Product Description

Murder, magick and mayhem cause havoc in a small town as a young woman seeks clues to her grandmother's mysterious death. Endowed with her own heritage of Scotch-Irish witchcraft, Elizabeyta is confronted by the evil Blackthorn family, and a battle between the forces of darkness and light ensues.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #773834 in Books
• Published on: 1995-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 360 pages

Customer Reviews

Beneath a mountain moon
Having read SRW's witchcraft books, and not being terribly impressed I thought I would try her fiction. I wasn't really impressed with this either, its not a bad novel and would only suggest reading it if you have nothing better. It has a very weak storyline and one I couldn't get into, I couldn't really absorb the characters or feel the story with them.

Kudos to Silver for a refreshing perspective!
Silver did not set out to make this book realistic. This is a fictional novel, with fictional characters. However she, like Dion Fortune sought to include certain aspects of the magickal practices by having her characters use REAL aspects of solitary magick. While some of the reviews of this book are less favorable, they come from the aspect of those who know the Craft from perhaps a somewhat limited perspective.

This book was not designed to be a real account of a real character, however I can tell you that every bit of what Elizabeyta did is very real from the perspective of Solitary Witchcraft, from the preparation and execution of ritual in the magickal circle, to conjuring divinity for specific purposes, to the use of herbs and oils for protection wards, to the drawing down of the Morrigan to fight the evil forces of the Blackthorn clan - these are all things which Witches do throughout the course of their lives. Having been born an instinctual Witch and having practiced a blend of Scottish/British Witchcraft for a number of years, I can vouch that nothing about the magickal practices used by the main character of the book was fantasy. Those that think so need to broaden their perspectives and do a little more homework.

Silver RavenWolf, like Dion Fortune, attempts to teach by telling a story, rather than providing a how-to manual. Sometimes when we have had enough of how-to books, this book can get the magickal juices flowing again and provide a fresh perspective on the subject.

This book teaches that magickal practices of The Craft are performed by everyday people like you and I, and the magickal results happen for those same people, very much real and in tune with the signs of the times.

Silver RavenWolf... give us more!

Overall Quite Good....
I agree alot with the other comments. Sure some of this is pretty hoaky, but most of it is very good if only for a good read and not to learn by. after all thats why it is fiction. I am not to accepting of the dark side of the book, however i guess all good books have the bad side for the good fight. but ANYWAY, she really wrote an excellent book regardless of if its fact or fiction. I look forward to more from Silver Ravenwolf.