Julian May

Julian Clare May (July 10, 1931 – October 17, 2017) was an American science fiction, fantasy, horror, science and children's writer. She had used several literary pseudonyms. She was best known for her "Saga of Pliocene Exile" ("Saga of the Exiles" in the United Kingdom), beginning with "The Many-Colored Land" and "Galactic Milieu Series" books. She was born in Chicago, Illinois.
May was married to author T. E. Dikty from 1953 until his death in 1991.
In August 2015, she was inducted into the First Fandom Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention.
May died on October 17, 2017 in Mercer Island, Washington at the age of 86.