Gillian Bradshaw
Gillian Marucha Bradshaw (born 1956) is an American writer of historical fiction, historical fantasy, children's literature, science fiction, and contemporary science-based novels. She currently lives in Britain.
The marriage of Mauakes, the elderly king of Ferghana, to Heliokleia, a beautiful, young Bactrian princess, unleashes fateful dark omens of tragedy, passion, turmoil, and downfall.