Judith Tarr hates writing bios of herself. She would rather write historical fantasy or historical novels or epic fantasy or the (rather) odd alternate history, or short stories on just about any subject that catches her fancy.

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. She also writes as Caitlin Brennan (The Mountain's Call and sequels) and Kathleen Bryan (The Serpent and the Rose and sequels). Caitlin will  be publishing House of the Star, a magical-horse novel from Tor in Fall 2010.

When she is not working on her latest novel or story, she is breeding, raising, and training Lipizzan horses on her farm near Tucson, Arizona. Her horses are Space Aliens, her stallion is a Pooka, and they frequently appear in song, story, blog (she is dancinghorse on livejournal), facebook, and twitter.

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EBooks from Book View Press

NEW! Judith has begun to offer ebooks through Book View Cafe--ready to read on the Kindle, Sony eReader, B&N Nook, iPhone and most ebook readers and cell phone apps. 

Available formats: PDF, EPUB, MOBI, .prc, html, .lrf

Her first offering is a favorite:

Ars Magica

The true tale of the peasant boy who became Pope--with a magical twist.

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Free Reads: Short Fiction

There are many more stories available on the Bookshelf--click through the categories above to see the listings. Here is a selection for your enjoyment:

Classical Horses

The cult favorite, often reprinted. 

"The yard was full of Lipizzans...."

Defender of the Faith

Sometimes the simplest truths turn out to be the most complicated.

Them Old Hyannis Blues

And now for something completely different: alternate history goes gonzo, with Kennedys.

 Kehailan

 Once upon a time, in the world of the Arabian Nights...

Al-Ghazalah

There are many different kinds of love in this world--and not all are what we might expect.

A sequel to "Kehailan"

Persepolis

A haunted place, a prophet in search of revelation, a spirit of fire

A prequel to "Defender of the Faith" and Alamut

 Roncesvalles

In a past that might have been, a great king faces a choice that will change the world.

Penthesilea

The Queen of the Amazons, it is said, came once to the great Alexander...

This is the story that became the novel, Queen of the Amazons (Tor).

 The God of Chariots

In the world of the Epona Sequence (Lady of Horses, White Mare's Daughter, Daughter of Lir), a goddess meets a god, and a legend begins.

Death and the Lady

A story of love and loss and the price of immortality, written in honor of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 100^th birthday. This is a sequel to The Hound and the Falcon.