The Mistress of the Jewels
An omnibus edition of Lady of Light and Lady of Darkness.
She would be Queen... but she refused to be a sorceress
The Master of the Junipers looked into the innocent face of the future Queen and spoke softly.
"The mind rules all. Were it not for our belief, this world of forms would not exist at all. You must know this if you are to wield the Jewels."
"I won't... I must not wield them..." she replied, thinking with a shiver of her guarded secret, the terrifying intimations of inner power that had tormented her as a child. "Such things should not be meddled with. You cannot understand – there are dark things in me that would be too powerful..."
"No!" The Master's eyes were bright. "Don't you understand? The power you fear is not darkness, but light..."
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Diana L. Paxson
Diana L. Paxson (born 1943) is a novelist and author of nonfiction, primarily in the fields of Paganism and Heathenism. Her published works include fantasy and historical fiction novels, as well as numerous short stories. More recently she has also published nonfiction books about Pagan and Heathen religions and practices.
Diana L. Paxson's best-known works are the Westria novels, and the later books in the Avalon series, which she first co-wrote with Marion Zimmer Bradley, then took over sole authorship of after Bradley's death. Paxson's non-fiction books include Taking Up the Runes, Essential Asatru, and Trance-Portation. She writes a regular column for the women's spirituality magazine, Sagewoman.
Westria
Westria consists of eight primary books, and includes two additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
