A novella.
When Jassenah har Sulh arrives in the Wraeththu town of Jesith to train
magically with the famous hienama Ysobi, he's unprepared for the effect
this har will have on him. Ysobi opens Jassenah's mind to the potential
that hara can reach for and in doing so, also opens his heart. Just as
it seems Jassenah has achieved his heart's desire, a new student
arrives, in the form of Gesaril, a damaged young creature with
mysteries lurking in his past. The magic of both the unseen world and
that of harish emotions conspire to destroy Jassenah's idyllic life,
until he feels he's forced to stoop to equally cruel methods to salvage
his happiness. But at what cost?
The Hienama is a rich and deeply erotic tale of the Wraeththu Mythos,
set in the magical land of Alba Sulh. It's a story of hara who live on
the land and in the wake of human passing are trying to establish
communities. They strive to cast off human limitations but sometimes
this task proves difficult, especially when it involves matters of the
heart, when all the dark anxieties and jealousy of their previous human
condition can rise to torment them.
This story is the first in a series of Wraeththu novellas planned by
Storm Constantine, involving the hermaphrodite race who comes to
replace humanity, first explored in her seminal trilogies: The
Wraeththu Chronicles and The Wraeththu Histories.
