Grigori Trilogy
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The Grigori Trilogy is a series of three gothic horror
novels by British
author Storm Constantine
. The series tells the story of the Grigori
, a race of fallen angel
s who are being rewoken in preparation for the new millennium
, and their children by human
women, the Nephilim
.
Constantine draws upon a wide-ranging bibliography of references for her novels. Elements of John Milton
's Paradise Lost
, Lord Byron
's Heaven and Earth and the writings of paranormal
author Andrew Collins can be found throughout the series.
Originally published in the United Kingdom by Signet/Penguin, the books were later published by U.S. publisher Meisha Merlin. In 2006, the first book in the series was brought back in to print by UK-based Immanion Press. The remaining two books will follow.
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
novels by British
United Kingdom
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author Storm Constantine
Storm Constantine
Storm Constantine is a British science fiction and fantasy author, primarily known for her Wraeththu series.- Life and work :Since the late 1980s Constantine has written more than 20 novels, plus several non-fiction books...
. The series tells the story of the Grigori
Grigori
The Watchers is a term found in the Old Testament Book of Daniel, and later sources, which is connected to angels...
, a race of fallen angel
Fallen angel
Fallen angel is a concept developed in Jewish mythology from interpretation of the Book of Enoch. The actual term fallen angel is not found in either the Hebrew Bible or the New Testament. Christians adopted the concept of fallen angels mainly based on their interpretations of the Book of...
s who are being rewoken in preparation for the new millennium
Millennium
A millennium is a period of time equal to one thousand years —from the Latin phrase , thousand, and , year—often but not necessarily related numerically to a particular dating system....
, and their children by human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
women, the Nephilim
Nephilim
The Nephilim are the offspring of the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men" in Genesis 6:4, or giants who inhabit Canaan in Numbers 13:33. A similar word with different vowel-sounds is used in Ezekiel 32:27 to refer to dead Philistine warriors....
.
Constantine draws upon a wide-ranging bibliography of references for her novels. Elements of John Milton
John Milton
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, a scholarly man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell...
's Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. It was originally published in 1667 in ten books, with a total of over ten thousand individual lines of verse...
, Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, later George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, FRS , commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was a British poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement...
's Heaven and Earth and the writings of paranormal
Paranormal
Paranormal is a general term that designates experiences that lie outside "the range of normal experience or scientific explanation" or that indicates phenomena understood to be outside of science's current ability to explain or measure...
author Andrew Collins can be found throughout the series.
Originally published in the United Kingdom by Signet/Penguin, the books were later published by U.S. publisher Meisha Merlin. In 2006, the first book in the series was brought back in to print by UK-based Immanion Press. The remaining two books will follow.
Books
- Stalking Tender Prey (1995)
- Scenting Hallowed Blood (1996)
- Stealing Sacred Fire (1997)