Jane Gaskell (born July 7, 1941 in Lancaster, England[1]) is a British fantasy writer.
It was published two years later and was described by John Grant as "a major work of the fantastic imagination", comparing it to George MacDonald's Lilith and David Lindsay's A Voyage to Arcturus.
[2] China Miéville lists Strange Evil as one of the top 10 examples of weird fiction[3] whilst John Clute called it "an astonishingly imaginative piece of fantasy by any standards.
[6] 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.