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Dirk Strasser

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Dirk Strasser has won multiple Australian Publisher Association Awards and a Ditmar for Best Professional Achievement. His mythic fantasy series, The Books of Ascension, has been republished by Macmillan Momentum, this time including Eclipse – The Lost Book of Ascension for the first time in English. His novels and short stories have been translated into a number of languages. He also founded the Aurealis Awards and has co-edited and co-published Aurealis magazine for over twenty years.

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The Birth of the Aurealis Awards Part 1

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Aurealis Awards. The first Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction were for works published in 1995, with the ceremony the following year. What started originally as an initiative of Aurealis magazine has, over the years, taken on a huge life of its own and not only become Australia’s top SFF award, but is also widely recognised by the gl Read more of this blog post »

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	Zenith (Books of Ascension, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conquist 4.63 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Equinox (Books of Ascension, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eclipse: The Lost Book of Ascension (Books of Ascension #3) 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aurealis #45 by Dirk Strasser (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Carissa Thorp (Editor, Contributor), Lachlan Huddy (Contributor) 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aurealis #87 by Dirk Strasser (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Sean Monaghan (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ian Bell (Contributor) 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aurealis #89 by Dirk Strasser (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Versace, Adrik Kemp (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aurealis #46 by Dirk Strasser (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Andrew J. McKiernan (Goodreads Author), Greg Mellor really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aurealis #70 by Dirk Strasser (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Matthew J. Morrison (Goodreads Author), Ephiny Gale (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aurealis #74 by Dirk Strasser (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Leife Shallcross (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Imogen Cassidy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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