19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ, UK
High Priestess and Empress - Susan Wands
Sat, 19 Oct
|London
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.
Time & Location
19 Oct 2024, 14:00 – 17:00
London, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ, UK
About the event
“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.
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.
Susan is the 2024 American Legacy Book Awards Winner in Visionary Fiction for the first book in her Arcana Oracle Series, Magician and Fool. Other awards for the book include: 2023 International Book Awards Winner in Fiction (Visionary), and the 2023 IPPY Awards Gold Medalist Winner in Visionary/New Age Fiction, and 2023 IAN Book of the Year Awards Finalist in Fiction: Paranormal/Supernatural.