Louise Cooper Dies
SF Signal and Locus report that British fantasy author Louise Cooper, passed away on October 21 of a brain aneurysm at her home in Cornwall at the age of 57.
SF Signal and Locus report that British fantasy author Louise Cooper, passed away on October 21 of a brain aneurysm at her home in Cornwall at the age of 57.
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