Storm Constantine
(photo copyright © by Constantine Storm)
Storm Constantine is one of the UK's premier fantasy writers. She has had twenty two books published to date, and numerous short stories. Her interests lie in the dark side of the genre, with all things gothic and bizarre. Storm is best known for her innovative and exotic vision exemplified in her first trilogy which introduced the hermaphroditic race of the Wraeththu. The books were steeped in occult lore and forbidden sexuality. These are themes that have continued
through her other works.
Storm's later works explore the themes of dualism and its archetypes. To accomplish this, she has derived her fiction from numerous historical stories that go back to the origins of civilised humanity. Mesopotamia, Kurdistan and Sumeria, the so-called 'cradle of civilisation' share many commonalities which illustrate archetypal figures and events in pre-biblical history. Lost and hidden races buried within society have featured in many of her books. The Wraeththu, the Eloim and, most notably, the Grigori all stem from the same mythological root. In the Grigori Trilogy, Storm explored legends of the Lost Race which are now at the forefront of popular millennial anthropology.
Her reinterpretation and reinvention of these darkest creations have brought an unequaled originality to the current fantasy genre.
Books:
Chronicles of Magravandias Trilogy:
Sea Dragon Heir, 1999 (UK); 2000 (US)
Crown of Silence, 2000(UK); 2001 (US)
The Way of Light, 6/2001 UK); 1/2002 (US)
Wraeththu (1993) includes:
The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit
The Bewitchments of Love and Hate
The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire
The Wraiths Of Will And Pleasure, 2003
The Shades of Time and Memory , 10/2004
The Ghosts of Blood and Innocence , 2005
The Hienama, 2005
The Grigori Trilogy:
Stalking Tender Prey #1, 1998
Scenting Hallowed Blood #2 ,1999
Stealing Sacred Fire #3, 2001
Artemis:
The Monstrous Regiment
Aleph
Calenture, 2001
The Thorn Boy, 1999
Three Heralds of the Storm, 1997
Hermetech
Burying The Shadow, 2001
Sign For The Sacred
Thin Air, 1999
The Oracle Lips, 1999
Silverheart, 2000
The Thorn Boy and Other Dreams of Dark Desire, 12/2002
Author's Homepage:
(Authorized page)
http://members.aol.com/Malaktawus/Storm.htm
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