Storm's Books Reviewed!
Compiled by Wendy Darling
It's
a crying shame, but for whatever various reasons, searching high
and low (throughout the Internet anyway), it is really, really hard
to find reviews of Storm's novels. On Amazon or even fantasy or
sci-fi or non-genre book review sites, there really just aren't
a lot of reviews*. However, utilizing my ability to "deep dive"
(see my interview article), I have
put together a list of Storm book reviews that are well written
and will be of interest to people who have either read the books
or who are thinking about it. Enjoy!
Reviews of Storm Constantine novels
Listed by Book / Series
- Burying the Shadow
- Dark
Shadows by Cheryl Morgan, Emerald City
Short but in depth review.
- Uncovering
the Shadow by Wendy Darling, Inception
Medium-length review from somebody who thinks more people need to read this book.
- Calenture
- Review
by Abedo Magazine
Reviewer is pretty blown away by Storm's mad novel.
-
Review by Nora
A nice vernacular review that starts off with "Smoke something before reading this book. If you don't smoke, snort or pop or gulp. Seriously. It'll make things easier."
- Grigori Trilogy
- Stalking Tender Prey
- Stalking
Middle England by Cheryl Morgan, Emerald City
This particular review focuses on the Englishness of the novel and its Lovecraftian air.
- Scenting Hallowed Blood
- Grigori
Revisited by Cheryl Morgan, Emerald City
Reviewer continues looking at the series as an exploration of myth.
- Stealing Sacred Fire
- Fire
Storm by Cheryl Morgan, Emerald City
Review concludes look at the series.
- Magravandias Trilogy
- Sea Dragon Heir
- Dragons
for Grown Ups by Cheryl Morgan, Emerald City
Reviewer is impressed with the book's boundary breaking:
"If there were a prize for the most subversive novel
of the year this book would be a runaway victor."
- Review
by "owling" on Epinions.com
Nice, succinct review that breaks the book down into several elements.
- Review
by "Roov" on Epinions.com
This review includes on only the book but a bit of overall assessment of Storm.
- Review
by Naomi de Bruyn, Green Man Review
Short, enthusiastic review.
- Crown of Silence
- Psychic
Storm by Cheryl Morgan, Emerald City
Short but interesting review focusing on how Storm takes some standard fantasy devises and infuses them with more-real-than-usual magic.
- Review
by Naomi de Bruyn, Green Man Review
Concise review that quickly answers the question "What's
it about and why should I read it?"
- The Way of Light
- True
Magic by Cheryl Morgan, Emerald City
Reviewer celebrates the fact that in the final book of the series, things really come together and you realize just why some of the bits in earlier books were so important when at the time, they might have seemed a bit gratuitous.
- Multi-work Reviews
- Silverheart
- Thief
of the Heart by Cheryl Morgan, Emerald City
Reviewer found the book entertaining but hardly deep. Comments specifically on the the Moorcock elements.
- Thin Air
- Vanishing
Into Thin Air by DragonStar, Inception
Short review of this modern-day reality-gone-awry story, with some background information on the book.
- The Thorn Boy
- A Brace
of Thorns by Kris Dotto, Inception
Detailed, intense review of this novella, concentrating specifically on the conflict that arises between the two boy characters.
- Wraeththu Trilogy
- The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit
- Entire Trilogy
- Divide
and Conquer by Simon Dessloch
This review is pretty avant garde and comes from a transgender
e-zine. It also has a great opening line: "Imagine
a world where an adolescent virgin approaches their father
and says: 'Daddy, I want your mistress to be the one who
pops my cherry. You do understand, don't you?', and daddy
replies: 'Of course I understand, child. I'll arrange it.'"
(LOL!)
- Review/Plot
Summary by Paul Cashman
Not just a review of all three books, but pretty much a
plot breakdown with lots of spoilers -- very handy
if you are trying to explain to somebody what all the books
are about.
- Review
by Meg
Nice short review from an enthusiastic fan.
-
Review by Nora
Fun review of Wraeththu that really does a good job of defining how "unconventional" the series really is.
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About the Author: Wendy Darling (nickname Wiebke Fesch) is a web designer, fanfic author,
and editor of Inception. She lives in Atlanta, GA, where she is self-employed,
operating her own web design business, Metro Girl. Wendy is co-author of a Wraeththu
Mythos novel called Breeding
Discontent, and is an editor with Immanion Press. You can reach Wendy
at wdarling@abraxis.com. |