Description
On her return to London, artist and seer Pamela Colman Smith discovers that her nemesis, Aleister Crowley, has returned-and his sights are set on her. Despite Aleister's efforts to stop Pamela from further developing her tarot deck and accessing its magic, she carries on casting her High Priestess and Empress muses, Golden Dawn society leader Florence Farr and popular theatre star Ellen Terry. But when Ellen is poisoned and nearly killed, Pamela realizes that Aleister won't stop coming for her-not until her muses are dead.
When Aleister reveals his plot to assassinate Queen Victoria and all female rulers, war breaks out between the Aleister's Carlists and the Golden Dawn. With so many lives on the line-that of the queen, and those of her friends-Pamela must access her inner magic to face the battle of her life.
About the Author
Susan Wands is a writer, tarot reader, and actor. A graduate from the University of Washington, she has acted professionally across the United States and on Broadway, has written plays, screenplays, and skits, and has produced several indie films. As a cochair of the NYC Chapter of the Historical Novel Society, she helps produce monthly online book launches and author panels. Wands's writings have appeared in Art in Fiction, Kindred Spirits magazine, and The Irving Society journal First Knight. The third book of the Arcana Oracle Series, Emperor and Hierophant, is currently in the works. Susan lives in NYC with her husband, actor Robert Petkoff, and two cats, Flora and Flynn.
Reviews
"Wands creates a London where Pamela Colman Smith and her tarot avatars engage in that eternal battle of good vs. evil. The research is stunning. Late-nineteenth-century London comes alive with theater performers, street urchins, suffragettes, and the Golden Dawn. Fast-paced and magical!"
-Faith Justice, author of Dawn Empress: A Novel of Imperial Rome
"High Priestess and Empress is a sumptuous feast for the senses. Wands conjures a luscious, spellbinding tale of art and the occult in a thrilling must-read for magic, history, and tarot lovers."
-Sasha Graham, author of The Magic of Tarot
"I was captivated by the story. Each chapter brought the character alive, and one could quite easily imagine the ambience of the time."
-Avril Price, Tarot Master, College of Psychic Studies, London
"If you enjoy learning about tarot history and a great story revolving around a remarkable group of people you are going to love every single one of the books in this series."
-Sharon Rapseik,, Tarot Master and talk radio host
Book Information
ISBN 9781684632343
Author Susan Wands
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint SparkPress
Publisher SparkPress
When Aleister reveals his plot to assassinate Queen Victoria and all female rulers, war breaks out between the Aleister's Carlists and the Golden Dawn. With so many lives on the line-that of the queen, and those of her friends-Pamela must access her inner magic to face the battle of her life.
About the Author
Susan Wands is a writer, tarot reader, and actor. A graduate from the University of Washington, she has acted professionally across the United States and on Broadway, has written plays, screenplays, and skits, and has produced several indie films. As a cochair of the NYC Chapter of the Historical Novel Society, she helps produce monthly online book launches and author panels. Wands's writings have appeared in Art in Fiction, Kindred Spirits magazine, and The Irving Society journal First Knight. The third book of the Arcana Oracle Series, Emperor and Hierophant, is currently in the works. Susan lives in NYC with her husband, actor Robert Petkoff, and two cats, Flora and Flynn.
Reviews
"Wands creates a London where Pamela Colman Smith and her tarot avatars engage in that eternal battle of good vs. evil. The research is stunning. Late-nineteenth-century London comes alive with theater performers, street urchins, suffragettes, and the Golden Dawn. Fast-paced and magical!"
-Faith Justice, author of Dawn Empress: A Novel of Imperial Rome
"High Priestess and Empress is a sumptuous feast for the senses. Wands conjures a luscious, spellbinding tale of art and the occult in a thrilling must-read for magic, history, and tarot lovers."
-Sasha Graham, author of The Magic of Tarot
"I was captivated by the story. Each chapter brought the character alive, and one could quite easily imagine the ambience of the time."
-Avril Price, Tarot Master, College of Psychic Studies, London
"If you enjoy learning about tarot history and a great story revolving around a remarkable group of people you are going to love every single one of the books in this series."
-Sharon Rapseik,, Tarot Master and talk radio host
Book Information
ISBN 9781684632343
Author Susan Wands
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint SparkPress
Publisher SparkPress
