

A graduate of Yale and Cambridge University, Judith Tarr holds degrees in ancient and medieval history, and breeds Lipizzan horses at Dancing Horse Farm, her home in Vail, Arizona. Also by Judith Tarr Lord of the Two Lands Throne of Isis The Eagle's Daughter Pillar of Fire King and Goddess Queen of Swords White Mare's Daughter The. Charles de Lint About the Author Judith Tarr is the author of more than twenty widely praised novels, including The Throne of Isis, White Mares Daughter, and Queen of Swords, as well as five previous volumes in the Avaryan Chronicles: The Hall of the Mountain King, The Lady of Han-Gilen and A Fall of Princes (collected in one volume as Avaryan Rising), Arrows of the Sun, and Spear of Heaven.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading White Mare's Daughter. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Her plotting is strong and her language a delight to read in its lean simplicity that still maintains a rich resonance. White Mare's Daughter - Kindle edition by Tarr, Judith. Katherine Kurtz Tarrs characters are well-rounded and believable.

Booklist Wonderful characters, delightful weaving of real history and mythology, with the emphasis on the real world.

Review Quotes Judith Tarr is one of the undeniable experts in the historical fantasy form. There he encounters the Hounds of God, who believe that the fair folk have no souls, and must be purged from the Church and from the world. But Alfred is drawn from the haven of his monastery into his dangerous currents of politics when an ambassador from the kingdom of Rhiyana to Richard Coeur de Leon is wounded and Alfred himself is sent to complete the mission. But Alfred is also, without a doubt, one of the fair folk, for though he is more than seventy years old by the Abbeys records, he seems to be only a youth. Ruans Abbey is a monk and a scholar, a religious man whose vocation is beyond question. Author Resources: Genre Awards – acwise.Book Synopsis Alfred of St. There were no such wonders at this wedding, though someone was showing off a mare born all white and not, he swore, greyed as the children of the Mare were.She has taught writing at Wesleyan University and the Clarion Workshop for science fiction writers.įollow her on Twitter Academy classes include: Judith Tarr is the author of more than twenty widely praised novels, including The Throne of Isis, White Mare’s Daughter, and Queen of Swords, as well as five previous volumes in the Avaryan Chronicles: The Hall of the Mountain King, The Lady of Han-Gilen and A Fall of Princes (collected in one volume as Avaryan Rising), Arrows of the Sun, and Spear of Heaven. She has been a World Fantasy Award nominee for her Alexander the Great novel, Lord of the Two Lands, and won the Crawford Award for her Hound and the Falcon trilogy.Ī graduate of Yale and Cambridge University, Judith Tarr holds degrees in ancient and medieval history, and breeds Lipizzan horses at Dancing Horse Farm, her home in Vail, Arizona. The romantic fantasies that she writes under the name Caitlin Brennan feature dancing horses modeled on those that she raises.
