Witch. Mother of Darkness

Two major horror novels by a classic of the genre! Fritz Leiber is a bright star of the "Golden Age" of science fiction. Leiber's literary legacy has received six "Nebula" awards, four "Hugo" awards, three "World Fantasy Awards," and many other honorary accolades. Leiber's contribution to mystical literature is significant; he is rightly regarded as one of the creators of the modern form of this genre. This edition includes two horror novels that mark the beginning and end of Fritz Leiber's creative work. In the novel "Witch," which received the "Hugo" award, the story unfolds about the sociology professor Norman Saylor, who discovers mysterious items in his wife's room that indicate her involvement in witchcraft. The protagonist of the novel "Mother of Darkness" (World Fantasy Award in 1978) is writer Franz Westen, who rents a room in an old house on one of the streets of San Francisco overlooking Corona Heights hill. One day, through his binoculars, Franz spots a mysterious inhabitant on the hill and decides to examine this strangely captivating place more closely…

Two major horror novels from a master of the genre. For audiences of Lovecraft and Stephen King