Tanith Lee
Author
Series
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Eroticism and gothic horror mingle in the enchanted city of Paradys, where no one remains unchanged The Book of the Damned introduces the city of Paradys, also known as Paradise, or Paradis. In fact, it is three cities, all places of luxury and decay, twisted love and chilling magic, intertwined by an unknown enchantment. In Stained with Crimson, the first tale of Paradys's inhabitants, poet Andre St Jean encounters a mysterious man who thrusts...
Author
Series
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
A macabre dark fantasy of enchantment, misfortune, corruption, and death The unnerving third volume of the Secret Books of Paradys begins with a fable of two doomed weddings. In The Weasel Bride, a white weasel transforms into a fair maiden under the light of a full moon. A local trapper releases the animal from its curse by marrying it, but on their wedding day, the weasel inflicts the groom with a fatal wound. This tale flows into the story of a...
Author
Series
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
A surreal gothic fantasy of three nefarious cities: Paradise, Paradis, and Paradys Welcome to Paradise, where the sun hasn't shone for years and a callous, ritual-obsessed populace roams the decayed metropolis enshrouded in fog. The citizens are unhinged, murder and incest are praised, and madness reigns. Only a pair of twins, Felion and Smara, remains sane. But their sole hope of escaping the city is a mysterious ice labyrinth connecting parallel...
5) Saint Fire
Author
Series
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Following Faces Under Water, Tanith Lee's alchemical thriller series continues with a Joan of Arc–inspired novel set in an alternate medieval Venice.
In Saint Fire, the second volume in the Secret Books of Venus series, Volpa is a strangely beautiful servant girl who glows with an inhuman inner flame. When her master, an abusive wood seller, is mysteriously incinerated, Volpa discovers her power of fire. Her gift is noticed by the Church leaders,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
A conclusion to the popular Secret Books of Venus quartet takes place in an alternate computer-regulated society, where an unexplained catastrophe claims several lives and points to a sinister threat that places the fate of the city in the hands of a traveler with a haunted past.
Author
Publisher
childrensElibrary
Language
English
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Description
Tanaquil, who is the daughter of the sorceress Jaive, feels her mother has rejected her because her only skill is that she can mend things. When Tanaquil rebuils the bones of a dead unicorn and Jaive accidentally brings it back to life, Tanaquil sees a chance to start a new life and follows the unicorn into the desert. She travels with a peeve, a furry animal who has the gift of speech due to a spillover of Jaive's magic. Follow Tanaquil's travels...
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Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Description
Winner of the World Fantasy Award: New twists on classic fairy tales from Neil Gaiman, Patricia Briggs, Robin McKinley, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and more.
Long ago, when we were children, our dreams were inspired by the fairy tales we heard at our mothers’ and grandmothers’ knees—stories of princesses and princes and witches and wondrous enchantments, by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, and from the...
Long ago, when we were children, our dreams were inspired by the fairy tales we heard at our mothers’ and grandmothers’ knees—stories of princesses and princes and witches and wondrous enchantments, by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, and from the...
Author
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Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fairy tales reimagined—in stories by “a distinguished company of writers” including Neil Gaiman, Joyce Carol Oates, and Tanith Lee (Kirkus Reviews).
For many of us, the fairy tale was our first exposure to the written word and the power of storytelling. These wondrous works of magic and morality enthralled us, enchanted us, sometimes terrified us, and remain in our hearts and memories still. Once again, World...
For many of us, the fairy tale was our first exposure to the written word and the power of storytelling. These wondrous works of magic and morality enthralled us, enchanted us, sometimes terrified us, and remain in our hearts and memories still. Once again, World...
11) Wolf Tower
Author
Series
Claidi journals ; 1
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
When a stranger is captured by the Guards of the House and Garden where she has worked all her life as a slave and maid, sixteen-year-old Claidi helps him escape and sets out with him to journey to his home city through the dangerous Waste.
14) Wolf queen
Author
Series
Claidi journals ; 3
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Claidi is on her way to reunite with her beloved Argul. But when she finally reaches Argul's camp, suspicious faces and hostile words tell her that something is teribly wrong.
17) Wolf wing
Author
Series
Claidi journals ; 4
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Following their marriage, Claidi and Argul are drawn back to her birthplace, the House, where yet again they are led to seek the answer to the riddle of Ustareth.
18) Biting the sun
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
If you're Jang, a caste of libertine teenagers in the city of four BEE, "you're expected to make trouble--when you can kill yourself on a whim and return in another body, when you're encouraged to change genders at will and experience whatever you desire--you've got no reason to rebel ... until making love and raising hell, daring death and running wild just leave you cold and empty."--Cover
Author
Series
DAW book collectors ; 1755
Publisher
Daw Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Among its nineteen tales, this volume explores unnerving variations of Beauty and the Beast, The Frog Prince, Snow White, and other classics, including three never-before-published stories."--Page 4 of cover.
