Minoan Crete is the last stronghold of the Goddess of Ten Thousand Names. In a world torn asunder by invaders, the wealthy island nation is peaceable and sophisticated, but how can it defend against aggressive would-be conquerors without succumbing to what is most dreaded, the glorification of the warrior culture? And now, the great volcano on Santorini (Heria) rumbles too. Ansel is a gifted yet reserved girl who just came of age. Omens suggest that she is chosen to lead her people, but to what end? And how? Theseus is a troubled young man who is capable of both violence and greatness. Can he overcome his past to become a man of wisdom? Or is he doomed to perpetrate evil within the heart of a nation who gambled everything on trusting him? She Who Walks the Labyrinth tackles difficult questions made poignant through the eyes of women and men who face the ruin of everything they care for, yet still struggle heroically to salvage the way of life they so love.
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Kassandra Sojourner is an ordained priestess of the Re-formed Congregation of the Goddess, International. A former scientist and therapist, she finally found her niche as an author, cofounder and production manager of the feminist and Goddess spirituality press, Creatrix Books LLC. She and her life partner, Carol Marshall, live outside Madison, Wisconsin. She is dedicated to bringing back She-of-ten-thousand-names.
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I loved it.
From the Koretide festival when she becomes a young woman to the seizing of her own destiny as the defender of Mother (Meter) Right, Ansel is a character who spoke to my soul. Kassandra Sojourner's stirring and powerful story of the beginning of the fall of Crete is one to read more than once. More than a coming of age saga, the novel weaves a compelling web of intrigue, lies, and prophecies as it brings alive the fate of one of the last Goddess cultures. Joining Ansel are other richly drawn characters: her mother, Phoebe, Escort of Knossos and psychic spy; Geneera, the graceful athlete coming to grips with her love of women; and Theseus, lover, traitor and savior. Those who love visionary fiction and stories of the Goddess will enjoy this book immensely. My only regret is that the sequel is not yet in print.
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I wanted the story to be good. I wanted to like it. I kept telling myself that the next page would make it all fall into some kind of sense. The next page will make it worth reading. That never happened.
Though well developed, the characters are just not likable or engaging. The book jumps, seemingly randomly, from one scene to the next and the reader can easily lose what little focus this story provides.
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