The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit
core novel 1987 Wraeththu
Record
| First published | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.87 (1,500 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| Page count | 320 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780356145488 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Set on a future Earth, The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit (1987) is the first novel in Storm Constantine's Wraeththu trilogy. Pellaz Cevarro, a young man living on a secluded family homestead, has heard rumors of the Wraeththu, a mysterious and feared cult of youths emerging out of cities ravaged by disease and conflict. When the enigmatic Cal arrives at the homestead, Pellaz begins to learn the truth behind those rumors: the Wraeththu are not simply a cult but a new, androgynous, and psychically gifted breed of human, poised to replace Homo sapiens on a devastated world. Drawn by Cal into this transformation, Pellaz is taken from his old life and led toward the process of inception that will remake him as har, setting him on a path away from everything he has known.
Where it sits
- Universe: Wraeththu
- Series: Wraeththu core; position 1 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 1 of 3: next The Bewitchments of Love and Hate (1988)
Sources
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