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39. You might find the novels of Dion Fortune entertaining for something different.

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 02:02 AM

Jul 2020

Fortune was an English occultist and wrote many non-fiction books. The non-fiction books are dry and not to my interests aside from history of occultism but found her novels compelling (first read them in 1990s).

Here are links to the novels and Amazon reviews. As one can see, the books have endured in popularity but Fortune is a lesser known author perhaps to be compared to her contemporary HP Lovecraft (and in my opinion better). Easy fast reads too.

The Sea Priestess

https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Priestess-Dion-Fortune/dp/1578632900/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Goat Foot God

https://www.amazon.com/Goat-Foot-God-Dion-Fortune/dp/0877285004/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

The Winged Bull

https://www.amazon.com/Winged-Bull-Dion-Fortune-dp-0898042216/dp/0898042216/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=

Moon Magic

https://www.amazon.com/Moon-Magic-Dion-Fortune/dp/1578632897/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Demon Lover

https://www.amazon.com/Demon-Lover-Dion-Fortune/dp/157863492X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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