In Victorian England, a servant is exposed to the sins of colonialism that haunt a wealthy family in this dark Gothic fantasyfrom an award-winning author.World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award–winning authorIn a curio shop located in one of the darkest corners of Victorian London, young Annie Ember is gifted an ivory charm in the shape of an elephant. Its presence becomes the catalyst for the tragic events that alter her l...

A shapeshifter prowls England's countryside, driven by its primal killing instincts and desire for a woman, in this dark fantasy horror.World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award–winning authorAfter committing a crime of passion, Daniel Vehmund fled his English family farm to disappear into the Far East, wracked with guilt for abandoning his mother in the wake of his violence. Then, one day in a marketplace, Daniel is mesmeriz...

"A fast start to what promises to be an exciting, innovative fantasy series" from the World Fantasy Award–winning author of Night's Master ( Publishers Weekly ).In the hedonistic atmosphere of an eighteenth-century Venice Carnival, gaiety turns deadly when Furian Furiano happens upon a mask of Apollo floating in the murky waters of the canals. The mask hides a sinister art, and Furian finds himse...

Four books of dark fantasy and eroticism from "a literary great . . . A series of Gothic, interlinked stories set in an alternate Paris" ( The Washington Post).With these four books, together now in one collection, escape to a city known by three names—Paradys, Paradise, and Paradis—where you'll find many strange stories and novellas exploring gender, identity, sexual transgression, and more . . .The Book of the Damned: A poet discovers a ...

Life, death, love, and truth: major themes that frequently appear in Grandmaster Tanith Lee's fiction, are all represented in Dancing Through the Fire, one of the last collections she put together before her untimely death. The stories in this book have never before been collected, and four of them have never before been published. These tales will transport you from mystical lands to mystical worlds, corporeal manifestations of myth, and mythical interpretations of life, into rea...

Tanith Lee was one of the most influential and admired writers of the 20th Century. Since her first novel in 1971, right up to her death in 2015, her works resonated with generations of readers. She left behind an incredible legacy: a body of work which embraces every facet of the fantastic. From vampires to ghosts, fairies to robots, science fiction to fantasy and horror and back again: no-one could write like Tanith Lee!Telos Publishing is proud to present this special collection...

In The Book of the Mad, a seductive nightmare unfolds in three parallel versions of the city—Paradis, Paradys and Paradise. Connected by a labyrinth of ice whose dangers are amplified by the will and emotion of its lunatic travelers, these cities provide the stage for a drama of mythical proportions, setting up a darkly dazzling finish to The Secret Books of Paradys.

In this first volume of The Secret Books of Paradys, Lee begins the search for a demonic creature seemingly impervious to sword, conjuring, or prayer. Readers won’t want to miss number two in the series, The Book of the Beast.

Tanith Lee is one of the most thought-provoking and imaginative authors of our time. In this unforgettably poignant novel, Lee has created a classic tale—a beautiful, tragic, sensual, and ultimately triumphant love story of the future.Love is made of more than mere flesh and blood. . . .For sixteen-year-old Jane, life is a mystery she despairs of ever mastering. She and her friends are the idle, pampered children of the privileged class, living in ...

'Storytelling at its best and fantasy in its purest and strongest essence ... an artistic masterpiece' SF SiteHere is a world where demons and gods grant wonders and wreak havoc.The Upperearth, where the gods live; the Underearth, the realm of nightmarish demons; the Innerearth, the domain of the dead; and the Flat Earth itself, home of mortals.Supreme amongst all is the demon god Azhrarn, Night's Master, whose deadly whims could change the...

A haunted house and a ghostly woman are the instruments that release an ancient curse upon the forgotten city of Paradys. As a savage, unholy beast prowls the city’s streets, a young student seeks to uncover the secrets that will lead to his salvation. Lee infuses this dark tale, the second volume in the series, with a dreamlike quality that hovers, like the world in The Book of the Damned, on the border of reality.

A DARK FANTASY CLASSIC: 18 seductive stories inspired by fairy tales, mythology, and the Arabian Nights, starring Azhrarn, Prince of Demons—perfect for readers looking for an alternative to Neil Gaiman’s Sandman.“Storytelling at its best and fantasy in its purest and strongest essence.” —SFSiteRediscover master fantasist and World Fantasy Award winner Tanith Lee’s classic dark fantasy series, Tales from the Flat Earth, where demons...