A Dark Victory

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A Dark Victory
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A Dark Victory first edition cover.
Author Dave Luckett
Cover artist Joe Bond
Country Australia
LanguageEnglish
SeriesTenabran Trilogy
Genre Fantasy, young adult
Publisher Omnibus Books
Publication date
1999
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages317 pp (first edition)
ISBN 1-86291-406-0
Preceded by A Dark Journey  

A Dark Victory is a 1999 young adult fantasy novel by Dave Luckett and is the last book in the Tenabran Trilogy. It follows the story of how Will is preparing for his final battle as Prince Nathan's armies mass on the moors. [1]

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Background

A Dark Victory was first published in Australia in 1999 by Omnibus Books in paperback format. [1] A Dark Victory won the 1999 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel and was a short-list nominee both the 2000 Ditmar Award for best novel and the 1999 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel but lost to Greg Egan's Teranesia and Jane Routley's Aramaya respectively. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bibliography: A Dark Victory". ISFDB . Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  2. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2000 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  3. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2000 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2010-01-29.