Tanith Lee is one of the finest writers to ever grace the field of speculative fiction. The author of around 100 novels and several hundred short stories, she wrote two episodes of the iconic TV series Blake’s 7, was the first woman to win the British Fantasy Award – which she followed with two World Fantasy Awards, shortlistings for all manner of accolades including Nebula and BSFA Awards – and in 2013 she received a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ from the organisers of World Fantasycon.
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy
Series
Birthgrave
1. The Birthgrave (1975)
2. Vazkor, Son of Vazko (1978)
3. Quest for the White Witch (1978)
1. The Birthgrave (1975)
2. Vazkor, Son of Vazko (1978)
3. Quest for the White Witch (1978)
Flat Earth
1. Night's Master (1978)
2. Death's Master (1979)
3. Delusion's Master (1981)
4. Delirium's Mistress (1986)
5. Night's Sorceries (1987)
1. Night's Master (1978)
2. Death's Master (1979)
3. Delusion's Master (1981)
4. Delirium's Mistress (1986)
5. Night's Sorceries (1987)
Castle of Dark
1. The Castle of Dark (1978)
2. Prince on a White Horse (1982)
3. Dark Castle, White Horse (1986)
1. The Castle of Dark (1978)
2. Prince on a White Horse (1982)
3. Dark Castle, White Horse (1986)
Secret Books of Paradys
1. The Book of the Damned (1988)
2. The Book of the Beast (1988)
3. The Book of the Dead (1986)
aka Paradys
4. The Book of the Mad (1993)
1. The Book of the Damned (1988)
2. The Book of the Beast (1988)
3. The Book of the Dead (1986)
aka Paradys
4. The Book of the Mad (1993)
Secret Books of Venus
1. Faces Under Water (1998)
2. Saint Fire (1999)
3. A Bed of Earth (2002)
4. Venus Preserved (2003)
1. Faces Under Water (1998)
2. Saint Fire (1999)
3. A Bed of Earth (2002)
4. Venus Preserved (2003)
Claidi Journals
1. Law of the Wolf Tower (1998)
2. Wolf Star (2000)
aka Wolf Star Rise
3. Queen of the Wolves (2001)
4. Wolf Wing (2002)
1. Law of the Wolf Tower (1998)
2. Wolf Star (2000)
aka Wolf Star Rise
3. Queen of the Wolves (2001)
4. Wolf Wing (2002)
Colouring Books
Turquoiselle (2014)
1. Colouring Books Gallery One (2020)
2. Colouring Books Gallery Two (2020)
3. Colouring Books: Gallery Three (2021)
Turquoiselle (2014)
1. Colouring Books Gallery One (2020)
2. Colouring Books Gallery Two (2020)
3. Colouring Books: Gallery Three (2021)
Novels
Animal Castle (1972)
Companions on the Road (1975)
The Winter Players (1976)
Volkhavaar (1977)
Electric Forest (1979)
Shon the Taken (1979)
Day by Night (1980)
Lycanthia (1981)
Sung in Shadow (1983)
The Beautiful Biting Machine (1984)
Days of Grass (1985)
Madame Two Swords (1988)
A Heroine of the World (1989)
The Blood of Roses (1990)
Into Gold (1991)
Louisa the Poisoner (1992)
Heart-Beast (1992)
Elephantasm (1993)
Eva Fairdeath (1994)
Vivia (1995)
Reigning Cats and Dogs (1995)
When the Lights Go Out (1995)
The Gods Are Thirsty (1996)
White as Snow (2000)
Mortal Suns (2003)
Thirtyfour (2004) (as by Esther Garber)
Death of the Day (2004)
L'Amber (2006)
Greyglass (2011)
To Indigo (2011)
Killing Violets (2012)
Ivoria (2012)
Cruel Pink (2013)
Companions on the Road (1975)
The Winter Players (1976)
Volkhavaar (1977)
Electric Forest (1979)
Shon the Taken (1979)
Day by Night (1980)
Lycanthia (1981)
Sung in Shadow (1983)
The Beautiful Biting Machine (1984)
Days of Grass (1985)
Madame Two Swords (1988)
A Heroine of the World (1989)
The Blood of Roses (1990)
Into Gold (1991)
Louisa the Poisoner (1992)
Heart-Beast (1992)
Elephantasm (1993)
Eva Fairdeath (1994)
Vivia (1995)
Reigning Cats and Dogs (1995)
When the Lights Go Out (1995)
The Gods Are Thirsty (1996)
White as Snow (2000)
Mortal Suns (2003)
Thirtyfour (2004) (as by Esther Garber)
Death of the Day (2004)
L'Amber (2006)
Greyglass (2011)
To Indigo (2011)
Killing Violets (2012)
Ivoria (2012)
Cruel Pink (2013)
Collections
Princess Hynchatti (1972)
Champions of the Road (1979)
Unsilent Night (1981)
Cyrion (1982)
Red as Blood (1982)
aka Tales from the Sisters Grimmer
Tamastara (1984)
aka The Indian Nights
Women as Demons (1985)
The Gorgon (1985)
Dreams of Dark and Light (1986)
Forests of the Night (1989)
Nightshades (1993)
Fatal Women (2004) (as by Esther Garber)
Sages and Swords (2006) (with others)
Sounds and Furies (2010)
Disturbed by Her Song (2010) (with Judas Garbah (as by Esther Garber) )
Hauntings (2012) (with others)
The Wildside Book of Fantasy (2012) (with others)
Space Is Just a Starry Night (2013)
Phantasya (2014)
Blood 20 (2015)
A Different City (2015)
Legenda Maris (2015)
Dancing Through the Fire (2015)
Obsidian (2016) (with others)
Animate Objects (2016)
Redder Than Blood (2017)
The Weird Tales of Tanith Lee (2017)
Tanith By Choice (2017)
Venus Burning: Realms (2018)
Strindberg's Ghost Sonata (2019)
Love in a Time of Dragons (2019)
A Wolf at the Door: And Other Rare Tales (2019)
Champions of the Road (1979)
Unsilent Night (1981)
Cyrion (1982)
Red as Blood (1982)
aka Tales from the Sisters Grimmer
Tamastara (1984)
aka The Indian Nights
Women as Demons (1985)
The Gorgon (1985)
Dreams of Dark and Light (1986)
Forests of the Night (1989)
Nightshades (1993)
Fatal Women (2004) (as by Esther Garber)
Sages and Swords (2006) (with others)
Sounds and Furies (2010)
Disturbed by Her Song (2010) (with Judas Garbah (as by Esther Garber) )
Hauntings (2012) (with others)
The Wildside Book of Fantasy (2012) (with others)
Space Is Just a Starry Night (2013)
Phantasya (2014)
Blood 20 (2015)
A Different City (2015)
Legenda Maris (2015)
Dancing Through the Fire (2015)
Obsidian (2016) (with others)
Animate Objects (2016)
Redder Than Blood (2017)
The Weird Tales of Tanith Lee (2017)
Tanith By Choice (2017)
Venus Burning: Realms (2018)
Strindberg's Ghost Sonata (2019)
Love in a Time of Dragons (2019)
A Wolf at the Door: And Other Rare Tales (2019)
Novellas and Short Stories
Omnibus editions
Biting the Sun (1999)
When Darkness Falls (2003) (with Susan Krinard and Evelyn Vaughn)
Winter Moon (2005) (with Mercedes Lackey and C E Murphy)
Songs of Love Lost and Found (2012) (with others)
When Darkness Falls (2003) (with Susan Krinard and Evelyn Vaughn)
Winter Moon (2005) (with Mercedes Lackey and C E Murphy)
Songs of Love Lost and Found (2012) (with others)
Series contributed to
Anthologies containing stories by Tanith Lee
The 9th Pan Book of Horror Stories (1968)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 2 (1976)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 4 (1978)
The Year's Best Horror Stories VII (1979)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 5 (1980)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9 (1980)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 6 (1980)
New Terrors 1 (1980)
Shadows 4 (1981)
Shadows 5 (1982)
Top Fantasy (1984)
Shadows 7 (1984)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 10 (1984)
Night Visions 1 (1984)
Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year 14 (1985)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 11 (1985)
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy (1985)
The Year's Best Horror Stories XIV (1986)
A Century of Horror 1970-1979 (1987)
Haunting Women (1988)
Masters of Darkness 2 (1988)
Hidden Turnings (1989)
The Year's Best Fantasy Second Annual Collection (1989)
aka Demons and Dreams
Arrows of Eros (1989)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection (1990)
Vampires: The Greatest Stories (1991)
Horror Story Volume 3 (1991)
Dragons! (1993)
The Ultimate Witch (1993)
Xanadu (1993)
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology (1994)
Angels of Darkness (1995)
Women of Wonder (1995)
The Armless Maiden (1995)
Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep (1995)
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women (1995)
The Merlin Chronicles (1995)
Sisters of the Night (1995)
Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears (1995)
The Best of Weird Tales (1995)
Killing Me Softly (1995)
Xanadu 3 (1995)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Ninth Annual Collection (1996)
Fantasy Stories (1996)
Twists of the Tale (1996)
Isaac Asimov's Vampires (1996)
Rivals of Dracula (1996)
Blood Thirst (1997)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Tenth Annual Collection (1997)
Dying for It (1997)
Modern Classics of Fantasy (1997)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Sixteenth Annual Collection (1997)
The Fantasy Hall of Fame (1998)
aka The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats
The Road to Science Fiction 5 (1998)
Isaac Asimov's Camelot (1998)
Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers (1998)
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
Don't Open This Book! (1998)
Silver Birch, Blood Moon (1999)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume Ten (1999)
Black Heart, Ivory Bones (2000)
Isaac Asimov's Mother's Day (2000)
A Wolf At the Door (2000)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Seventeenth Annual Collection (2000)
Dark Terrors 5 (2000)
Graven Images (2000)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 2 (1976)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 4 (1978)
The Year's Best Horror Stories VII (1979)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 5 (1980)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9 (1980)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 6 (1980)
New Terrors 1 (1980)
Shadows 4 (1981)
Shadows 5 (1982)
Top Fantasy (1984)
Shadows 7 (1984)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 10 (1984)
Night Visions 1 (1984)
Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year 14 (1985)
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 11 (1985)
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy (1985)
The Year's Best Horror Stories XIV (1986)
A Century of Horror 1970-1979 (1987)
Haunting Women (1988)
Masters of Darkness 2 (1988)
Hidden Turnings (1989)
The Year's Best Fantasy Second Annual Collection (1989)
aka Demons and Dreams
Arrows of Eros (1989)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection (1990)
Vampires: The Greatest Stories (1991)
Horror Story Volume 3 (1991)
Dragons! (1993)
The Ultimate Witch (1993)
Xanadu (1993)
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology (1994)
Angels of Darkness (1995)
Women of Wonder (1995)
The Armless Maiden (1995)
Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep (1995)
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women (1995)
The Merlin Chronicles (1995)
Sisters of the Night (1995)
Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears (1995)
The Best of Weird Tales (1995)
Killing Me Softly (1995)
Xanadu 3 (1995)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Ninth Annual Collection (1996)
Fantasy Stories (1996)
Twists of the Tale (1996)
Isaac Asimov's Vampires (1996)
Rivals of Dracula (1996)
Blood Thirst (1997)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Tenth Annual Collection (1997)
Dying for It (1997)
Modern Classics of Fantasy (1997)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Sixteenth Annual Collection (1997)
The Fantasy Hall of Fame (1998)
aka The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats
The Road to Science Fiction 5 (1998)
Isaac Asimov's Camelot (1998)
Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers (1998)
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
Don't Open This Book! (1998)
Silver Birch, Blood Moon (1999)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume Ten (1999)
Black Heart, Ivory Bones (2000)
Isaac Asimov's Mother's Day (2000)
A Wolf At the Door (2000)
The Year's Best Science Fiction Seventeenth Annual Collection (2000)
Dark Terrors 5 (2000)
Graven Images (2000)
Short stories
Eustace | |||
Sun City (1974) | |||
The Demoness (1976) | |||
The Truce (1976) | |||
Huzdra (1977) | |||
Odds Against the Gods (1977) | |||
In the Balance (1978) | |||
Paper Boat (1978) | |||
Sleeping Tiger (1978) | |||
Winter White (1978) | |||
Deux Amours d'une Sorcerie (1979) | |||
A hero at the Gates (1979) | |||
Monkey's Stagger (1979) | |||
The Murderous Dove (1979) | |||
Northern Chess (1979) | |||
Perfidious Amber (1979) | |||
Red as Blood [short story] (1979) | Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
The Thaw (1979) | |||
Cyrion in Bronze (1980) | |||
Cyrion in Wax (1980) | |||
One Night of the Year (1980) | |||
A Room with a Vie (1980) | |||
The Squire's Tale (1980) | |||
Wolfland (1980) | |||
You Are my Sunshine (1980) | |||
Because Our Skins are Finer (1981) | |||
The Dry Season (1981) | |||
Gemini (1981) | |||
Magritte's Secret Agent (1981) | |||
Meow (1981) | |||
Sirriamnis (1981) | |||
When the Clock Strikes (1981) | |||
Cyrion in Stone (1982) | |||
The Gorgon [short story] (1982) | World Fantasy | ||
A Lynx with Lions (1982) | |||
Mirage and Magia (1982) | |||
Southern Lights (1982) | |||
Written in Water (1982) | |||
Anna Medea (1983) | |||
Black as Ink (1983) | |||
Blue Vase of Ghosts (1983) | |||
Chand Veda (1983) | |||
Elle est Trois (La Mort) (1983) | World Fantasy | ||
Il Bacio (Il Chiave) (1983) | |||
La Reine Blanche (1983) | |||
Nunc Dimittis (1983) | World Fantasy (nominee) | ||
The Beautiful Biting Machine [short story] (1984) | |||
Bite Me Not, or Fleur de Feu (1984) | |||
Bright Burning Tiger (1984) | |||
A Day in the Skin (1984) aka The Century We Were Out of Them | |||
Draco, Draco (1984) | |||
Foreign Skins (1984) | |||
The Hunting of Death: The Unicorn (1984) | |||
The Ivory Merchants (1984) | |||
Medra (1984) | |||
Oh, Shining Star (1984) | |||
The One We Were (1984) | |||
Pinewood (1984) | |||
Simon's Wife (1984) | |||
Tamastara [short story] (1984) | |||
Three Days (1984) | |||
The Tree: A Winter's Tale (1984) | |||
Under the Hand of Chance (1984) | |||
The Vampire Lover (1984) | |||
After the Guillotine (1985) | |||
Blood-Mantle (1985) | |||
Quatt-Sup (1985) | |||
Into Gold [short story] (1986) | |||
Black as a Rose (1987) | |||
By Crystal Light Beneath One Star (1987) | |||
Children of the Night (1987) | |||
Crying in the Rain (1987) | |||
The Daughter of the Magician (1987) | |||
Dooniveh, the Moon (1987) | |||
Game Players (1987) | |||
Night's Daughter, Day's Desire (1987) | |||
The Prodigal (1987) | |||
Death Dances (1988) | |||
The Devil's Rose (1988) | |||
A Madonna of the Machine (1988) | |||
The Unrequited Glove (1988) | |||
Ceres Passing (1989) | |||
Discovered Country (1989) | |||
Don't Get Lost (1989) | |||
Down Below (1989) | |||
I Was Guillotined Here (1989) | |||
The Janfia Tree (1989) | |||
The Lancastrian Blush (1989) | |||
Nicholas (1989) | |||
Rachel (1989) | |||
The Rakshasa (1989) | |||
Sweet Grapes (1989) | |||
The Tenebris Malgraph (1989) | |||
White as Sin, Now (1989) | |||
Zelle's Thursday (1989) | |||
The Nightmare's Tale (1990) | |||
Beautiful Lady (1991) | |||
The Glass Dagger (1991) | |||
Lost in Our World (1991) | |||
The Marble Web (1991) | |||
The Mermaid (1991) | |||
The Moon is a Mask (1991) | |||
Morcara's Room (1991) | |||
The Weasel Bride (1991) | |||
Nightshade (1993) | |||
Unnalash (1993) | |||
Winter Flowers (1993) | |||
The Witch of the Moon (1993) | |||
The Beast (1995) | |||
The Champion (1995) | |||
King's Mage (1995) | |||
La Dame (1995) | |||
She Sleeps in a Tower (1995) | |||
Tiger I (1995) | |||
Flowers for Faces, Thorns for Feet (1996) | |||
The Reason for Not Going to the Ball (1996) | |||
Cain (1997) | |||
All the Birds of Hell (1998) | |||
Jedella Ghost (1998) | British Fantasy Society (nominee) | ||
The Pandora Heart (1998) | |||
Wolfed (1998) | |||
Yellow And Red (1998) | |||
The Sky-green Blues (1999) | |||
Where the Town Goes at Night (1999) | British Fantasy Society (nominee) | ||
The Abortionist's Horse (a Nightmare) (2000) | |||
La Vampiresse (2000) | |||
Rapunzel (2000) | |||
That Glisters Is (2000) | |||
A Wolf At the Door (2000) |
Awards
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Tanith Lee recommends

City of Dreams and Nightmare (2010)
(City of a Hundred Rows, book 1)
Ian Whates
"Born story-teller Ian Whates takes us on a gripping, terrifying trip-of-a-lifetime."

Elfland (2009)
(Aetherial Tales, book 1)
Freda Warrington
"A glittering treasure trove and a stunning read for Warrington's multitude of fans."

Killing Kiss (2008)
(Vampire Gene Trilogy, book 1)
Sam Stone
"A deceptively readable date with darkness - watch your step."

The Captain's Witch (2005)
(Captain's Witch, book 1)
Rosemary Hawley Jarman
"One of the greatest dark fantasies ever written - in any genre."

Brass Man (2005)
(Agent Cormac, book 3)
Neal Asher
"Asher has lit up the sky of science fiction like a new sun."

The Talisman (2004)
(Sea Horses, book 2)
Louise Cooper
"Louise Cooper is one of the finest storytellers of her generation."

A Telling of Stars (2002)
Caitlin Sweet
"A strong and imaginative first novel, full of gems, and of humane insight. Ultimately haunting."
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