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Sam Llewellyn (born 1948) is a British author of literature for children and adults.




Biography


Sam Llewellyn was born on Tresco, Isles of Scilly, where his ancestors lived for many years. He grew up in Norfolk. He attended Eton College and later St Catherine's College, Oxford. Llewellyn went on to live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Ireland, before settling in Herefordshire, England, where he still lives. 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 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.
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


Llewellyn is married to Canadian children's author Karen Wallace. They have two sons.




Works






= Novels for adults

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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

(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

(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

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

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Monsters of Lyonesse series

Lyonesse:The Well Between The Worlds, Scholastic 2009
Lyonesse:Dark Solstice, Scholastic 2010



Darlings series

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

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

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



Tresco




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