Editing Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser (section)

== In popular culture ==
[[Joanna Russ]] was familiar with and appreciative of the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series, and in addition to critical reviews of Leiber, also referenced Fafhrd in her ''[[The Adventures of Alyx]]'' (1976) sequence as one of Alyx's former lovers in "The Adventuress" (1967; aka "Bluestocking").<ref name="delany-mendlesohn">[[Samuel Delany]], Introduction, ''[[The Adventures of Alyx]]'' (Gregg Press); [[Farah Mendlesohn]], ''On Joanna Russ'', pp.4-7.</ref> Leiber then included Alyx in two Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories, "The Two Best Thieves in Lankhmar" (1968) and "Under the Thumbs of the Gods" (1975).<ref name="delany-mendlesohn" />

In [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[The Colour of Magic]]'' (1983), Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser are parodied as Bravd and the Weasel. Although [[Ankh-Morpork]] bears more than a passing resemblance to Lankhmar, Pratchett, known for the use of [[pastiche#Imitation|pastiche]] in his early works, has been quoted as not intending a direct takeoff.<ref name=annotated>{{cite web |url=https://www.lspace.org/books/apf/the-colour-of-magic.html |title=The Annotated Pratchett File |access-date=August 6, 2007 |author1=Breebaart, Leo |author2=Kew, Mike |publisher=Unseen University}}</ref>

The characters of [[List of The Belgariad and The Malloreon characters#Protagonists|Barak and Silk]] from [[David Eddings]]' fantasy series ''[[The Belgariad]]'' are very similar in both form and personality to Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser respectively.

American author [[Michael Chabon]]'s ''[[Gentlemen of the Road]]'' (2007) is a "swashbuckling adventure" novel <ref name= "ariz">{{cite news | url = https://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/1004chabon1004.html |date = 2006-10-04 | title = Author mines Jewish history |last = Lengel |first = Kerry | newspaper = [[The Arizona Republic]] | access-date = 2007-01-18}}</ref> set in the [[Khagan|kaganate]] of [[Khazars|Khazaria]] (now southwest Russia) around AD 950. It features two similarly physically built adventurers who have a working relationship similar to Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser's – Amram, a hulking [[Abyssinian people|Abyssinian]] proficient with an axe, and the slightly-built swordsman Zelikman, who is [[Franks|Frankish]]. This pair – both of Jewish origin – become embroiled in a rebellion and a plot to restore a displaced Khazar prince to the throne.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aural Noir Review of Gentlemen Of The Road by Michael Chabon|url=https://www.sffaudio.com/aural-noir-review-of-gentlemen-of-the-road-by-michael-chabon/|website=SFFaudio|access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref>

Two characters created by [[Michael J. Sullivan (author)|Michael J. Sullivan]], Hadrian and Royce, also share a similar relationship to Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser and have similar characteristics and personalities. Sullivan wrote a trilogy of books, [[Riyria Revelations]], originally published as six novellas or books in 2011 and 2012.

A thief character created by [[Christopher Buehlman]] in his novel, ''The Blacktongue Thief'', undergoes a similar training to that described in the short story "[[Ill Met in Lankhmar]]".

Playing off the visit of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser to Earth in ''Adept's Gambit'' (set in second century B.C. Tyre), [[Steven Saylor]]'s short story "Ill Seen in Tyre" takes his [[Roma Sub Rosa]] series hero Gordianus to the city of Tyre a hundred years later, where the two visitors from Nehwon are remembered as local legends.<ref>Saylor, Steven, "Ill Seen in Tyre", in the anthology ''Rogues'', edited by Gardner Dozois and George R.R. Martin, Bantam, 2014.</ref>

The Gray Mouser's dirk "Cat Claw" has appeared as a weapon in several role-playing video games, including early installments of the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series.

In ''[[Baldur's Gate (video game)|Baldur's Gate]]'', the name "Fafhrd" appears as a password needed to gain entrance into the Thieves' Guild.

In [[Bethesda Game Studios|Bethesda]]'s ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'', when visiting the Ratway in the city of Riften, the first enemies the player meets are a sneaky-looking fellow and a barbarian type called Drahff and Hewnon Black-Skeever. Drahff is an anagram of Fafhrd, "Black-Skeever" is a play on "Gray-Mouser", and Hewnon is an anagram of Nehwon, the world in which Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser live. 

In Dodge Roll's ''[[Enter the Gungeon]]'', the player can encounter a pair of characters named Frifle and the Grey Mauser, styled to look like the eponymous heroes.

In [[Jack L. Chalker]]'s ''[[And the Devil Will Drag You Under]]'', two characters resembling Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser appear briefly in a tavern with one repeating out loud slightly similar names to Ningauble and Sheelba.