A Hitch in Space and Other Tales

Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr.
(December 24, 1910 - September 5, 1992)
An American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert. With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.
CONTENTS
A Hitch in Space
X Marks the Pedwalk
The Big Engine
The Last Letter
Kreativity For Kats
A Pail of Air
Bullet With His Name
Time In the Round
Dr. Kometevsky's Day