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Glenda Larke

Glenda Larke
Larke in 2007
Larke in 2007
BornGlenyce Larke[1]
Western Australia
Pen nameGlenda Noramly
NationalityAustralian
GenreFantasy
Website
glendalarke.com

Glenda Larke, born Glenyce Larke, is an Australian writer.[1]

Biography

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. Since 2013 she has lived 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.[7]

Bibliography

  • Havenstar (1998, as Glenda Noramly)

The Isles of Glory

  • The Aware (2003)
  • Gilfeather (2004)
  • The Tainted (2004)

The Mirage Makers

  • Heart of the Mirage (2006)
  • The Shadow of Tyr (2007)
  • Song of the Shiver Barrens (2007)

The Watergivers

Series also referred to as The Stormlord Trilogy

  • The Last Stormlord (2009)
  • Stormlord Rising (2010)
  • Stormlord's Exile (2011)

The Forsaken Lands

  • The Lascar's Dagger (2014)
  • The Dagger’s Path (2015)
  • The Fall of the Dagger (2016)[8]

Awards and nominations

Best Fantasy Novel

  • Finalist: The Aware (2003)
  • Finalist: The Tainted (2004)
  • Finalist: Heart of the Mirage (2006)
  • Finalist: Song of the Shiver Barrens (2007)[9]
  • Finalist: The Last Stormlord (2009)[10]
  • 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

  1. ^ a b c d "Glenda Larke". AUSTLIT (austlit.edu.au). Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  2. ^ "Biography". Voyager Online. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Havenstar". Glenda Larke. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  4. ^ "2003 Aurealis Awards". The Locus Index to SF Awards. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  5. ^ "2004 Aurealis Awards". The Locus Index to SF Awards. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  6. ^ "2006 Aurealis Awards". The Locus Index to SF Awards. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  7. ^ ""Glenda Larke"". Glenda Larke. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  8. ^ "The Fall of the Dagger (The Forsaken Lands, #3)".
  9. ^ "2007 Aurealis Awards" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  10. ^ "2009 Aurealis Awards Finalists" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2008.