Product Description

A young harling comes of age in the ruined City of Ghosts, unaware of his heritage and the secrets his father has kept for so long.

In the city of Immanion, Calanthe has ousted Thiede from power and a new age has dawned for Wraeththukind; the reverberations of its arrival shake every corner of the earth. In the wake of this event, a remarkable child is conceived, affected by weird energies to become something more than the sum of his parents.

The Tigron, Pellaz, is faced with the dilemma that something huge and terrifying threatens the new race of Wraeththu, just as it is trying to establish itself in the ruins of human civilisation. It is a threat from beyond earthly reality, and it is searching for avatars to work in its name.

The Forest of Gebaddon is about to spew forth its captives, the disempowered Varrs. Their leader, Ponclast, is about to be transformed into a foe worthy of taking on the Tigron himself.

The warring factions of Wraeththu must unite to protect their world, and Pellaz must venture into unimaginable new territories. Will he make the ultimate sacrifice to protect his people?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #182665 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

From the Publisher
The Shades of Time and Memory reveals the growing pains of this new androgynous race. Wraeththu are no longer children, running wild in the debris of humanity’s demise. They must grow up quickly, or perish.

About the Author
Storm Constantine is the author of more than twenty novels. The Shades of Time and Memory is the fifth of her Wraeththu series. Recent books include The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure, the Magravandias Chronicles trilogy, Silverheart (co-written with Michael Moorcock), the The Oracle Lips short story anthology, and The Thorn Boy and Other Tales of Dark Desire. Storm is also the author of three non-fiction books, is a practicing Reiki master, and operates her own publishing company in the U.K. She lives in Stafford,
England, with her husband Jim Hibbert and eight cats, who think they own the house.

Customer Reviews

Of love and war and unearthly plots
Storm Constantine reveals at last what happened after the reunion of the two fateful lovers, Pellaz and Calanthe, and the apparent jubilation of the great Puppeteer Thiede. We watch the consequences of that crucial events unfold, as byzantine intrigues are weaved and an old enemy, believed safely exiled, returns to his vengeance. While Pellaz, Cal, Cobweb, and other First Generation hara come to terms wiht history and with themselves, second generation hara like Aleem, Tyson and Moon discover love and his dangers and frustrations. It's a time of tragedy and turmoil, when the wisdom of decisions and politics is questioned in dramatic ways. And in the beyond, in the unfathomable Otherlanes, an ancient menace threathens Wraeththukind. But someone is watching over Hara. And what's happened to Thiede?
This is a story of exquisite complexity,depicting intriguing characters searching love, justice and happiness as their whole race learns to cope with its own nature and destiny. A must read!