Fantasy artist Anne Stokes ventures into the realm of fortune telling with her own interpretation of the tarot. Although I enjoy the dark theme of this deck, I would have liked to have seen more of an effort put into illustrating all 78 cards. The artwork on the Majors and the kings, queens, knights and knaves of each suit are very nice, but the rest of the Minor Arcana are represented by repetitive pip designs. In addition, the backs of the cards are non-reversible advertisements for the artist, making the deck seem more like a game rather than an ancient oracle. The names of the cards are displayed in four separate languages (English, German, French and Spanish), giving the cards a universal appeal. The lwb included is clearly written and concise and follows the Rider Waite concepts with few deviations. This is a good deck for beginners that is better suited for collectors of gothic fantasy art than for serious tarot enthusiasts.