Time of the Faeries Blog

What is a Nephilim?

The price for an Angel leaving Eve’n is to lose one’s own identity and memory.  Some Angels choose to rebel against what they consider to be an obsolete system, fall to Earth, leaving behind all they were in hopes of rediscovering a better way.  The reality is a harsh one.

These Fallen Angels, called Nephilim, have to start anew, orphaned and amnesiac.  They are part mortal, bound to live out their lives in the world of humans.  Many end up lost souls, haunted, and tormented by the dark memories that exist only on the tips of their dreams.

What is an angel?

After the devastation of the Fall of Kailand, many noble faeries withdrew from human society and interactions.  Fearing a repeat of the last great war, the noble faeries created a new faerie realm, separate from humans, watching over humans, and slowly guiding the development of human culture, religion, and society.  As these noble faeries go about their new self-appointed mission of molding humans, their wings evolve from quixotic insect wings to giant feathered wings, differentiating themselves from their past, creating a new identity and mythology for themselves. They become…Angels.

What is a modern faerie?

It took time, lots of time, but a few street faeries began to connect with humans again.  They began to understand the modern world, and learn how to work within the confines, the potential, and the power of the urban world.  They sense the energy in neon lights, the connection in the wireless air, the beat of mp3s.  Faeries slowly began to dance to the rhythm of midnight traffic and fly on the heat from black tarmac. 

Their tattered wings grew strong again.  Their rags transformed into micro-mini skirts with coordinating boots and jackets.  The faeries, in all their glory and mischief, were back and ready to inspire humans once again.

What is a street faerie?

Upon their return to the modern world, the faeries of yesteryear were stupified by the reality of the modern world, rampant commercialism that focuses on self-indulgence, technology run amuck with no regards to the natural world, parking lots where trees used to be, oil slicks on the surface of once pristine waves, humans with little sense of magick, or even hope. 

The faeries, like many humans, feel out of place and disconnected from their old powers.  Their wings become tattered, their clothing even worse, as they quickly lose hope.  They struggle on the streets of the urban cities, doing what they can to survive, plying small tricks to feel that sense of connection to humanity, grinding their wings to dust and snorting it up again to feel magick.  They become indistinguishable from other young girls, equally abandoned by the modern world, walking the streets, homeless.

What is a faerie?

A faerie is an energy being descended from starlight, charged with watching over sentient beings and inspiring their evolution.  They are simply a glimmer of light, with no actual body.  They use illusions to take the form of humans so that humans can relate with them.  Only when absolutely necessary, when they have to physically interact with the world around them, do they become corporeal.

Their wings and clothing reflect their mood, a way for faeries to create their own identities.

They have been around for as long as humans have.

Afterlight: Character Preview Book – Limited Edition – PRE-ORDER

We are very excited to announce the completion of our Afterlight: Character Preview Book!  If you’re our facebook fan, you’ve had a chance to order it already.  If not, here’s your chance now to reserve your copy.  We have 45 of 125 copies left.  I really don’t think there will be any left by the time of its release on September 13.  How exciting!

This is a LIMITED EDITION art book, with only 125 copies in existence.
Contains character profiles and an excerpt from The Afterlight: End of the World, vol. 1
32 pages of art.

Comes numbered and with a certificate of authenticity signed by the author.

PRE-ORDER to reserve your copy of this limited edition book. Once it sells out, it’s gone and it is expected to sell fast. SHIPPING will be September 13, 2010.

To order, visit our Time of the Faeries online store.

Here is artist Joseph Corsentino with the Afterlight: Character Preview Book.

Lots of new faeries prints available for sale

We are updating the Time of the Faeries online store with many new prints and images of faeries, angels, and vampires.  We know many fans have their own favorites.  In the past, we’ve tried restricting available prints to twenty at a time, but now, due to fan request, we will post LOTS of prints on the store.  Periodically, every month or so, we will rotate in 50 different prints and rotate out the older pieces.  So, keep an eye on the store, sign onto our facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/timeofthefaeries to be notified of the next rotation!

Third Wave of TOTF: Afterlight Characters!

We have three more Time of the Faeries: The Afterlight characters to introduce to you today.  You will get to know these characters more in The Afterlight graphic novel, volume 1.

Work on the graphic novel itself is well underway.  Joseph Corsentino has to take a short pause from our Afterlight work to create the 2011 Time of the Faeries calendar!  Be sure to keep an eye out for the calendar and grab twelve prints for the price of one!

As usual, you can always get  Time of the Faeries prints at http://www.timeofthefaeries.com/store.  We now have almost 50 prints posted on the store.  Every month, we rotate in new prints and take out new prints, so come back often.

First, we have Anavere, an Angel who has seen too much and have done worse.  Somewhere inside her mad mind is a terrible secret.

Second, we have Crazy Rich.  Dangerous?  Or just dangerously loud-mouthed?

Finally, we are thrilled to re-introduce you to Inanna, beautiful and powerful, perhaps one of the most powerful of the Angelic legions.  Yet, she holds no love for humans.

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Start of Summer Sale! – 20% off Everything

Did you know Summer is starting soon?  Monday, June 21, 2010 is the start of summer, and oh, how LOVELY it is to celebrate warm breezes, days at the beach, and night time strolls with your loved ones. 

Let’s kick it off with a Summer Sale of 20% off everything at the Time of the Faeries online store!

From June 21 to July 1, everything is 20% off. 

We have new faeries, angels, and vampires, as well as old favorites.  If you don’t already have the Time of the Faeries book, now is a good time to grab a copy.  Also, for the first time ever, to start your Time of the Faeries collection, we are offering the Time of the Faeries book and three 8.5×11 prints as a package for only $50!  That’s $30 off the regular retail price. 

This Starter Pack is only available during the Start of Summer Sale.

You will not see the sale online until June 21, so be sure to visit then to grab your discount!

Characters from The Afterlight Released!

Joseph Corsentino has finished the writing of Time of the Faeries: The Afterlight and is now on to working on the art pieces for the graphic novel. 

We would like to introduce you to three of characters from The Afterlight and hope you will come to know and love them as we do!

First, we have Terra, a major Angel.

Next, we have Sinoh.

Finally, with great excitement, we introduce Raph!  Raph is one of only five Phelans.

As the publication of the graphic novel Time of the Faeries: The Afterlight draws closer, more exclusive looks will be released here and on the Facebook fan page.  See you in The Afterlight!