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David J. Lake David J. Lake i(A16712 works by) (a.k.a. David Lake; David John Lake; D. J. Lake)
Born: Established: 26 Mar 1929 Bangalore,
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India,
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South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
; Died: Ceased: 31 Jan 2016 Brisbane, Queensland,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1967
Heritage: British
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BiographyHistory

Lake was born in India and lived there until the age of sixteen when he went to England to read English at Trinity College, Cambridge. Following his studies Lake taught in England for about ten years and then continued teaching in various countries of South-East Asia.

In 1967 he took up a lectureship at the University of Queensland where he initiated a course in science fiction. He became an Australian citizen in 1975. Since his retirement in 1994, Lake has been working predominantly on editing scholarly editions of the novels of H. G. Wells.

Lake's published essays include 'White Sphinx and Albino Griffin: Images of Death in the Scientific Romances of H. G. Wells' (Steller Gauge, 1980).

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Influenced by H. G. Wells and by Edgar Rice Burroughs and his Mars series.

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon West of the Moon : A Fantasy Novel Melbourne : Hyland House , 1988 Z1199161 1988 single work novel fantasy young adult
1989 shortlisted Ditmar Awards Best Novel
y separately published work icon The Changelings of Chaan Melbourne : Hyland House , 1985 Z201733 1985 single work novel young adult fantasy "A story set in a mythical southeast Asian Kingdom of Chaan. John, a young English boy is befriended by the son of a Chaanish prince, and the two use their psychic powers to recover a long-lost treasure from another world." (Source: Trove)
1986 shortlisted Ditmar Awards Best Novel
1986 commended CBCA Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year Award
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