Sara Douglass

Novelist

Birthday June 2, 1957

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Australia

DEATH DATE Sep 27, 2011 (54)

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About

Fantasy author who wrote the Wayfarer Redemption series and The Axis Trilogy. Her novel, The Wounded Hawk, won the Aurealis Award for Fantasy.

Before Fame

She was a registered nurse before returning to school to complete her Ph.D. in modern English history. She subsequently taught medieval history at La Trobe University, Bendigo.

Trivia

She became famous throughout Australia when she published her first novel, BattleAxe.

Family Life

Born Sara Warneke, she grew up in Penola, South Australia, and is a descendant of psychic Robert James Lees. She died of ovarian cancer at the age of fifty-four.

Associated With

John Flanagan was another popular Australian author of fantasy novels for young adults.