The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure: The First Book of the Wraeththu Histories
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0765303493 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Wow I'm impressed! Pros: Interesting characters, significantly improved writing, fills in lots of gaps in information from the first series, a good storyline in its own right.Cons: A few slow passages, a little too much focus on the "dehara".I was a little bit skeptical of this book. A sequel series can often be a disappointment in comparison to the original and when I read some of . "I touched myself to see if I was ok and I nearly bit my own hand off." S. K. Harrell This is the first book in the second Wraeththu trilogy by Storm ConstantineAgain, I'm really blown away by her beautiful writing style and the characters I keep falling in love with. This book actually is timed between the second and third in the first trilogy. It is very much the story of the secondary characters in that trilogy. You would think initially that wo. Every bit as good as the original series. Fits right in :) Kseniya Slavsky Honesty, I was prepared to be disappointed in this book. Having read Wraeththu Chronicles, it seemed impossible to top them or even get near to their level again. Even the original series seemed ephemeral, like some writer's good luck that just wouldn't quit for the length of three books. But no, she's just that talented, is Storm Constantine. I seethe in jealousy
But all that changed on a festival night that surpassed all others, a night when the world changed forever and the Wraeththu began to realize their awesome potential.It was a time when the archmage Thiede wove the strands of Wraeththu destiny. When two young Wraeththu hara came together to produce a miraculous new life. And a child called Lileem found a path of passion and power that led to unknown worlds of mystery.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.. When Pellaz, a brash and reckless young leader, rose from destruction to take his place in Wraeththu history. The series, which chronicled the rise of a new race of seductive androgynous beings with awesome powers, was hailed as a modern fantasy masterpiece, winning an avid international following of devoted readers.Now, with The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure, Storm Constantine returns once again to the saga of the Wraeththu with a new epic that reveals previously unknown truths about the origins of these remarkable beings. Hailed as "a literary fantasist of outstanding power and originality" by Michael Moorcock, Storm Constantine is one of
The cultural conflict between the two races gets lost at times, though, amid the nostalgic reminiscences of Ulaume and company, in effect glosses on Pellaz's narrative of his suffering and triumph in the original trilogy. From Publishers Weekly British author Constantine (The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit) expands on her vision of a hermaphroditic human future in this somewhat unwieldy start to a new fantasy trilogy, which falls chronologically between the second and third books of the original Wraeththu series. A new race of post-humans, the parazha, who are born (or "incepted") with more developed female than male organs, pose a challenge to the androgynous Wraeththu (or hara). The outcast Ulaume, vilified in the previous trilogy, serves as the focus for a number of loosely connected "histories" that explore the many consequences of the death and rebirth of the ruler Pellaz.
Wraeththu are magical and sensual hermaphroditic beings, who when their story first began, almost twenty years ago, broke startling new ground in the often staid fantasy/sf genres.Her influences include myth, magic and ancient history and the foibles of human nature. She uses writing and fiction to bridge the gap between mundane reality and the unseen realms of imagination and magic. She is most well known for her Wraeththu trilogy (omnibu