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ⓘ About Sam Sykes
Author Sam Watkins was born in the year 1984, and publishes under the name Sam Sykes. His mother is Diana Gabaldon, the author of the “Outlander” series. He lives in America with his two hounds, and is probably yelling at some inanimate object or other, at any given time. His work is from the fantasy genre and his debut novel, “The Tome of the Undergates”, was released in the year 2010. “Tome of the Undergates” is the first novel in the “Aeon’s Gate” series, which was released in the year 2010. Lenk has a tough time of keeping control of his mismatched band of adventurers during the best of times. Kataria the Shict despises the majority of humans, Gariath the dragon man views humans to be not much more than prey, and the humans with the band are not much better.
All Book Series by Sam Sykes
The Glass Prison
Series opener · book 1 of 73 · published 1999 Anthology · Monte Cook
The Secret of the Rose and Glove
Book 7 of 73 · published 2010 Anthology · Kevin Andrew Murphy
Winter Witch
Book 8 of 73 · published 2010 Anthology · Dave Gross,Elaine Cunningham
The Ghosts of Broken Blades
Book 10 of 73 · published 2011 Anthology · Monte Cook
Two Pieces of Tarnished Silver
Book 12 of 73 · published 2011 Anthology · Erik Mona
The Perfumer's Apprentice
Book 22 of 73 · published 2012 Anthology · Kevin Andrew Murphy
Mother Bears
Book 25 of 73 · published 2012 Anthology · KarenWhite,Wendy N. Wagner
A Tomb of Winter's Plunder
Book 29 of 73 · published 2012 Anthology · Tim Pratt
Fingers of Death—No, Doom!
Book 30 of 73 · published 2012 Anthology · Lucien Soulban
Called to Darkness
Book 32 of 73 · published 2012 Anthology · Richard Lee Byers
Stalking the Beast
Book 41 of 73 · published 2013 Anthology · Howard Andrew Jones
In Red Rune Canyon
Book 42 of 73 · published 2013 Anthology · Richard Lee Byers
The Redemption Engine
Book 49 of 73 · published 2014 Anthology · James L. Sutter
Boar and Rabbit
Book 50 of 73 · published 2014 Anthology · Ray Porter,James L. Sutter
The Crusader Road
Book 52 of 73 · published 2014 Anthology · Michael A. Stackpole
Undead Unleashed
Book 54 of 73 · published 2014 Anthology · Dave Gross,Adam Daigle,Mark Moreland
Beyond the Pool of Stars
Book 61 of 73 · published 2015 Anthology · Howard Andrew Jones
Through The Gate in the Sea
Book 69 of 73 · published 2017 Anthology · Howard Andrew Jones
The Shroud of Four Silences
Book 71 of 73 · published 2021 Anthology · Liane Merciel
Operation Hellmouth
Book 72 of 73 · published 2026 Anthology · Chris A. Jackson
Abomination Vaults
Latest in the series · book 73 of 73 · published 2026 Anthology · Erik Scott de Bie
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sam Sykes?
Author Sam Watkins was born in the year 1984, and publishes under the name Sam Sykes. His mother is Diana Gabaldon, the author of the “Outlander” series. He lives in America with his two hounds, and is probably yelling at some inanimate object or other, at any given time.
Which Sam Sykes series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Forgotten Realms: Pathfinder Tales series, the earliest of Sam Sykes's multi-book series: it opens with The Glass Prison (1999) and runs to 73 books across 1999–2026, ending with Abomination Vaults (2026). Sam Sykes's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Sam Sykes written?
Sam Sykes has 93 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1999 and 2026. 90 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Forgotten Realms: Pathfinder Tales series with 73 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Sam Sykes's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sam Sykes's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Forgotten Realms: Pathfinder Tales (1999–2026, 73 books), Aeons' Gate (2010–2012, 3 books) and Bring Down Heaven (2014–2018, 4 books), plus 2 more.
How are Sam Sykes's books organised into series?
This guide splits Sam Sykes's 93 books into 5 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Forgotten Realms: Pathfinder Tales (73 books, 1999–2026); The Grave of Empires (6 books, 2019–2023); Brave Chef Brianna (4 books, 2017); Bring Down Heaven (4 books, 2014–2018); Aeons' Gate (3 books, 2010–2012).