- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Arrow Bks.; n.e. edition (17 Sep 1987)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 009951740X
- ISBN-13: 978-0099517405
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11.2 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,168,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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NIGHT'S MASTER is the first book of the stunning arabesque high fantasy series <i>Tales from the Flat Earth</i>, which, in the manner of <i>The One Thousand and One Nights</i>, portrays an ancient world in mythic grandeur via connected tales. <p> 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. Azhrarn, Lord of the Demons and the Darkness, was the one who ruled the Night, and many mortal lives were changed because of his cruel whimsy. And yet, Azhrarn held inside his demon heart a profound mystery which would change the very fabric of the Flat Earth forever... <p> Come within this ancient world of brilliant darkness and beauty, of glittering palaces and wondrous elegant beings, of cruel passions and undying love. <p> Discover the exotic wonder that is the Flat Earth.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was my first Tanith Lee book, and one of my first fantasy novels.. TL opened a whole new world for me, in terms of introducing eroticism to fantasy, and just seeing things from a different perspective to what I had come across until then.. These stories make for an interesting read about Azhrarn, Prince of Darkness.. Loved it!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A heart-breakingly beautiful work by possibly the greatest fantasy writer of our age, NIGHT'S MASTER is the first book in Tanith Lee's 5-volume "Flat Earth" series.
For anyone who hasn't read this saga before, it's imperative that you start with this volume. All the later volumes refer back to it and it's well-nigh impossible to make sense of the mammoth epic DELIRIUM'S MISTRESS (volume 4) unless you know the earlier books.
NIGHT'S MASTER is not a novel but a trilogy of interlinking novellas. The central character that unites them is Azhrarn, Prince of Demons - dark, seductive, bisexual, all-powerful and wholly irresistible. In a perverse twist, this Lord of Darkness actually sacrifices himself to save humanity from destroying itself, becoming a sort of 'dark Christ' figure.
The novella format works brilliantly because (and I say this as a fan) Tanith Lee is an infinitely better writer of short fiction than of full-length novels.
Unmissable for anybody who loves her work!
For anyone who hasn't read this saga before, it's imperative that you start with this volume. All the later volumes refer back to it and it's well-nigh impossible to make sense of the mammoth epic DELIRIUM'S MISTRESS (volume 4) unless you know the earlier books.
NIGHT'S MASTER is not a novel but a trilogy of interlinking novellas. The central character that unites them is Azhrarn, Prince of Demons - dark, seductive, bisexual, all-powerful and wholly irresistible. In a perverse twist, this Lord of Darkness actually sacrifices himself to save humanity from destroying itself, becoming a sort of 'dark Christ' figure.
The novella format works brilliantly because (and I say this as a fan) Tanith Lee is an infinitely better writer of short fiction than of full-length novels.
Unmissable for anybody who loves her work!
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Dark and Magical...
14 Sep 2001
Format:Hardcover
...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!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Strong prose and a richly imagined world
30 April 2001
Format:Hardcover
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.
-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.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Tanith Lee's BEST
27 Jun 1998
Format:Hardcover
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.
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