Best Selling Books by Storm Constantine

Hailed as "a literary fantasist of outstanding power and originality" by Michael Moorcock and "a mythmaking Gothic queen" by Neil Gaiman, Storm Constantine is one of the most exciting and innovative fantasy writers of her generation. The author of many acclaimed works of science fiction and fantasy, she is best known for her daring, stylish and provocative "Wraeththu" trilogy (The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit , The Bewitchments of Love and Hate, The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire). The series, which chronicled the rise of a new race of seductive androgynous beings, with awesome powers, was hailed as a modern fantasy masterpiece, winning an avid international following of devoted readers. In her current series of work, Constantine has returned to the world of the Wraeththu, and the history of the first ruling dynasty in Immanion. Shades of Time and Memory continues the story of the emotional struggle between the triad of Pellaz, the Tigron of all the Wraeththu; Caeru, the Tigrina chosen for him by Thiede, and hostling of Pellaz''s heir; and Calanthe, the Tigrina of Pellaz'' heart -- Cal who incepted Pellaz, murdered Thiede, and whose wild seductive nature captivates all who know him. But while these three struggle for mortal political power, others are discovering that the psychic abilities of the Wraeththu and their sisters, the Kamagrian, are far greater, and far stranger, than any of them had ever supposed. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Hailed as "a literary fantasist of outstanding power and originality" by Michael Moorcock, Storm Constantine is one of the most exciting and innovative fantasy writers of her generation. A tale of intrigue and betrayal, bloodshed and pleasure, dark and dangerous supernatural forces, ardent and consuming passions, The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure is a thrilling new chapter in a compelling fantasy epic. The author of many acclaimed works of science fiction and fantasy, Constantine is best known for her daring, stylish and provocative Wraeththu trilogy (The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit, The Bewitchments of Love and Hate, The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire). The series, which chronicled the rise of a new race of seductive androgynous beings with awesome powers, was hailed as a modern fantasy masterpiece, winning an avid international following of devoted readers. Now, with The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure, Storm Constantine returns once again to the saga of the Wraeththu with a new epic that reveals previously unknown truths about the origins of these remarkable beings. Long before the Wraeththu assumed total mastery of the Earth and dominion over the dwindling remnants of the human race, they were a wild and passionate people, living in scattered tribes, worshiping strange gods, increasing their numbers by transmuting humans into their own kind. But all that changed on a festival night that surpassed all others, a night when the world changed forever and the Wraeththu began to realize their awesome potential. It was a time when the archmage Thiede wove the strands of Wraeththu destiny. When two young Wraeththu hara came together to produce a miraculous new life. When Pellaz, a brash and reckless young leader, rose from destruction to take his place in Wraeththu history. And a child called Lileem found a path of passion and power that led to unknown worlds of mystery. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

"Loki her Aralis is the favored son of the Tigrons in Immanion, but he, too, is unaware of his real heritage and the secrets that surrounded his creation. He is just beginning to understand some of his unique powers when he is abducted to the stark realm of Thanatep, where forests of ancient towers are all that remain of a race that once controlled the life essence of multiple realms." "Geburael har Teraghast is the grandson of Tigron Pellaz but holds his family in contempt. Living in exile with his half brother, the peculiar Diablo, Geburael believes that the great Aralisian dynasty in Immanion must fall, and he is more than prepared to be Instrumental in its destruction. It is they who have kidnapped Loki." "Meanwhile, the Kamagrian Lileem uncovers the greatest secret of all in the realm of the Black Library and catalyzes events that will bring the three young hara into conflict, the outcome of which will decide the fate of all Wraeththu on earth."--BOOK JACKET.

New edition of Storm Constantine''s visionary science fantasy novel. Casmeer is the only living soul left in Thermidore, high atop the mountains of Overhang. So it has been for hundreds of years. Immortal historian and chronicler, Casmeer is the self-appointed keeper of the city''s remains and its crystalline inhabitants. Finnigin is a young terranaut, whose people collect the crystal fragments from Thermidore that wash down from the mountains to use as pilot stones to guide the floating cities across the Flatlands. Finnigin is forced to leave his people on an initiation of manhood, to journey across the plains and confront the mystery of the pilot stones. Ays is a Priest of Hands, a consoler to the dying, in the floating city of Min. His faith shaken by the words of a dying man, he undertakes a journey of his own, and leaves his flying city to face the unknown on the Flatlands. But as both Ays and Finnigin travel throughout their world, they are haunted by a mysterious figure who seems to know more about them than they do themselves. When Ays and Finnigin cross paths, they find their lives linked in ways they could not have imagined. While in Thermidore, Casmeer, the last immortal, has one last chronicle to write. Storm Constantine is a literary fantast of outstanding power and originality. . .Calenture [is] exotic, erotic and packed with surprises. - Michael Moorcock This is fantasy that lives and breathes. . . and leaves the reader a little wiser when the last page is turned. -Locus

When Shan was fifteen years old, dark soldiers came out of the west, like a cloud of evil boiling over the soft hills of his homeland. They commanded terrible beasts, which killed with hook claws like scythes and cold eyes that dripped icy fire. The soldiers wore helmets that looked like fiends, tusked and snarling and sneering. The terrible consequences of war have left the boy Shan wounded in body and mind by the invading army of Magravandias. He''s taken from his devastated village by the magus Taropat, chosen by the master''s mysterious impulse to become the wizard''s pupil, and a weapon against the invading empire. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Ancient magics clash for control of a great empire in the spellbinding conclusion to Storm Constantine''s Chronicles of Magravandias. The sudden death of the Emperor Leonid has plunged the empire of Magravandias into chaos. To preserve order, Valraven Palindrake, Dragon Lord of Caradore, reluctantly pledges his support to the young Crown Prince, Gastern. Concerned for the fate of her adopted country, Varencienne Palindrake, Valraven''s wife and Leonid''s daughter, embarks on a perilous journey to Magrast to confer with her mother, the Empress Tatrini. But en route, she is captured by the dark magus Taropat and his student Shan, who hope to use her as a pawn in their own intricate game to revive three lost implements of power: the Dragon''s Eye, the Dragon''s Breath, and the Dragon''s Claw. As Magravandias descends toward a holocaust of bloodshed and warfare, a dark cabal of Firemages schemes in secret to engineer the coronation of their own chosen successor. And in Caradore, the twin children of Valraven Palindrake summon ancient magics to open the Way of Light and place a True King on the throne. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Storm Constantine''s first novel, expanded and re-edited from the original 1980s edition, with extra appendices and chapter heading illustrations. New edition 2007. "Terror hung in the air like the foul-smelling smoke from a gutted house, where people have been burned alive inside. I could feel it. "Wraeththu. I shiver to say the word. Something has happened to them. Where did they come from? How did it happen? Why is it spreading like a plague? "I have seen. I have seen what they do. I have seen their faces. They always take their dead with them, always. There is a secret. Dont you understand? A secret. Wraeththu are not what they seem. They are more than they seem." Ground-breaking when they first appeared, the Wraeththu Chronicles chart the history of a new race of hermaphrodite beings who come to replace humanity on Earth. Daring, erotic and magical, these editions include deleted scenes'', which have now been restored and expanded. The book also includes new chapter heading illustrations by acclaimed fantasy artist, Ruby.

In a world beyond time, the Palindrake family rules the rocky kingdom of Caradore, their right ordained by their allegiance to the power of the sea. But war came to them, and defeat at the hands of the king of Fire. For generations the Palindrake Lords served the god of Fire. But now, five lifetimes later, the Palindrake heir, Vlraven V, has a twin sister, a woman who embodies their inheritance of power in a way that no wife ever could. The tidal power in their blood draws them to each other, into a forbidden passion that cold sweep away the bonds of fire placed upon the oceanic magic of the sea, and free Caradore from its long imprisonment. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Dex has made it. A wildly innovative rock star with a conscience and a screw-you persona, his fans adore him for his integrity and his record company love him for his phenomenal record sales. Jay - a music journalist with a reputation for bluntness and a talent for spotting bullshit - is not so convinced. When she meets Dex at a party her main impression is that he could do with a damn good wash. They are both somewhat surprised, therefore, when they fall in love with one another. Several years later and Jay is used to his occasional disappearances, his violent arguments with other band members, his bouts of depression. So when Dex disappears again, she''s not too concerned. But when the days turn into weeks, she realises she may never see Dex again, and as the weeks turn into months, she can go no further with her grief. Dex becomes an uncomfortable memory - the dead ex-boyfriend she can''t mention to her jealous new lover. Life returns to a series of deadlines and dinner parties. Then Jay hears rumours that Dex has been spotted, and as she is drawn inexorably back into the dark heart of Dex''s world, she begins to realise she hardly knew him at all... THIN AIR is a haunting tale of excess, media manipulation and the corruption of fame. It is also a story of escape, innocence rediscovered and the redemptive power of love

Here at last in a single volume are all three of Constantine''s Wraeththu trilogy: The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit, The Bewitchments of Love and Hate, and The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire. In this powerful and elegant story set in a future Earth very different from our own, a new kind of human has evolved to challenge the dominion of Homo sapiens. This new breed is stronger, smarter, and far more beautiful than their parent race, and are endowed with psychic as well as physical gifts. They are destined to supplant humanity as we know it, but humanity won''t die without a struggle.

Fourth edition of the first book of Storm Constantine''s acclaimed Wraeththu Histories trilogy.

Artemis, a world named for a huntress goddess, has been isolated from other human colonies for hundreds of years. A cruel matriarchy has risen to replace the oppressive patriarchy the original colonists sought to escape. While Corinna faces the harsh realities of city life, Elvon L''Belder and the people of her homeland attempt to secure assistance from an unimaginable sourceNthe mythical original inhabitants of Artemis.

This is a novel set at the very heart of Michael Moorcock''s multiverse, in Karadur, city of metal, steam, and ancient families, the mighty clans of the metal. In six days, Max Silverskin, thief and trickster, must discover the secrets of his heritage or die from the witch mark - the silverheart - which will devour his heart. Lady Rose Iron, daughter of the leader of the powerful Clan Iron is thrown into an edgy alliance with Max as she searches for the secrets that could save the city''s future. Captain Cornelius Coffin, head of the clans'' security forces, is in love with Lady Rose and obsessed with capturing Max. And there are others, in Shriltasi, Karadur''s underworld twin, who know the prophecy which says that only Max Silverskin can save both realms. In Silverheart, Michael Moorcock and Storm Constantine have combined their talents to produce a novel that is both surreal and gothic.

4th edition of the second volume of The Wraeththu Histories.

4th edition of the book three of The Wraeththu Chronicles fantasy trilogy

A unique work on the history and magic of the Egyptian feline goddesses, Bast and Sekhmet, from the ancient land of majestic splendour and long-held secrets. Practising pagans Storm Constantine and Eloise Coquio discuss the important role cats – who have been both worshipped as gods and reviled as demons – play in many people’s lives, not just as pets but as spiritual totems.A manual for magic incorporates all the rituals the authors’ circle have used, with suggestions for creating one’s own, whether working solo or in groups. Also discussed are such aspects as temple creation, attuning with your own cat familiar, and ritual techniques.Finally, the authors suggest ways in which you can work in Bast’s name in this world, such as by ‘adopting’ a lion or helping animal charities.Bast and Sekhmet: Eyes of Ra was written in response to the ever-increasing popularity of and demand for information about these powerful and mysterious deities – ancient goddesses for a new age.

A threat from beyond earthly reality looms over the androgynous Wraeththu, and the warring tribes must unite to fight it.

After the events of The Monstrous Regiment, Corinna Trotgarden, her family, friends, and other refugees, have fled the feared city of Silven Crescent and traveled north to an unhabited area, which they have named Freespace. Originally published in 1991, this new edition has been re-edited.

With the impending crises of climate change, scarcity of water, dwindling energy reserves and spiraling global populations, the effective management of our land and the food it produces has never been more relevant. Established in 1938 by a small group of far-seeing and enthusiastic engineers and agriculturalists, the Institution of Agricultural Engineers provides a professional nexus for the scientists, technologists, engineers, and managers working in the many and varied forms of land-based industry. In 2013, to mark their 75th anniversary, the IAgrE have commissioned a book that looks forward at what the future might hold. To help them achieve this, they approached NewCon Press. Looking Landwards attracted submissions from within the UK, from the USA, Australia, mainland Europe, Africa, and Asia; from professional writers and would-be writers, from scientists and engineers who are actively involved in dealing with the book''s themes to people who have simply been inspired by them. Looking Landwards features the very best of these stories. Twenty-three works of science fiction and speculation that dare to look to the future and examine what lies ahead for farming, for agricultural engineering and for all of us.

The androgynous Wraeththu have inherited the Earth, but have yet to discover their origins that perhaps lie outside earthly reality.

The androgynous Wraeththu have established themselves in the wake of humanity''s passing. It''s now time for second generation hara to confront the enigma of their origins and face a threat beyond earthly reality.

Rayojini lives an idyllic life among the soulscapers of Taparak until she reaches the age at which she will be initiated into their ranks. The fact that her guardian-pursuers are so much more real than those of other soulscapers puzzles her. Then, as she delves deeper into the cause of a mysterious affliction akin to fear, the guardians'' attentions become unavoidable.

Known for her thought-provoking novels and short stories, traversing the fantastic and the mysterious, Storm Constantine''s career spans thirty-three years and counting. She has also written non-fiction titles on esoteric subjects, as well as a vast number of articles, reviews and introductions for other writers'' books. Whatnots and Curios is a selection chosen by the author, providing an authentic glimpse into the life of a working writer. A fascinating read for any fan of Storm Constantine''s work.

In this powerful and elegant story set in a future Earth very different from our own, a new kind of human has evolved to challenge the dominion of Homo sapiens. This new breed is stronger, smarter, and far more beautiful than their parent race, and are endowed with psychic as well as physical gifts. They are destined to supplant humanity as we know it, but humanity won''t die without a struggle.

Three novellas with an alchemical theme, set within Storm Constantine''s Wraeththu Mythos.

Pellaz lebt mit seiner Familie abgeschieden auf dem Land. Erst durch Reisende erfährt er, dass die Welt um ihn herum im Verfall begriffen ist. In den Ruinen hat die Menschheit auf mysteriöse Weise eine neue Spezies ausgeprägt - die Wraeththu. Eines Tages taucht ein junger Fremder auf der Farm auf, zu dem sich Pellaz magisch hingezogen fühlt. Am nächsten Morgen bricht er mit ihm auf in ein neues Leben - zu schönen androgynen Wesen, welche die Macht besitzen, Menschen zu ihresgleichen zu transformieren. Doch neben ihnen gibt es auch brutale Stämme, die marodierend durch die Städte ziehen. Liebe, Macht, Intrigen, Gewalt, Magie und der Aufbruch in die sagenhafte Stadt Immanion. Ob als militante Barbaren oder als erleuchtete Nahri-Nuri, eines wird Pellaz klar: Die Wraeththu werden das Gesicht der Welt für immer verändern. Und sein eigenes Schicksal wird entscheidend damit verknüpft sein. Seit "Der Zauber von Fleisch und Geist" und damit die Welt der Wraeththu 1987 erstmals erschien, hat das Buch die Seelen und Herzen von Lesern auf der ganzen Welt erobert. Die deutsche Erstveröffentlichung der überarbeiteten Edition enthält neues Material und veränderte Szenen.

The third volume of Storm''s original Wraeththu trilogy, expanded and updated, with chapter heading illustrations. This final story in the trilogy is narrated by Cal, one of the most complex and mysterious of all the Wraeththu characters. Down on his luck, and haunted by his questionable past, Cal comes to realise he cannot escape his destiny, and that the har he once loved and believed dead is now ruler of all Wraeththu. But those who control Pellaz have rivals, and one of these, the strange Opalexian of the Roselane, a race that includes bizarrely ''female'' Wraeththu, draws Cal to her domain. She seeks to upset the plans of Thiede, the true ruler behind the throne of Wraeththu. From the slums of the debased town of Fallsend, across all the fascinating territories of Jaddayoth, where many Wraeththu tribes have sprung up, to the natural stone towers of Shilalama, city of the Roselane, Cal learns much upon his journey - about himself and about his race. His choice is whether to trust Opalexian and her kind or not; she promises a reunion with Pellaz. But if a har has died and been returned to flesh once more, can he still be the person Cal once loved?

"These three pieces give an example of my work in the three genres of fantasy, dark fantasy and sf. ''How Enlightenment Came to the Tower'' first appeared in a small press magazine in the UK called Scheherazade, but the version in ''Three Heralds'' is much revised. ''Such a Nice Girl'' is previously unpublished, while ''Last Come Assimilation'' appeared in a collection called ''Digital Dreams''. As to what inspired each individual story, it''s difficult to say. It might have been a conversation I overheard, a newspaper story, a film, a picture or just a particular feeling"--Storm Constantine, author comments on amazon.com, Aug. 20, 1997.