Dave Luckett (born 1951) is an Australian

children's writer Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is classified by the intended age of the reade ...

born in

Stanmore, New South Wales Stanmore is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia 3 kilometres south west of the Sydney central business district. It is part of the Local government in Australia, local government area of the Inner West Coun ...

. He has written three non-fiction books about

cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

and

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...

weapons A weapon, arm, or armament is any implement or device that is used to deter, threaten, inflict physical damage, harm, or kill. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime (e.g., murder), law ...

and

armour Armour (Commonwealth English) or armor (American English; see American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, e ...

. He has also written three series of

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

books as well as a number of standalone fantasy books. One of the series, ''The Rhianna Chronicles'', has been reprinted in the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

and

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

. His '' A Dark Winter'' won the

Aurealis Award The Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award. History The Aurealis Award was established in 1995 by ...

for best fantasy novel in 1998.

Bibliography

Children's fantasy

School of Magic

#''The Truth About Magic'' (2005) #''The Return of Rathalorn'' (2005)

Tenabran Trilogy

#'' A Dark Winter'' (1997) #''A Dark Journey'' (1999) #'' A Dark Victory'' (1999)

The Rhianna Chronicle

#''Rhianna and the Wild Magic'' (2000) (US title ''The Girl, the Dragon, and the Wild Magic'' (2003)) #''Rhianna and the Dogs of Iron'' (2002) (US title: ''The Girl, the Apprentice, and the Dogs of Iron'' (2004)) #''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

* * *"History: Theory and Practice". '' Light Touch Paper, Stand Clear'' (2012)

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)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luckett, Dave Australian children's writers Australian science fiction writers 1951 births Living people Australian male novelists