David Duncan is a Canadian fantasy author. He was born in 1933 in Scotland, and educated there at the High School of Dundee and at the University of St Andrews. After graduating in 1955 he moved to Canada where he lived in Calgary, Alberta, and is currently situated on Vancouver Island in Victoria. He has been married since 1959 to his wife, Janet, and currently has one son, two daughters, and four grandchildren.

He started writing fantasy novels in 1984 and made his first sale ("A Rose Red City") in 1986, at which point he switched to full-time writing, after 31 years as a geologist in the petroleum industry. Although Duncan usually uses his own name, he has written as Ken Hood and also used a female pseudonym Sarah B. Franklin.

Bibliography

The Seventh Sword

1. The Reluctant Swordsman (1988), ISBN 0-345-35291-2
2. The Coming of Wisdom (1988), ISBN 0-345-35292-0
3. The Destiny of the Sword (1988), ISBN 0-345-35293-9

The Pandemia books

A Man of His Word

1. Magic Casement (1990), ISBN 0-345-36628-X
2. Faery Lands Forlorn (1991), ISBN 0-345-36629-8
3. Perilous Seas (1991), ISBN 0-345-36630-1
4. Emperor and Clown (1992), ISBN 0-345-36631-X

A Handful of Men

1. The Cutting Edge (1992), ISBN 0-345-37896-2
2. Upland Outlaws (1993), ISBN 0-345-37897-0
3. The Stricken Field (1993), ISBN 0-345-37898-9
4. The Living God (1994), ISBN 0-345-37899-7

The Omar books

1. The Reaver Road (1992), ISBN 0-345-37481-9
2. The Hunters' Haunt (1995), ISBN 0-345-38459-8

The Great Game

1. Past Imperative (1995), ISBN 0-380-78129-8
2. Present Tense (1996), ISBN 0-380-78130-1
3. Future Indefinite (1997), ISBN 0-380-78131-X

The Years of Longdirk

Published using the pseudonym Ken Hood:

1. Demon Sword (1995), ISBN 0-06-105410-0
2. Demon Rider (1997), ISBN 0-06-105758-4
3. Demon Knight (1998), ISBN 0-06-105759-2

King's Blades

Tales of the King's Blades

1. The Gilded Chain (1998), ISBN 0-380-97460-6
2. Lord of the Fire Lands (1999), ISBN 0-380-97461-4
3. Sky of Swords (2000), ISBN 0-380-97462-2

Chronicles of the King's Blades

1. Paragon Lost (2002), ISBN 0-380-81835-3
2. Impossible Odds (2003), ISBN 0-380-81834-5
3. The Jaguar Knights (2004), ISBN 0-06-055511-4

The King's Daggers

A series of young adult books set in the "King's Blades" world:

1. Sir Stalwart (1999), ISBN 0-380-80098-5
2. The Crooked House (2000), ISBN 0-380-80099-3
3. Silvercloak (2001), ISBN 0-380-80100-0

The Dodec books

1. Children of Chaos (2006), ISBN 0-7653-1483-5
2. Mother of Lies (2007), ISBN 0-7653-1484-3

Venice trilogy

1. The Alchemist's Apprentice (2007), ISBN 0-441-01575-1
2. The Alchemist's Code (March 2008), ISBN 0-441-01562-X

Standalone novels

• A Rose-Red City (1987), ISBN 0-345-34098-1
• Shadow (1987), ISBN 0-345-34274-7
• West of January (1989), ISBN 0-345-35836-8
• Strings (1990), ISBN 0-345-36191-1
• Hero! (1991), ISBN 0-345-37179-8
• The Cursed (1995), ISBN 0-345-38951-4
• Daughter of Troy (1998), (as Sarah B. Franklin,) ISBN 0-380-79353-9
• Ill Met in the Arena (August 2008), ISBN 0-765-31687-0

External links

• Dave Duncan's Home Page
• Reviews, synopses, and cover art at FantasyLiterature.net