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Sam Austin

Goodreads Author

Born

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Website

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Genre

Horror, Fantasy, Paranormal

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May 2013

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Sam Austin is the author of over 25 stories ranging from short horrors to the 136 thousand word fantasy epic 'Damsel Knight.' Her short story 'Second Chance' was awarded an honorable mention in the writers of the future contest. Her favourite genres to play in are fantasy, horror, and science fiction. Most of her works could be considered young adult.

Having autism and dyspraxia, she's passionate about including underrepresented characters in her stories. Her novel 'Damsel Knight' features a gender questioning teenager in a fantasy world with very strict gender roles. Roy of the 'Crystal Wolves' series occasionally battles mental health issues alongside solving paranormal crimes. And her upcoming series stars a protagonist who happens to ha ...more

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Average rating: 3.64 · 22 ratings · 5 reviews · 44 distinct works

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Book Review Wednesday: A Murder is Announced – Agatha Christie (5 stars)

I’m making my way through Agatha Christie, and this is one of my favs so far. Not quite up there with ‘And Then There Were None’ but close.

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Villagers expect a fun game after a Gazette announcement of murder, but when lights flash off, shots ring out, and a masked burglar falls dead, the Inspector and vicar’s wife Bunch call in expert Miss Jane Marple. Was Swiss hotel clerk Rudi framed? Mis

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The Boy on the Bridge (The Girl With All the Gifts, #2)

by M.R. Carey (Goodreads Author)

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The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, #2)

by Patrick Ness

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Lies (Gone, #3)

by Michael Grant (Goodreads Author)

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“I am an ant here surrounded by giants. One wrong step and I will be crushed.”
― Sam Austin, Monster

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“Hot breath drowns me in blood and rancid flesh. My mouth gapes in silent pain, I can’t breathe, and my ribs are bent to the edge of breaking. A hand reaches out, and blindly I take it, it closes desperately over mine as if that alone will take the pain away.”
― Sam Austin, Monster

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“The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.”
― Arthur C. Clarke

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“Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
― Narcotics Anonymous

tags: humor, insanity, life, misattributed-ben-franklin, misattributed-mark-twain, misattributed-to-einstein

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A friendly, informal and established group with a diverse range of members. We read the classics, contemporary fiction and non-fiction. Come and join ...more

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Lovers of Paranormal — 10584 members — last activity Nov 29, 2025 01:50PM
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Connecting Readers and Writers — 3934 members — last activity Dec 03, 2025 08:21AM
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A place to connect writers with beta readers. Sometimes writers get so involved in the plot they can't see the wood for the trees. Hang on a sec'--th ...more

NaNoWriMo Support Group — 316 members — last activity Aug 29, 2024 01:37PM
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Autism Families and Professionals — 276 members — last activity Dec 03, 2017 06:30PM
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Indie Book Club — 1637 members — last activity Sep 20, 2025 02:32PM
This group was made as a place to discuss books by indie authors and allow them to pitch their books to an interested audience.

ONE OF US: NaNo Overachievers — 21 members — last activity Jan 08, 2016 12:13PM
The Goodreads group for Wrimos who go above and beyond 50k for NaNoWriMo, or have done so in a shorter period of time. ONE OF US. Past, present, futu ...more

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This group is for people of the LGBTQ+ community or genuine and sincere LGBTQ+ supporters. This group is to vent, ask and give advice, and to just let ...more

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