Status Updates From The Fritz Leiber MEGAPACK ®

No Great Magic: 3/5

A Shakespearean play. If not for the return of familiar characters I would not have known that it was science fiction until the end.

The snowbank orbit: 1/5

This is a number heavy space flight story. It's not very interesting.

The creature from Cleveland depths: 4/5

A fantastic story. I loved the characters and the world.

I really like Leiber's portrayal of women. They feel like real people. Which isn't something I expect from male writers of this time period.

Daisy is really fun, and she's portrayed as being sexy without being sexualized.

Gus is a great character too. I love his creativity, and empathy.

Night of the long knives: 3/5

this post apocalyptic story is my favorite in the book so far.
The world it depicts is interesting and feels full. All the characters are great.

Bread Overhead: 3/5

A fun little story about marketing.

The Big Time: 2/5

I didn't really like the beginning of the story, but started to get into it toward the middle, and then it lost me again at the end.

The relationships are just too gritty for me I think.

The Moon Is Green: 3/5

A beautiful little story about family and cabin fever. It's a very poetic thought provoking little story,

The Wolf Pack: 3/5

An interesting tale about distopian utopia. War, War never changes.

Later than you think: 2/5

A little stiff, and a pretty normal subverting expectations story.

The Wolf Pack:

p.38/420. The Wolf Pack, Chapter II.

p.30/420. (into The Wolf Pack.)

Later than You Think: very clever twist!
The Wolf Pack (published April 1950.)

I like how science fiction touches the truth of our sometimes darkest, basest actions.