Fay Sampson
Born (1935-06-10) 10 June 1935
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
OccupationWriter
NationalityBritish
Period1975–Present
Genrefantasy

Fay Sampson (born 10 June 1935)[1] is a British writer of speculative fiction, predominantly known for the Daughter of Tintagel, Pangur Ban, and Sorcerer fiction series.

Biography

Sampson earned a degree in mathematics in 1956 from the University College of the South West of England, now the University of Exeter.[2] She taught at two English high schools, one in Mytholmroyd (1957–1958), and the other in Nottingham (1959–1960).[2] She and her husband lived for a time in Rhodesia, where she ran a college library in Serenje from 1962 to 1964.[2][3] After Rhodesia's independence and transition to Zambia, she moved back to Devon, and began writing children's novels.

Select bibliography

Daughter of Tintagel

A series of historical fantasy novels based on Morgan le Fay.

  • Wise Woman's Telling (1989)[4]
  • White Nun's Telling (1989)[5]
  • Black Smith's Telling (1990)[6]
  • Taliesin's Telling (1991)
  • Herself (1992)

Pangur Ban

Series of books based on the Old Irish poem, Pangur Bán.

  • Pangur Ban, the White Cat (1983)[7]
  • Finnglas of the Horses (1985)[8]
  • Finnglas and the Stones of Choosing (1986)[9]
  • Shape Shifter - The Naming of Pangur Ban (1988)[10]
  • The Serpent of Senargad (1989)
  • The White Horse Is Running (1990)

Sorcerer

  • The Sorcerer's Trap (2005)
  • The Sorcerer's Daughter (2007)

Standalone novels

  • F.67 (1975)[11]
  • The Watch on Patterick Fell (1978)
  • The Chains of Sleep (1981)
  • Star Dancer (1993)[12]
  • Them (2003)

References

  1. ↑ "Sampson, Fay". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. August 12, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sampson, Fay (Elizabeth)". Encyclopedia.com. April 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ Jean Mills, Richard Mills, Childhood Studies: A Reader in Perspectives of Childhood; Contributors. 2002.
  4. ↑ Bispham, Lynne (1990). "Review of "Wise Woman's Telling"". Paperback Inferno, #82. p. 7.
  5. ↑ Morton, Nik (1990). "Review of "White Nun's Telling"". Paperback Inferno, #84. p. 12.
  6. ↑ Owen, John D. (1990). "Review of "Black Smith's Telling"". Paperback Inferno, #87. p. 14.
  7. ↑ Sawyer, Andy (1988). "Review of "Pangur Ban"". Paperback Inferno, #72. p. None.
  8. ↑ Sawyer, Andy (1988). "Review of "Finnglas of the Horses"". Paperback Inferno, #72. p. None.
  9. ↑ Sawyer, Andy (1988). "Review of "Finnglas and the Stones of Choosing"". Paperback Inferno, #72. p. None.
  10. ↑ Sawyer, Andy (1988). "Review of "Shape-Shifter"". Paperback Inferno, #72. p. None.
  11. ↑ Nicholls, Peter (1976). "Review of "F. 67"". Foundation, #10 June 1976. p. 82.
  12. ↑ Bird, Colin (1994). "Review of "Star Dancer"". Vector 177. p. 39.
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