Question: Meredith Gentry is the protagonist of a fantasy series by an American fantasy writer who was born in 1963, and is also what type of writer?

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Delia Sherman: Cordelia Caroline Sherman (born 1951, Tokyo, Japan), known professionally as Delia Sherman, is an American fantasy writer and editor.  Her novel "The Porcelain Dove" won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award.

The Wood Beyond the World: The Wood Beyond the World is a fantasy novel by William Morris, perhaps the first modern fantasy writer to unite an imaginary world with the element of the supernatural, and thus the precursor of much of present-day fantasy literature.  It was first published in hardcover by Morris's Kelmscott Press, in 1894.  The book's importance in the history of fantasy literature was recognized by its republication by Ballantine Books as the third volume of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in July, 1969.  The Ballantine edition includes an introduction by Lin Carter.

Tom Deitz: Thomas Franklin Deitz (January 17, 1952 – April 27, 2009) was an American fantasy novelist, professor, and artist from Georgia.  He was best known for authoring the "David Sullivan" contemporary fantasy series, though he also authored three other fantasy series and a standalone novel set in the same universe as the "David Sullivan" series.

Glen Cook: Glen Charles Cook (born July 9, 1944) is a contemporary American science fiction and fantasy writer, best known for "The Black Company" and "Garrett P.I." fantasy series.

Brandon Sanderson: Brandon Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer.  He is best known for the Cosmere universe, in which all his adult fantasy books most notably the "Mistborn" series and "The Stormlight Archive", are set; and his work in finishing Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series "The Wheel of Time".

Merry Gentry: Meredith "Merry" Gentry is the protagonist of an eponymous fantasy series by US writer Laurell K. Hamilton, best known for her other fantasy series "".  Since 2000, she has been alternating between the two series, publishing nine Merry Gentry novels as of 2014.  The most recent book, "A Shiver of Light" was published June 3, 2014.

Katherine Kurtz: Katherine Irene Kurtz is an American fantasy writer, known for her sixteen historical fantasy novels in the "Deryni" series.  She also wrote several occult alternate history novels in her "Templar" series, and urban fantasy novels in her "Adept" series.

Jarosław Grzędowicz: Jarosław Grzędowicz (born May 3, 1965 in Wrocław) is a Polish science-fiction and fantasy writer.  His first published piece was a short story in 1982.  He was one of the founders of "Fenix" magazine in 1990 and its chief editor from 1993 till its closure in 2001.  In the meantime he has published several short stories and translated several comic books.  He has been a journalist of "Gazeta Polska".  His first short story collection was published in 2003.  His first novel ("Pan Lodowego Ogrodu") was published in 2005, his second, "Popiół i kurz." , in 2006.  In 2006 he received Janusz A. Zajdel Award in both possible categories: for novel "Pan Lodowego Ogrodu, tom I" and short story "Wilcza zamieć", and in 2007 "Popiół i kurz" won in the novel category.  He is married to Maja Lidia Kossakowska, also a Polish fantasy writer.

David Eddings: David Eddings (July 7, 1931 – June 2, 2009) was an American fantasy writer.  With his wife Leigh, he authored several best-selling epic fantasy novel series, including "The Belgariad" (1982–84), "The Malloreon" (1987–91), "The Elenium" (1989–91), "The Tamuli" (1992–94), and "The Dreamers" (2003–06).

Laurell K. Hamilton: Laurell Kaye Hamilton (born February 19, 1963) is an American fantasy and romance writer.  She is best known as the author of two series of stories.

Supporting paragraphs: Merry Gentry Laurell K. Hamilton
Answer: romance