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'''Mary Gentle''' is a British fantasy and science fiction author.
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* [[A Hawk In Silver]] (1977), a young-adult fantasy
* The ''[[Orthe]]'' duology, science-fantasy with a human woman visiting another world, populated by humanoid but deceptively different people
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** ''The Architecture of Desire''
** ''Left to His Own Devices''
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* ''[[Ilario The Lions Eye]]'', set in the same world as ''Ash''.
* ''[[Sixteen Ten A Sundial In A Grave]]
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* [[Action Girl]]/[[Lady of War]]: [[Recurring Character]] Valentine [[I Have Many Names|White Crow/Roseveare/Branwen/Whatever-Her-Surname-Is-This-Time]].
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Whenever Valentine and her perennial love interest Baltazar Casaubon ''don't'' have this going on, they're married. (Which isn't to say that the two scenarios are mutually exclusive.)
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* [[Likes Older Women]]: Zar-bettu-Zekigal in ''Rats and Gargoyles'' is a lesbian example. (So much so, in fact, that when she becomes attracted to a woman about ten years her senior, it surprises her because "she's a ''baby''!")
* [[Nobody Poops]]: So, '''so''' averted in all her novels.
* [[Our Orcs Are Different]]: The orcs of ''Grunts!'' are a cross between [[Warhammer Fantasy]] and the ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' orcs. Big, burly, [[Fangs Are Evil|sharp-toothed]], vulgar, and aggressive, with skin that varies from black through shades of green and gray to pure white. Prone to [[Comedic Sociopathy]]. And they have [[Alien Blood|green blood]].
* [[Petting Zoo People]]: Katayans [[Little Bit Beastly|look basically human, but have long furry tails]]. [[You Dirty Rat|Rats]], from the same setting, are...well, seven-foot-tall [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Redheaded Hero]]/[[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Valentine and Baltazar, ''again''; they're both redheaded, although Valentine is usually greying (regardless of age).
* [[Science Fantasy]]
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