article_title name birth_date occupation
duncan lay
 duncan lay 1971 writer
duncan lay

duncan lay is the fantasy author of the trilogy `` the dragon sword histories '' -- `` the wounded guardian '' , `` the radiant child '' , and `` the risen queen '' .
he is also a layout designer and headline writer at the `` sunday telegraph '' .
he lives in australia , on the central coast of new south wales with his wife and two children .
differing himself from most fantasy writers his trilogy characters are all human -lrb- without orks , goblins or fairies -rrb- , and his setting is gritty , with his character not the traditional black & white , good vs. evil .
