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Sam Sykes
BornSam Watkins
1988 (age 35–36)
OccupationNovelist
GenreEpic fantasy
Notable works
  • Aeons' Gate series
  • Bring Down Heaven series
RelativesDiana Gabaldon (mother)
Website
www.samsykes.com

Sam Watkins[1] (born 1988[2]) is an American epic fantasy writer who publishes fiction as Sam Sykes.

His debut trilogy of novels, the Aeons' Gate series, was appreciated by critics for their characterization and dialogue, and for their deconstruction of standard fantasy tropes, but criticized for their meandering, derivative plot.[3][4]

He is the son of Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series.[1]

Bibliography

Aeons' Gate series

  • Tome of the Undergates (2010), ISBN 978-1616142421
  • Black Halo (2011), ISBN 978-1616143558
  • The Skybound Sea (2012), ISBN 978-1616146764
  • "Name the Beast", short story in the 2013 cross-genre anthology Dangerous Women[5]

Bring Down Heaven series

  • The City Stained Red (2015) [6]
  • The Mortal Tally (2016)

References

  1. ^ a b "FROM SCIENCE TO FICTION". Northern Arizona University. May 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  2. ^ http://samsykes.com/
  3. ^ Cilli, Dominic (2010). "Tome of the Undergates". SF Site. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  4. ^ Shurin, Jared (21 May 2013). "New Releases: The Skybound Sea by Sam Sykes". Pornokitsch. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Dangerous Women Arrives on Tor.com". Tor.com. July 24, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  6. ^ http://www.samsykes.com/2014/07/post-the-city-stained-red/