Before the holidays, I picked up two hardback volumes that contained the original short story compilations ("Swords Against Wizardry," "Swords of Lankhmar," "Swords and Ice Magic," "Ill Met in Lankhmar," "Swords and Deviltry," "Swords Against Death" and "Swords in the Mist." For some reason, only the final book (1988's "The Knight and Knave of Swords"), was not included. (Fortunately, I did get my hands on a paperback edition of those final adventures.) I would love to see a decent film based on these characters come to the big screen. (Preferably not a production starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, but based on past casting decisions, I would not be surprised....)