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Doomed Queens:
Royal Women Who Met Bad Ends, from Cleopatra to Princess Di
Marie Antoinette, Anne Boleyn, Cleopatra. Throughout history, royal women have had a distressing way of meeting bad ends. Blending meticulous research with colorful narratives and original art, Doomed Queens charts centuries of royal plotting, backstabbing, and intrigue with wit, style, and a taste of the macabre. Doomed Queens is a wry tribute to those ill-fated power brokers who paved the way for womankind, one spectacular regal demise at a time.
Softcover with French flaps, 6 x 9", 176 pages. Sepia ink interior; gold foil on cover.
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The Book of Goddesses:
expanded anniversary edition
Drawing inspiration from the many goddesses honored throughout history, this lavishly illustrated, greatly expanded tenth anniversary edition of Kris Waldherr’s beloved classic pays homage to one hundred of these revered women. This visually stunning book is a testament to the power, passion, wisdom, and beauty of women everywhere, in all stages of life.
Hardcover, 9 x 10", 176 pages. Full color throughout; gold foil on cover.
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The Lover's Path:
an illustrated novel
The Lover's Path, a moving tale of forbidden love, is a feminist epic told in multiple layers. Filamena Ziani is the much younger sister of the most famous courtesan in sixteenth-century Venice. Orphaned as an infant, Filamena has come of age bent like a branch to her sister's will. Then a dark-haired stranger offers a gift that will change the course of her life forever: a single ripe plum, and an invitation to walk along the lover's path, wherever it may lead. Through a novel combination of narrative, famous love stories , sumptuous illustrations, and "actual" letters, Filomena's path is beautifully described and stunningly revealed.
Hardcover, 144 pages with full color illustrations, 5.5 x 7". Full color dust jacket with gold ink.
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Persephone and the Pomegrante
When Persephone, daughter of the harvest goddess Demeter, bends down to pick a blood-red narcissus, the earth suddenly splits in two. From the abyss a golden chariot appears, and its mysterious driver drags Persephone into the crevice. Deep in the darkness of the underworld, Persephone discovers that she has been abducted by Pluto who loves her and makes her his queen. Then the grief-stricken Demeter refuses to allow spring to return unless she is reunited with her daughter. Will Pluto free Persephone, or is the earth doomed?
Kris Waldherr’s breathtaking illustrations, filled with mystery and magic, enrich this haunting Greek myth.
Available for iPad, NOOK, and Kindle.
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Sacred Animals
A work of both art and scholarship, this stunning gift book is for animal lovers of all ages.
From the beginning of time, people have watched and wondered at the animals with which they share the earth. Over the centuries thousands of stories have sprung up around animals, many based in truth, others the products of pure imagination, but all of them celebrating the magic and mystery of the natural world. As she did in the best-selling The Book of Goddesses, Kris Waldherr has combed the world’s mythologies to create an inspiring multicultural collection of images and information. Dazzling full color portraits of legendary creatures and mythical beasts are accompanied by lively, well-researched commentaries that explore each of sixteen animals’ special significance.
Available for iPad, NOOK, and Kindle.
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Based on the much-loved Igor Stravinsky ballet. Illustrated with oil paintings by Kris Waldherr. Written by Robert D. San Souci.
Attracted by a blazing light, Prince Ivan enters a mysterious garden. There he finds a magnificent creature flitting from branch to branch—the Firebird. When he ensnares her, he is dismayed to see her brilliant plumage begin to fade. Quickly the prince releases her, and she in return gives him a magical feather to aid him in times of danger. Soon Ivan meets the beauteous Princess Elena, held prisoner by a malevolent wizard. Will the Firebird’s gift help the prince and princess escape? Or will they be destroyed in their quest?
Available for iPad, NOOK, and Kindle.
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The Firebird
Based on the much-loved Igor Stravinsky ballet. Illustrated with oil paintings by Kris Waldherr. Written by Robert D. San Souci.
Attracted by a blazing light, Prince Ivan enters a mysterious garden. There he finds a magnificent creature flitting from branch to branch—the Firebird. When he ensnares her, he is dismayed to see her brilliant plumage begin to fade. Quickly the prince releases her, and she in return gives him a magical feather to aid him in times of danger. Soon Ivan meets the beauteous Princess Elena, held prisoner by a malevolent wizard. Will the Firebird’s gift help the prince and princess escape? Or will they be destroyed in their quest?
Available for iPad, NOOK, and Kindle.
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The Goddess Tarot Guidebook
Rich in symbolism and beauty, The Goddess Tarot is an indispensable guide to the language of feminine symbols and mysticism used in the bestselling Goddess Tarot deck. Award-winning author and artist Kris Waldherr combines art and words to create a true celebration of the Divine Feminine. Drawing inspiration from the many goddesses honored throughout history and all over the globe, The Goddess Tarot is an essential tool of empowerment, personal growth, and transformation for women everywhere.
Available for iPad, NOOK, and Kindle.
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A Celebration of the Divine Feminine: The Mythic Art of Kris Waldherr
The exhibition catalog of Kris's solo exhibition at the New York Open Center. This beautiful full color gift book offers seventy reproductions of goddess art along with retellings of the myths that inspired them, and information about their creation.
Available in digital and print editions. Softcover, 80 pages, 8.26" x 11.69", perfect binding, full-color interior ink.
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photo of Kris Waldherr
by Nina Subin
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