Tanith Lee

Tanith Lee

Tanith Lee was born in London, England on September 19th, 1947 and passed away at the age of 67 on May 24th, 2015.

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Tanith Lee Stats: The most read book by Tanith Lee on Book Notification is Night's Master, the first novel in the Tales from the Flat Earth series. The second most read book is Delusion's Master (Tales from the Flat Earth #3).

Below is a complete list of Tanith Lee books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Tanith Lee is the Tales from the Flat Earth Series.

List of Birthgrave Books in Publication Order

List of Novels of Vis Books in Publication Order

List of Four-BEE Books in Publication Order

List of Tales from the Flat Earth Books in Publication Order

List of Castle of Dark Books in Publication Order

List of Blood Stone Books in Publication Order

List of Silver Metal Lover Books in Publication Order

List of Secret Books of Paradys Books in Publication Order

List of Unicorn Books in Publication Order

List of Blood Opera Books in Publication Order

A family of dangerous immortals brings dark seduction, destruction, and abduction.

List of The Secret Books of Venus Books in Publication Order

List of Claidi Journals Books in Publication Order

List of Piratica Books in Publication Order

List of Lionwolf Trilogy Books in Publication Order

List of Ghosteria Books in Publication Order

List of Imaginings Books in Publication Order

Limited hardback collections of short science-fiction stories by a variety of authors.

List of Selected Stories of Tanith Lee Books in Publication Order

List of Voyage of the Basset Books in Publication Order

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Fire Bird (By: Mary Frances Zambreno)
2001
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Tanith Lee Colouring Books in Publication Order

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2014

List of Collections in Publication Order

List of Clockwork Phoenix Books in Publication Order

Anthologies collecting strange, beautiful, and genre bending short stories.

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Clockwork Phoenix (With: John C. Wright, Deborah Biancotti, Laird Barron, Mike Allen, Vandana Singh, Catherynne M. Valente, Cat Rambo, Cat Sparks, John Grant, Ekaterina Sedia, Leah Bobet, Erin Hoffman, Michael J. DeLuca, Jennifer Crow, C.S. MacCath, David Sandner, Marie Brennan, Joanna Galbraith)
2008
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Clockwork Phoenix 2 (With: Mary Robinette Kowal, Steve Rasnic Tem, Saladin Ahmed, Forrest Aguirre, Mike Allen, Catherynne M. Valente, Claude Lalumière, Kelly Barnhill, Gemma Files, Ian McHugh, Leah Bobet, Barbara Krasnoff, Marie Brennan, Ann Leckie, Joanna Galbraith, Stephen J. Barringer)
2009
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Clockwork Phoenix 3: New Tales of Beauty and Strangeness (With: John C. Wright, Gregory Frost, Michael M. Jones, Mike Allen, Cat Rambo, John Grant, Kenneth Schneyer, Shweta Narayan, C.S.E. Cooney, Gemma Files, Georgina Bruce, Marie Brennan, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Tori Truslow, S.J. Hirons)
2010
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Clockwork Phoenix 4 (With: Richard Parks, A.C. Wise, Mike Allen, Yves Meynard, Cat Rambo, Kenneth Schneyer, Gemma Files, Alisa Alering, Ian McHugh, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Shira Lipkin, Barbara Krasnoff, Patricia Russo, Camille Alexa, Marie Brennan, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Yukimi Ogawa, Corinne Duyvis)
2013
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Clockwork Phoenix 5 (By: Alex Dally MacFarlane, A.C. Wise, Mike Allen, Keffy R.M. Kehrli, Rich Larson, Cassandra Khaw, C.S.E. Cooney, Carlos Hernandez, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Sonya Taaffe, Beth Cato, Barbara Krasnoff, Patricia Russo, Gray Rinehart, Marie Brennan, Sam Fleming, Shveta Thakrar, Holly Heisey, Jason Kimble, Rachael L. Jones, Rob Cameron, Sunil Patel)
2016
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List of Solaris Rising Anthology Books in Publication Order

An anthology of original science fiction stories from top name authors.

List of The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Books in Publication Order

Collects the year's best dark fantasy and horror stories, edited by Paula Guran.

List of MagicQuest Books in Publication Order

List of Best Horror of the Year Books in Publication Order

Sci-fi and horror anthologies featuring short-story collections.

List of Night Visions Books in Publication Order

Horror collections featuring stories from various noted authors.

List of Weird Tales Books in Publication Order

Paperback anthologies of fantasy and horror stories, with new works and reprints.

List of The Dark Descent Books in Publication Order

Offers horror stories from famous authors, with introductions explaining the genre's evolution.

List of Tanith Lee Anthologies in Publication Order

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Tanith Lee

Tanith Lee was born on September 19th, 1947. Tanith passed away May 24th, 2015 at 67 years old. Tanith Lee was born in London, England.

Tanith Lee had published 33 standalone novels, starting with Volkhavaar in 1977. The most recently released novel was A Wolf at the Door, which was released in 2019.

Tanith Lee also wrote the Collections series which has 25 books including Princess Hynchatti and Some Other Surprises and Companions on the Road.

Tanith Lee: Awards & Accolades

Tanith Lee has won multiple awards including: The World Fantasy Award, Life Achievement, in 2013 and the Bram Stoker Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2014.

Many of Tanith Lee's books have won awards, including:

  • Death's Master won the British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award), in 1980.
  • The Gorgon won the World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction, in 1983.
  • Elle Est Trois, (La Mort) won the World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction, in 1984.
  • The Year's Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1990.
  • The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1996.
  • The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2000.
  • Silver Birch, Blood Moon won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2000.
  • The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2003.
  • Best New Horror 20 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2010.

The following novels by Tanith Lee were also nominated for these awards:

  • The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series V: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1978).
  • Night's Master: World Fantasy Award, Novel (1979).
  • Hunting the White Witch / Quest for the White Witch: British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1979).
  • The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series VI: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1979).
  • Red As Blood: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (1980).
  • Kill the Dead: British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1981).
  • Delusion's Master: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award (1982). British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1982).
  • Red as Blood, or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1984).
  • Nunc Dimittis: World Fantasy Award, Novella (1984).
  • Dreams of Dark and Light: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1987).
  • Night's Sorceries: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1988).
  • Third Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1991).
  • Snow White, Blood Red: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1994).
  • The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1994).
  • Jedella Ghost: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (1999).
  • The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (1999).
  • Where Does the Town Go at Night?: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (2000).
  • Scarlet and Gold: World Fantasy Award, Novella (2000).
  • Fourteenth Annual Collection: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2001). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2002). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2002).
  • The Many Faces of Van Helsing: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2004).
  • The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2005).
  • UOUS: World Fantasy Award, Novella (2006).
  • Metallic Love: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2006).
  • Firebirds Rising: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2007).
  • Twenty-First Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2009).
  • Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2010). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2010).
  • The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2012).
  • Fearie Tales: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2014).
  • The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic 2: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2015).
  • White As Sin, Now: Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2016).
  • Tanith By Choice: British Fantasy Award, Best Collection (2018).

Related Authors

Fans of Tanith Lee also enjoy these authors:

  1. Brandon Sanderson, author of the Mistborn Series.
  2. Mercedes Lackey, author of the Valdemar: Heralds Of Valdemar Series.
  3. Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the Earthsea Cycle Series.
  4. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  5. Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files Series.

Tanith Lee: F.A.Q

When was Tanith Lee Born?

Tanith Lee was born on September 19th, 1947.

When did Tanith Lee die?

Tanith Lee died on May 24th, 2015 at 67 years old.

Where was Tanith Lee Born?

Tanith Lee was born in London, England.

What awards has Tanith Lee won?

Tanith Lee has won the following awards: Life Achievement at the World Fantasy Award (2013) and the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bram Stoker Awards (2014).

What book awards has Tanith Lee won?

Death's Master: British Fantasy Award Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1980).
The Gorgon : World Fantasy Award Short Fiction (1983).
Elle Est Trois, (La Mort): World Fantasy Award Short Fiction (1984).
The Year's Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1990).
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1996).
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10: British Fantasy Award Best Anthology (2000).
Silver Birch, Blood Moon: World Fantasy Award Anthology (2000).
The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest: World Fantasy Award Anthology (2003).
Best New Horror 20: British Fantasy Award Best Anthology (2010).

What was the first book Tanith Lee wrote?

The first book written by Tanith Lee was The Betrothed, published in 1968.

What was the most recent book Tanith Lee wrote?

Her most recently released work was The Earth is Flat on March 3rd, 2023.

What is the most popular book by Tanith Lee?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Tanith Lee book is Night\'s Master. Here are her most popular books:
  1. Night's Master (7)
  2. Delusion's Master (10)
  3. The Silver Metal Lover (8)
  4. Death's Master (10)
  5. Shadowfire / Vazkor, Son of Vazko (10)

How many books has Tanith Lee written?

Tanith Lee has written 138 books across 30 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in the Birthgrave Series
  • 3 books in the Novels of Vis Series
  • 3 books in the Four-BEE Series
  • 6 books in the Tales from the Flat Earth Series
  • 3 books in the Castle of Dark Series
  • 3 books in the Blood Stone Series
  • 2 books in the Silver Metal Lover Series
  • 4 books in the Secret Books of Paradys Series
  • 3 books in the Unicorn Series
  • 3 books in the Blood Opera Series
  • 4 books in The Secret Books of Venus Series
  • 6 books in the Claidi Journals Series
  • 3 books in the Piratica Series
  • 3 books in the Lionwolf Trilogy Series
  • 2 books in the Ghosteria Series
  • 1 book in the Imaginings Series
  • 2 books in the Selected Stories of Tanith Lee Series
  • 1 book in the Voyage of the Basset Series
  • 33 Standalone Novels
  • 14 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 1 Tanith Lee Colouring Books
  • 25 Collections
  • 4 books in the Clockwork Phoenix Series
  • 1 book in the Solaris Rising Anthology Series
  • 2 books in the MagicQuest Series
  • 1 book in the Night Visions Series
  • 2 books in the Weird Tales Series

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