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Sara Douglass Sara Douglass i(A22300 works by) (birth name: Sara Mary Warneke)
Born: Established: 2 Jul 1957 Penola, Penola area, South East South Australia, South Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 27 Sep 2011 Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,
Gender: Female
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1 1 The Hall of Lost Footsteps Sara Douglass , Angela Slatter , 2011 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: The Hall of Lost Footsteps 2011; (p. 223-233) The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2011 2012; (p. 129-138)
1 St Uncumber Sara Douglass , 2011 single work short story fantasy historical fiction
— Appears in: The Hall of Lost Footsteps 2011; (p. 177-185)
1 Black Heart Sara Douglass , 2011 single work short story fantasy historical fiction
— Appears in: The Hall of Lost Footsteps 2011; (p. 165-173)
1 The Coroleans Sara Douglass , 2011 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: The Hall of Lost Footsteps 2011; (p. 137-141)
1 How the Icarii Found Their Wings Sara Douglass , 2011 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: The Hall of Lost Footsteps 2011; (p. 129-135)
1 How Axis Found His Axe Sara Douglass , 2011 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: The Hall of Lost Footsteps 2011; (p. 119-128)
1 The Wars of the Axe Sara Douglass , 2011 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: The Hall of Lost Footsteps 2011; (p. 111-117)
1 The Rise of the Seneschal Sara Douglass , 2011 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: The Hall of Lost Footsteps 2011; (p. 105-109)
1 Fire Night Sara Douglass , 2011 single work short story science fiction fantasy
— Appears in: The Hall of Lost Footsteps 2011; (p. 101-103)
1 The Field of Thorns Sara Douglass , 2011 single work short story fantasy historical fiction
— Appears in: The Hall of Lost Footsteps 2011; (p. 61-72)
1 The Tower Room Sara Douglass , 2011 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: The Hall of Lost Footsteps 2011; (p. 55-56)
1 2 y separately published work icon The Hall of Lost Footsteps Sara Douglass , Greenwood : Ticonderoga Publications , 2011 Z1829571 2011 selected work short story
1 5 y separately published work icon The Devil's Diadem Sara Douglass , Pymble : Voyager , 2011 Z1775590 2011 single work novel fantasy historical fiction

'A foolish monk stole the Devil′s favourite diadem, and the Devil wants it back.

'It is mid-twelfth century Europe and Evelyn Langtofte joins an aristocratic household to attend Adelie, the wife of the Earl of Pengraic, a powerful Lord of the Marches – the dark Welsh borderlands. Then a plague that has swept Europe overtakes England and as life descends into chaos and civil disorder, Evelyn is about to discover that the horrors she survived at Pengraic Castle were but a prelude to the terrifying maelstrom which now envelops her and all of her countryfolk.

'Hell has come to desecrate England, and the only thing that can possibly foil its plans are the wits of one lonely, isolated, terrified woman.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 The Silence of the Dying Sara Douglass , 2010 single work essay
— Appears in: The Hall of Lost Footsteps 2011; (p. 237-243) Sara Douglass discusses 'the modern discomfort with death', and 'the silence that modern western society imposes on the dying'. Her thoughts are closely tied to her personal experience of dying from cancer.
1 2 y separately published work icon The Infinity Gate Sara Douglass , Pymble : Voyager , 2010 Z1685861 2010 single work novel fantasy

'No one is safe when even the past can′t be trusted Elcho falling is under siege from the forces of infinity.

'Axis must deal with treachery while Maximilian confronts the One in the depths of the citadel. Maximilian seems to have the upper hand, but finds his oldest ally′s advice disguises a vicious motive.

'Meanwhile, everyone has forgotten the Skraelings, who conceal a strange, ancient secret. Now these wraiths face a choice that appears to be no choice at all: the way of Infinity, or allying themselves with the StarMan, whom they have loathed for generations.

'In a heart-stopping conclusion to this superb trilogy, Maximilian and his friends battle for survival from the malevolent depths of DarkGlass Mountain to the pinnacle of a crumbling Elcho Falling and beyond ... as the past reaches out to seize Axis and drag him into yet another confrontation with his hated brother, Borneheld.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 This Way to the Exit Sara Douglass , 2008 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Dreaming Again 2008; (p. 149-168) The Hall of Lost Footsteps 2011; (p. 77-96)
1 3 y separately published work icon The Twisted Citadel Sara Douglass , Pymble : Voyager , 2008 Z1488296 2008 single work novel fantasy 'The land of Ashdod has a mysterious past, and a mysterious structure in the heart of the land ... Darkglass Mountain, an ancient pyramid. The Icarii Talon, StarDrifter SunSoar, wonders if Darkglass Mountain could be a StarGate, a source of Icarii power. Meanwhile, his son, Axis, is helping to lead the military might of Isembaard while its tyrant, Isaiah, is on his own lonely journey. Maximilian the king of Escator, and his estranged wife, Ishbel, ride alongside Axis ... both of them obsessed with the impregnable citadel of Serpent's Nest. Also riding with Axis are the Lealfast, a peculiar race of Icarii from the frozen north. They are related in some way to the Skraelings, those terrifying creatures who can very, very quickly overrun a land and its people. But to whom do these Lealfast give their loyalty ...' (Publisher's blurb)
1 4 y separately published work icon The Serpent Bride Sara Douglass , Sydney : Voyager , 2007 Z1381084 2007 single work novel fantasy 'The land of Tencendor is no more. But not everyone is dead. Many Icarii survive in the courts abroad, while StarDrifter SunSoar, father to Axis, lives within the corrupt Palace of the First in Coroleas. Not even the Star Dance is as dead as the Icarii Enchanters had believed, for a strange race living in the frozen northern wastes can still hear, and use, the music of the heavens. 'Other ghosts from the past wait in the shadows. The Skraelings once again gather in the north. Far across the Widowmaker Sea a pyramid broods and plots revenge on those who had once thought to destroy it. To the east, at the edge of the world, an ancient serpent god uncoils, sending an unwilling woman to be the bride of the enigmatic Lord of Elcho Falling. 'As men, Icarii, ice wraiths and ancient gods gather for war, a legend rises from the dead—Axis SunSoar, come to regain his heritage and the Star Dance, and to battle new dangers across a vast, mysterious land'. Source: publisher's website (http://www.harpercollins.com.au/index.aspx).
1 1 y separately published work icon Darkglass Mountains Sara Douglass , 2007 Pymble : Voyager , 2007-2010 Z1381081 2007 series - author novel fantasy
1 3 y separately published work icon Druid's Sword Sara Douglass , Pymble : Voyager , 2006 Z1267752 2006 single work novel fantasy

'AS HITLER UNLEASHES HIS BOMBS ON LONDON, ANOTHER, MORE ANCIENT, TERROR EMERGES It is the early days of the Second World War. Grace, daughter of Asterion and Noah, remains bound in agony to Catling, her wrists cruelly scarred by the otherworldly restraints. There are none, it seems, who can help Grace. Certainly not her mother or father. Jack Skelton, Brutus-reborn and the love of Noah's life, is the only one able to break through Grace's carefully constructed barriers. And while Genvissa-reborn and Coel-reborn attempt to identify exactly how to deal with the grip of a malevolent Troy Game, a killer stalks the streets of London creating terror upon terror as the bombers shadow the land.' (Publication summary)
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