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    The Book of the Beast
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    The Book of the Beast

    By Tanith Lee

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    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 with a dreamlike quality that hovers, like the world she has created (also seen in The Book of the Damned), on the border of reality.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Group
    Release dateFeb 1, 1997
    ISBN9781468307696
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    The Book of the Beast
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    Tanith Lee

    Tanith Lee (1947–2015) was a legend in science fiction and fantasy writing. She wrote more than 90 novels and 300 short stories, and was the winner of multiple World Fantasy Awards, a British Fantasy Society Derleth Award, the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Horror.

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    • 3/5
      This was a pretty good read for me. Lee's prose is hauntingly descriptive and a bit reminiscent of Poe. The three storeis I enjoyed the most were Beautiful Lady, Lost in the World, and The Glass Dagger. A couple of the other stories were also worthwhile. The remaining tales struck me as somewhat lackluster.