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Sam Clarke

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Sam Clarke is addicted to rock music, coffee, and Japanese manga. Her gardening skills are abysmal and she is rumoured to have killed a potted cactus. She currently lives in London next to a very noisy bar. Her first novel, The Twelfth Ring (a Page Turner Awards finalist and a BBNYA semi-finalist) reached #1 in the Amazon Young Adult Thrillers charts. Her second book, The Templar Sword (a Page Turner Awards finalist and Ink and Insights Judges' Favourite) was released on 7 June 2022 and hit the #1 New Release spot on Amazon US a week later. The Walls of Shimar, her first YA fantasy novel (also a Page Turner Awards finalist), was released in June 2024. It sequel, The Towers of Xakya, is out now.
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Average rating: 4.48 · 231 ratings · 89 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Twelfth Ring (Noah Larsson #1) 4.51 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Templar Sword 4.38 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Walls of Shimar: A smuggler with a death sentence. An aristocrat on the run. A crew full of secrets. (The Outcasts of the Six Kingdoms Book 1) 4.49 avg rating — 35 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Towers of Xakya: A gripping fantasy. Royal intrigue. Dangerous magic. Slow-burn tension. (The Outcasts of the Six Kingdoms Book 2) 4.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Across Dark Seas (Beneath Black Sails, #0.5)

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The Storm Within

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Sam Clarke said: " A girl gets murdered on a cruise ship and every other character has a potential motive. The book is well-written, the characters and their motives revealed slowly, and the assassin unexpected. I really enjoyed it - it has a Murder She Wrote sort of f ...more "

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The Disciple of the Aethereals: The Thaumaturge, Book 2

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Sam Clarke said: " This isn’t your average fantasy book. There are sections where, instead of turning the page, you stop and think, which is great. I don’t want to give too much away about his journey, but Aneralt is a great MC with a credible arc. Every now and then, ...more "

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