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I had previously read and enjoyed "As white as snow" by Tanith Lee and enjoyed it a lot so I thought I would give this a try.
This book is in a very similar vein, Tanith Lee uses fairy tales, myths and legends as her jumping off point for her imagination. In the case of Delusion's Master the starting point is Arabian nights and the Old Testament. She weaves these old tales into new forms that are strange to say the least.
There is a lot of sensuality and darkness in her work that I find delicious. A definite gothic aesthetic. Her work is very original and hard to compare to anyone else but if I had to make a comparison i'd say she is like a sensual, feminine version of Robert E Howard. More sex, madness and sorcery than the Conan stories.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will definitely read more of Tanith Lee in the future.


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Delusion Master Daw science fiction Tanith Lee 9780886771973 Books Reviews

In Delusion's Master, the third of Tanith Lee's FLAT EARTH novels, we're introduced to another Prince of Darkness Chuz, the Prince of Madness, who is handsome when seen from one side and hideous when seen from the other. Chuz watches humans and uses the opportunities they give him to practice his craft There were several doors by which Madness might enter any house; one was rage, one jealousy, one fear.

We first meet Chuz when a jealous queen tries to get rid of the baby she believes has caused the king to stop loving her. When she accidentally kills the child and her husband puts her aside, Chuz shows up to comfort her by helping her descend into madness. When he offers to grant her a wish, she asks that Chuz make her husband, the king, as mad as she is. That's why the king decides to build a tower to heaven where he will wage war on the gods. Everyone knows that pride comes before the fall so, sure enough, disaster strikes the land. This sets off a string of strange events that have the demons, once again, meddling in the affairs of men.

The beautiful demon Azhrarn, from the first two FLAT EARTH books, continues to be a main character. When he becomes involved in Chuz's doings on earth, we see Azhrarn get his feelings hurt, seek revenge, fall in love, and have a child. The demons are not like the uncaring gods above -- they are passionate creatures. Occasionally they can be tender and compassionate with favored mortals, but their fickle emotions can suddenly turn to vanity, petty jealousy, and hate. And then the humans suffer.

Delusion's Master is quite a bit shorter than Night's Master and Death's Master and Chuz, the title character, isn't nearly as interesting as Azhrarn, but fortunately we get plenty of Azhrarn here. All of the FLAT EARTH tales have been dark, but Delusion's Master actually gets uncomfortable because it includes baby killing, rape, and the torture of a mentally disabled girl. The imagery is vivid and I admit that I squirmed. Still, Tanith Lee continues to enchant us with the exotic setting and peerlessly gorgeous writing.

There are several biblical allusions in this installment the Tower of Babel, the Flood, redemption of humanity through death, and man's natural hatred of snakes. The most beautiful moment in the book is when Azhrarn goes up to the Earth to find out why men hate snakes and then, as a favor to snakes, sets out to make them more palatable to humans.

I'm still enjoying this series on audio. Susan Duerden's narration gets even better with each book. Each also has an interesting introduction by Tanith Lee. In this one she talks about how her mother influenced her writing.
The first Fantasy novel that truly blew me away. From the Machiavellian plotting, to the story within a story within a story layers that made me re-think what I should expect from a book. The subtle (and not so subtle) twisting of familiar sounding stories into something rich and magical that all somehow re-connect in the end.

Of all the Flat Earth books this will always be my favorite.
Delusion's Master is the third book in the Flat Earth books by Tanith Lee. While the first two (Night's Master and Death's Master) stand very much on their own, Delusion's Master is the beginning of a story that will take the Flat Earth stories through two more volumes.

In Delusion's Master, Lee introduces us to Chuz, the eternal master of insanity. He stage manages the fall of a great nation which indirectly leads to the strange love affair between the Master of Night and the Daughter of the Comet.

The Flat Earth books are structured more as a series of linked stories than as traditional character-oriented narratives. They are short and pleasant to read. Lee herself is a master of dark fairy tales and uses the structure admirably.

While you can begin with Delusion's Master, it probably makes the most sense to go back and read Death and Night first. Although the sexual content seems rather tame by the standards of today (this was written in 1981) these are still adult-themed books and probably not suitable for very young readers.
If you had read the previous books, you know this is a family affair and it just gets deeper and more complext as you follow them along the path of their journeys. Tanith Lee is different in the way she can make abstract concepts look human and like the man sitting in the bus next to you.

Yet another incredible story, a rich tapestry of incredible adventures and lives being put in your hands like a treasure beyond value. Appreciate what she is offering, there is no regret reading this. Only one sadness. It evnentually ends and you want it to continue for ever.
I had previously read and enjoyed "As white as snow" by Tanith Lee and enjoyed it a lot so I thought I would give this a try.
This book is in a very similar vein, Tanith Lee uses fairy tales, myths and legends as her jumping off point for her imagination. In the case of Delusion's Master the starting point is Arabian nights and the Old Testament. She weaves these old tales into new forms that are strange to say the least.
There is a lot of sensuality and darkness in her work that I find delicious. A definite gothic aesthetic. Her work is very original and hard to compare to anyone else but if I had to make a comparison i'd say she is like a sensual, feminine version of Robert E Howard. More sex, madness and sorcery than the Conan stories.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will definitely read more of Tanith Lee in the future.