Judith Tarr

Judith Tarr (born January 30, 1955) is an American fantasy and science fiction author.

Life Tarr was born in Augusta, Maine on January 30, 1955. She received her B.A. in Latin and English from Mount Holyoke College in 1976, and has an M.A. in Classics from Cambridge University, and an M.A. and PhD in Medieval Studies from Yale University. She taught Latin at Wesleyan University from 1990 to 1993.

She breeds Lipizzan horses at Dancing Horse Farm, her home in Vail, Arizona. feature "dancing horses" modeled on those that she raises.

The Hound and the Falcon Trilogy Tarr's The Hound and the Falcon trilogy (The Isle of Glass, 1985; The Golden Horn, 1985; The Hounds of God, 1986) is a fantasy trilogy set in twelfth and thirteenth century Europe. The trilogy focuses on a race of Elves with supernatural powers, secretly living in medieval society. The trilogy's main character is Alf, a young monk who is also an Elf. The trilogy features historical personages such as Francis of Assisi and King Richard I as characters. This inspired her to write her novel set in the period of the Crusades, Alamut.

Pseudonyms Caitlin Brennan, pseudonym used for the White Magic series (The Mountain’s Call and sequels) and House of the Star The Shepherd Kings, Forge, June 1999 Lady of Horses, Forge, June 2000, Daughter of Lir, Forge, June 2001.

Devil's Bargain Devil's Bargain, Roc, September 2002, House of War, Roc, November 2003.

William the Conqueror Rite of Conquest, Roc, November 2004, King's Blood, Roc, October 2005.

Other novels A Wind in Cairo, Bantam Spectra, 1989, Ars Magica, Bantam Spectra, 1989, Pillar of Fire, Forge, 1995, (Historical novel set in Ancient Egypt) King and Goddess, Forge, 1996, Household Gods (with Harry Turtledove), Tor, 1999, Kingdom of the Grail, Roc, September 2000, (Fantasy novel where Roland (from the Matter of France) meets Merlin)

As Caitlin Brennan House of the Star, Starscape, 2010, The White Magic series The Mountain's Call, Luna, 2004, Song of Unmaking, Luna, 2005, Shattered Dance, Luna, 2006,

As Kathleen Bryan The War of the Rose series The Serpent and the Rose, Tor, 2007, The Golden Rose, Tor, 2008, The Last Paladin, Tor, 2009,

Awards The Isle of Glass was the winner of the 1987 William Crawford Award Short story "Death and the Lady" was second place for the 1993 Theodore Sturgeon Award Lord of the Two Lands was nominated in 1994 for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel