ampldquoA story by Tanith Lee unveils a voice alone a true Scheherazade someone with a distinctive vision of the world and who explored that world or those worlds to be accurate with a highly perceptive and mindful set of eyesamprdquoFrom the introduction amplsquoAn Awareness of Worldsamprsquo by Mike AshleyThis anthology of twentyeight 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 Tanithamprsquos fansTanith Leeamprsquos highlyrespected and influential work spanned every genre and this sumptuous collection demonstrates the range of her versatility From the dark high fantasy of amplsquoThe Sombrus Toweramprsquo through the Arthurianinfluenced amplsquoThe Kingdoms of the Airamprsquo the achingly beautiful amplsquoStars Above Stars Belowamprsquo of a sciencefantasy Mars the sinister retelling of a fairy tale in amplsquoWhen the Clock Strikesamprsquo the realworld mysteries of amplsquoThe Unrequited Gloveamprsquo and amplsquoArthuramprsquos Lionamprsquo and the almost whimsical steampunk of amplsquoThe Persecution Machineamprsquo The Weird Tales of Tanith Lee showcases the myriad styles of the writer rightly known as the High Priestess of Fantasyampnbsp
