All right, it’s the truth. The characters of Sex and Chaos are supposed to be remarkably beautiful human beings. Naturally, I in no way intend this as a reflection of the real world, nor do I think the fictional nature of people is better than our reality.
The ancient world put great store by physical comeliness. Without getting bogged down in the details, beauty was the visible mark of approval of the gods. It’s a sad fact but physical deformities were reviled. In Sex and Chaos, the Iphisiads have sometimes fallen prey to this kind of treatment because other people choose to view what the curse has left on their bodies as a terrible deformation.
If I’m making any kind of a point, it’s that no matter how well made we might be on the outside, we’re still subject to torment and tragedy and sadness and self-doubt. Life doesn’t stop sucking because we suddenly find ourselves physically beautiful. With what the cast of Sex and Chaos will have to endure, good looks will count for very little.
Enter The Ancient, Exotic, and Erotic World of the Thermodon Trilogy
The Cover of Book One
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