Her plotting is strong and her language a delight to read in its lean simplicity that still maintains a rich resonance. 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. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Book Synopsis Alfred of St. Although the narrative is somewhat encumbered by frothy narration, Tarr's fully fleshed-out characters and solid, intricate plotting add depth to an entertaining saga.Ĭopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. She focuses the plot on the personal struggles of Sarama, Agni and the Lady's people as they struggle to understand each other's cultures, and she delves into the implications of the societies' inescapable meetingAthe destruction of matriarchal society. Tarr's skillful juxtaposition of two vastly different yet spiritually similar societies gives a sharp edge to this feminist epic. But she doesn't know that it will be her twin brother, Agni, who will lead the invasion. Sarama soon realizes that her destiny is to teach this peaceful society to fight against the inevitable advancement of the tribes. Her quest brings her to the western land held by the Lady (another representation of the Goddess), a place that has never seen a man in power, a horseAor war. So when the Goddess wills her to seek out the legendary civilization where women are rumored to be kings, Sarama is relieved to follow her duty. Because of her station, Sarama is allowed freedom denied to women of the White Horse, but she never feels truly comfortable in the tribe.
Among the nomadic White Horse tribe, tomboyish Sarama is the servant of the White Mare, the incarnation of the Horse Goddess. Culture clashes, war and goddess worship set the stage for Tarr's well rounded and lively prehistoric epic set in Eastern Europe circa 4500 B.C.
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