Sam Sykes
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| Born | Sam Watkins |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Epic fantasy |
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| Parents | Diana Gabaldon (mother) Doug Watkins (father) |
| Relatives | Tony Gabaldon (grandfather) |
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Sam Watkins[1] is an American epic fantasy writer who publishes fiction as Sam Sykes.
He is the son of Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series.[1]
Reception
[edit | edit source]His debut trilogy of novels, the Aeons' Gate series, was appreciated by critics for its characterization and dialogue, and for its deconstruction of standard fantasy tropes, but criticized for its meandering, derivative plot.[2][3]
Controversy
[edit | edit source]In 2020, multiple authors, including Megan O'Keefe,[4] accused Sykes of making "gross, sexual comments" at various conventions over the years. Sykes issued an apology, acknowledging "the harm [he] caused through [his] vulgar and sexual words, [his] poor judgment and [his] lack of respect for [his] colleagues."[5] In response, his publisher Orbit Books announced that they would not be acquiring further books from Sykes and would not be arranging or supporting any public appearances for Sykes, including at conventions.[6] Both Sykes and Orbit Books pledged to donate a portion of the profits from Sykes' books.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]Aeons' Gate series
[edit | edit source]- Tome of the Undergates (2010), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Black Halo (2011), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- The Skybound Sea (2012), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- "Name the Beast", short story in the 2013 cross-genre anthology Dangerous Women[7]
Bring Down Heaven series
[edit | edit source]- The City Stained Red (2015)[8]
- The Mortal Tally (2016)
- God's Last Breath (2017)
The Grave of Empires series
[edit | edit source]- Seven Blades in Black (April 2019)
- The Gallows Black (May 2019), a short novella set before Seven Blades of Black
- Ten Arrows of Iron (August 2020)[9]
- Three Axes to Fall (December 2022)
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
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