Jane Gaskell
Jane Gaskell is a British fantasy writer. Gaskell was born in 1941. She wrote her first novel Strange Evil, when she was 14. It was published two years later. In 1970 she received the Somerset Maugham Award for her novel A Sweet Sweet Summer (jointly with Piers Paul Read who received it for his Monk Dawson.) She later became a professional astrologer.[1]
Her Atlan saga is set in prehistoric South America and in the mythical world of Atlantis. The series is written from the point of view of its clumsy heroine Cija, except for the last book, which is narrated by her daughter Seka.
China Miéville lists Strange Evil as one of the top 10 examples of weird fiction.[2] John Clute called it "an astonishingly imaginative piece of fantasy by any standards."[1]
Books
Standalone novels
- Strange Evil (1957) (ISBN 0090014308 or ISBN 9780090014309)
- King's Daughter (1958) (ISBN 0090016807 or ISBN 9780090016808)
- The Shiny Narrow Grin (1964)
- All Neat in Black Stockings (1968) (ISBN 0722137842 or ISBN 9780722137840)
- Attic Summer (1969) (ISBN 0722137788 or ISBN 9780722137789)
- A Sweet, Sweet Summer (1969) (ISBN 9780340110003)
- Summer Coming (1972) (ISBN 0704310996 or ISBN 9780704310995)
- Sun Bubble (1990) (ISBN 0297797190 or ISBN 9780297797197)
The Atlan Saga
- The Serpent (1963)
- The Dragon (the 2nd half of 'The Serpent' in later editions - 1975)
- Atlan (1965)
- The City (1966)
- Some Summer Lands (1977)
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British fantasy writer |
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