One of the most acclaimed writers of fantasy was born on this date, September 19, in 1947. I’m talking about Tanith Lee, of course. While there are other acclaimed writers with birthdays today, none of them are as important and significant as Tanith Lee was to the field of fantasy, nor ever likely to be. (Yes, that was a swipe at someone with a birthday today, in case you’re wondering. No, I’m not going to tell you who.) Tanith Lee died in 2015.
I’ve only read a little bit of her work, but what I’ve read, I’ve really enjoyed. I’m not sure I’ll have time today to read any of her fiction; the day’s pretty full. But if not today, then sometime in the next week. I’ll have some time to kill on Saturday when I’ll need something to read. Fortunately I recently purchased a couple of collections of her short fiction. Among them are The Weird Tales of Tanith Lee (stories published in Weird Tales) and Venus Burning: Realms (stories from Realms of Fantasy).
If you haven’t read her work, check her out.
Thanks for this post! I started reading Tanith’s work while in junior high. I have no problem ranking her equal with CL Moore overall. I personally prefer her pre-1990 work, but it’s all good.
“Yes, that was a swipe at someone with a birthday today…”
Surely you CAN’T be speaking of the greatest novelist in the history of the Hugos?
You’re welcome. I’ve read bits and pieces of her work over the years, all short fiction. I’ve just never read her consistently enough to keep up with everything she’s done.
No comment. 🙂
Actually, I will comment. The greatest novelist in the history of the Hugos has been dead for years, and his birthday wasn’t today, so I couldn’t have been speaking of him. His name was Robert Heinlein.
(That oughta trigger somebody).