About Dave Rudden
Dave Rudden (born 13 February 1988) is an Irish writer of young adult fiction, juvenile fantasy and science fiction, best known for his Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy and stories from the Doctor Who universe. He is based in Dublin. == Early life and education == Born on 13 February 1988 in County Cavan, Rudden is from Bawnboy, where he attended St Aidan's National School and St Mogue's College. He studied a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in St Patrick's College, Dublin, and graduated from University College Dublin, obtaining Master of Arts degree in creative writing in 2013. As a young author he won the Fantasy Book Review short story competition (2011) and one of Literary Death Matches in Dublin (2014). == Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy == Rudden debuted as a novelist in 2016 with Knights of the Borrowed Dark, described by the Internet Speculative Fiction Database as juvenile fantasy. The book was reviewed by The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, School Library Journal, The Irish Times and The Guardian, in which S. F. Said called it "a magical debut". It won the 2016 Irish Book Award for Best Senior Children's Book and the 2016 Great Reads Award for "Most Read" title. It was selected by the city of Dublin for its UNESCO-affiliated 2017 Citywide Reading Campaign for Children. According to figures compiled by Public Lending Remuneration the novel was one of top 20 books borrowed from public libraries in Ireland in 2017.
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