Brown Note: 'Rump-Titty-Titty-Tum-TAH-Tee' is about the discovery of a waltz rhythm that causes anyone who hears it to become maniacally obsessed with it, listen for other examples of it, and recreate it at every opportunity.Born After the End: The narrator of 'A Pail of Air' and his sister were both born in a Glacial Apocalypse after Earth was ripped away from the Sun.Fish out of Water: 'A Spectre is Haunting Texas' features an actor coming down from a satellite colony to complete a mission and who finds a future Earth future where Russia and an overgrown Texas have fought a nuclear war, the Texans have used genetic engineering to grow seven feet tall (the Russians have used the same technique to grow broader) and enslaved normal-sized Mexicans.Animal Is the New Man: The characters of 'Later Than You Think' appear to be extraterrestrials discussing the remains of human civilization on our Earth, but they're actually studying the ruins of a rat civilization to which humans are Precursors.Advert-Overloaded Future: The setting of 'The Last Letter', where citizens are confronted with billboards, radio jingles, mail, and even phone calls which feature nothing but advertisements.

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Works by Fritz Leiber with their own trope pages include: Leiber's father, Fritz Leiber Sr., was a well known actor of silent films, while his son, Justin, was a science fiction writer and philosopher. He was given a lifetime-achievement World Fantasy Award in 1976, and was elected a Grand Master of Science Fiction in 1981. His other works include the contemporary fantasy novel Conjure Wife the science fiction novel The Wanderer and the Time Travel Change War series which included the acclaimed short novel The Big Time. (Decem– September 5, 1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror and Science Fiction, best known for his fantasy series Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, and for creating the term 'Sword and Sorcery'.

Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber