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Venus Rising on Water

Tanith Lee

First published October 1991
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

Jonquil Hare has come to The Palace of the Planet to do research for an essay. In the attic, she discovers a painting by Johanus, the astrologer who occupied the house years earlier. It's an unusual painting which inspires in Jonquil some disturbing dreams.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1992 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (9)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 1991 Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October 1991 Davis Publications MAGAZINE 74
October 2001 The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women Robinson Anthology 329
November 2001 The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women Carroll & Graf Anthology 329
February 2002 The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women Carroll & Graf / SFBC Anthology 329
2007 The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women Running Press Anthology 329
March 2012 The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women Robinson Anthology
October 2017 The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women Skyhorse Publishing Anthology 278
October 2019 A Wolf at the Door and Other Rare Tales Immanion Press Collection |4
June 2023 Phantasmagoria, June 2023 TK Pulp MAGAZINE 31