Glenda Larke, born Glenyce Larke, is an Australian writer.[1]
Glenda Larke | |
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.jpg) Larke in 2007 | |
| Born | Glenyce Larke[1] Western Australia |
| Pen name | Glenda Noramly |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Website | |
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Biography edit
Larke grew up in Western Australia.[1] She obtained a degree in history and a diploma in education at University of Western Australia and has taught English in Australia, Vienna, Tunisia and Malaysia.She currently[when?] resides in Mandurah, Western Australia with her husband, who works with the United Nations, and two children.[1][2]
Larke's first novel, Havenstar was published in 1998 by Virgin Worlds in the UK under her married name of Glenda Noramly.[3]
In 2003, she returned to the fantasy genre under the name of Glenda Larke when Voyager Books released The Aware, the first book in The Isles of Glory trilogy. The Aware was a finalist in the 2003 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel.[4] Gilfeather and The Tainted completed the trilogy. The Tainted was a finalist in the 2004 Aurealis Award.[5]
The Isles of Glory was shortly followed by Larke's second trilogy The Mirage Makers. It includes Heart of the Mirage, which was released in 2006 and was a finalist in the 2006 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel,[6] The Shadow of Tyr and Song of the Shiver Barrens, both released in 2007.
The Lascar's Dagger won both the Tin Duck Award and the Ditmar Award in 2015; The Fall of the Dagger won the Tin Duck Award in 2017.
The Watergivers (The Stormlord Trilogy) won the Sara Douglass Book Series Award in 2015.
Larke also writes non-fiction, usually articles on conservation issues, particularly those relating to bird conservation. These articles are mostly published in Malaysian nature magazines.[citation needed]
Bibliography edit
- Havenstar (1998, as Glenda Noramly)
The Isles of Glory edit
- The Aware (2003)
- Gilfeather (2004)
- The Tainted (2004)
The Mirage Makers edit
- Heart of the Mirage (2006)
- The Shadow of Tyr (2007)
- Song of the Shiver Barrens (2007)
The Watergivers edit
Series also referred to as The Stormlord Trilogy
- The Last Stormlord (2009)
- Stormlord Rising (2010)
- Stormlord's Exile (2011)
The Forsaken Lands edit
- The Lascar's Dagger (2014)
- The Dagger’s Path (2015)
- The Fall of the Dagger (2016)[7]
Awards and nominations edit
Aurealis Awards edit
- Finalist: The Aware (2003)
- Finalist: The Tainted (2004)
- Finalist: Heart of the Mirage (2006)
- Finalist: Song of the Shiver Barrens (2007)[8]
- Finalist: The Last Stormlord (2009)[9]
- Finalist: Stormlord Rising (2010)
- Finalist: Stormlord's Exile (2011)
- Finalist: The Lascar's Dagger (2014)
- Finalist: The Dagger's Path (2015)
- Finalist: The Fall of the Dagger (2016)
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Glenda Larke". AUSTLIT (austlit.edu.au). Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ "Biography". Voyager Online. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
- ^ "Havenstar". Glenda Larke. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
- ^ "2003 Aurealis Awards". The Locus Index to SF Awards. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- ^ "2004 Aurealis Awards". The Locus Index to SF Awards. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
- ^ "2006 Aurealis Awards". The Locus Index to SF Awards. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
- ^ "The Fall of the Dagger (The Forsaken Lands, #3)".
- ^ "2007 Aurealis Awards" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
- ^ "2009 Aurealis Awards Finalists" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
External links edit
- Official website
- Blog
- Glenda Larke at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Glenda Larke at Library of Congress, with 7 library catalogue records
