Alamut series
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| Alamut | |
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| Author | Judith Tarr |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Alamut |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Publication date | November 1989 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 470 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-385-24720-6 (first edition, hardback) |
| Followed by | The Dagger and the Cross |
| The Dagger and the Cross | |
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| Author | Judith Tarr |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Alamut |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Publication date | January 1991 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 474 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-385-41181-2 (first edition, hardback) |
| Preceded by | Alamut |
The Alamut series consists of the two fantasy books Alamut (Doubleday, 1989) and The Dagger and the Cross (Doubleday, 1991) by Judith Tarr. The series is set in the same universe as The Hound and the Falcon, which was written first, but the Alamut series describes events which occurred before the events in The Hound and the Falcon.
The books mainly tells the story of the elf Prince Aidan from the elf kingdom of Rhiyana. The books contain elements of historical fiction, being set in the time of the Crusades and covering events like the Battle of Hattin, and including historical figures such as the leper king of the Jerusalem Baldwin IV, the Muslim leader Saladin, and the Hashshashin of Alamut.
