The reign of men has ended in this gripping thriller from Elizabeth Hand, and the fate of the world is on the line Sweeney Cassidy is the a typical college freshman at the University of the Archangels and St. John the Divine in Washington, DC. She drinks. She parties. And she certainly doesn’t suspect that underneath its picturesque Gothic façade, the University is a haven for the Benandanti, a cult devoted to suppressing the powerful and destructive Moon Goddess. But everything is about to change as Sweeney learns that her two new best friends are the Goddess’s Chosen Ones. Rich and engrossing, Waking the Moon is a seductive post-feminist thriller that delves into an ancient feud, where the real and magical collide, and one woman is forced to make a decision that will change the world. “A potent socio-erotic ghost story for our looming Millennium.” "An extraordinary work—An ambitious, erotically charged thriller." “Ms. Hand is a superior stylist.” “Superior. An author worth watching, not to mention recommending.” “The tropic lushness of Hand’s descriptions are only one reward awaiting her reader.”