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D.K. Mok

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Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Humor and Comedy

Influences

Terry Pratchett, Isaac Asimov, Shaun Tan, Roald Dahl, Graeme Base, Oli ...more

Member Since

January 2013

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DK Mok is a fantasy and science fiction author whose novels include Squid's Grief, Hunt for Valamon and The Other Tree. DK has been shortlisted for four Aurealis Awards, a Ditmar, and a Washington Science Fiction Association Small Press Award.

DK grew up in libraries, immersed in lost cities and fantastic worlds, populated by quirky bandits and giant squid. She graduated from UNSW with a degree in Psychology, pursuing her interest in both social justice and scientist humour.

She’s fond of cephalopods, androids, global politics, rugged horizons, science and technology podcasts, and she wishes someone would build a labyrinthine library garden so she could hang out there. She lives in Sydney, Australia, and her favourite fossil deposit is the B ...more

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Aurealis Awards: Squid's Grief Shortlisted

The Aurealis Awards finalists have been announced, and Squid's Grief has been shortlisted for Best Science Fiction Novel! I'm honoured and thrilled to be in such amazing company, and it's wonderful to see the impressive scope and diversity of voices in Australian spec fic. Congratulations to all the finalists!

Check out the full list of finalists here:
https://aurealisawards.org/2017/02/20...

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D.K. Mok’s books

Average rating: 4.0 · 818 ratings · 247 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Squid's Grief 4.19 avg rating — 54 ratings — 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
	Hunt for Valamon 4.09 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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
	The Other Tree 4.09 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers by Sarena Ulibarri (Goodreads Author) (Editor), D.K. Mok (Goodreads Author), Julia K. Patt 3.80 avg rating — 307 ratings — published 2018 — 3 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
	In Memory: A Tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett by Sorin Suciu (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Laura May (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Anna Mattaar (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Mother of Invention by Rivqa Rafael (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tansy Rayner Roberts (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Midnight Movie Creature Feature by T.W. Brown (Goodreads Author) (Editor), James R. Silvestri (Goodreads Author), Eric Dimbleby (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2011 — 3 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
	Ecopunk! - speculative tales of radical futures by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Cat Sparks (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jason Nahrung (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.56 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Insert Title Here by Tehani Croft Wessely (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jo Anderton (Goodreads Author), Stephanie Burgis (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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
	Outer Reaches by A.C. Hadfield, T.F. Grant, Mitchell Hogan (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 16 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

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“An action, in and of itself, is just the movement of objects. It is the earnestness, and the depth of feeling behind the action, that give it meaning.”
― D.K. Mok

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“As it turned out, the Plains of Despair were just west of the Stony Deserts of Agony, beyond the Moors of Brooding Desolation, past the Hills of Creepiness, the Meadows of Misfortune, and the Valley of Lost Shoes. Seris”
― D.K. Mok, Hunt for Valamon

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“An action, in and of itself, is just the movement of objects. It is the earnestness, and the depth of feeling behind the action, that give it meaning.”
― D.K. Mok

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