TAROT TALES by Pollack, rachel & caitlin matthews - first edition , 1996

ace, first edition , 1996. , fine, unread, new looking , , paperback,

London: Century Hutchinson, 1989. 'A Legend Book'. Rachel Pollack and Caitlin Matthews have done the improbable: they've assembled a theme anthology of excellent original stories. They required only that tarot cards be used in the construction of the story, and the 16 contributors were liberated by this rather than restricted. Stories by M. John Harrison, Rachel Pollack, and Michael Moorcock are the most explicitly structured on the tarot, Pollack using cards of her own design. The superb 'The Wind Box' by Scott Bradfield is narrated in language so plain as to often be nearer poetry than prose. Gwyneth Jones's 'The Lovers', too, is simple, direct, and strong. Many of the stories are about journeys (to be expected with tarot), but they cover varied landscapes, and all of them explore the myths and human nature embodied in the cards. Contents: 1). The Lovers - Gwyneth Jone. 2). Rembrandts of Things Past - Sheila Finch. 3). The Horse of Iron and How We Can Know It and Be… Read More