Marion Zimmer Bradley

Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930-1999) was an American author renowned for her fantasy and science fiction works, most notably the Darkover series beginning with The Planet Savers (1958) and the bestselling Arthurian novel The Mists of Avalon (1982), which reimagined legends from female perspectives. She edited the Sword and Sorceress anthology series and was posthumously awarded the World Fantasy Award for lifetime achievement in 2000.