High Priestess and Empress - Susan Wands

Join our meet and greet with the author and get your own signed copy of High Priestess and Empress, the second volume in her award-winning Arcana Oracle Series, set in a Victorian London where Pamela Colman Smith and her tarot avatars engage in the eternal battle of good vs. evil.

“If you are looking for a rollicking good time with magical fireworks in a Neo-Victorian aesthetic involving dozens of the most fascinating historical personalities playing the roles of melodramatic good and evil characters, then look no further. I hope you enjoy this novel as much as I have learned to.” —Mary K. Greer, author of Women of the Golden Dawn: Rebels and Priestesses

In the tradition of such works as Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susan Wands’s High Priestess and Empress is a unique work of dark fantasy that delves into every corner of London, from the elite's dazzling parties to the cold, filthy streets to the most mysterious corners of its museums. Each of these is the setting for a surprising spectacle in a slow-burn battle for magical dominance. Pamela Colman Smith, a seer and empath, hired by a cult to design tarot cards, must summon the muses of her cards, High Priestess and Empress, to help her thwart the nemesis who seeks to control her and keep the Carlists from trying to destroy all female rulers.