Night's Master

by Tanith Lee

Book Overview

The first book in a stunning arabesque, high-fantasy series Tales from the Flat Earth portrays an ancient world in mythic grandeur via connected tales. Azhrarn, Lord of the Demons and the Darkness,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879974141
• ISBN13: 9780879974145
• Release Date: November 1978
• Publisher: Daw Books
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Strange and Lovely

Night's Master reads like a twisted fairy tale for adults. Lee's writing is very elegant and compelling. The world of the demons is wonderfully imagined, and full of vivid, dreamlike imagery. It's affecting and thought-provoking, and I was able to totally immerse myself in Lee's world. This is a wonderful escape from reality, far beyond the typical sword-and-sorcery shenanigans.

Strong prose and a richly imagined world

Fantasy, ultimately, depends on description to carry it. The more alien the landscapes and psychologies an author wishes to describe, the more she must rely on her style and vocabulary to carry it off. -Night's Master- kicks off the Flat Earth series, about a richly imagined, glittering, world of cruel and proud daemons. What ultimately carries off the story of Azhrarn is Tanith Lee's strong prose style. You can tell that she must have been the victim of a classical education.

One of the all time best books I've ever read!

Night's Master was my first introduction to Tanith Lee nearly ten years ago and ever since I have been addicted to her work. Her writing is beautiful and seductive filled with lush imagery and descriptions that will have you longing to enter the pages of her novels. This is not your typical "fantasy" novel. It is powerful and moving and unlike anything else I have ever read. Of all of Tanith Lee's books, I would recommend the Flat Earth series and The Silver Metal Lover as the best. They never fail to transport me to another world, and really isn't that the great joy of reading novels?

Tanith Lee's BEST

Tanith Lee weaves tales of demons and mortals in ways that are familiar, yet with such singular and unexpected twists that even the most well-read fan of this genre will find her work refreshing. The entire Flat Earth series is at once terrible and wonderful. What is it like to be the Prince of Demons? What would happen if a mortal suddenly was given immortality? What would the Prince of Darkness do if suddenly he had no humans to torment, much as he might despise them? All these are questions that Lee is not afraid to pose through her characters from commoners to kings; from demons to gods so strange we can scarce comprehend them. With powers of description that are as evocative as Joseph Conrad's, and with the ability to paint characters in the style of a Charles Dickens, she spins a tapestry of events that binds these series of self-standing tales into a marvelous whole. Is it any wonder I highly recommend her work? Get all five of the Flat Earth series. If you are like me, you will find yourself reading them time and again.

This Book Was Great!

GOD, This Book Was GREAT!!!! This was the first book I had ever read by Tanith Lee, now I am a devoted fan. I never knew fantasy could be so good. I had always been a fan of horror but after reading this book I got addicted to fantasy, horror and fantasy horror. This story (you have to excuse me because I have 4 children and evrything I read them is a story and I read alot) made me feel differently about reading fantasy. I read alot, and since "Nights Master" I've read alot more. I loved this book. It made me envious of the character that was the participant in this story. I was glad that I had ordered the whole set of "Tales From The Flat Earth " at once. I don't think I could have waited the 4 to 6 weeks in between for delivery. If you are a true fantasy nut, like I am now read "Night's Master" you won't regret it.