The Golden Horn

Judith Tarr's the Golden Horn is one of those truly rare books that doesn't stick to the old helpless woman and big brave knight story line. What I loved best about the book was how she made Thea more in the image of the big brave knight and Alf more in the image of the helpless woman. I found myself for the first time in years not being able to guess (at all!) what was going to happen next in a book. Tarr's characters are ones that stay with and make you reread this book over and over again.