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Dave Duncan


(David John Duncan)
Canada (1933 - 2018)

aka Sarah B Franklin, Ken Hood

Dave Duncan was a prolific author of fantasy and science fiction, including the fantasy series The Seventh Sword, A Man of His Word, and the King’s Blades, whose books have been translated in fifteen languages. He was both a founding and honorary lifetime member of SF Canada.
 


Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction
 
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Series
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Man of His Word
   1. Magic Casement (1990)
   2. Faery Lands Forlorn (1991)
   3. Perilous Seas (1991)
   4. Emperor and Clown (1991)
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Handful of Men
   1. The Cutting Edge (1992)
   2. Upland Outlaws (1993)
   3. The Stricken Field (1993)
   4. The Living God (1994)
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Omar
   1. The Reaver Road (1992)
   2. The Hunter's Haunt (1995)
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Years of Longdirk
   1. Demon Sword (1995) (as by Ken Hood)
   2. Demon Rider (1997) (as by Ken Hood)
   3. Demon Knight (1998) (as by Ken Hood)
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Great Game
   1. Past Imperative (1995)
   2. Present Tense (1996)
   3. Future Indefinite (1997)
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King's Blades
   1. The Gilded Chain (1998)
   2. Lord of the Fire Lands (1999)
   3. Sky of Swords (2000)
   4. Paragon Lost (2002)
   5. Impossible Odds (2003)
   6. The Jaguar Knights (2004)
   7. One Velvet Glove (2018)
   8. The Ethical Swordsman (2023)
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King's Daggers
   1. Sir Stalwart (1999)
   2. The Crooked House (2000)
   3. Silvercloak (2001)
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Dodec
   1. Children of Chaos (2006)
   2. Mother of Lies (2007)
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Brothers Magnus
   1. Speak to the Devil (2010)
   2. When the Saints (2011)
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Starfolk
   1. King of Swords (2013)
   2. Queen of Stars (2014)
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Enchanter General
   1. Ironfoot (2017)
   2. Trial by Treason (2018)
   3. Merlin Redux (2019)
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Novels
   A Rose-Red City (1987)
   Shadow (1987)
   West of January (1989)
   Strings (1990)
   Hero! (1991)
   The Cursed (1995)
   Daughter of Troy (1998) (as by Sarah B Franklin)
   Ill Met in the Arena (2008)
   Pock's World (2010)
   Against the Light (2012)
   Wildcatter (2012)
   The Eye of Strife (2015)
   Irona 700 (2015)
   Eocene Station (2016)
   Portal of a Thousand Worlds (2017)
   Pillar of Darkness (2023)
   The Traitor's Son (2024)
   Corridor to Nightmare (2024)
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Collections
   The Second Black Beacon Book of Mystery (2023) (with others)
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Books containing stories by Dave Duncan
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Imaginarium 2013 (2013)
The Best Canadian Speculative Writing
(Imaginarium)
edited by
Samantha Beiko and Sandra Kasturi
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Northern Stars (1994)
The Anthology of Canadian Science Fiction
edited by
Glenn Grant and David G Hartwell
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Tesseracts 4 (1993)
(Tesseracts, book 4)
edited by
Michael Skeet and Lorna Toolis

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Awards
2007 Aurora Award for Best Novel : Children of Chaos
1990 Aurora Award for Best Novel : West of January

Award nominations
1999 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Gilded Chain
1996 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Cursed
1993 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Cutting Edge
1988 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : A Rose-Red City


Dave Duncan recommends
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Traitor's Blade (2014)
(Greatcoats, book 1)
Sebastien De Castell
"Some books you can't put down. This one won't even let you try; it whirls you along in a wild dance of fights, treachery, and jaw-dropping surprises. If you thought that Alexandre Dumas put his three Musketeers through a lot of trouble, just wait until you see what Mr. de Castell dumps on his three Greatcoats. His fight scenes are amazingly detailed and yet they never lose pace. Sebastien de Castell is a newcomer to the genre, and will be a very popular one if he can continue to produce books of this quality."
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Den of Thieves (2011)
(Ancient Blades, book 1)
David Chandler
"Den of Thieves rollicks... A book I would be happy to have written."
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Mistress of Winter (2007)
(Heartstone Trilogy, book 2)
Giles Carwyn and Todd Fahnestock and Todd Fahnestock
"Carwyn and Fahnestock have taken many of the standard motifs of fantasy and given them new and distinctive twists."

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