Back to back they stand, eyeing their foes over the gleam of sharpened steel ...They are the two greatest heroes ever to walk the world of Nehwon: Fafhrd, the giant barbarian warrior from the Cold Waste; and the Gray Mouser, novice wizard, master thief and unparalleled swordsman. After their legendary adventures in the northern wastes and beyond, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser are home again, and looking for an easier time. But Lankhmar is under attack by a strange horde of invaders, including a two-headed dragon and an army of miniature wanderers ...and once those threats are overcome, a quest to the farthest reaches of Nehwon is in store.