Sam Llewellyn
Sam Llewellyn | |
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| Born | 1948 Tresco, Isles of Scilly |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Novels, Children's literature, Sailing thrillers |
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Sam Llewellyn (born 1948) is a British author of literature for children and adults.
Biography
[edit]Sam Llewellyn was born on Tresco, Isles of Scilly, where his ancestors lived for many years.[1] He grew up in Norfolk. He attended Eton College and later St Catherine's College, Oxford.[2] Llewellyn went on to live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Ireland, before settling in Herefordshire, England, where he still lives.[3] Llewellyn has a deep love for the sea, and this has influenced much of his writing. He goes sailing regularly.
He was originally an editor and fine art dealer[4] before becoming an author. He has become a prolific writer, and has written for both children and adults. He has also worked as a journalist with newspapers and magazines from both America and Britain.[4]
He is a columnist for Practical Boat Owner, Hortus, Broad Sheep and the RYA website, and the owner and editor of The Marine Quarterly, a journal of the sea - 'The thinking sailor's sea journal' according to Tom Cunliffe.
Personal life
[edit]Llewellyn is married to Canadian children's author Karen Wallace. They have two sons.[3]
Works
[edit]Novels for adults
[edit]- Gurney's Release (1979)
- Gurney's Revenge (1981) – a.k.a. Sea Devil
- Gurney's Reward (1981)
- Hell Bay, Arch, 1984, ISBN 0-947618-00-7
- Great Circle, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1987, ISBN 0-297-79167-2 (a.k.a. Sea Story)
- The Shadow in the Sands, 1998, ISBN 0-7472-6005-2 (a "sequel" to the Erskine Childers novel "The Riddle of the Sands")
- The Sea Garden, 1999, ISBN 0-7472-6006-0
- The Iron Hotel, 2000, ISBN 0-7551-0009-3
- The Malpas Legacy, 2001, ISBN 0-7472-7276-X
Navarone series
[edit](written as authorised sequels to the Alistair MacLean novels "The Guns of Navarone" and "Force 10 from Navarone"
- Storm Force from Navarone, HarperCollins, 1996
- Thunderbolt from Navarone, HarperCollins, 1998
- The four Navarone novels are published as an omnibus volume "The Complete Navarone", HarperCollins, 2008 (HB) & 2011 (PB) ISBN 978 000 7416950.
Sailing thrillers
[edit](set in and around the fishing village of Pulteney)
- Dead Reckoning, 1987
- Blood Orange, 1988
- Death Roll, 1989
- Deadeye, 1990
- Blood Knot, 1991
- Riptide, 1992
- Clawhammer, 1993
- Maelstrom, 1994
- Black Fish, 2010
- Singlehand, 2019
Non fiction
[edit]- The Worst Journey in the Midlands, 1983
- Emperor Smith - the man who built Scilly
- The Minimum Boat, Adlard Coles Nautical, 2010
- Digging with the Duchess, 2018
- Digging Deeper with the Duchess, 2021
For children
[edit]Monsters of Lyonesse series
[edit]- Lyonesse:The Well Between The Worlds, Scholastic 2009
- Lyonesse:Dark Solstice, Scholastic 2010
Darlings series
[edit]- Little Darlings, Puffin, 2004, ISBN 0-14-131691-8
- Bad, Bad Darlings, Puffin Books, 2005, ISBN 0-14-131701-9
- Desperado Darlings, Puffin Books, 2006, ISBN 0-14-131981-X
Death Eric
[edit]- The Return of Death Eric, Puffin, 2005, ISBN 0-14-131853-8
- The Haunting of Death Eric, Puffin Books, 2006, ISBN 0-14-131984-4
Others
[edit]- The Magic Boathouse, Walker Books Ltd, 1994, ISBN 0-7445-2473-3
- The Rope School, Walker Books Ltd, 1995, ISBN 0-7445-3663-4
- Pig in the Middle, Walker Books Ltd, 1996, ISBN 0-7445-5217-6
- The Polecat Cafe, Walker Books Ltd, 1998, ISBN 0-7445-4157-3
- Nelson - the sailor who dared to win, Short Books, 2004, ISBN 1-904095-65-8
- Pegleg, ISBN 0-7551-0011-5
- Wonderdog
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Llewellyn's Hell Bay synopsis
- ^ Llewellyn bio
- ^ a b "Biography of Llewellyn". Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ a b Profile of Sam Llewellyn on fantasticfiction.co.uk
