The Secret Books of Venus Series by Tanith Lee

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  • Faces Under Water (The Secret Books of Venus #1)
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    Faces Under Water (The Secret Books of Venus #1)

    Tanith Lee

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1998

    From the world-renowned fantasy author of The Secret Books of Paradys comes a chilling new fantasy series of alchemy and horror. In this new series, Tanith Lee weaves intricate plots around the elements of water, fire, earth, and air. The first in this new series, Faces Under Water immerses readers in the timeless beauty of Venice and the secret terror that lies beneath... more

  • Saint Fire (The Secret Books of Venus #2)
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    Saint Fire (The Secret Books of Venus #2)

    Tanith Lee

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 1999

    Starting with the premise of four novels based on the phases of alchemy and the four elements, Tanith Lee has created an evocative alternate Italy in her new series The Secret Books of Venus. In Saint Fire, the second volume in the series, Volpa is a strangely beautiful servant girl who glows with an inhuman inner fire. When her master, an abusive woodseller, is mysteriously incinerated, Volpa discovers her power of fire... more

  • A Bed of Earth (The Secret Books of Venus #3)
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    A Bed of Earth (The Secret Books of Venus #3)

    Tanith Lee

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 2002

    The third book in Tanith Lee's compelling series based on alchemy and the elements focuses on the element of earth. It is a haunting journey to a parallel version of sixteenth-century Venice, where a fierce territorial rivalry between two noble families-the della Scorpias and the Barbarons-unearths a supernatural force from beneath the placid surface of the canals and rotting understructure of the city... more

  • Venus Preserved (The Secret Books of Venus #4)
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    Venus Preserved (The Secret Books of Venus #4)

    Tanith Lee

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 2003

    Centuries into the future, the sunken city of Venus has been salvaged from beneath the sea and rebuilt there under a dome, where it is supported by a vast network of computers that regulate weather, noise, and the most precious undersea commodity of all—air. It is here that a macabre experiment takes place... more

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