Tanith Lee (19 September 1947 – 24 May 2015) was a British author of science fiction, fantasy, and h

Tanith Lee (19 September 1947 – 24 May 2015) was a British author of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. She occupies a distinctive place in science-fiction history for work that crossed genre boundaries, bringing lush prose and explorations of sexuality and identity to speculative worlds. In 1980, she became the first woman to win the British Fantasy Award for Best Novel with Death's Master.