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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.

 
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