Sam Llewellyn
Sam Llewellyn 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
Gurney's Release Gurney's Revenge – a.k.a. Sea DevilGurney's Reward Hell Bay, Arch, 1984, Great Circle, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1987, The Shadow in the Sands, 1998, The Sea Garden, 1999, The Iron Hotel, 2000, The Malpas Legacy, 2001,Navarone series
& 2011 .Sailing thrillers
Dead Reckoning, 1987Blood Orange, 1988Death Roll, 1989Deadeye, 1990Blood Knot, 1991Riptide, 1992Clawhammer, 1993Maelstrom, 1994Black Fish, 2010Singlehand, 2019Non fiction
The Worst Journey in the Midlands, 1983Emperor Smith - the man who built ScillyThe Minimum Boat, Adlard Coles Nautical, 2010Digging with the Duchess, 2018Digging Deeper with the Duchess, 2021For children
Monsters of Lyonesse series
Lyonesse:The Well Between The Worlds, Scholastic 2009Lyonesse:Dark Solstice, Scholastic 2010Darlings series
Little Darlings, Puffin, 2004, Bad, Bad Darlings, Puffin Books, 2005, Desperado Darlings, Puffin Books, 2006,Death Eric
The Return of Death Eric, Puffin, 2005, The Haunting of Death Eric, Puffin Books, 2006,Others
The Magic Boathouse, Walker Books Ltd, 1994, The Rope School, Walker Books Ltd, 1995, Pig in the Middle, Walker Books Ltd, 1996, The Polecat Cafe, Walker Books Ltd, 1998, Nelson - the sailor who dared to win, Short Books, 2004, Pegleg,- ''Wonderdog''