page_title: Sam Sykes
hierarchical_section_title: Sam Sykes
caption_attribution_description: English: Sam Sykes speaking at the 2017 WonderCon in Anaheim, California.
context_page_description: Sam Watkins is an American epic fantasy writer who publishes fiction as Sam Sykes.
  His debut trilogy of novels, the Aeons' Gate series, was appreciated by critics for its characterization and dialogue, and for its deconstruction of standard fantasy tropes, but criticized for its meandering, derivative plot.
  He is the son of Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series.
context_section_description: Sam Watkins is an American epic fantasy writer who publishes fiction as Sam Sykes.
  His debut trilogy of novels, the Aeons' Gate series, was appreciated by critics for its characterization and dialogue, and for its deconstruction of standard fantasy tropes, but criticized for its meandering, derivative plot.
  He is the son of  Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series.
caption: Sykes at WonderCon 2017
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