Tempting the Gods

Tempting The Gods: The Selected Stories of Tanith Lee, Volume One is a 2009 collection of 12 fantasy and science fiction short stories by author Tanith Lee, published by Wildside Press. Only one story, '"God and the Pig", is a previously unpublished work. The book includes Lee's very first published short story, "Eustace", originally issued in 1968. The book includes an introduction by Donald Wollheim.

Tempting The Gods: The Selected Stories of Tanith Lee, Volume One

Author	Tanith Lee
Cover artist	Rita Isabel
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	Wildside Press
Publication date	February 2009
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	258 pp
ISBN	978-0-8095-5765-3

The story "The Lady of Shalott House" was nominated for a British Science Fiction Award, and "Where Does the Town Go at Night?" was nominated for a British Fantasy Award.

Volume Two of this collection, titled Hunting The Shadows, was released in December 2009.

Contents

Tempting the Gods contains the following tales:

• "Tiger I"
• "Death Loves Me"
• "Anna Medea"
• "Ondralume"
• "After I Killed Her"
• "God and the Pig"
• "The Kingdoms of the Air"
• "Eustace"
• "These Beasts"
• "Cain"
• "The Lady of Shalott House"
• "Where Does the Town Go at Night?"