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Summary: High fantasy at its most rich and beautiful.
Review: "Night's Master" is the first of Tanith Lee's "Flat Earth" series, but it is a complete novel in itself. Told in the form of a series of short stories that intertwine, it tells the tale of the demon Azhrarn, who loves to torment mankind, but when they are threatened, submits to at least a temporary death to save them.The prose in this tale is so rich it may be fattening. It is a sensuous pleasure to read aloud.
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Summary: High fantasy at its most rich and beautiful.
Review: "Night's Master" is the first of Tanith Lee's "Flat Earth" series, but it is a complete novel in itself. Told in the form of a series of short stories that intertwine, it tells the tale of the demon Azhrarn, who loves to torment mankind, but when they are threatened, submits to at least a temporary death to save them.
The prose in this tale is so rich it may be fattening. It is a sensuous pleasure to read aloud.
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Summary: Dark and Magical...
Review: ...and you have the strange feeling that you are reading something that is a dream, and yet it is so magical and fairytalish, but in a dark and twisted way.In this book we meet the Prince of Demons, Azhrarn, who plots and schemes to his own dark ends. He is an evil, selfish antagonist, and yet Sivesh, his adopted son is the 'good guy', falls prey to his evilness and in the end... The book is written like a myth, with strange and wonderful things like silver collars woven of tears, and demon horses that ride the night... Enjoy it!
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Summary: Strong prose and a richly imagined world
Review: 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.
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Summary: Strong prose and a richly imagined world
Review: 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.
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Summary: Beautiful and Fantastic
Review: 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.
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Summary: This Book Was Great!
Review: 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.
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Summary: Beautiful and Fantastic
Review: I am currently barrowing a hardcover that contains all three books in this series (what a treasure). At the moment I'm reading the second book and it's atleast as good as the first. I've never read anything this free and flowing. It most closely resembles a fairy tale in style but the interconnection of stories is amazing. Tanith Lee feeds "realistic fantasy" to the many-toothed monster of her imagination and it regurgitates a masterpiece of dreamlike imagery. From sapphire towers to diamond-lined streets to orchards of golden fruit she spins a tale of man's failure and hope. The darkness of her tales makes the Brothers Grimm look like choir boys in comparison. Read this book, there is nothing else like it.
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Summary: They just don't write them like this anymore.
Review: Night's master is a ripping good story...but it's more than that. it's the mythology of a time when the earth was flat... and Azhrarn the Beutiful the most involved Lord of Darkness messing withthe world of mortals. If you love reading mythology, you have to search the Tales of the flat earth out.
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Summary: Strange and Lovely
Review: 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.
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