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.
