Mary Gentle

Mary Rosalyn Gentle is a British science fiction and fantasy author born on March 29, 1956, in Eastbourne, Sussex, England. Her first published novel was the young-adult fantasy Hawk in Silver (1977), and she gained prominence with the Orthe duology: Golden Witchbreed (1983) and Ancient Light (1987). She has also written erotic novels under the pseudonym Roxanne Morgan and is known for her expertise in sword-fighting.