Tunku Halim bin Tunku Abdullah (born 1964) is a Malaysian novelist, short story, non-fiction writer and lawyer.
The author's fiction primarily falls within the dark fantasy and horror genre. His novel Vermillion Eye was a study text at the National University of Singapore. [1] By delving into Malay myth, legends and folklore his writing is regarded as "World Gothic". [2] His novel, Last Breath, is seen as taking a step away from the genre into "a mixture of character drama, satire, alternate history and magic realism". [3] His latest novel, A Malaysian Restaurant in London, is more conventional, being a paranormal love story. His collection of tales, Horror Stories, is a significant best-selling book in Malaysia and his latest retrospective collection Scream to the Shadows published by Penguin Random House SEA will expand his readership in Asia and internationally.
The author's recent works focus on Malaysian history for children. This includes History of Malaysia, A Children's Encyclopedia and A Children's History of Malaysia. He is also a weight-loss advocate and has written books on the subject. He has also written on real estate in Malaysia including Condominiums - Purchase, Investment and Habitat.
Tunku Halim qualified as a barrister in the United Kingdom after having obtained his law degree He has been called to the bar in the High Court of Malaya and as a solicitor in New South Wales. He holds a Master of Science degree in Shipping, Trade and Finance (Distinction) from the City University Business School in London.
He practised corporate and conveyancing law at Shearn Delamore in Kuala Lumpur before working for Merit Management Sdn Bhd, the property developer responsible for Tiara Damansara in section 17, Petaling Jaya. He later moved to Sydney and took up a position as Legal Counsel to Oracle Corporation Australia. After a decade in Sydney, he relocated to Hobart, Tasmania where he self-published his encyclopedia. He is currently no longer a resident of Australia. His mid-career retrospective collection of short stories entitled Horror Stories became "the best-selling Malaysian English fiction books of all times". The 20th anniversary edition of his debut novel, Dark Demon Rising, has recently been published.
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