Storm Constantine

Storm Constantine (born 1956) is a British science fiction and fantasy author, primarily known for her Wraeththu series.

Life and work

Since the late 1980s, Constantine has written more than 20 novels, plus several non-fiction books. She is often included in discussions of alternative sexuality and gender in science fiction and fantasy[1] and many of her novels include same-sex relationships, hermaphrodites or other twists of gender. Magic, mysticism, and ancient legends (like the Grigori) also figure strongly in her works. To insure the life of her novels, Constantine has created her own publishing company, Immannion Press.[2] Under this company, she is able to publish many other authors including Andy Bigwood, Tanith Lee, Wendy Darling, and many others.[2]

After a brief stint in art college, which she found too restricting to her creativity, she worked a series of odd jobs until she began to devote herself fully to writing. The first book to be published was of the Wraeththu Chronicles, The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit in 1987 by MacDonald Futura.

Once she had finished the Wraeththu Chronicles with the final installment at the time, The Fulfillments of Fate and Desire (1989), she went on to manage a few bands until she came up with the idea for a magazine project called Visionary Tongues which would involve her and other authors to act as editors for up and coming authors so they could learn what a professional work environment could be like.[2]

Constantine publishes a blog, Dreams of Dark Angels, to keep her fans up to date on current projects.[3]

Novels

Wraeththu Chronicles

Artemis

Grigori Trilogy

Magravandias

Wraeththu Histories

Wraeththu novellas

Wraeththu role-playing game books

Additional fiction works

• A short story entitled "The Drake Lords of Kyla" entitled "Or so Legend Has It" can be found in "Legends", a 2013 collection of short stories in honor of David Gemmell.

Non-fiction works

External links

Reviews

Constantine's Wraethru Histories books have received both mixed and positive critical reception. Of The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure (2003), the reviewer states that it feels like the complex power struggle between one species and the other is sometimes lost but overall the novel was engaging.[4] A reviewer of The Shades of Time and Memory mentions that it's a great story about love and trepidation but that only people already familiar with the series will be able to fully appreciate it at first glance because of the complexities of the language and world.[5] In a review of The Ghosts of Blood and Innocence, Constantine is recognized for her intelligent, comprehensive understanding of magic and the arcane arts despite the recognition that the lack of female characters and "gay" sex might be a turn off for most people even though the characters are past human gender norms.[6]

Additional Fiction

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Macmillan Books. "Author Biography: Story Constantine" Macmillan.com. Retrieved on 12 January 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Immanion Press - Authors". www.immanion-press.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  3. ↑ "Dreams of Dark Angels". Dreams of Dark Angels. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  4. ↑ "The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure: The First Book of the Wraeththu Histories...: I-Search". eds.b.ebscohost.com. Publisher's Weekly. June 2003. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  5. ↑ "The Shades of Time and Memory: The Second Book of the Wraeththu Histories (...: I-Search". eds.b.ebscohost.com. Publisher's Weekly. October 2004. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  6. ↑ "The Ghosts of Blood and Innocence: The Third Book of the Wraeththu Historie...: I-Search". eds.a.ebscohost.com. Publisher's Weekly. April 2006. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  7. ↑ "Silverheart: I-Search". eds.b.ebscohost.com. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
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