The Shades of Time and Memory: The Second Book of the Wraeththu Histories

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Macmillan, 2005 - Fiction - 448 pages

The Wraeththu, once a wild and beautiful race living on the land and reveling in their power and sexuality, have become a bit more tamed as the years have passed. And with the creation of their city of Imanion, and the enthronement of the Tigron and Tigrina, the Wraeththu have become civilized. And no more are new Wraeththu created by the Inception of human boys, there are no more human boys, or girls. Now the Wraeththu reproduce themselves, through aruna and the creation of a Pearl that will grow to be a young harling.

The race of hermaphrodites has come into its own. Now it must learn to survive politics, and governing, and wars amongst itself.

Hailed as "a literary fantasist of outstanding power and originality" by Michael Moorcock, Storm Constantine is one of the most exciting fantasy writers of her generation, best known for her daring and stylish "Wraeththu" trilogy (The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit , The Bewitchments of Love and Hate, The Fulfillments of Fate and Desire). 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.

 

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Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
11
INTRODUCTION
15
CHAPTER ONE
17
CHAPTER TWO
28
CHAPTER THREE
43
CHAPTER FOUR
48
CHAPTER FIVE
62
CHAPTER SIX
66
CHAPTER TWENTYTHREE
222
CHAPTER TWENTYFOUR
238
CHAPTER TWENTYFIVE
256
CHAPTER TWENTYSIX
271
CHAPTER TWENTYSEVEN
278
CHAPTER TWENTYEIGHT
290
CHAPTER TWENTYNINE
296
CHAPTER THIRTY
306

CHAPTER SEVEN
74
CHAPTER EIGHT
89
CHAPTER NINE
95
CHAPTER TEN
110
CHAPTER ELEVEN
120
CHAPTER TWELVE
133
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
140
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
154
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
165
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
174
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
183
CHAPTER NINETEEN
190
CHAPTER TWENTY
197
CHAPTER TWENTYONE
201
CHAPTER TWENTYTWO
211
CHAPTER THIRTYONE
311
CHAPTER THIRTYTWO
326
CHAPTER THIRTYTHREE
344
CHAPTER THIRTYFOUR
352
CHAPTER THIRTYFIVE
365
CHAPTER THIRTYSIX
377
CHAPTER THIRTYSEVEN
385
CHAPTER THIRTYEIGHT
395
CHAPTER THIRTYNINE
402
CHAPTER FORTY
407
CHAPTER FORTYONE
415
CHAPTER FORTYTWO
422
CHAPTER FORTYTHREE
433
EPILOGUE
442
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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 best known for her sci fi Wraeththu series and the fantasy Magravandias Chronicles. Neil Gaiman, author of the Sandman graphic novel 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!”

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