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.
Awards: Stoker (2015), WFA (2013), BFA (1980) see all
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) )
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)
The Earth is Flat (2023)
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) )
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)
The Earth is Flat (2023)
Novellas and Short Stories
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