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 ficti...

The world is changing. While human civilisation implodes, a new race is rising from the debris. Pellaz, a human boy, is drawn into the world of Wraeththu by the enigmatic Cal. In order to survive, Pellaz must transform into a new being, neither male nor female but something of both. Pellaz discovers that his inception has marked him for a destiny, both terrifying and wonderful.

"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 t...

Wraeththu – a new species or the next step in the evolution of humankind? Androgynous, and stronger in mind and body than their human predecessors, Wraeththu rose from the ruins of human civilisation to start afresh. New custodians of a battered planet, they have a choice: work and grow to become worthy custodians of the world, or succumb to the lingering humanity within them, and perish as their forerunners did. Naturally magical, often possessing unearthly beauty, and sometimes deadly, t...

As Wraeththu struggle to uncover the secret of their origins, it is now time for second generation hara of this hermaphrodite race to make their mark on history.Darquiel har Aralis lives among the hidden tribe of Olopade, in ignorance of who his family is. All he knows is that he was brought to Samway even before he emerged from his pearl, and that his parents might be dead or disgraced - but were surely famous. As he grows up, Darq realises he is different to any other har. After ...

Storm Constantine is a mistress of shadow fantasy, exploring the dark and the weird in human nature and the natural world. Her short stories cross genres from science fiction, to horror, to fantasy, and this collection is the sixth to showcase her uncollected works.Mythotenebrae is the sixth volume of her collected short stories, containing fifteen pieces, many of which are previously unpublished. It's long been Storm's aim to polish up the juvenilia works she has stored a...

First in the Wraeththu Histories trilogy.Storm Constantine returns to the world of Wraeththu with a stunning new trilogy that explores the deepest secrets of the androgynous race.Though they believe themselves to have inherited the earth, Wraeththu have yet to learn the truth about their origins. After a magical Festival night that surpassed all others, two hara, Ulaume and Flick, embark upon separate journeys in search of meaning and truth. Their paths cross, and they find...

The second volume in Storm's original Wraeththu trilogy, expanded and updated. Swift is a young harling, growing up among the Varrs, one of the most feared of Wraeththu tribes. When a face from the past reappears, amid a host of dire omens, Swift has to face the truth about his own kind, and make difficult decisions about what is best for their future.

The third volume of Storm's original Wraeththu trilogy, expanded and updated.This final story 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.

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 fath...

Breathe My Shadow is a stand-alone novel, set in Storm Constantine's Wraeththu Mythos.Seladris believes he carries a curse making him a danger to any who know him. Throughout his life he's kept himself apart from other hara. Now a new job brings him to Ferelithia, known as the Pearl of Almagabra, second only in prominence and reputation to the fabled city of Immanion. But Ferelithia conceals a dark past.Meladriel, a loner shaman who lives next to sea knows only too...

Creatures of Wraeththu - Edited by Storm Constantine & Wendy DarlingThe androgynous and mysterious Wraeththu have risen to replace humanity upon a ravaged world. Fourth in the Wraeththu Mythos anthologies, 'Para Animalia' focuses upon Wraeththu's relationship with the animal kingdom – creatures both real and imaginary.Based on the world created by Storm Constantine for her Wraeththu novels, the stories in this collection explore how various Wraeththu tribes...