Sam Sykes
American writer
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Sam Watkins[1] is an American epic fantasy writer who publishes fiction as Sam Sykes.
- Aeons' Gate series
- Bring Down Heaven series
- The Grave of Empires series
Sam Sykes | |
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 Sykes at WonderCon 2017 | |
| 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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He is the son of Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series.[1]
Reception
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), 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[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)
