The Golden Horn
core novel 1985 The Hound and the Falcon
Record
| First published | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.03 (632 ratings, collected 2026-09-02) |
| Page count | 262 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780312941901 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The Golden Horn continues the story of Alf, the half-elven monk introduced in The Isle of Glass, following him into the tumult of the Fourth Crusade as it converges on Constantinople. Drawn into the political and military upheaval surrounding the siege of the Byzantine capital, Alf becomes entangled with characters whose feelings for one another remain unspoken and unresolved even as the world around them moves toward war. Set against the historical backdrop of the crusade's advance on the city, the novel follows Alf navigating both the external dangers of the siege and the more private tensions among those closest to him, continuing the trilogy's blend of historical crusading-era conflict with the hidden truth of his elven identity.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Hound and the Falcon
- Series: The Hound and the Falcon core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Judith Tarr
Notes
- From the series record (The Hound and the Falcon): The complete trilogy (1985-1986, Bluejay Books), one continuous narrative arc.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Hound and the Falcon: position 2 of 3: previous The Isle of Glass (1985) · next The Hounds of God (1986)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hound_and_the_Falcon
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Isle_of_Glass
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Horn_(novel)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hounds_of_God
- https://sfadb.com/Judith_Tarr_Chronology
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