The Weird Tales of Tanith Lee

From the introduction, ‘An Awareness of Worlds’, by Mike Ashley

This anthology of twenty-eight tales comprises all the short stories by Tanith Lee that were published in the seminal magazine Weird Tales during her lifetime. Some of them are previously uncollected, and appeared in print only in the magazine, so will be new to many of Tanith’s fans.

Tanith Lee’s highly-respected and influential work spanned every genre, and this sumptuous collection demonstrates the range of her versatility. From the dark high fantasy of ‘The Sombrus Tower’, through the Arthurian-influenced ‘The Kingdoms of the Air’, the achingly beautiful ‘Stars Above, Stars Below’ of a science-fantasy Mars, the sinister retelling of a fairy tale in ‘When the Clock Strikes’, the real-world mysteries of ‘The Unrequited Glove’ and ‘Arthur’s Lion’, and the almost whimsical steampunk of ‘The Persecution Machine’, The Weird Tales of Tanith Lee showcases the myriad styles of the writer rightly known as the High Priestess of Fantasy.

An Awareness of Worlds, introduction by Mike Ashley

When the Clock Strikes

The Sombrus Tower

Death Dances

The Kingdoms of the Air

The Unrequited Glove

The Winter Ghosts

The Lily Garden

Antonius Bequeathed: 

Mirror, Mirror

One for Sorrow

The Persecution Machine

Flower Water

Stars Above, Stars Below

Unlocking the Golden Cage

Scarlet and Gold

An Iron Bride

Girls in Green Dresses

The Sea Was in Her Eyes

La Vampiresse

Where All Things Perish     

Flicker of a Winter Star     

Blood Chess      

Midnight       

Arthur’s Lion

Sold

The Heart of Ice

Magpied

The Waters of Sorrow