Storm Constantine was a British science fiction and fantasy author, primarily known for her Wraeththu series, which began as one trilogy but has spawned many subsequent works.
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15 Facts About Storm Constantine
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Storm Constantine's was the author of over 30 published novels and non-fiction books, plus numerous other publications, including magical grimoires.
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Author, who chose the pen name Storm Constantine, was born 12 October 1956 in Stafford, the county town of Staffordshire, England.
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Storm Constantine's began creating stories and art at an early age, devising make-believe worlds and writing sequels to Greek and Roman myths.
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Storm Constantine's later cited her years in this scene as a strong influence for her Wraeththu series, explaining to an interviewer that the people around her "were all very androgynous" and to her "seemed like fantasy creatures".
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Storm Constantine began her serious writing career by writing a novel which became the Wraeththu trilogy, .
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In subsequent works, including a trilogy intersecting with the first, several novels, and many short stories, Storm Constantine further developed Wraeththu, in particular their evolution into fully realized, androgynous beings.
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Storm Constantine regularly interacted directly with fans through online forums, early forms of social media, and weekly online chats.
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Subsequently Storm Constantine participated in numerous conventions including Lunacon and Dragon Con in the US, plus many others in the UK.
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Unlike some authors, Storm Constantine was accepting of fan fiction, and once she began to read what her fans had written, actively encouraged it.
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Storm Constantine used Immanion Press as a way of putting the work of talented fan fiction writers in print as fully-fledged novels.
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Storm Constantine's was primary editor on dozens of books published by Immanion Press.
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Storm Constantine's further took on the task of laying out many books, including her own, for publication, formatting text, setting up artwork, and preparing the final file to be sent to the printer.
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Storm Constantine lived in Stafford her entire life and enjoyed a long marriage with Jim Hibbert.
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Storm Constantine died aged 64 on 14 January 2021, after a long illness.
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