The Weird Tales of Tanith Lee

<p>“A story by Tanith Lee unveils a voice alone a true Scheherazade someone with a distinctive vision of the world and who explored that world or those worlds to be accurate with a highly perceptive and mindful set of eyes.”</p><p>From the introduction ‘An Awareness of Worlds’ by Mike Ashley</p><p>This anthology of twenty-eight tales comprises all the short stories by Tanith Lee that were published in the seminal magazine <em>Weird Tales</em> during her lifetime. Some of them are previously uncollected and appeared in print only in the magazine so will be new to many of Tanith’s fans.</p><p>Tanith Lee’s highly-respected and influential work spanned every genre and this sumptuous collection demonstrates the range of her versatility. From the dark high fantasy of ‘The Sombrus Tower’ through the Arthurian-influenced ‘The Kingdoms of the Air’ the achingly beautiful ‘Stars Above Stars Below’ of a science-fantasy Mars the sinister retelling of a fairy tale in ‘When the Clock Strikes’ the real-world mysteries of ‘The Unrequited Glove’ and ‘Arthur’s Lion’ and the almost whimsical steampunk of ‘The Persecution Machine’ <em>The Weird Tales of Tanith Lee</em> showcases the myriad styles of the writer rightly known as the High Priestess of Fantasy.</p><p> </p>