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Glenda Larke Glenda Larke i(A81449 works by) (birth name: Glenyce Larke)
Also writes as: Glenda Noramly
Born: Established: Western Australia, ;
Gender: Female
Expatriate assertion
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BiographyHistory

Glenda Larke grew up in Western Australia, moving to Malaysia with her husband when she was twenty-four. Because of her husband's United Nations position, she has lived in many places such as Tunisia and Vienna, where her fantasy novel The Aware (2003) was written.

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Fall of the Dagger United Kingdom (UK) : Orbit , 2016 9436313 2016 single work novel fantasy

'A king corrupted, a sorcerer on the throne, a land in peril…

'Excommunicated cleric Saker returns from exile in the Spice Islands to find his homeland in chaos.

'A dark sorcerer controls the ear of the King, turning him against his own son and heir, while a corrupted army gathers in the shadows.

'With the illusionist Sorrel and islander Ardhi, armed with magic from Ardhi’s homeland, Saker now must stand between his city and the corruption that threatens to cripple it, before it is too late . . .'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2017 winner Tin Duck Award, Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation (WASFF) Best WA Professional Long Written Work
2017 longlisted The Gemmell Awards Legend Award
2016 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Fantasy Division Novel
y separately published work icon The Dagger's Path London : Orbit , 2015 8318799 2015 single work novel fantasy

'ONLY A TRAITOR CAN SAVE THEM

'When sailors came to Ardhi's homeland, they plundered not only its riches, but its magic too. Now disgraced islander Ardhi must retrieve what was stolen, but there are ruthless men after this power, men who will do anything to possess it...

'Sorcerers, pirates, and thieves collide in this thrilling sequel to Glenda Larke's epic fantasy adventure, The Lascar's Dagger.' (Publication summary)

2015 finalist Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Fantasy Division Novel
2016 shortlisted Ditmar Awards Best Novel
y separately published work icon The Lascar's Dagger London : Orbit , 2013 8193598 2013 single work novel fantasy young adult

'Saker appears to be a simple priest, but in truth he's a spy for the head of his faith. Wounded in the line of duty by a Lascar sailor's blade, the weapon seems to follow him home. Unable to discard it, nor the sense of responsibility it brings, Saker can only follow its lead. The dagger puts Saker on a journey to distant shores, on a path that will reveal terrible secrets about the empire, about the people he serves, and destroy the life he knows. The Lascar's dagger demands a price, and that price will be paid in blood.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2015 winner Tin Duck Award, Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation (WASFF) Best WA Professional Long Written Work
2014 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Fantasy Division Best Novel
2015 joint winner Ditmar Awards Best Novel
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