Best Selling Books by Tanith Lee

This award-winning horror anthology is the “yardstick by which future ghost fiction will be measured”—featuring Tanith Lee, Joyce Carol Oates, and others (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Award-winning anthologist Ellen Datlow—praised by William Gibson as “the genre’s sharpest assembler of strange, dark fictions”—is determined to prove that ghost stories still possess the power to chill modern readers to the marrow. So she reached out to a list of varied and talented authors and invited them to scare the heck out of her. The resulting anthology redefines the ghost story, venturing beyond the accustomed tropes and into horror’s true realm: the unknown. The Dark takes a nuanced and disquieting look at the tormented and unquiet dead; the darkness in us, the living; and the sometimes tenuous boundary between the two. Under the covers of The Dark, you will find a gathering of sixteen unique ghost stories, deftly penned by authors versed in the argot of the damned, including Ramsey Campbell, Jeffrey Ford, Glen Hirshberg, Kelly Link, Sharyn McCrumb, Lucius Shepard, and Gahan Wilson. This is the stuff nightmares are made of. Winner of the International Horror Guild Award for Best Anthology of the Year

Fantasy. By the age of two, Rachaela''s daughter, Anna, is a beautiful, unearthly child with the mind of a sixteen year old. When Anna is abducted, her mother finds herself battling a dangerous clan of ancient beings.

Four books of dark fantasy and eroticism from “a literary great . . . A series of Gothic, interlinked stories set in an alternate Paris” (The Washington Post). With these four books, together now in one collection, escape to a city known by three names—Paradys, Paradise, and Paradis—where you’ll find many strange stories and novellas exploring gender, identity, sexual transgression, and more . . . The Book of the Damned: A poet discovers a mysterious ring that drags him into a world of vampires. A young woman’s attack sows the seeds for a civilization’s downfall. And a writer receives a cryptic note that leads her to a sinister, ancient force. The Book of the Beast: A young scholar has just moved to Paradys to study at the university, and a beautiful phantom of a young bride begins visiting him, drawing him toward her. Soon, he will be infected with the horrific curse of the Beast . . . The Book of the Dead: Seven stories of enchantment, misfortune, corruption, and death are in the third volume of this fantasy series, including the story of a vengeful orphan tracking down his parents’ killer only to find a treacherous nightmare. The Book of the Mad: A labyrinth of ice connects three nightmarish versions of one city—Paradis, Paradys, and Paradise. In each of them, a story unfolds, breaking taboos, relishing horror, and conjuring the perverse.

Here is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the award-winning anthology Firebirds! Firebirds Rising takes readers from deep space to Faerie to just around the corner. It is full of magic, humor, adventure, and?best of all?the unexpected. The one thing readers can count on is marvelous writing. Firebirds Rising proves once again that Firebird is a gathering place for writers and readers of speculative fiction from teenage to adult, from the United States to Europe, Asia, and beyond.

Do you believe in ghosts? You will after reading these original short novels from four of today''s best writers of the fantastic. Brian Lumley, a Grand Master of Horror and author of the popular Necroscope series, opens the collection with the tense \"A Place of Waiting.\" The moors of Devon, England, are home to many ghosts, but none as fearsome as the red-eyed specter that refuses to accept his death. His only chance of release, however, comes at a terrible cost. Orson Scott Card puts a new spin on one of literature''s most famous ghosts in \"Hamlet''s Father.\" What if the former King of Denmark was not killed by his treacherous brother for his crown, but by someone entirely unexpected as punishment for the darkest of crimes? Would his troubled son still seek revenge? The patrons of an Edinburgh tavern are introduced to a beverage with an unusual history in \"The Haunted Single Malt\" by Marvin Kaye, a clever and spooky story about ghost stories and the people who love them. Tanith Lee offers \"Strindberg''s Ghost Sonata,\" a chilling tale set in an alternate Russia. When a poor man is rescued from certain death by hospitable strangers, he discovers that he is not a guest in their haunted tenement building--he is a prisoner destined to become a sacrifice. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Thank you, Mr. Vance / Dean Koontz -- Preface / Jack Vance -- The True vintage of Erzuine Thale / Robert Silverberg -- Grolion of Almery / Matthew Hughes -- The Copsy Door / Terry Downling -- Caulk the witch-chaser / Liz Williams -- Inescapable / Mike Resnick -- Abrizonde / Walter Jon Williams -- The Traditions of Karzh / Paula Volsky -- The Final quest of the Wizard Sarnod / Jeff Vandermeer -- The Green bird / Kage Baker -- The Last golden thread / Phyllis Eisenstein -- An Incident at Uskvesk / Elizabeth Moon -- Sylgarmo''s Proclamation / Lucius Shepard -- The Lamentably comical tragedy (or the laughably tragic comedy) of Lixal Laoavee / Tad Williams -- Guyal the Curator / John C. Wright -- The Good magician / Glenn Cook -- The Return of the Fire Witch / Elizabeth Hand -- The Collegeum of Mauge / Byron Tetrick -- Evillo the Cunning / Tanith Lee -- The Guiding nose of Ulf?nt Banderoz / Dan Simmons -- Frogskin cap / Howard Waldrop -- A Night at Tarn House / George R.R. Martin -- An Invocation of incuriosity / Neil Gaiman.

In this “deliciously creepy” novel by the Bram Stoker Award winner, two feuding families face supernatural vengeance in a parallel 16th-century Venice (Publishers Weekly). In the City of Venus, two noble families—the della Scorpias and the Barbarons—have been locked in a bitter dispute over burial grounds on the overcrowded Isle of the Dead. But it is fourteen-year-old Meralda della Scorpia who pays the ultimate price for their rivalry. As years pass, parties complicit in her disappearance begin to suffer the consequences. Their shocking deaths can only mean one thing: A supernatural force has been unearthed from the city’s rotting understructure. As these bizarre events throw the city into a panic, a humble apprentice gravedigger is left to sort out the mysteries and subdue the ancient terror that threatens to destroy the entire republic.

Contains: Faces Under Water and Saint Fire.

The final novel in the alchemical thriller series set in an alternate Venice by the World Fantasy Award–winning author of A Bed of Earth. Centuries into the future, the sunken city of Venus has been salvaged from beneath the sea and rebuilt there under a dome, where it is supported by a vast network of computers that regulate weather, noise, and the most precious undersea commodity of all—air. It is here that a macabre experiment takes place. Conducted by geneticists at the university, the test consists of the resurrection of two lost souls, both murdered in their times: Jula, a first-century gladiatrix, and Cloudio del Nero, the eighteenth-century composer who met his fate in Lee’s acclaimed first volume of the Secret Books of Venus series. An unexplained catastrophe occurs, claiming several lives. Was it merely an accident, computer failure, or has the trial unleashed an airborne virus? Or is there an even more sinister danger afoot, a force from beyond that threatens the survival of Venus itself? To answer these questions, a traveler from the surface is forced to confront mysteries in his own past that have remained buried, and to reveal the connection that ties him to the unavenged spirits wreaking havoc on the doomed city. “The last of the four Secret Books of Venus is a tale of suspense and mystery.” —Booklist

Featuring five deliciously romantic stories set in historical and high fantasy worlds, this exclusive eBook set is the perfect gift for any romance reader. Featuring stories by Jo Beverley, Cecelia Holland, Robin Hobb, Jacqueline Carey, and Tanith Lee, this collection of five wonderful romantic stories from five wickedly creative authors includes beautiful maids and clever minstrels, orphans destined for greatness and spies thirsting for revenge, and a pair of lovers who must struggle against the forces of magic and fate. Originally published in the anthology Songs of Love and Death (edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois), these compelling stories are specially packaged in one eBook set at a great price.

The Summer, 1998 issue of WEIRD TALES presents 9 great fantasy & horror stories, plus the usual features and poems. A strong issue, with the following stories: FLOWER WATER, by Tanith Lee THE RENFIELDS, by Christopher Lee Walters THE GAME, by Melanie Tem ON THE LAST NIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD, by Darrell Schweitzer BEDDY-BYE, by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre TO FAST IN FIRES, by Charles D. Edkert RING RING! by Seth Hill STEPMOTHER, by Valerie J. Friereich THE BIBLE IN BLOOD, by Ian Watson

An anthology of all original stories written to honour the memory of one of Britain''s greatest fantasy authors. Determined warriors, hideous creatures, wicked sorceries, tricksy villains and cunning lovers abound as fantasy''s finest imaginations do their best... and their worst. James Barclay reveals the origins of The Raven, Adrian Tchaikovsky unveils new aspects of the realm of the Apt, Tanith Lee, Joe Abercrombie, Storm Constantine, Stan Nicholls, Juliet E McKenna and more weave their magic as only they can. Produced in cooperation with the David Gemmell Awards, Legends will, in part, act as a fund-raiser for the awards. Steel yourself, throw caution to the wind, and dare to enter the realm of Legends

New York Times bestselling author Mercedes Lackey In an isolated land where the lure of the \"Moontide\" leads to shipwrecks, a woman is torn between obeying her father or her king. When she chooses to follow a Fool, she discovers magic she''d never expected… at a price that might be too high…. World Fantasy award winner Tanith Lee Struggling under the curse of a dead comrade, Clirando, a warrior priestess unready to face the powers trapped within her, must face \"The Heart of the Moon\" to reveal what has been hidden…. C.E. Murphy In \"Banshee Cries,\" ritual murders under a full moon lead Jo Walker to confront a Harbinger of Death. Maybe this \"gift\" she has is one she shouldn''t ignore— because the next life she has to save might be her own!

Art Blastside in her second daring adventure upon the high seas in search of missing treasure - and into the greatest sea battle of all time. Having escaped the dreary Angels Academy for Young Maidens, 17-year-old Artemesia Blastside has rediscovered her mother''s old friends and welded them into a formidable, motley crew of pirates. After successfully leading them through the haunts of highwaymen, pirates and smugglers in the treasure hunt of all time, Art has won her mother''s crown as the famous PIRATICA. She is now the most admired pirate in England. And England is in the grip of piratomania. But treasure snatched from her grasp still beckons from Parrot Island - and so it''s time to lead the next high-sea adventure and try to reclaim what was almost hers. At her side is the gorgeous Felix Phoenix; and in her way, across war-torn seas, is the dastardly and monstrous Little Goldie Girl. And on the horizon is the greatest sea battle of all time ...

Claidi returns home to be reunited with her beloved fianc''e Argul, but an unforeseen enemy has turned everyone against her, forcing Claidi to seek answers from the Ravens, where she makes a startling discovery.

Tanith Lee ist eine Meisterin phantastischer Stimmungsbilder und romantischer Atmosphären; neben C. J. Cherryh gilt sie als eine der wichtigsten Vertreterinnen der anspruchsvollen modernen Fantasy-Literatur, die an der Grenze zur Science Fiction angesiedelt ist. Im Mittelpunkt ihrer Romane stehen Frauen, die nicht mehr passive Abenteuerinnen vom Typ einer Angelique darstellen, sondern aktiv ihre Welt gestalten, wobei auch Sex und die Erotik eine wichtige Rolle spielen. In ihren Kurzgeschichten und Erzählungen tritt Tanith Lees Fähigkeit, den Leser mit lyrischen Stimmungsbildern in ihre Welten zu versetzen, besonders deutlich hervor. ZEICHEN IM WASSER: dreizehn meisterhafte Erzählungen aus der Feder der legendären britischen SF-/Fantasy-Autorin TANITH LEE (1947 – 2015) – zwischen surrealem Märchen und düsterer Science Fiction.

Tanith Lee today is one of the most versatile and respected writers of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, and DREAMS OF DARK AND LIGHT represents a massive mid-career retrospective of her achievements over the previous decade. Here are unforgettable tales of werewolves that prowl chateaux, an Earthwoman in exile on a distant planet, demons that inhabit bodies of the living dead, a race of vampiric creatures who prey upon a cursed castle, and many other works of exotic vision, mythic science fiction, and contemporary horror. Also included are two stories that have received the World Fantasy Award, \"Elle est Trois, (La Mort)\" and \"The Gorgon,\" making DREAMS OF DARK AND LIGHT a distinguished one volume library of myth-weaving at its most eloquent and evocative.

Tanith Lee wrote three books with the ''help'' of mysterious collaborators - the Garbers. Esther Garber - and her half-brother, Judas Garbah - do not exist in our reality, but they came through to the author so strongly, characters with such distinct personalities and voices, they felt as if they were real. And who''s to say they''re not? The Garbers are both gay and, through them, Lee produced one novel and two story collections of Lesbian and gay erotica - but erotica with literary depth, and often laced with horror and the uncanny. 34 is the novel ''co-written'' with Esther Garber, and has been long out of print. This new edition introduces the reader to Esther''s autobiography - but how much of it is true? Are her recollections of her unusual childhood in Egypt with her sister Anna correct? And what of the mysterious gentleman, who Esther meets in France after having run away from home, who initiates her into forbidden pleasures? Is she haunted or merely manipulated? Is she in love or simply obsessed? After one night of passion, Esther pursues her elusive tormentor into what seems to be a fairy-tale version of the French countryside, to journey''s end and revelation, but also further mystery. Sensual, thought-provoking, and with an unreliable narrator, who twists and turns within her own tortured story, 34 demonstrates that haunting comes in many forms. As does desire. This edition also includes the author''s essay, on her work with Esther and Judas: ''Meeting the Garbers''.

Christian Dorse – ein junger Pianist aus Paris mit einer Vorliebe für Rachmaninow - kehrt zurück in das Schloss seiner Familie. Durch die Schuld seines Großvaters war dieser Besitz einst verloren gegangen und wurde erst jetzt an die Familie Dorse zurückgegeben. Der neue Besitzer glaubt sich im Griff einer tödlichen Krankheit und erwartet nicht, das Leben im Schloss allzu lange genießen zu können. Christian empfindet seine neue Heimat als perfekte Kulisse für seinen Verfall und seinen Tod – wie auch das weitläufige Anwesen seit Jahren dem Verfall preisgegeben wurde. Es ist den vier Dienern nicht gelungen, mehr als einen kleinen Teil des Gebäudes zu erhalten. Das isolierte Schloss hat einen verderblichen Einfluss auf Christian. Obwohl er von sich selbst zunächst als Eindringling denkt, genießt Christian bald seine Rolle als lokaler Seigneur, genießt den Luxus und verführt eines der Dienstmädchen. Christian hat – neben den rückständigen, abergläubischen Bauern im nahegelegenen Dorf – noch weitere Nachbarn: Die Geschwister de Lagenay, Luc und Gabrielle, die tief im Wald in einer Hütte wohnen. Beide werden gefürchtet und von den Dorfbewohnern gemieden. Jener Wald, in dem sie leben, ist auch die Heimat von Wölfen, und die Bauern sind überzeugt, dass die Wölfe und die de Lagenays ein und dasselbe sind. Es ist die Rede von einem alten Fluch - ein Fluch, für den Christians eigene Vorfahren verantwortlich sind. Ein Fluch, mit dem Christian untrennbar verbunden ist... Der Apex-Verlag startet seine umfangreiche TANITH-LEE-Werkausgabe mit dieser klassischen, im Jahre 1981 erstmals veröffentlichten Gothic Novel, die viele trügerische Fährten legt und die den Leser wiederholt mit seitenverkehrten Spiegelbildern genre-typischer Muster überrascht. DIE KINDER DER WÖLFE – ein in Deutschland zu Unrecht lang vergessenes Meisterwerk der britischen Autorin.

In jener Zeit, da die Erde eine Scheibe und noch keine Kugel war und Dämonen die Welt beherrschten, entführte Chuz, der Herr der Illusionen, seine schöne Geliebte Azhriaz aus dem Kerker, wo sie nach dem Willen ihres Vaters, des Herrn der Nacht, den Rest ihres Lebens verbringen sollte. Auf der Flucht vor den Häschern suchten die Liebenden Schutz bei den Sterblichen der Erde... Wann immer Dämonen sich unter die Menschen mischen, bricht Magie mit Macht in das Alltagsleben ein: So schließen Jünglinge Freundschaft mit wilden Bestien; so dreht die Liebe einer jungen Frau das Rad der Zeit um Jahrhunderte zurück; und so erfüllt sich auch jene alte Weissagung, nach der Sonne und Mond sich in Menschenhand begeben werden... Der fünfbändige Zyklus von der Flachen Erde gilt als Tanith Lees populärste Fantasy-Serie und überdies als Klassiker der Fantasy-Literatur. Der vorliegende abschließende fünfte Band vereint sieben meisterhaft-poetische Erzählungen von der Flachen Erde und wurde im Jahr 1988 für den World Fantasy Award nominiert (in der Kategorie Beste Anthologie/Collection). »Tanith Lee ist eine der stärksten und intelligentesten Erzählerinnen auf dem Gebiet der Heroic Fantasy.« (Publisher''s Weekly)

Zu jener Zeit, da die Erde noch keine Kugel, sondern eine flache Scheibe war, hausten Dämonen unter der Oberfläche und suchten Städte und Königreiche heim, um ihre Lust am Bösen zu stillen. Unter ihnen waren zwei, die noch verwerflicher und mächtiger waren als alle anderen: Ashrarn, der Herr der Nacht, und Uhlum, der Herr des Todes. Ihre erotischen Exzesse, ihre abgefeimten Intrigen und magischen Ränke geißelten die Erdenmenschen, Männer wie Frauen. In diesem Reigen von Königinnen und Hexen, Herrschern und Beherrschten reifen zwei Knaben zu Männern heran - und die Herrscher der Finsternis treiben ihr grausames Spiel mit ihnen. Er öffnen sich Abgründe von Hexerei, teuflischer Magie und übernatürlichen Visionen, gegen die die sagenhaften ERZÄHLUNGEN AUS 1001 NACHT zu einem Kindergeburtstag verblassen... Der fünfbändige Zyklus von der Flachen Erde gilt als Tanith Lees populärste Fantasy-Serie und überdies als Klassiker der Fantasy-Literatur. »Tanith Lee ist eine der stärksten und intelligentesten Erzählerinnen auf dem Gebiet der Heroic Fantasy.« (Publisher''s Weekly)

Zu jener Zeit, da die Erde noch keine Kugel, sondern eine flache Scheibe war, zeugte der Herr der Nacht seine Tochter Azhriaz. Verborgen vor den Blicken der Sterblichen, sollte sie auf einer Nebelinsel ihr Leben in dunklen Träumen gefangen fristen. Doch ihre Mutter war einst der Sonne selbst entsprossen, und so war auch der Tochter ein Schicksal im Licht vorherbestimmt. Dank ihrer Schönheit und ihres Verstandes bezauberte Azhriaz den Erzfeind ihres Vaters, den Herrn der Illusionen, und sie verwandelte sich mit seiner Hilfe in die Herrin des Deliriums. Als Grenzgängerin zwischen dem Reich der Dämonen und der Welt der Menschen war es ihr bestimmt, Göttin und Sklavin, Herrin und Magd, Siegerin und Besiegte zugleich zu sein. Und eines Tages beugte auch der Herr der Nacht sein Knie vor der einst verstoßenen Tochter... Der fünfbändige Zyklus von der Flachen Erde gilt als Tanith Lees populärste Fantasy-Serie und überdies als Klassiker der Fantasy-Literatur. »Tanith Lee ist eine der stärksten und intelligentesten Erzählerinnen auf dem Gebiet der Heroic Fantasy.« (Publisher''s Weekly)

Eines Tages taucht bei Oaive, der Hüterin des heiligen Schreins, ein Fremder auf, der von ihr die Reliquie des Schreins fordert. Als sie ihm die Herausgabe verweigert, stiehlt er ihr den begehrten Gegenstand und flieht zu seinem Auftraggeber, dem mächtigen Zauberer Niwus. Doch Oaive, selbst eine kundige Zauberin, setzt sich auf seine Spur. Ein Duell der Magier entbrennt... Der märchenhafte Roman Das Winterspiel – erstmals im Jahr 1976 veröffentlicht – erscheint als 15. Band der Tanith-Lee-Werkausgabe im Apex-Verlag.

An epic fantasy of eroticism, sorcery, blood and vampires, by a prolific writer of fantasy and science fiction works, who has won the World Fantasy Award on several occasions. This limited edition is signed and numbered by the author, and produced on high-quality paper with special design features.

When Steven Grace vanishes, leaving only the evidence of his broken car in a ditch, ripples of suspicion spread across the Sussex town of Seatree. Is anything what it seems? Detective Chief Inspector Knox thinks not, and he and his unusual sidekick, D.I. Rawthorn, find plenty on their hands to keep them awake during this long sleepless night. Jula, Steven''s beautiful and oblique partner, appears to dislike Steven, as does her close companion, the tough Jack Hastings. Markessa though, the family friend, appears to have liked Steven far too much. Meanwhile the haunted, frightened Leigh, who has returned to Seatree on some mysterious quest of her own, provides other elements to complicate the case further. Why, for one, does the large house in historical Divers Lane - the house of white carpets and a ceiling painted like a sky - present such a sinister aspect? Here live the Alliats, timid Miranda who, in her youth, might have passed for an English Marilyn Monroe, and wealthy, busy George, with his big liver-spotted hands and white tombstone teeth. Lit up night-long, the Alliat residence, like a doomed lighthouse, seems to be sending rays of trouble and ancient menace in all directions, as something reaches towards the present from the far past. When a body is finally found - only the first of several - a domino effect begins that will topple many lives in ruins. Contained between sunfall and dawn of a single night, Death of the Day sets out to investigate not only a string of bizarre deaths, but the facades behind which men and women exist. It is very much a detective novel, darkly lighted and ominously rich.

\"[Vazkor] is the story of a man learning about who he is and why he''s the way he is with powers that he cannot even begin to understand. He can heal fast and he can shoot white power from his eyes but he doesn''t know why. In fact, he attributes these powers to his father - whose origins he only learns after the third way mark. Vazkor is a middle book between the mother''s story [The birthgrave] and the story of the confrontation between mother and son [Quest for the white witch], but it stands well on its own\"--Amazon.