Delirium's Mistress - Softcover
"The Vazdru do not weep."
"Who weeps? Not I."
"Each word spoken was a tear."
-- from Delirium's Mistress
"Who weeps? Not I."
"Each word spoken was a tear."
-- from Delirium's Mistress
Delirium's Mistress is the fourth book of the stunning arabesque high fantasy series Tales from the Flat Earth, which, in the manner of The One Thousand and One Nights, portrays an ancient world in mythic grandeur via connected tales.
Long time ago when the Earth was Flat, beautiful indifferent Gods lived in the airy Upperearth realm above, curious passionate demons lived in the exotic Underearth realm below, and mortals were relegated to exist in the middle.
She is the neglected daughter of Azhrarn, Demon Lord of Darkness, and she has many names -- Soveh, Azhriaz, Sovaz, Atmeh. Half demon, half mortal, she is Moon's Fire, vulnerable child, vengeful sorceress, terrifying Goddess of a wondrous city of cruel delirium that spans thirteen kingdoms, and a humble priestess of life's true wisdom. When her lover, Chuz, Prince Madness himself, is taken from her, she who is Daughter of Wickedness and Delirium's Mistress finds herself on a journey spanning an eternity of lives, in her search for love and redemption, and the ultimate truth of humanity, Godhood, and self.
Come within this ancient world of brilliant darkness and beauty, of glittering palaces and wondrous elegant beings, of cruel passions and undying love.
Discover the exotic wonder that is the Flat Earth.
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Review:
Praise for theTales of the Flat Earthseries:
Possesses a...power onlyintimated in myth and fairy tales. Publishers Weekly
Night's Masterislike atreasure chest spilled openwith cascading dreamsof silk, jewels, demon horses, perfumes, spices, tapestries, and (most precious of all) a sense of wonder. The British Fantasy Society Bulletin
"Here we havestorytelling at its best and fantasy in its purest and strongest essence. Tanith Lee portrays with a masterful hand an amazing, ancient world." SFSite
Tanith Lee isfantastika s Joyce Carol Oates....You can imagine these timeless stories whispered around an oasis campfire or in a sharship s engine room. Locus(for Tanith Lee)"
Praise for Delirium's Mistress
"[Delirium's Mistress] contains all of Lee's inimitable, rich inventiveness and language, and is unlikely to disappoint her fans."--Booklist
"Here still is all the rich poetry, voluptuousness, and wicked lemon-sweet humor that this great British authoress is known and appreciated for." --British Fantasy Society Bulletin
"Tanith Lee has a private window into another world. That's the only possible explanation for the inventiveness of [Tales from the Flat Earth]... all told with a degree of wit and humor rarely attempted in fantasy fiction, and even more rarely achieved." --S.F. Chronicle
"The prose in Delirium's Mistress is as luxuriant as ever, imparting some of the qualities of a fever dream."--Fantasy Review
"These tales embody a unique blend of magical imagery, metaphysical vision, and psychological insight into the hinterland of the human (and not-so-human) soul."--Phoenix
"Sensuous, decadent, Beckford-like fantasies, these tales focus on the Arabian Nights-style adventures of various Lords of Darkness, mages, poets, witch-queens, and priestesses." --Book World
Praise for Delirium's Mistress
-[Delirium's Mistress] contains all of Lee's inimitable, rich inventiveness and language, and is unlikely to disappoint her fans.---Booklist
-Here still is all the rich poetry, voluptuousness, and wicked lemon-sweet humor that this great British authoress is known and appreciated for.- --British Fantasy Society Bulletin
-Tanith Lee has a private window into another world. That's the only possible explanation for the inventiveness of [Tales from the Flat Earth]... all told with a degree of wit and humor rarely attempted in fantasy fiction, and even more rarely achieved.- --S.F. Chronicle
-The prose in Delirium's Mistress is as luxuriant as ever, imparting some of the qualities of a fever dream.---Fantasy Review
-These tales embody a unique blend of magical imagery, metaphysical vision, and psychological insight into the hinterland of the human (and not-so-human) soul.---Phoenix
-Sensuous, decadent, Beckford-like fantasies, these tales focus on the Arabian Nights-style adventures of various Lords of Darkness, mages, poets, witch-queens, and priestesses.- --Book World
About the Author:
Possesses a...power onlyintimated in myth and fairy tales. Publishers Weekly
Night's Masterislike atreasure chest spilled openwith cascading dreamsof silk, jewels, demon horses, perfumes, spices, tapestries, and (most precious of all) a sense of wonder. The British Fantasy Society Bulletin
"Here we havestorytelling at its best and fantasy in its purest and strongest essence. Tanith Lee portrays with a masterful hand an amazing, ancient world." SFSite
Tanith Lee isfantastika s Joyce Carol Oates....You can imagine these timeless stories whispered around an oasis campfire or in a sharship s engine room. Locus(for Tanith Lee)"
Praise for Delirium's Mistress
"[Delirium's Mistress] contains all of Lee's inimitable, rich inventiveness and language, and is unlikely to disappoint her fans."--Booklist
"Here still is all the rich poetry, voluptuousness, and wicked lemon-sweet humor that this great British authoress is known and appreciated for." --British Fantasy Society Bulletin
"Tanith Lee has a private window into another world. That's the only possible explanation for the inventiveness of [Tales from the Flat Earth]... all told with a degree of wit and humor rarely attempted in fantasy fiction, and even more rarely achieved." --S.F. Chronicle
"The prose in Delirium's Mistress is as luxuriant as ever, imparting some of the qualities of a fever dream."--Fantasy Review
"These tales embody a unique blend of magical imagery, metaphysical vision, and psychological insight into the hinterland of the human (and not-so-human) soul."--Phoenix
"Sensuous, decadent, Beckford-like fantasies, these tales focus on the Arabian Nights-style adventures of various Lords of Darkness, mages, poets, witch-queens, and priestesses." --Book World
Praise for Delirium's Mistress
-[Delirium's Mistress] contains all of Lee's inimitable, rich inventiveness and language, and is unlikely to disappoint her fans.---Booklist
-Here still is all the rich poetry, voluptuousness, and wicked lemon-sweet humor that this great British authoress is known and appreciated for.- --British Fantasy Society Bulletin
-Tanith Lee has a private window into another world. That's the only possible explanation for the inventiveness of [Tales from the Flat Earth]... all told with a degree of wit and humor rarely attempted in fantasy fiction, and even more rarely achieved.- --S.F. Chronicle
-The prose in Delirium's Mistress is as luxuriant as ever, imparting some of the qualities of a fever dream.---Fantasy Review
-These tales embody a unique blend of magical imagery, metaphysical vision, and psychological insight into the hinterland of the human (and not-so-human) soul.---Phoenix
-Sensuous, decadent, Beckford-like fantasies, these tales focus on the Arabian Nights-style adventures of various Lords of Darkness, mages, poets, witch-queens, and priestesses.- --Book World
Tanith Lee is one of the leading fantasy authors working today. She has written over 50 novels and short story collections, among them the bestselling Flat Earth Series. She has won the World Fantasy Award numerous times as well as the August Derleth Award.
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- PublisherTaLeKa
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1607621304
- ISBN 13 9781607621300
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages496
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