About the author
Liz Williams (born 1965) is a British science fiction writer, historian and occultist. The Ghost Sister, her first novel, was published in 2001. Both this novel and her next, Empire of Bones (2002) were nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award. She is also the author of the Inspector Chen series. Williams is the daughter of a stage magician and a Gothic novelist. She holds a PhD in Philosophy of Science from Cambridge (for which her supervisor was Peter Lipton). She has had short stories published in Asimov's, Interzone, The Third Alternative and Visionary Tongue. From the mid-nineties until 2000, she lived and worked in Kazakhstan. Her experiences there are reflected in her 2003 novel Nine Layers of Sky. This novel brings into the modern era the Bogatyr Ilya Muromets and Manas the hero of the Epic of Manas. Her novels have been published in the US and the UK, while her third novel The Poison Master (2003) has been translated into Dutch. Williams practices modern Druidry and co-owns a pagan and esoteric store in Glastonbury. In 2020, she published a popular history book about modern paganism in the United Kingdom, Miracles of Our Own Making.
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💬 What our editors say about Liz Williams's books
“Williams delivers an expansive visual and textual guide to esoteric history, effectively mapping the terrain from hermeticism to clandestine orders. The inclusion of historical imagery and global divination techniques adds…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Compendium of the Occult: Arcane Artifacts, Magic Rituals, and Sacred Symbolism
“Williams delivers a comprehensive resource for those eager to create a sacred union rooted in Pagan tradition. The guide excels in offering practical steps for ritual design and vow composition, supported by the author's…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Modern Handfasting: A Complete Guide to the Magic of Pagan Weddings
