But among the aristocrats whose existence could be lengthil… - Tanith Lee

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But among the aristocrats whose existence could be lengthily prolonged into three or four hundred spans, boredom came to be the killer, a bizarre running down, a sort of decline and decay, nonphysical but fatal.

Tanith Lee

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About Tanith Lee

Tanith Lee (19 September 1947 – 24 May 2015) was a British writer of science fiction, horror and fantasy. She also wrote under the pseudonym Esther Garber.

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Pen Names: Esther Garber

Alternative Names: Judas Garbah

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