Tag: Game of Thrones

The official Game of Thrones Tarot (Chronicle books) released this week. Written by Liz Dean and artwork by Craig Coss the deck and book is presented in a wide flat box with hinged lid. Last year three cards and early box artwork was ‘socialised’ at fan events, it must have gone well as it is unchanged. If you enjoy the TV series (and actors) then you’ll have plenty to swoon over with the recognizable stars and sets. The archetypes of the show work well matching across to the tarot structure (as long evidenced by the many fan decks already out there). Early reviews suggest it works well as a freestanding deck. The fawn borders leave something for forums to agonize over and the choice for the Devil (Ramsay Bolton for those of you following along at home) will produce a staggering array of opinions (and hopefully soul-searching). We hope that overall this tie-in with such a massively popular show will bring more interest and understanding of tarot to mainstream audiences . Oh and yes, that one to the deck’s an affiliate link – please support your local store as much as possible.

An unofficial American Gods (TV series) Tarot (majors only) is also released this week (with much less publicity). Read an in-depth review  and interview with the creater Anastasia Kashian about this passion project which shows all three designs for The Lovers. Only 25 copies of this first edition (artist’s store on ebay). A revised edition is planned, but no date as yet.

In other news,  voting is open (until 01 April 2018) in the International Tarot Foundation Carta Awards. The categories are: Upcoming cartomancy deck, Best Lenormand Deck, Best self-published deck, Best oracle deck, best illustrator, Best new illustrator, Best author, Best new author and of course, Best tarot deck. Each category page provides images relevant to the nominee.

The shortlist for “Best Tarot Deck” is:

• Santa Muerte Tarot: Fabio Listrani
• Viceversa Tarot: Fabio Listrani
• Spiritsong Tarot: Paulina Cassidy
• Beautiful Creatures Tarot-2nd Edition: J.R. Rivera & Jasmine Beckett-Griffith
• The Sickly Tarot: Fred Sickly
• The English Magic Tarot: Rex Van Ryn, Steve Dooley, Andy Letcher.

Best equinox wishes to all.