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.[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

Llewellyn is married to Canadian children's author Karen Wallace. They have two sons.[3]

Works

Novels for adults

  • 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

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

References

  1. ^ Llewellyn's Hell Bay synopsis
  2. ^ Llewellyn bio
  3. ^ a b "Biography of Llewellyn". Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  4. ^ a b Profile of Sam Llewellyn on fantasticfiction.co.uk