Introduction

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.

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Prologue

April 1945

Spoils of War: East Germany

Everyone knew the end was near. But so much still needed to be done.

He stared at a dozen or so wooden crates. Hands on hips, shoulders stooped, and eyes weary. Body and spirit exhausted. Standing before them, as if paralyzed. Three years in training camp and on the battlefield—that was how much time this senseless war had stolen from his life. But for him, it was a lifetime of horror no one else could fathom who had never experienced it. Those years were about to end, and yet he couldn’t say he felt relieved. Another life was waiting for him. A life of peace his fellow survivors couldn’t wait to get back to. But he wasn’t ready. He needed a sense of closure for the life of war he was leaving. But how? Could anyone rise out of the ashes of hell he had been through? ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

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When were the golden manuscripts lost?

Why is Clarissa intent on finding a place to call home?

What is a special characteristic of illuminated manuscripts?

Why do Nathan, Clarissa, and Kurt believe the manuscripts should be returned to the original owners?

Is art valuable? Why do you think so?

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