Judith Tarr (born in Augusta, Maine, January 30, 1955) is an American Fantasy and Science Fiction author. 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. The romantic fantasies that she writes under the name Caitlin Brennan feature "dancing horses" modeled on those that she raises.
Caitlin Brennan, pseudonym used for the White Magic series (The Mountain’s Call and sequels) and House of the StarKathleen Bryan, pseudonym used for the War of the Rose series (The Serpent and the Rose and sequels)The Hound and the Falcon, 1993, ISBN 0-312-85303-3, a collection of earlier works:The Isle of Glass, Bluejay, 1985, ISBN 0-312-94237-0The Golden Horn, Bluejay, 1985, ISBN 0-312-94190-0The Hounds of God, Bluejay, 1986, ISBN 0-312-94218-4Avaryan Chronicles series:The Hall of the Mountain King, Tor, 1986, ISBN 0-312-94210-9The Lady of Han-Gilen, Tor, 1987, ISBN 0-312-94271-0A Fall of Princes, Tor, 1988, ISBN 0-312-93063-1Arrows of the Sun, Tor, 1993, ISBN 0-312-85263-0Spear of Heaven, Tor, 1994, ISBN 0-312-85543-5Avaryan Rising (omnibus of The Hall of the Mountain King, The Lady of Han-Gilen, and A Fall of Princes), Orb, 1997, ISBN 0-312-86388-8Tides of Darkness, Tor, 2002, ISBN 0-312-87615-7Avaryan Resplendent (omnibus of Arrows of the Sun, Spear of Heaven, and Tides of Darkness), Tor, 2003, ISBN 0-765-30902-5A Wind in Cairo, Bantam Spectra, 1989, ISBN 0-553-27609-3Ars Magica, Bantam Spectra, 1989, ISBN 0-553-28145-3The Alamut series (set in the same universe as The Hound and the Falcon):Alamut, Doubleday, 1989, ISBN 0-385-24720-6The Dagger and the Cross, Doubleday, 1991, ISBN 0-385-41181-2Blood Feuds (with S.M. Stirling, Susan Shwartz, and Harry Turtledove), Baen, 1993, ISBN 0-671-72150-XLord of the Two Lands, Tor, 1993 ISBN 0-312-85362-9His Majesty's Elephant, Jane Yolen Books, 1993, ISBN 0-15-200737-7Blood Vengeance (with Jerry Pournelle, S.M. Stirling, Susan Shwartz, and Harry Turtledove), Baen, 1993, ISBN 0-671-72201-8Throne of Isis, Forge, 1994, ISBN 0-312-85363-7The Eagle's Daughter, Forge, 1995, ISBN 0-312-85819-1Pillar of Fire, Forge, 1995, ISBN 0-312-85542-7King and Goddess, Forge, 1996, ISBN 0-312-86092-7Queen of Swords, Forge, 1997, ISBN 0-312-85821-3White Mare's Daughter, Forge, 1998, ISBN 0-312-86112-5The Shepherd Kings, Forge, June 1999 ISBN 0-312-86113-3Household Gods (with Harry Turtledove), Tor, 1999, ISBN 0-312-86487-6Lady of Horses, Forge, June 2000, ISBN 0-312-86114-1Kingdom of the Grail, Roc, September 2000, ISBN 0-451-45797-8Daughter of Lir, Forge, June 2001, ISBN 0-312-87616-5Pride of Kings, Roc, September 2001, ISBN 0-451-45847-8Devil's Bargain, Roc, September 2002, ISBN 0-451-45896-6House of War, Roc, November 2003, ISBN 0-451-52900-6Queen of the Amazons, Tor, April 2004, ISBN 0-765-30395-7Rite of Conquest, Roc, November 2004, ISBN 0-451-46002-2King's Blood, Roc, October 2005, ISBN 0-451-46045-6Bring Down the Sun, Tor, 2008, ISBN 978-0-765-30397-4Living in Threes, Book View Cafe, 2014, ISBN 978-1-61138-450-5Forgotten Suns, Book View Cafe, 2015, ISBN 978-1-611-38491-8The White Magic series:The Mountain's Call, Luna, 2004, ISBN 0-373-80210-2Song of Unmaking, Luna, 2005, ISBN 0-373-80232-3Shattered Dance, Luna, 2006, ISBN 0-373-80248-XHouse of the Star, Starscape, 2010, ISBN 978-0-765-32037-7The War of the Rose series:The Serpent and the Rose, Tor, 2007, ISBN 0-765-31328-6The Golden Rose, Tor, 2008, ISBN 978-0-765-31329-4The Last Paladin, Tor, 2009, ISBN 978-0-765-31330-0The Isle of Glass was the winner of the 1987 William Crawford AwardShort story "Death and the Lady" was second place for the 1993 Theodore Sturgeon AwardThe Lord of Two Lands was nominated in 1994 for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel 
