The Eagles Daughter, Judith Tarr
The Eagles Daughter, Judith Tarr
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The Eagle's Daughter
War and Romance in the Holy Roman Empire

Author: Judith Tarr

Narrator: Anna Fields

Unabridged: 13 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/25/2010

Synopsis

This lushly detailed historical novel tells the story of the tenthcentury Byzantine princess Theophano, who ruled as Empress during the last days of the Roman Empire. Her story is told through the eyes of her companion and advisor, Aspasia, a widow and a royal princess in her own right. At 18 years old, Theophano is sent to become the wife of Otto II, the Holy Roman Emperor, and must win the devotion of her new husband and people. Meanwhile, Aspasia begins a dangerous love affair with Otto the Greats Moorish physician. When Otto II is unexpectedly killed in battle, leaving the kingdom to his infant son, the Empress Theophano must fight one of the greatest wars of succession of the Dark Ages to protect her realm from the thrones rival, Henry of Burgandy.

About Judith Tarr

Judith Tarr is the author of more than forty widely praised novels, including The Throne of Isis, White Mare’s Daughter, and Queen of Swords, as well as eight novels in the Avaryan Chronicles. A graduate of Yale and Cambridge, she holds degrees in ancient and medieval history and breeds Lipizzan horses at Dancing Horse Farm, her home in Vail, Arizona.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Monica on January 23, 2022

3.5 stars. Several people who have reviewed this novel put down fantasy as a tag. There was absolutely no fantasy at all involved with this book. In fact the majority of characters are based on real people. This is historical fiction through and through. The synopsis is also misleading. This is real......more

Goodreads review by Pattie on April 13, 2020

I love historical fiction and this is a really good one! Xx......more

Goodreads review by Wealhtheow on July 30, 2007

Two princesses from Byzantium enter into the royal family of the newly created Holy Roman Empire , and are swept (or sweep themselves, rather) into a grand adventure for the security of the realm. This is how historical fiction should read. I liked the characters, particularly the main one, and I wa......more

Goodreads review by Krista on March 30, 2018

I love Tarr's writing, and have followed her ever since discovering The Hound and the Falcon trilogy while at university. Her later novels are less fantasy-driven, more solidly set in the historical past, and this one—set in the early Middle Ages—is a veritable feast of words. "The eagle's daughter"......more

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