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Delusion's Master
''Delusion's Master'' (1981) is a fantasy novel by British writer Tanith Lee, the third book in her Tales From The Flat Earth ''Tales from The Flat Earth'' is a fantasy series by British writer Tanith Lee. The novels take inspiration from ''One Thousand and One Nights'' and are similarly structured as interconnected stories. The series has been well received, and '' .... External links Delusion's Master at GoodReads 1981 British novels 1981 fantasy novels Novels by Tanith Lee DAW Books books {{1980s-fantasy-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanith Lee
Tanith Lee (19 September 1947 – 24 May 2015) was a British science fiction and fantasy writer. She wrote more than 90 novels and 300 short stories, and was the winner of multiple World Fantasy Society Derleth Awards, the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Horror. She also wrote a children's picture book (''Animal Castle''), and many poems. She wrote two episodes of the BBC science fiction series ''Blake's 7''. She was the first woman to win the British Fantasy Award best novel award (also known as the August Derleth Award), for her book '' Death's Master'' (1980). Biography Early life Tanith Lee was born on 19 September 1947 in London, to professional dancers Bernard and Hylda Lee. Despite a persistent rumour, she was not the daughter of Bernard Lee (the actor who played "M" in the James Bond series films between 1962 and 1979). According to Lee, although her childhood was happy, she was the "traditional kid that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales From The Flat Earth
''Tales from The Flat Earth'' is a fantasy series by British writer Tanith Lee. The novels take inspiration from ''One Thousand and One Nights'' and are similarly structured as interconnected stories. The series has been well received, and ''Death's Master'', the second book in the series, won the British Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1980. Works in the series Novels *'' Night's Master ''(1978; nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, 1979) *'' Death's Master'' (1979; British Fantasy Award for Best Novel, 1980) *'' Delusion's Master ''(1981) *''Delirium's Mistress'' (1986) *''Night's Sorceries ''Night's Sorceries'' (1987) is a fantasy collection by British writer Tanith Lee, the fifth volume in her series Tales from the Flat Earth. Composed of seven novellas and novelettes, it was nominated for World Fantasy Award The World Fa ... ''(1987; nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology/Collection, 19881988 World Fantasy Award Winners & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century, it has expanded further into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animations and video games. Fantasy is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror fiction, horror by the respective absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these genres overlap. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that emulate Earth, but with a sense of otherness. In its broadest sense, however, fantasy consists of works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians from ancient mythology, myths and legends to many recent and popular works. Traits Most fantasy uses magic (paranormal), magic or other supernatural elements as a main Plot (narrative), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death's Master
''Death's Master'' is a fantasy novel by British writer Tanith Lee, the second book in her series Tales from the Flat Earth. It won the British Fantasy Award for best novel of 1979. Plot summary Unlike ''Night's Master'', which is told as separate stories, ''Death's Master'' is a continuous narrative. The lesbian queen Narasen is forced by a curse to become pregnant in order to save her city. After fruitless sex with many men, she realizes that she cannot lift the curse till she has sex with a dead man. She makes a pact with Uhlume, Lord Death, and brings this about. Her child, Simmu, is beautiful and can change easily from male to female. Narasen is assassinated. Simmu, only a few days old, sees Death come for Narasen and forms a permanent hatred for death. Simmu is raised by the minor demons called Eshva, then by priests at a temple. Zhirem, the son of a king and one of his wives, is made invulnerable by his mother. This arouses suspicion and hostility, and he is sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delirium's Mistress
''Delirium's Mistress'' (1986) is a fantasy novel by British writer Tanith Lee, the fourth book in her series Tales From The Flat Earth ''Tales from The Flat Earth'' is a fantasy series by British writer Tanith Lee. The novels take inspiration from '' One Thousand and One Nights'' and are similarly structured as interconnected stories. The series has been well received, and ''D .... Plot summary During the demon's age, when the planet was still flat, Azhriaz, daughter of Azhrarn, Demon Lord of the Night and a mortal, was hidden on an isle surrounded by mist and her spirit was protected to live forever in dreams. But Azhriaz's destiny is about to change unexpectedly. Her powerful energy and beauty attracted Azhrarn’s enemy, Prince Chuz, who created a spell to free Azhriaz from her confinement and convert her into the Delirium’s Mistress. References 1986 British novels 1986 fantasy novels Novels by Tanith Lee DAW Books books {{1980s-fantasy-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Novel
Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy literature may be directed at both children and adults. Fantasy is a subgenre of speculative fiction and is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the absence of scientific or macabre themes, respectively, though these genres overlap. Historically, most works of fantasy were written, however, since the 1960s, a growing segment of the fantasy genre has taken the form of films, television programs, graphic novels, video games, music and art. Many fantasy novels originally written for children and adolescents also attract an adult audience. Examples include ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'', the ''Harry Potter'' series, '' The Chronicles of Narnia'', and '' The Hobbit''. History Beginnings Stories invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales From The Flat Earth
''Tales from The Flat Earth'' is a fantasy series by British writer Tanith Lee. The novels take inspiration from ''One Thousand and One Nights'' and are similarly structured as interconnected stories. The series has been well received, and ''Death's Master'', the second book in the series, won the British Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1980. Works in the series Novels *'' Night's Master ''(1978; nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, 1979) *'' Death's Master'' (1979; British Fantasy Award for Best Novel, 1980) *'' Delusion's Master ''(1981) *''Delirium's Mistress'' (1986) *''Night's Sorceries ''Night's Sorceries'' (1987) is a fantasy collection by British writer Tanith Lee, the fifth volume in her series Tales from the Flat Earth. Composed of seven novellas and novelettes, it was nominated for World Fantasy Award The World Fa ... ''(1987; nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology/Collection, 19881988 World Fantasy Award Winners & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 British Novels
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Novels By Tanith Lee
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the la, novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning "new". Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, in Chivalric romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, especially the historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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