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Tarot-Based Characters "Inspired"

From Derek's Blog: "My historical epic historical adventure The Last Troubadour — first book of the Song of Montségur trilogy — finally released after 20 years of research, multiple publisher offers and a considerable buzz. Song of Montségur has history, too. Kam Wai Yu invented the animated novel trailer — the very first book video ever produced (click here to play the eighties original -- then here to play the revised 2007 version!), back in the eighties for this epic adventure. It's a classic!

Why the buzz? Well, aside from grand adventure, knights templars, Holy relics, holy wars, burning pagans and heretics, genuine acts of heroism and historical treasures, we have — perhaps for the first time in this fun format — a history of the Tarot told through colorful characters and events..." Read more...

Find out about Kunati's TROUBADOUR TAROT Deck, coming 2008!

Read Derek Armstrong's Troubadour and Tarot Blog.

Read Derek Armstrong's Interpretation of the Tarot Cards.

Copyright Note: Illustrated Tarot cards are copyright-free photograph images of original decks. All Pamela Colman Smith illustrations are from an actual 1910 Rider-Waite-Smith deck, free of copyright. The Medeival deck is hand-painted circa 1451.

Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 at 01:07PM by

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