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Books Edited by Storm Constantine
Night's Nieces
The Legacy of Tanith Lee
Tanith Lee – 1947-2015 – was a huge influence on fantasy literature, and a towering inspiration to a generation of writers, who were captivated by her iconic, poetic prose, her deft use of language, her surreal visions and her ground-breaking ideas. Many successful authors claim that discovering the work of Tanith Lee encouraged them to write in the first place. In particular, she was instrumental in giving women writers the confidence to break the staid moulds of the genre – to be evocative, sensual and daring in their work, to smash boundaries.
Its title inspired by Tanith’s Flat Earth sequence of books, (in particular Night’s Master), Night’s Nieces is a collection of stories by female writers, who not only counted Tanith Lee as a close friend, but also as a mentor, a teacher and an inspiration. Tanith, having no children herself, considered these younger women to be her ‘nieces’ and offered her support to their writing.
While the ‘nieces’ included in this book do not encompass all of Tanith’s close writer friends - for she had many - it amply provides a sample of her legacy. Each ‘niece’ has written a short story inspired by Tanith’s work, as well as an accompanying article describing how Tanith influenced her career and sharing fond memories of her friendship. The book also includes previously unpublished photographs from Tanith’s life, as well as artwork by the authors.
Contributors include Storm Constantine, Cecilia Dart-Thornton, Vera Nazarian, Sarah Singleton, Kari Sperring, Sam Stone, Freda Warrington and Liz Williams. With an introduction by John Kaiine.
Internal illustrations by Storm Constantine
Cover by John Kaiine
Immanion Press, 2015
Dark in the Day
Weirdness lurks beyond the margins of the mundane, emerging to dismantle our assumptions of reality. When we encounter strange intervals, our perception of the natural order is challenged and changed. It is perhaps in those moments, that we glimpse the hidden truth of all things.
Dark in the Day is an anthology of weird fiction, penned by established writers and also those new to the genre – the latter being authors who are, or were, students of Creative Writing at Staffordshire University, where editor Storm Constantine occasionally delivers guest lectures. Her co-editor, Paul Houghton, is the senior lecturer in Creative Writing at the university.
Contributors include: Martina Bellovičová, J. E. Bryant, Glynis Charlton, Danielle Collard, Storm Constantine, Louise Coquio, Elizabeth Counihan, Krishan Coupland, Elizabeth Davidson, Siân Davies, Jack Fabian, Paul Finch, Rosie Garland, Rhys Hughes, Kerry Fender, Andrew Hook, Paul Houghton, Tanith Lee, Lisa Mansell, Kate Moore, Tim Pratt, Nicholas Royle, Michael Marshall Smith, Paula Wakefield, Ian Whates and Liz Williams.
Cover photo by Mike Marshall Smith
Cover Design and Interior Illustrations by Storm Constantine
Immanion Press, 2016
Visionary Tongue
A Selection of Stories From the Magazine
"The visionary tongue speaks. Now listen to its voice."
– Storm Constantine
Founder and original editor Storm Constantine has revisited every issue of the ground-breaking magazine Visionary Tongue to select the very best stories and poems to appear in its pages across a twelve year period, more than thirty in all, including early stories from some of the UK genre scene's biggest names.
Contributors: Louise Coquio, Katherine Roberts, David Rain, Tanya Brown, Eden Crain, Chris Amies, Ray Girvan, Justina Robson, Fiona McGavin, Suzanne Gyseman, Jamie Spracklen, Tim Lebbon, Lachesis January, Jason Gould, Chris Green, Liz Williams, Sian Kingstone, Austin McCarron, Lisa Pallin, Isabel Taylor, William Eve, Dylan Kinnett, Paul Whyte, Simon Williams, Colin James, Janine Jones, Austin McCarron, Lauren Halkon, Brian Maycock, Jaine Fenn, Ian Whates, David Graham, Douglas Thompson, J. H. Fleming, A. N. Calaway, Donna Scott
(* Bonus stories by Fiona McGavin, Katherine Roberts, Simon Williams & Liz Williams in the hardback edition only) The book is available as an A5 paperback and a numbered limited edition hardback signed by the editor.
Cover by Ruby
NewCon Press, 2017
Darkest Midnight in December
Ghost Stories for the Winter Season
The ghost story is a Christmas tradition; shadows looming over the brightly-lit tree in a room where logs crackle in the hearth, and the smell of spice and brandy fill the air. Outside the weather is chill; perhaps snow is falling. The house is far from town – lights twinkle in the distance. And over the festive season, as people gather to celebrate and welcome in the New Year, eerie breath might be heard in a dark corridor, hurrying footsteps overhead, a sigh in the depths of a stairwell. When all are supposed to be happy and secure, the intrusion of fear, grief or sadness are alien, and yet bizarrely integral to a time of celebration whose roots lie in ancient, pagan festivals. What stirs in the darkness?
Editor Storm Constantine invited a selection of authors to play with the tropes of the Christmas season, and the stories within this collection are diverse in theme, tone and location. Some of the stories have ghosts, some are purely haunting. All the tales are previously unpublished, from: J. E. Bryant, Storm Constantine, Louise Coquio, Wendy Darling, Nerine Dorman, Rosie Garland, Jessica Gilling, Suzanne Gyseman, Misha Herwin, Rick Hudson, Rhys Hughes, Hannah Kate, Fiona Lane, Fiona McGavin and Adele Marie Park.
Cover by Danielle Lainton
With seven illustrations by Storm Constantine and Wendy Darling.
Immanion Press, 2017
