Queen of Swords

by Judith Tarr

• ISBN13: 9780312868055
• ISBN10: 0312868057
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-10-13
• Publisher: Forge Books

Summary

Melisende was the oldest daughter of Baldwin of Jerusalem, heir to the Crusader Kingdom. The crown would go to the man who married her, and after to her son. But Melisende was a strong woman; the law that forced her to marry instead of taking the crown in her own name was a thorn in her side. She would not submit easily to a husbands rule, nor for long.

Author Biography

Judith Tarr is the author of more than twenty widely praised novels, including The Throne of Isis, White Mare's Daughter, and Queen of Swords, as well as five previous volumes in the Avaryan Chronicles: The Hall of the Mountain King, The Lady of Han-Gilen and A Fall of Princes (collected in one volume as Avaryan Rising), Arrows of the Sun, and Spear of Heaven. A graduate of Yale and Cambridge University, Judith Tarr holds degrees in ancient and medieval history, and breeds Lipizzan horses at Dancing Horse Farm, her home in Vail, Arizona.

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"This is a sumptuous work, bristling with action, intrigue and more than a little subterfuge."--Washington Post Book World

"Tarr excels at bringing historical events to life."--Publishers Weekly

"Tarr weaves a spellbinding tale of two women confident enough to defy convention in order to fulfill their remarkable destinies . . . . [Queen of Swords is] a richly textured tapestry steeped in history and fraught with romance, adventure, and intrigue."--Booklist