White Mare's Daughter by Judith Tarr5/9/2023 ![]() The training and techniques required to earn a PhD adapt themselves very well indeed to the exigencies of creating and populating a world. Good fantasy requires a knowledge of history, a feeling for language-one's own and, preferably, a number of others (I have classical and medieval Latin, classical Greek, Old and Middle English, medieval and modern French, some German, and some Provençal)-and an affinity for plain old hard work. ![]() Fantasy is more than an illogical escape, or a conglomeration of elements from Tolkien, C S Lewis, and the Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual. “"As a writer of fantasy, I have found my academic training to be truly invaluable. She was educated at Mount Holyoke College and Cambridge, where she studied for an MA in Classics. Judith Tarr’s academic background has served her well in her writing. ![]() Richard’s illegitimate sister, Sioned, has to battle with the jinn and the forces of darkness to save his soul, an idea which is certainly intriguing. In this, historical events are blended with the fantastic, and so in Devil’s Bargain, Richard the Lionheart is leading the Crusades against Saladin, but his mother Eleanor has struck a bargain with a sorcerer in which Richard will survive, but at the cost of losing his soul. ![]() Judith Tarr (1955 - ), who also writes under the pseudonyms Caitlin Brennan and Kathleen Bryan, writes historical novels and fantasy as well as a genre new to me, historical fantasy. ![]()
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