The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure
- Publication
- 2003
About the Book
Hailed as "a literary fantasist of outstanding power and originality"
by Michael Moorcock, Storm Constantine is one of the most exciting and
innovative fantasy writers of her generation. The author of many
acclaimed works of science fiction and fantasy, she is best known for
her daring, stylish and provocative Wraeththu trilogy (The Enchantments
of Flesh and Spirit, The Bewitchments of Love and Hate, The Fulfilments
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. 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.
Long before the Wraeththu assumed total mastery of the Earth and
dominion over the dwindling remnants of the human race, they were a
wild and passionate people, living in scattered tribes, worshiping
strange gods, increasing their numbers by transmuting humans into their
own kind. 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. When Pellaz, a
brash and reckless young leader, rose from destruction to take his
place in Wraeththu history. 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.
