Waking the Moon Book

The reign of men has ended in this gripping thriller from Elizabeth Hand, and the fate of the world is on the line
Sweeney Cassidy is the typical college freshman at the University of the Archangels and St. John the Divine in Washington, DC. She drinks. She parties. And she certainly doesn't suspect that underneath its picturesque Gothic façade, the University is a haven for the Benandanti, a cult devoted to suppressing the powerful and destructive Moon Goddess. But everything is about to change as Sweeney learns that her two new best friends are the Goddess's Chosen Ones. Rich and engrossing, Waking the Moon is a seductive post-feminist thriller that delves into an ancient feud, where the real and magical collide, and one woman is forced to make a decision that will change the world. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Elizabeth Hand including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.

Elizabeth Hand (b. 1957) is a science fiction and fantasy author whose books include the Winterlong trilogy, Waking the Moon, Last Summer at Mars Hill, and Generation Loss. Her novels and short stories have won the Nebula, World Fantasy, and Shirley Jackson awards, among others. Hand was born in Yonkers and raised in Pound Hill, New York; she now divides her time between London and the coast of Maine. She is a regular contributor to the Washington Post and the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.

Three college friends are caught in the ancient rite of death and rebirth meant to wake the Goddess from her sleep after thousands of years of patriachal rule. 2 cassettes.