Tanith Lee (1947–2015)
Author of The Silver Metal Lover
About the Author
Tanith Lee, September 19, 1947 - May 24, 2015 Tanith Lee was born on September 19, 1947 in London, England, the daughter of ballroom dancers. She attended various primary schools and had a variety of jobs, from file clerk and assistant librarian to shop assistant and waitress. Lee attended an art show more college for one year, but felt she would be better writing her ideas than painting them. Her first professional sale was "Eustace," a 90 page vignette which appeared in The Ninth Pan Book of Horror Stories in 1968. While Lee was working as an assistant librarian, she wrote a children's story that was accepted for publication. Others of her stories were also bought but never published. In 1971, Macmillan published "The Dragon Hoard," another children's book, which was followed by "Animal Castle" and "Princess Hynchatti and Other Stories" in 1972. Lee was looking for a British publisher for her book "The Birthgrave," but was denied at every House she went. She then wrote to American publisher DAW, known for it's fantasy and horror selections, who immediately accepted her manuscript and published the book in 1975. Thus began a partnership between the two that lasted till 1989 and resulted in 28 books. After the publication of her third book by DAW, Lee quit her job and became a full-time freelance writer. Lee has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award, the August Derleth Award and the Nebula. She has had more than 40 novels published, along with over 200 short stories. Lee died peacefully in her sleep after a long illness on May 24, 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Tanith Lee
Écrit avec du sang : 10 contes du vampire (2002) — Author; Preface, some editions; Foreword, some editions — 9 copies
Nunc Dimittis 9 copies
Red as Blood [short story] 7 copies
Il Signore della Notte 6 copies
Bite-Me-Not or Fleur De Feu 5 copies
Rapunzel 4 copies
The Devil's Rose [short fiction] 4 copies
The Gorgon [short story] 4 copies
Jedella Ghost [short story] 4 copies
Clockatrice 4 copies
Zinder (short story) 3 copies
Two Lions A Witch And The War-robe 3 copies
All the Birds of Hell 3 copies
The Reason for Not Going to the Ball 3 copies
Black Fire 3 copies
The Beast 3 copies
Cold Fire [short story] 3 copies
Venus Rising on Water 3 copies
Southern Lights 3 copies
Three Days 3 copies
Yellow and Red 3 copies
When The Clock Strikes 3 copies
Perfidious Amber 3 copies
The Thaw 3 copies
Huzdra 2 copies
Prince Amilec [short story] 2 copies
Persian Eyes 2 copies
Under/Above The Water 2 copies
In the City of Dead Night 2 copies
Why Light? 2 copies
Unnalash {short story} 2 copies
Draco Draco 2 copies
Scarlet And Gold 2 copies
Pinewood 2 copies
Medra 2 copies
Meow 2 copies
Der Flötenspieler 2 copies
Blue Vase of Ghosts 2 copies
Speir-bhan 2 copies
Mirage and Magia 2 copies
Elvenbrood 2 copies
The Janfia Tree 2 copies
The God Orkrem 2 copies
Black and White Sky 2 copies
The Golden Rope 2 copies
Korrespondenztraining 2 copies
Winter White 2 copies
Sabella and Kill the Dead 2 copies
Under Fog 2 copies
Sea Warg 2 copies
The Hill 2 copies
These Beasts 2 copies
Les légendes de l'ombre : Le baiser du loup-garou ; L'étreinte de l'ombre ; La nuit du démon (2009) 2 copies
Tamastara [novelette] 1 copy
Love alters 1 copy
After the Guillotine 1 copy
My Heart: A Stone 1 copy
Il Bacio 1 copy
The one we were 1 copy
Paper Boat 1 copy
The Frost Watcher 1 copy
The Greyve 1 copy
The Isle is Full of Noises 1 copy
One Night of the Year 1 copy
Nightshade [short story] 1 copy
The Heart of Ice 1 copy
Table Manners 1 copy
Remember Me 1 copy
The Dry Season 1 copy
The Eye in the Heart 1 copy
血のごとく赤く―幻想童話集 (ハヤカワ文庫FT) 1 copy
Bloodmantle [short story] 1 copy
Moonblind 1 copy
La Dame 1 copy
Death Dances 1 copy
Night's daughter [bce] 1 copy
The Winter Ghosts 1 copy
The Mermaid 1 copy
The Lily Garden 1 copy
Flower Water 1 copy
An Iron Bride 1 copy
Midnight 1 copy
Killing Her 1 copy
Malicious Springs 1 copy
Calinnen 1 copy
In the Country of the Blind 1 copy
The Abortionist's Horse 1 copy
Black as Ink 1 copy
Beauty is the Beast [SS] 1 copy
Uous 1 copy
King’s Mage 1 copy
The Princess And Her Future 1 copy
White As Sin Now 1 copy
Arthur's Lion 1 copy
The Truce [Short story] 1 copy
Moon Wolf 1 copy
Thorns 1 copy
Israbel 1 copy
The Snake [short fiction] 1 copy
The Man Who Stole the Moon 1 copy
La Vampiresse 1 copy
The Tin Man 1 copy
Fr'eulogy 1 copy
En Forêt Noire [short story] 1 copy
Magritte’s Secret Agent 1 copy
The Human Mystery 1 copy
Green Wallpaper 1 copy
Snow-Drop 1 copy
Winter Flowers 1 copy
The Beautiful And Damned 1 copy
Tiger I {short story} 1 copy
The Persecution Machine 1 copy
The Woman 1 copy
Sun City 1 copy
Felixity 1 copy
The Murderous Dove 1 copy
Beauty 1 copy
Wolfed 1 copy
The War That Winter Is 1 copy
Sleeping Tiger 1 copy
Associated Works
Firebirds Rising: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy (2006) — Contributor — 678 copies
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture (1991) — Contributor — 562 copies
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural: A Treasury of Spellbinding Tales Old & New (1985) — Contributor — 519 copies
Don't Bet on the Prince: Contemporary Feminist Fairy Tales in North America and England (1987) — Contributor — 481 copies
Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers: Magical Tales of Love and Seduction (1998) — Contributor — 351 copies
Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology (2015) — Contributor — 291 copies
Women of Wonder, the Contemporary Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1970s to the 1990s (1995) — Contributor — 203 copies
The Outspoken Princess and The Gentle Knight: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales (1994) — Contributor — 199 copies
The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published (2009) — Contributor — 184 copies
Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 6: Mythical Beasties (1837) — Contributor — 121 copies
The Best From Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Fiftieth Anniversary Anthology (1999) — Contributor — 118 copies
Despatches from the Frontiers of the Female Mind: An Anthology of Original Stories (1985) — Contributor — 112 copies
When Darkness Falls (Kiss Of The Wolf / Shadow Kissing / The Devil She Knew) (2003) — Author, some editions — 105 copies
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction (2018) — Contributor — 87 copies
The Chronicles of the Holy Grail: The Ultimate Quest from the Age of Arthurian Literature (1996) — Contributor — 75 copies
The Mammoth Book of Nightmare Stories: Twisted Tales Not to Be Read at Night! (2019) — Contributor — 42 copies
Heiresses of Russ 2011: The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction (2011) — Contributor — 41 copies
Nightmare Magazine, October 2014 (Women Destroy Horror! special issue) (2014) — Contributor, some editions — 36 copies
Dragons and Warrior Daughters: Fantasy Stories by Women (Lions Tracks) (1989) — Contributor — 28 copies
Women of Darkness II: More Original Horror and Dark Fantasy by Contemporary Women Writers (Tor Horror) (1990) — Contributor — 24 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1995, Vol. 88, No. 6 (1995) — Author - These Beasts — 20 copies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 8, No. 1 [January 1984] (1984) — Contributor — 18 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October/November 1996, Vol. 91, No. 4 & 5 (1996) — Contributor — 18 copies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 10, No. 3 [March 1986] (1986) — Contributor — 16 copies
Vampires: Classic Tales (Dover Mystery, Detective, Ghost Stories and Other Fiction) (2011) — Contributor — 11 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 65. Cyrion in Bronze. (1983) — Contributor, some editions — 10 copies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 15, No. 11 [October 1991] (1991) — Contributor — 7 copies
Nuove avventure nell'ignoto — Contributor — 2 copies
Worlds of Fantasy & Horror Volume 1 Number 4, Winter 1996/97 (Weird Tales No. 312) (1996) — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Kaiine, Tanith Lee
- Other names
- Garbah, Judas
Garber, Esther - Birthdate
- 1947-09-19
- Date of death
- 2015-05-24
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Brixton, London, England, UK
- Place of death
- East Sussex, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Kent, England, UK
- Education
- Catford Grammar School
Croydon Art College - Occupations
- writer of fantasy and science fiction
library assistant
sales clerk
file clerk
restaurant server - Relationships
- Kaiine, John (spouse)
- Organizations
- Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America
- Awards and honors
- Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (2008)
World Horror Convention Grand Master Award (2009)
SFWA Infinity Award (2024)
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THE DEEP ONES: "Clockatrice" by Tanith Lee in The Weird Tradition (April 2022)
THE DEEP ONES: "The Gorgon" by Tanith Lee in The Weird Tradition (August 2021)
THE DEEP ONES: "Yellow and Red" by Tanith Lee in The Weird Tradition (March 2021)
Tanith Lee 1947-2015 in Science Fiction Fans (May 2015)
magic+2 parallel worlds+women in power in Name that Book (August 2013)
2 YA: 1 fantasy/dreams, the other bandits/romance in Name that Book (September 2012)
Short story about a mysterious girl in a garden? in Name that Book (August 2012)
Vaguely erotic feminist retelling of Little Red Riding Hood--short story in Name that Book (May 2012)
looking for title of old early 80's sci fi story about a character called Death in Name that Book (May 2011)
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- Works
- 316
- Also by
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