The Bewitchments of Love and Hate
core novel 1988 Wraeththu
Record
| First published | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.24 (859 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| Page count | 416 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781904853404 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The second novel of the Wraeththu Chronicles continues the story of humanity's transformation into the androgynous Wraeththu race through interwoven narratives. A major strand follows Swift, a young har coming of age in the Varr tribe's settlement of Galhea, son of the phyle's leader and the enigmatic witch-har Cobweb. As unrest grows between rival Wraeththu factions and the powerful Gelaming tribe pushes to bring the region of Megalithica under its control while branding the Varrs as barbaric, Swift must weigh troubling accusations against his own people against his childhood loyalties. In a parallel strand, Pellaz, having died at the end of the previous novel, is restored to life and rises to become Tigron, ruler of the Gelaming, in their city of Immanion. The book follows both threads as old loyalties and new political ambitions collide across the Wraeththu tribes.
Where it sits
- Universe: Wraeththu
- Series: Wraeththu core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Storm Constantine
Notes
- From the series record (Wraeththu): Core Canon here covers the original founding trilogy about the rise of the androgynous, mutant Wraeththu race in a near-future-turned-mythic Earth; the author later wrote several further Wraeththu trilogies and story collections in the same setting, treated as expanded material rather than Core Canon.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Wraeththu: position 2 of 3: previous The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit (1987) · next The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire (1989)
Sources
- Storm Constantine biographical and bibliographical entry (encyclopedic reference)
- https://www.immanion-press.com/bewitchments-of-love-and-hate
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