Julian May's first story, the sf classic Dune Roller, was published in the early 1950s. She then wrote non-fiction and children's books for many years before bursting onto the fantasy scene with the phenomenally successful Saga of the Pliocene Exile . Recent works include Magnificat, the finale to The Galactic Milieu series, and Sky Trillium. Prolific, thoughtful and ever imaginative, her novels have been published to wide acclaim around the world.