Weiser Book Giveaway: The Secrets of Doctor Taverner

11.16.11 Written by Giveaways

by Dion Fortune

Death hounds, shape shifters, and vampires are among the patients treated by the Holmes-like Dr. Taverner and his assistant Dr. Rhodes in this work of supernatural fiction by acclaimed spiritualist and occult writer Dion Fortune.

First published in 1926, the adventures of Dr. Taverner and Dr. Rhodes take readers across the marshy moonlit fields of nightfall, hunting spirits and keeping watch over souls. Suffering from vampirism? Being stalked by a death hound? Haunted by past life debts? Family under a suicidal curse? From across the countryside patients and their desperate families come to seek treatment for unconventional diseases from an unconventional doctor. His secret? Treating the diseases of the occult.

Though Fortune wrote The Secrets of Doctor Taverner as her first novel, she maintained that all the events were based on true occurrences. Many believe Taverner to be Fortune’s own spiritual teacher, Dr. Moriarty, and Rhodes to be based on Fortune herself.

An essential and fun read for anyone interested in the Western Mystery Tradition, Dion Fortune, the melding of medicine and magic, or just good old-fashioned paranormal fiction.

The winner of this drawing will receive one (1) copy of “The Secrets of Doctor Taverner” by Dion Fortune.

The drawing for this giveaway will occur on Friday, November 25th around noon CST.  Entries (comments on this blog post) must be dated before then to be counted.

You will receive one entry for each of the following:

One entry per comment please!

Winners will be announced on the blog and notified by Friday, December 2nd.

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