The Moonshawl: A Wraeththu Mythos Novel
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Gelaming – the most influential tribe of Wraeththu, whose tribal home is Almagabra
Har – a Wraeththu individual
Harakin – a term used by a har to describe members of his family
Harling – a young har not yet at feybraiha
Hienama – equivalent of a priest/teacher/healer
Househar – a member of the household staff
Hurakin - relatives
Inception – the process by which a human becomes har, involving a transfusion of blood.
Keephar – an innkeeper/landlord
Majhahn – a ritual
Nayati – a temple or sacred space for spiritual work
Ouana – the masculine aspect of Wraeththu
Phylarch – leader of a phyle
Phyle – a distinct community within a tribe, a sub tribe
Pothar – har employed in an inn
Pureborn – a har who has been born to harish parents rather than inception from human. A second-generation har and beyond.
Nahir Nuri – a har of high spiritual rank, who has undergone all caste training.
Soume – the feminine aspect of Wraeththu
Tiahaar – a polite form of address (as in Sir, Madam)
Tigron – ruler of Wraeththu in Immanion
Wraeththu – (ray-thoo) androgynous race that came to replace humanity
Glossary of Welsh Terms and Phrases
Dôl Cartref – Home Meadow
Dŵr Alarch – Swan Tower
Gadael, ysbryd aflan! – Be gone, foul spirit!
Craig Drygioni – Mischief Rock
Gwerin Crwydrwyr - Roamer Folk
Llwybr Llwynog – Fox Run (the fox path)
Maes Siôl – Shawl Field
Pwll Siôl Lleuad – Moonshawl Pool
Siôl lleuad – Moonshawl
Afon Siôl Lleuad – River Moonshawl
Yn dod yn dda! – become well or good
Ysbryd garedig – a good spirit (pl. Ysbryddon garedig)
Ysbryd drwg – an evil spirit
About the Author
Storm is the creator of the Wraeththu Mythos, the first trilogy of which was published in the 1980s. However, the influences and inspirations for the Wraeththu world go much further back than that, and continue into the future as she plans more stories for it.
Her other full length works cross genres from science fiction, to dark fantasy, to epic fantasy, to slipstream. She has written over thirty books, including full length novels, novellas, short story collections and non-fiction titles.
Storm is the founder of Immanion Press, created initially to publish her out-of-print back catalogue, but which evolved into the thriving venture it is today. Her interests include magic and spirituality, Reiki, movies, music and MMOs. Among her many occupations, most of which are unpaid, she runs a Reiki school and a guild called Equilibrium on the EU servers of World of Warcraft. She lives in the Midlands of the UK.
Books by Storm Constantine
The Wraeththu Chronicles
*The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit
*The Bewitchments of Love and Hate
*The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire
*The Wraeththu Chronicles (omnibus of trilogy)
The Wraeththu Histories
*The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure
*The Shades of Time and Memory
*The Ghosts of Blood and Innocence
Wraeththu Mythos
*The Hienama
*Student of Kyme
The Artemis Cycle
*The Monstrous Regiment
*Aleph
The Grigori Books
*Stalking Tender Prey
*Scenting Hallowed Blood
*Stealing Sacred Fire
The Magravandias Chronicles:
*Sea Dragon Heir
*Crown of Silence
*The Way of Light
*Hermetech
*Burying the Shadow
*Sign for the Sacred
Calenture
*Thin Air
Silverheart (with Michael Moorcock)
Short Story Collections:
*The Thorn Boy and Other Dreams of Dark Desire
*Mythangelus
*Mythophidia
*Mytholumina
*Mythanimus
Wraeththu Mythos Collections
(co-edited with Wendy Darling, including stories by the editors and other writers)
*ParaGenesis
*Para Imminence
*Para Kindred
Non-Fiction
*Sekhem Heka
*Grimoire Dehara: Kaimana
The Inward Revolution (with Deborah Benstead)
Egyptian Birth Signs (with Graham Phillips)
Bast and Sekhmet: Eyes of Ra (with Eloise Coquio)
*available as Immanion Press editions