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A short story collection by the award-winning author of The
Birthgrave and The Silver Metal Lover, the first installment of a
two-volume series.
Volume two of the magical short story collection by Nebula and
World Fantasy Award winner Tanith Lee, author of The Silver Metal
Lover and The Birthgrave. "Gothic poetess, comic young-adult
author, robust adventure-fantasy novelist: Tanith Lee has more
writing personas than Sybil. But in her short fiction, all these
aspects come gloriously together. Such stories as 'Antonius
Bequeathed' or 'The Persecution Machine,' with their death-defying
mixture of prose poetry, genre trope reversals and ominous wit,
could be written by no one else." - WEIRD TALES magazine Stories
include: "The Woman in Scarlet," "One For Sorrow," "Unlocking the
Golden Cage," "Antonius Bequeathed," "Doll Skulls," "Queens in
Crimson," "Flower Water," "The Persecution Machine," "All the Birds
of Hell," "Vermilia."
The mammoth 85th Anniversary Issue of The Unique Magazine features:
FICTION: "Heart of Ice" by Tanith Lee; "Creature" by Ramsey
Shehadeh; "The Yellow Dressing Gown" by Sarah Monette; "The Talion
Moth" by John Kirk; "Detours on the Way to Nothing" by Rachel
Swirsky; "Black Petals" (new Elric novella) by Michael Moorock.
SPECIAL FEATURE: The 85 Weirdest Storytellers of the Past 85
Years.
POETRY: "A Compleynte on the Deth of Sir William Thatcher,
Sumtyme Ycleped Ulrich of Lichtenstein" by Geoffrey Chaucer.
NONFICTION: Interview: Jeff VanderMeer chats with weird fantasy
novelist China Mieville; Weirdism: Stephen Geigen-Miller on his
pulp-fiction heritage; Lost Pages: Ira Marcks presents a snapshot
of modern Innsmouth...; Lost in Lovecraft: ...and Kenneth Hite
explores why H.P.L.'s characters sought asylum in Arkham; Excerpt:
Csilla Csori discusses the science of Dune's gholas and how to
raise the dead; The Bazaar: Cherie Priest meets a steampunk
Cthulhoid amulet crafter; The Cryptic: Darrell Schweitzer on the
enduring power of the Blob; The Library: Book reviews.
Disturbed By Her Song collects the work of Esther Garber and her
half-brother Judas Garbah, the mysterious family of writers that
Tanith Lee has been channeling for the past few years. Possibly
autobiographical, frequently erotic and darkly surreal, their
fiction takes place in a variety of eras and places, from Egypt in
the 1940s, to England in the grip of the Pre-Raphaelites, to gaslit
Paris and to the shadowy landscapes carved by the mind and memory.
The themes of youth and age stream through these tales of
homosexual love and desire. These stories recall, at times, the
work of Lawrence Durrell, Colette, and Angela Carter.
In 2012 NewCon Press launched our Imaginings series with Cold Grey
Stones by Tanith Lee: eleven wonderful and rich-textured stories,
all previously uncollected, five of which appeared for the first
time anywhere and all of which deserved to be treasured. Available
only as a signed limited edition hardback, Cold Grey Stones sold
out in a matter of weeks. In 2013, to commemorate Tanith Lee being
honoured with a 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at this year's World
Fantasy Convention, we are delighted to release a paperback edition
of the book for the first time, now expanded to include a brand new
novelette, "The Frost Watcher," inspired by John Kaiine's evocative
cover art. This is a stunning collection of stories, providing
further evidence, should any be needed, of why Tanith Lee is held
in such high regard by fans and contemporaries alike. "Tanith Lee
restores one's faith in fiction as the expression of imagination
and original thought." - The Guardian "Tanith Lee's mastery of
voice and the constant originality of her writing never fail to
intrigue, unsettle, and ultimately delight." - Liz Williams, Author
of the Inspector Chen Novels
World Fantasy Award winner Tanith Lee channels the allusive Esther
Garber to tell these dark, erotic tales of lesbian ardor and
obsession. The "fatal women" found within these pages lead exotic
lives and adventures and have grim secrets. From fin de siecle
Paris to Egypt of the 1930s and contemporary England, the Garber
novellas create feverish dreams of danger, scandal, and sensuality.
This new edition includes the novella "Femme Fatale," never before
in print, as well as an essay by Mavis Haut, author of The Hidden
Library of Tanith Lee, about the eminence of this collection within
Lee's body of work.
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From Publishers Weekly Tanaquil, whose only talent is the ability
to fix things, lives in the isolated desert palace of her mother,
the sorceress Jaive. When an inquisitive peeve--one of the palace
pets--unearths a cache of strange, sparkling bones, Tanaquil uses
them to piece together a unicorn's skeleton. A stray blast of
Jaive's magic brings the creature to life, and it escapes to the
desert, followed by Tanaquil and the peeve. Free at last from her
mother's wizardry, Tanaquil embarks on a series of adventures that
culminate in the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy. A magical
journey that mirrors a teenager's coming-of-age is hardly a new
plot device, but experienced SF writer Lee allows events to unfold
at their own pace, revealing unexpected twists along the way. The
combination of self-assured storytelling and the near-tangible
evocation of a quirky world will have much appeal for fantasy
devotees. As in the novels of Robin McKinley ( The Hero and the
Crown; The Blue Sword ), an understated current of feminism runs
throughout. Illustrations not seen by PW. Ages 12-up. Copyright
1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out
of print or unavailable edition of this title. From School Library
Journal Grade 7-12-- Tanaquil may be the daughter of a sorceress,
but she can't do any magic--or so she thinks--and she finds life in
her mother's castle very dull and lonely. Her one skill, that of
mending things, leads her to piece together a pile of old bones
found in the desert and unknowingly bring back to life a black
unicorn that needs Tanaquil to help it return to its own, more
perfect world. In the process of doing this, Tanaquil finds a
sister, and discovers what her own powers really are. The plot of
The Black Unicorn is in no way as simple as this description. It is
complex and twisting, and while readers may not be sure where
they're going, they'll never be bored. Lee's lush and highly visual
style and her down-to-earth sense of humor are a constant
entertainment. Her imagination is boundless, whether in recreating
the life of desert nomads or describing a castle full of magical
devices all gone slightly awry. The static cover illustration, with
rearing unicorn and silver-gowned heroine, does not begin to convey
the special flavor of this stylish, humorous fantasy. --Ruth S.
Vose, San Francisco Public Library
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