New Releases by Storm Constantine

This edition collects Constantine''s stories that contain an angelic theme or are inspired by angel mythos, including two Wraeththu stories, By the River of If Only and Paragenesis.

When Jassenah har Sulh arrives in the Wraeththu town of Jesith to train magically with the famous hienama Ysobi, he''s unprepared for the effect this har will have on him. Ysobi opens Jassenah''s mind to the potential that hara can reach for and in doing so, also opens his heart. Just as it seems Jassenah has achieved his heart''s desire, a new student arrives, in the form of Gesaril, a damaged young creature with mysteries lurking in his past. The magic of both the unseen world and that of harish emotions conspire to destroy Jassenah''s idyllic life, until he feels he''s forced to stoop to equally cruel methods to salvage his happiness. But at what cost? The Hienama is a rich and deeply erotic tale of the Wraeththu, set in the magical land of Alba Sulh. This is not a story of great leaders who affect the destiny of all, but simply that of hara who live on the land and in the wake of human passing are trying to establish communities. They strive to cast off human limitations but sometimes this task proves difficult, especially when it involves matters of the heart, when all the dark anxieties and jealousy of their previous human condition can rise to torment them. This story is the first in a series of Wraeththu novellas by Storm Constantine, involving the hermaphrodite race who comes to replace humanity, first explored in her seminal trilogies: The Wraeththu Chronicles and The Wraeththu Histories.

"Sekhem Heka" introduces the searcher to this practice of using energies to transform one''s life through seven degrees of spiritual and personal self-exploration and self-development.

Through the ancient magic of the Grigori, the rogue Anakim, Peverel Othman, is once again Shemyaza, king of the fallen angels and benefactor of humankind. As the millennium draws to a close, Shemyaza calls his followers to him for the final battle to decide who controls the fate of humanity.

The young Wraeththu har, Gesaril, has been shamed and cast out of Jesith, after an inappropriate affair with his hienama, Ysobi. Taken in by Huriel Har Kyme, a codexia of the famed Alba Sulh academy, Gesaril vows to begin his life anew, despite the ghosts who haunt him.

One of four volumes collecting the shorter works of mistress of shadow fantasy, Storm Constantine, Mythophidia''s theme is the serpentine and the exotic. The snakes in these pages are seducers and deceivers, whose pretty jewelled coats might attract the eye, yet ultimately poison the heart. From the sinister fetishism of ''Kiss Booties Night Night'', through the dark fairy tales of ''Sweet Bruising Skin'' and ''The Heart of Fairen De''ath'', to the mysterious toxins of ''Remedy of the Bane'' and ''Night''s Damozel'', these twelve stories are a dizzying and rapturous flight into the inner worlds of an author renowned for her sumptuous dark visions.

Darquiel har Aralis lives among the hidden tribe of Olopade, in ignorance of his identity, and as he grows up, Darq realizes he is different from any other har. After a disastrous attempt to incept his closest friend, he attracts the attention of the mysterious Thiede, and learns that his origins are more astounding than he imagined. Loki har Aralis is the favoured son of the Tigrons in Immanion, but he too is unaware of his real heritage. When he is kidnapped to the stark realm of Thanatep, he must learn to walk the secret ways between the worlds before he can escape. The struggle between these two brothers is both powerful and mythic, and brings this cycle of Wraeththu history to a marvelous conclusion. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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.

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.

Scenting Hallowed Blood" is the second volume in Storm Constantines acclaimed Grigori trilogy, exploring the myths of the fallen angels and the Nephilim.

The Grigori are an ancient race; powerful people who possess abilities and powers humans do not. They gave rise to the legends of the fallen angels, and their descendents live on among us, hidden within human society, moving wheels within wheels, making changes unseen across the world. The twins Owen and Lily Winter always have always known they are different to everyone else who lives in the quiet village of Little Moor. Their mother is dead and they never discovered who their father was. When the mysterious stranger, Peverel Othman, arrives in Little Moor, their lives are destined to be changed for ever, and ancient secrets are unearthed in the High Place in the forest and the haunted towers of the shuttered and deserted mansion, Long Eden. Among the upper echelons of Grigori society, the search begins for an Anakim - a rogue Grigori whose existence threatens the security of his race and the lives of those who cross his path. Aninka Prussoe, whose own life has been shattered by contact with the Anakim, is among those who are led towards Little Moor and the final climax to a story that never ended and which has haunted both humanity and Grigori alike for millennia. Stalking Tender Prey is the first volume in Storm Constantine''s acclaim Grigori trilogy, examining the myths of the fallen angels and the Nephilim.

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.

The fourth in a series of Constantine''s short story collections, "Mythanimus" includes the most recent of her stories, as well as a variety of rarities. Several of the stories appeared in small press magazines, while one of them is in print for the first time.

"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."--BOOK JACKET.

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.

In this in-depth study, Constantine states that agmara is the breath of the universe, the rehuna''s own breath, the thought, emotion, the elements, and the stuff of creation.

Explores the origins of the powerful post-human, androgynous race called the Wraeththu as they move from their small tribes towards their destiny of world domination, led by archmage Thiede, ruler Pellaz, and young Lileem.

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.

So you know which star sign you are, and even your Chinese Horoscope, but what about your Egyptian Birth Sign? Are you a Sphinx, Thoth, or Anubis, and who are you most compatible with? Unknown until it was discovered by archaeologists on the Temple of the Sun, the mystic Egyptian horoscopes are divided into 12 signs, each one ruled by a different Egyptian god. This extraordinary system is 4000 years old, but Storm Constantine, a recognised authority on Egyptian Mythology, brings it right up to date, with telling new insights into your personality. After extensive research, she has extrapolated the personalities of the gods and godesses and interpreted this ancient system for today''s readers. For each sign, she reveals: the positive and negative characteristics of each sign - advice on maintaining health and the most suitable job - how to relate to partner, child, or friend according to their sign - your fate and fortune through the year.

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.

Estranged from his brother-in-law, Khaster Leckery flees to the mountain battle zone, determined to die. However, once there a dying old man seizes him and spits in his face, changing him into Taropat, a Breeland mage, determined to ensure the child of destiny will arise and overthrow the empire.

"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.

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.