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Nifft the Lean is a 1982 collection of 3 novellas by Michael Shea, that concern the character Nifft, a master thief. Clearly inspired by Jack Vance and Fritz Leiber, the collection is a mixture of sword and sorcery and of grotesque alien horrors, as Nifft plunges into the depths of the underworld.

It won the 1983 World Fantasy Award for best novel, where it was up against works by authors like Gene Wolfe and George R.R. Martin.

It's a semi-obscure book, but really worth reading if you can find a copy.

Description
Nifft the Lean is a 1982 collection of 3 novellas by Michael Shea, that concern the character Nifft, a master thief. Clearly inspired by Jack Vance and Fritz Leiber, the collection is a mixture of sword and sorcery and of grotesque alien horrors, as Nifft plunges into the depths of the underworld.

It won the 1983 World Fantasy Award for best novel, where it was up against works by authors like Gene Wolfe and George R.R. Martin.

It's a semi-obscure book, but really worth reading if you can find a copy.