Dave Luckett

Dave Luckett (born 1951) is an Australian children's writer born in Stanmore, New South Wales. He has written three non-fiction books about cricket and medieval weapons and armor. He has also written three series of fantasy books as well as a number of standalone fantasy books. One of the series, The Rhianna Chronicles, has been reprinted in the United States and Poland. His A Dark Winter won the Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel in 1998.

Bibliography

Children's fantasy

School of Magic

1. The Truth About Magic (2005)
2. The Return of Rathalorn (2005)

Tenabran Trilogy

1. A Dark Winter (1997)
2. A Dark Journey (1999)
3. A Dark Victory (1999)

The Rhianna Chronicle

1. Rhianna and the Wild Magic (2000) (US title The Girl, the Dragon, and the Wild Magic (2003))
2. Rhianna and the Dogs of Iron (2002) (US title: The Girl, the Apprentice, and the Dogs of Iron (2004))
3. Rhianna and the Castle of Avalon (2002) (US title: The Girl, the Queen, and the Castle (2004))

Standalone fiction books

• Jupiter Tonnens (1993)
• The Patternmaker (1994)
• The Adventures of Addam (1994)
• The Wizard and Me (1995)
• Night Hunters (1995)
• Switching Current (1996)
• Deals On Wheels (1996)
• The Best Batsman in the World (1996)
• The Last Eleven (1997)
• I am Cool (2000)
• City, Seen by Lightning (2003)
• Subversive Activity (2009)

Short fiction

• "Breeding season". Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine 32. (2008). 
• "Runway to Heaven". Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine 41: 4–11. (2009). 

Nonfiction

• Cricket Australia: Kids' Ultimate Fan's Handbook (2004)
• Iron Soldiers: A Story of Arms and Armour (2005)
• Howzat!: A Celebration of Cricket (2005) with (Max Fatchen)

External links

• Dave Luckett at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Dave Luckett's biography at jrank.org

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