Authors A to Z - Storm Constantine

"Where do I get my ideas from? I'd be grateful if someone could give me the answer. I suspect it's from every bit of data that enters my brain via my senses. They end up in the cauldron of my imagination, where they're stirred up and mixed together to produce new stories. That cauldron's still bubbling away, and always will." Storm Constantine, Roots of a Writer

Since The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit first appeared in 1987 (and long before that), Storm Constantine's "cauldron" has produced a phantasmagoric array of creative works, everything from her best known piece, the Wraeththu trilogy, to Andrew Collins-inspired works like the Grigori trilogy and Burying the Shadow, on down to fantastic visions like Calenture, non-fiction books like Egyptian Birth Signs, and dozens of short stories.

To read one of Storm's books is to enter a world where there is much more than meets the eye and mysteries lie at the heart of things. Magic is essential, and sexuality, often of the forbidden variety, yields not only pleasure but a means of altering reality and opening up the doors to these mysteries. Storm's different races and cultures-- the Wraeththu, the Grigori, the Eloim, the Artemesians, and more - all struggle with balancing magic with the everyday, maintaining harmony in their own world while pushing open the doors to worlds less known, although sometimes far more ancient or exotic.

Recently Storm has returned to the world of Wraeththu with a roar and cry, creating a second trilogy that interlocks with and then continues the story of the original. The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure, the first book in the series, is completed and slated for publication in May 2003 by Tor Books. In the meantime Storm is hard at work on the second book, The Shades of Time and Memory, and is looking ahead to the third book. Storm has also completed a rewrite of Enchantments, which may appear in print at some date in the future.

Visit Storm's website @ www.stormconstantine.com