Storm Constantine has written over twenty
books, both fiction and non-fiction and well over fifty short
stories. Her novels span several genres, from literary fantasy, to
science fiction, to dark fantasy. She is most well known for her
Wraeththu trilogy (omnibus edition published by Tor), and is
currently at work on a new set of novels set in the world of
Wraeththu, beginning with The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure
(Tor, 2003). 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 strives to awaken perception of these inner realms
and the unexplored territory of the human psyche.
Aside from writing, Storm runs the Lady of the Flame Iseum, a group
affiliated to the Fellowship of Isis, and is known to conduct group
members on tours of ancient sites in the English landscape, in her
husband''s beat up old army Land Rover. She is also a Reiki
Master/Teacher, has recently set up her own publishing company,
Immanion Press, to publish esoteric books, and teaches creative
writing when she gets the time.
Neil Gaiman, author of the Sandman series, once said: ''Storm
Constantine is a mythmaking, Gothic queen, whose lush tales are
compulsive reading. Her stories are poetic, involving, delightful,
and depraved. I wouldn''t swap her for a dozen Anne Rices!''