Sam Sykes
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Sam Sykes | |
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| Born | Sam Watkins Script error: No such module "person date". |
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| 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
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
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
Aeons' Gate series
- Tome of the Undergates (2010), Template:ISBN
- Black Halo (2011), Template:ISBN
- The Skybound Sea (2012), Template:ISBN
- "Name the Beast", short story in the 2013 cross-genre anthology Dangerous Women[7]
Bring Down Heaven series
- The City Stained Red (2015)[8]
- The Mortal Tally (2016)
- God's Last Breath (2017)
The Grave of Empires series
- 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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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FROM SCIENCE TO FICTION". Northern Arizona University. May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cilli, Dominic (2010). "Tome of the Undergates". SF Site. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Shurin, Jared (21 May 2013). "New Releases: The Skybound Sea by Sam Sykes". Pornokitsch. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."My Apology". 17 July 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."A statement from Orbit regarding Sam Sykes". 17 July 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dangerous Women Arrives on Tor.com". Tor.com. July 24, 2013. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The City Stained Red - Sam Sykes". 10 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Englert, Bradley (17 December 2019). "TEN ARROWS OF IRON Cover Launch". Orbit. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
External links
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