The Unceasing Storm

Just over fifty years ago, China’s Cultural Revolution began. The movement was intended to bring about a return to revolutionary Maoist beliefs and resulted in attacks on intellectuals and those believed to be counter-revolutionaries, capitalists and rightists; a large-scale purge in government posts; the appearance of a personality cult around Mao Zedong; and an estimated death count of between one and three million. When Katherine Luo moved from Hong Kong to mainland China in 1955 to study drama and opera, she hoped her ideals and patriotism might help to build her country. Like many citizens, she loved the motherland and admired its revolutionary leaders. After years of completely trusting the regime, rationalizing its decisions and betrayals, and criticizing herself for doubting the Party, she realized that no matter how much she loved China, it would never love her back because she had the wrong background—capitalist class origins and overseas connections. The Unceasing Storm describes Luo’s personal struggles—among other things, she was expelled from university, forbidden to marry her first love, and accused of being a spy—but it is also the memoir of a generation, representative of similar incidents occurring all over China. Luo’s colleagues and famous artists were dogged by their backgrounds—the unluckiest in the “to be executed, imprisoned or placed under surveillance” category; family members and teachers were labelled rightists; friends and war heroes were imprisoned; careers were ruined, families separated, ordinary people lifted to power one morning and destroyed overnight. Some of those with stories to tell perished, of those who lived, many prefer to forget, and others burned all written records to avoid being incriminated. When the people involved in the revolution have all died, it will be all too easy to forget or pretend it never happened. The Unceasing Storm is one step towards creating a truthful record of contemporary China.

After the death of the Dark Prince, the Unseelie realm has been plunged into chaos. The land is being torn apart by endless storms. Asha Trinity is destined to become the new queen even though that’s the last thing she wants. Half dryad and half goblin, her quest is to somehow find a way to restore the balance. With the old ruler now gone, a king must be chosen to sit by her side. The advisors to the throne are trying to force destiny to adhere to their ambitions. No one can rule fate, which they’ll learn soon enough. Their meddling instigated the chaos and now magic is fading from their realm. Dacrith, the only son of the Dark Prince, was exiled to the goblin dungeon for treason long ago. He managed to escape from the labyrinth and exacted his revenge on his father. Fate brings the half-dryad to him and she tells him her destiny, not realizing who he is. It is his birthright to sit on the throne beside her, but he will have to fight for what he wants in order to win her over. As a dryad princess, Asha will be bound for life to the man she selects. Choosing the wrong person will cause the balance to shift even further, which will put the entire fae world in jeopardy. The storms are already beginning to spread to the Seelie realm and the borderlands that separate the two regions is weakening. If the balance isn’t restored, fae magic will fade away and will soon be lost forever.

Compilation of a wide variety of original source material accompanied by a significant amount of Remlap's text, which provides context and flow.

A young woman gifted with magic in a world where the ability is forbidden to women, discovers she is at the heart of a vast conspiracy by the world's powers to use her abilities to further their own agendas.

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