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Storm Constantine News Updates
by Wendy Darling
I think just about any active Storm Constantine fan -- especially
Wraeththu fans -- realizes that Storm has probably never been
so busy as she is right now. There is just so much to keep track
of!
It's not just her either, but more like a whole group
of people (fans, publishers, artists, and others), around the
world, who are working together to expand and promote her endeavors.
Here's a round up, so everyone can keep up to speed!
Storm and Immanion Press
2003 has turned out to be not only the year the first of the new
Wraeththu novels appeared (The
Wraiths of Will and Pleasure) but the year Storm appeared
with her own press! Forged with Gabriel Strange, Immanion
Press is a concept whose time seems to have come. (For
a quick wrap-up of everything, visit Storm's web site and read
the Latest Journal Entry.
There's also a short
interview on Mardust and a cool write
up in the Wolverhampton paper.)
Immanion Press Publications
Immanion Press already has one book out, and it's only the first
of many!
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The
Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit
(Revised 2003 Edition)
by Storm Constantine
Available Now from
Immanion
Press &
Amazon.co.uk |
To
coincide with the release of a new Wraeththu trilogy, Immanion
Press brings you this definitive expanded edition of the very
first Wraeththu book, incorporating new material, scenes and
refinements. Cover and interior artwork by Ruby with expanded,
updated appendices. |
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The
Bewitchments of Love and Hate
(Revised 2003 Edition)
by Storm Constantine
Available Oct. 1 from
Immanion
Press &
Amazon.co.uk |
Like
the new edition of Enchantments, this edition includes
new scenes and characters, as well and cover and interior
artwork by Ruby. |
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Storm
Constantine's Wraeththu Mythos: Breeding Discontent
by Wendy Darling and Bridgette Parker
Available Oct. 1 from
Immanion
Press &
Amazon.co.uk |
Breeding
Discontent is the first in what Storm plans as a Wraeththu
Mythos series, tales set in the Wraeththu universe but not
written by her, although they do meet her approval and fit
in with "canon." A dark tale set in Megalithica,
Breeding Discontent tells the story of Lisia, a hostling
in a secret Varrish breeding facility, forced to make pearls
new life on demand by the military. |
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The
Fulfilments of Fate and Desire
(Revised 2004 Edition)
by Storm Constantine
Available Jan. 12 from
Immanion
Press |
A
new revised edition of the final Wraeththu Chronicles book,
also with artwork by Ruby. |
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Hermetech
by Storm Constantine
Available Mar. 2004 from
Immanion
Press |
New
U.K. edition of one of Storm's early novels. Release will
coincide with publication of U.S. edition by Meisha Merlin. |
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The
Wraiths of Will and Pleasure
by Storm Constantine
Release Data TBA
from
Immanion Press |
U.K. edition of the first Wraeththu Histories books. U.S.
edition available via Tor Books, |
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Blackbird
in Silver
by Freda Warrington
Release Date TBA
from
Immanion
Press |
Immanion
Press will be bringing out some of Freda Warrington’s
back catalogue next year as well. Freda’s first books,
the Blackbird quartet, have been out of print for years, in
the same way my Wraeththu books were, and Freda is eager to
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Grissecon
One
Oct. 10-12 2003
Grissecon, One, the first-ever Wraeththu convention, just around
the corner!
What's
the deal? To celebrate the publication of The Wraiths of Will
and Pleasure, the first of a new Wraeththu trilogy, a convention
is to be held at Tillington Hall Hotel, in Stafford, England,
over the weekend of 10th, 11th and 12th October, 2003.
Guest list
of presenters / workshop leader is shaping up to include (besides
Storm of course!):
Con activities
& workshops in the planning include (subject to change):
- Meet the
Writers
- FanFic
Panel
- Dehara
Ritual
- Vampire
Sideshow (Gale Nina)
- Alt Sexuality
- Storm Interview
- Publishers
Panel
- Artists
Showcase
- Dealer
Booths
- Andrew
Collins Talk
- Wraeththu
Drama
- Literary
Fantasy panel
- Tantric
Sex Magic
- Poetry
Workshop
- Organized
Kaos Workshop
- Masquerade
Ball
Tickets:
Still
for sale! Please order ASAP, especially you want a hotel room
at the actual hall! See
web site for details! Masquerade Ball tickets available separately
for spouses/partners/friends of con attendees.
To
request further information, visit the Grissecon
web site. Or, for direct queries, it's grisseconconvention@hotmail.com
for registration and for Storm, email malaktawus@aol.com. Mail
address for the con is: Grissecon One, 8 Rowley Grove, Stafford,
ST17 9BJ, England, United Kingdom.
Wraeththu RPG
Active
development has become on the Wraeththu
RPG, From Enchantment to Fulfilment, based on Storm's
Wraeththu novels. The game will be put out by Immanion Press and
the Storm Storytelling System. The first book should be out in
the second quarter of 2004, closely followed by many more.
Supplemental books will bring greater depth and enjoyment to
the role-playing experience, and expand upon the Wraeththu Mythos.
Some of these additional books will be individual tribe guides,
covering the main Wraeththu tribes in greater depth, and also
introducing some additional tribes who live in other areas of
the world. Other books will cover areas of the world, their cities
and many other aspects of Wraeththu life and magic.
For more information or to get involved in development of the
game, please visit
the RPG web site and/or get in touch with Gabriel Strange,
who is leading up the project.
Writers
of the Storm
This
is the first collection of its kind; an anthology of stories by
writers other than Storm set in the world of
Wraeththu. The stories in Writers of the Storm were
written for the fiction competition organized to coincide with
Grissecon. The theme of the anthology is Grissecon itself, which
in the novels means Wraeththu ritual sex magick. Naturally, because
of the theme, these stories are erotic in nature, but never crude.
The
writers are, Wendy Darling, Addie Fielding, Bridgette Parker,
Martina Pachali, Maria Leel and Deborah Clark. (Most of these
writers have stories already posted on the Forever
fan fiction web site, but these stories are brand new and
not available anywhere else.)
Each story
is beautifully illustrated by Deborah Clark and the cover design
is by Ruby.
To
order Writers of the Storm, visit
the book's feature page on Forever; orders may be placed via
PayPal or via check.
More
Publishing News
While still working hard on Immanion Press, Storm continues to
have the support of publishers Meisha
Merlin and Stark House to put some of her harder-to-find books
back in print. (And of course, Wraiths is coming out new!)
The latest successes:
- Shades of Time and Memory
The second book in the Wraeththu Histories, to be published
by Tor Books, is set for a May 2004 release.
- Storm E-Books
Several of Storm's novels are available as E-Books, readable
on PDAs like PalmPilots. Titles include: Sea Dragon Heir,
The Crown of Silence, The Way of Light, and The
Wraiths of Will and Pleasure. E-Books are available at Amazon.com,
Ebooks.com and other
online retailers.
- The Thorn Boy and Other Dreams of Dark Desire
Stark House Press has released a new press of the formerly incredibly-hard-to-find
novella The Thorn Boy, putting it out as The
Thorn Boy and Other Dreams of Dark Desire. Besides the
novella, the new printing includes half a dozen Magravandias
tales -- an extra treat!
- Hermetech
U.S. publisher Meisha
Merlin will releasing a spanking new U.S. edition press
of Hermetech. Scheduled publishing date is March 2004.
- Burying the Shadow
Last year Meisha
Merlin put out a new press of Burying the Shadow.
Wraeththu Links
Recently three Wraeththu web site have either been created or
been put back online. Check these out!
- Wraeththu
Companion
Created by Trish and now maintained by Wendy Darling, this is
a fabulous online reference guide to all things Wraeththu.
- Wraeththu
Selector
Very fun quiz allows you to see which Wraeththu you have most
in common with.
- Wraeththu.com
Site under development in conjunction with possible Wraeththu
film project
And of course, don't forget Immanion
Press!
Inception Contributor Co-Author of New
Magick Book
Taylor Ellwood, past contributor to Inception (articles
on magick) has the exciting news that he's now co-author of a
new book, Creating Magickal Entities.
Writes Ellwood, "The book is about entity work, a bit of
theory blended in with a lot of practical work and experimentation.
We are doing a pre-publications order for a limited edition of
the book which will be autographed and hand-numbered. Also if
you order the limited edition of the book postage will be free,
regardless of where you are in the world. This pre-publication
order would need to be done by July 12th. Here is the link
for any of you who are interested: http://www.EgregorePublishing.com/cmeorder.pdf."
Want More Storm News?
Check out the news
page on her web site or subscribe to Stormboard,
Storm's mailing list, run via Yahoo.
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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