Wraeththu (Wraeththu #1-3)

Posted on 07 September 2018 by Storm Constantine

In this powerful and elegant story set in a future Earth very different from our own, a new kind of human has evolved to challenge the dominion of Homo sapiens. This new breed is stronger, smarter, and far beautiful than their parent race, and are endowed with psychic as well as physical gifts They are destined to supplant humanity as we know it, but humanity won t die without a struggle.Here at last in a single volume are all three of Constantine s Wraeththu trilogy The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit, The Bewitchments of Love and Hate, and The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire. Best Download Kindle ePUB Wraeththu (Wraeththu #1-3) by Storm Constantine – kino-fada.fr There s really not a whole lot of good about these books While the premise itself is compelling, its execution is nonsensical and offensive The plot is meandering at best, and the characters are mewling, saccharine things with haphazard and inconsistent characterizations The writing style itself is dry with a lot of strangely placed commas, and while Constantine s dialogue has improved to serviceable by the end of the third book, it remains stilted and unconvincing.I picked up the text out There s really not a whole lot of good about these books While the premise itself is compelling, its...This book is great brain candy for me Except for the scope of the epic at 774 pages, not counting appendices it s a great quick read you don t have to think too much about Of the books, I would have to say that the second is probably my favorite because it deals with a character that is born into the world after the Wraethu have taken over and remolded the world.It s postapocalyptic punk with queer romance and magic thrown in Some of the new language Constantine creates is spot on The c This book is grea...I wanted to like these books, really I did The poetic writing style, the atrocious dialogue, the strange and enticing premise, it all seemed so right Pellaz is a great main character, he goes through so much hardship but remains himself through and through He has a great personality, the most realistic of all the characters, and I really enjoyed listening to his story.Constantine has a tendency to throw a lot of pretty words and phrases together that are, in the end, just empty phrases One of I wanted to like these books, really I did The poetic writing style, the atrocious dialogue, the strange and enticing premise, it all seemed so right Pellaz is a great main character, he goes through so much hardship but remains himself through and through He has a great personality, the most realistic of all the characters, and I really enjoyed listening to his story.Constantine has a tendency to throw a lot of pretty words and phrases together that are, in the end, just empty phrases One of those, Time was so fleeting, moving quickly on into the unkno...I m re reading this series.It s wonderful I m glad a friend recommended it to me Best thing about this series is how the characters change and evolve over the decades At least most of them, as you will find out if you read this book.This book is about evolution, the evolution of a mystical, hermaphroditic race Constantine creates a fascinating assortment of characters, especially Calanthe, who change, grow, suffer and learn as these stories progress.My favourite one would be Calanthe s story I m re reading this series.It s wonderful I m glad a friend recommended it to me Best thing about this series is how the characters change and evolve over the decades At least most of them, as you will find out if you read this book.This book is about evolution, the evolution of a mystical, hermaphroditic race Constantine cr...Storm Constantine is not for everyone And the Wraeththu series seems to invoke one of two reactions either you hate them or you love them I m one of those people in the latter category.As a fan of Constantine s works, I have read nearly every novel she s written, but the three books which make up the Wraeththu series were the first, and remain my favorite What s so admirable about these books 1 Her characterization Constantine is a master at making the characters real You care about t Storm Constantine is not for everyone And the Wraeththu series seems to invoke one of two reactions either you hate them or you love them I m one of those people in the latter category.As a fan of Constantine s works, I have read nearly every novel she s written, but the three books which make up the Wraeththu series were the first, and remain my favorite What s so admirable about these books 1 Her characterization Constantine is a master at making the characters real You care about them When they suffer, you feel it When they triumph, you cheer for them.2 Gender bending This series o...Re posted from So whenever I think about how good a book is there always appears in my mind a spectrum On one end we have PLOT and on the other end there is CHARACTER I feel like the books that could most objectively be called the best fall right smack in the middle of these two things, a perfect mix of plot and characters But to be honest the books I love best tend to be way unbalanced, in favour of the character side of things Objectively I can admit Re posted from So whenever I think about how good a book is there always appears in my mind a spectrum On one end we have PLOT and on the other end there is CHARACTER I feel like the books that could most objectively be called the best fall right smack in the middle of these two things, a perfect mix of plot and characters But to be honest the books I love best tend to be way unbalanced, in favour of the character side of things Objectively I can admit that these books might not be the most expertly crafted, but I care not at all It s characters or GTFO for me folks, all the way.Storm Constantine s Wreaththu trilogy read by me in a convenient omnibus version was the perfect example of this Most of the reviews I see of these three books that aren t dealing with the role playing game that has apparently been developed around them complain that the plot is a bit lacking And they re right I can see that they re right Do I care Not really Because dude, I dug the...Today the theme for BBAW is Forgotten Treasure I wouldnt say That Wraeththu by Storm Constantine was a forgotten treasure, but I m sure a great many readers aren t familiar with it The cover shown here is from the collected Omnibus edition There are three books in the series The Enchantments Of Flesh and Spirit The Bewitchments of Love and Hate The Fulfilments of Fate and DesireHere is a little about the book from the Good Reads site In this powerful and elegant story set in a future Earth Today the theme for BBAW is Forgotten Treasure I wouldnt say That Wraeththu by Storm Constantine was a forgotten treasure, but I m sure a great many readers aren t familiar with it The cover shown here is from the collected Omnibus edition There are three books in the series The Enchantments Of Flesh and Spirit The Bewitchments of Love and Hate The Fulfilments of Fate and DesireHere is a little about the book from the Good Read...One of the most phenomenal stories I ve ever readWarning This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS Rating 10 10PROS The depth of the world building is incredible In fact, there were times, especially in the first 100 pages, when I became pretty lost because many of the things the characters conversations referred to were completely foreign to me Throughout the book, I couldn t readthan a couple of pages before something original and unique came up in the story One of the most phenomenal stories I ve ever readWarning This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS Rating 10 10PROS The depth of the world building is incredible In fact, there were times, especially in the first 100 pages, when I became pretty lost because many of the things the characters conversations referred to were completely foreign to me Throughout the book, I couldn t readthan a couple of pages before something original and unique came up in the story a character trait, an element of the setting, a ritual, etc and I had to pause to consider it The writing is very, very good lyrical and poetic and beautiful Constantine uses a wide variety of unusual words to create an exotic tone, and the book has a somber, contemplative feel to it, with numerous references to things that would hap...This book is why I love goodreads It s not in my library If I d seen it in a bookshop the cover and the back blurb would not have caught my interest But because it kept appearing in lists on goodreads that other books I enjoyed were on, I noticed it, read reviews on goodreads and decided to read the book And really enjoyed it Like I found and enjoyed Mind Fuck before this one I think my days of aimlessly wandering the library isles, after finishing up all the books of yet another writer, t This book is why I love goodreads It s not in my library If I d seen it in a bookshop the cover and the back blurb would not have caught my interest But because it kept appearing in lists on goodreads that other books I enjoyed were on, I noticed it, read reviews on goodreads and decided to read the book And really enjoyed it Like I found and enjoyed Mind Fuck before this one I think my days of aimlessly wandering the library isles, after finishing up all the books of yet another writer, to find some...I want to call this a dystopia or an apocalyptic novel, but I m not sure that it fits either definition For man, it is certainly a cautionary tale, but it s not the story of man It s the story of the Wraeththu, who evolve from and are torn from the last generation of man It s a bloody rebirth or step in evolution A chance to re invent what is the best and worst of human, no harish, nature This was an omnibus edition of the first three books of the Wraeththu, but I can t imagine reading them I want to call this a dystopia or an apocalypt...

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07 September 2018

Storm Constantine