious place called the “Place,” a staging ground used by time-traveling soldiers and medics participating in a vast, secret war that spans all of history. Leiber quickly throws readers into this confined yet conceptually expansive setting, introducing a small cast of characters whose personal dramas p… Read More