Glenda Larke

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Glenda Larke
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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]

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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.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

The Isles of Glory

The Mirage Makers

The Watergivers

Series also referred to as The Stormlord Trilogy

The Forsaken Lands

Awards and nominations

Aurealis Awards

Best Fantasy Novel

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References

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