Evangeline Walton Ensley was a novelist, playright, poet, and short story writer. She is one of the most celebrated fantasy writers of the 20th Century. Recognition of her immense writing talents won her multiple awards late in her life.

“The prestigious Saturday Review of Literature acknowledged her works — along with those of T.H. White and C.S. Lewis — as ‘not only the best fantasies of the twentieth century, they are great works of fiction. Walton succeeds in creating an imaginary world that we believe actually existed [their italics] in this world’s history.’”

“Evangeline Walton’s skills do not lie merely in retelling old tales, no matter how charged with excitement; her enormous gift is in creating completely god-like beings whose huge vitalities, wondrous powers, and tragic weaknesses are, in the end, terribly human. Through the talent of this remarkable woman, the myths are made real, and the people who live through the titanic events of their time speak to us, very personally, with poignancy and warning, over the centuries.” — Betty Ballantine