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Sam K Horton
@samkhorton.bsky.social
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Author based on Eythin Island, GORSE out now from @Solarisbooks Founder, Granite and Glitter. He/him rep’d by John Baker & Julie Gourinchas at Bell Lomax Moreton www.graniteandglitter.com
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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 3h
If you like dark folklore you must check out @samkhorton.bsky.social's Gorse and its sequel Ragwort, which is out today!

Gorgeous inside and out, it's a haunting tale of love, madness, loss, and mysterious secrets, set in Cornwall amid the clash of Enlightenment with the old magical ways

💙📚🪐
A banner from Solaris with a picture of the book and a quote from Lorraine Wilson reading "brimming with love for the wild places, for the folklore and for the fallibility and generosity of the human heart. Horton is a storyteller outside of time, I suspect he may be fae"
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Benedict Anning @benedictanning.bsky.social · 4h
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It's release day for the delicious follow-up to Gorse!! Highly highly encourage you nab a copy from the inimitable worldly wordsmith @samkhorton.bsky.social ✨
Ragwort
Check out Ragwort - A year on from the loss of Lord Pelagius Hunt of Mirecoombe, new Keeper Nancy Bligh is still struggling. She can banish the spirits and keep peace between the spriggans and piskies...
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 2d
Did you know that if you preorder RAGWORT, @samkhorton.bsky.social 's much-anticipated sequel to his deliciously dark fantasy GORSE, you can get an exclusive pack of missing scenes from book 1?

Preorder now - geni.us/ragwort - then provide your proof of purchase here: geni.us/RAGWORTPre
Against a gold fabric background, two flatlaid hardbacks by Sam K. Horton (GORSE and RAGWORT) with white arrows pointing to them with white text "If you preorder RAGWORT...you can get an exclusive pack of missing scenes from GORSE!"
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 5d
Fancy a chance to win some FREE Books? We've teamed up with @thestorygraph.com to give away copies of THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell, AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD by @voidcricket.bsky.social THE NEEDFIRE by @mkhardywrites.com and GORSE by @samkhorton.bsky.social !

Closes 18th October '25.
Against a gold confetti background, "Storygraph Giveaways! Win a free copy of these books!" Below, 3D books of THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell, AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD by Ren Hutchings, THE NEEDFIRE by MK Hardy and GORSE by Sam K. Horton. The first two titles are available to entrants from the UK, Canada and the US only. The second are available to UK only. Terms and conditions apply, closes 18th October 2025. The Storygraph and Solaris logos are at the top.
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 5d
Our third course for Solaris Feasts is...

GORSE and RAGWORT by @samkhorton.bsky.social

It has to be Cornish Cream Tea, but make sure to put the jam and cream on the right way round or the King of the Undermoor will be VERY angry.
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 6d
Did you know that if you preorder RAGWORT, @samkhorton.bsky.social 's much-anticipated sequel to his deliciously dark fantasy GORSE, you can get an exclusive pack of missing scenes from book 1?

Preorder now - geni.us/ragwort - then provide your proof of purchase here: geni.us/RAGWORTPre
Against a gold fabric background, two flatlaid hardbacks by Sam K. Horton (GORSE and RAGWORT) with white arrows pointing to them with white text "If you preorder RAGWORT...you can get an exclusive pack of missing scenes from GORSE!"
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Jess Gofton @jessgofton.bsky.social · 8d
GORSE fans! Preorder the forthcoming sequel, RAGWORT by @samkhorton.bsky.social, in any format and submit your proof of purchase below to receive deleted scenes from GORSE 🧚

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Sam K Horton @samkhorton.bsky.social · 13d
Head to tinyurl.com/45xwv5zj toshare your proof of purchase for a bonus bit of Gorse! Thanks to @solarisbooks.bsky.social!
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What a good line up to be a part of!
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 7d
OUT THIS MONTH!

🌊🐦⬛THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell geni.us/doorsea

🏵️💀 RAGWORT (sequel to GORSE!) @samkhorton.bsky.social geni.us/ragwort

🌹🪭 THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ @isabelcanas.bsky.social geni.us/palbad

⚔️🌈 METAL FROM HEAVEN by August Clarke geni.us/metalfhe
October releases white text against an autumnal background, Below, 3D mock ups for: RAGWORT by Sam K. Horton "09/10" and THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell "07/10" THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ by Isabel Canas and METAL FROM HEAVEN by August Clarke.
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Sam K Horton @samkhorton.bsky.social · 8d
A wonderful chat with David and Robin!
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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 8d
David & Robin chat with Sam K Horton whose 2nd novel Ragwort is out Nov-25. We talk maps, book tour costumes, love of wild places. Dave discovers Friday also is a business day + hear reasons to attend Fantasycon from Ben & Nico of @tinybookcase.bsky.social. britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-pod...
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 9d
Come join us! Look at all these delicious authors!
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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 9d
We've got all this going on this Saturday, 10am to 6:30pm. Join us for 'Something Monstrous'!

tinyurl.com/bfsmonster

@shonak.bsky.social @susiewilliamson.bsky.social @alethearlyons.bsky.social @p-dalton.bsky.social @jelliottcoleman.bsky.social
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Sam K Horton @samkhorton.bsky.social · 13d
Head to tinyurl.com/45xwv5zj toshare your proof of purchase for a bonus bit of Gorse! Thanks to @solarisbooks.bsky.social!
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 9d
Are you ready to return to the Undermoor?

@samkhorton.bsky.social's Eythin Legacy began with GORSE and continues next month with RAGWORT!

Tickets are now available for multiple events, snap them up before they're gone!👉 geni.us/SKHEvents
14th October 7pm Waterstones Truro 17th October 7pm Black Cat Books, Launceston 23rd October 7pm Rossiter Books, Ross on Wye 7th November Time TBC @ Spencer Thorn, Bude 20th November 7pm @ Waterstones Glasgow Argyle Street.
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Sam K Horton @samkhorton.bsky.social · 13d
Head to tinyurl.com/45xwv5zj toshare your proof of purchase for a bonus bit of Gorse! Thanks to @solarisbooks.bsky.social!
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Sam K Horton @samkhorton.bsky.social · 13d
Thank you Todd!
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 13d
Fancy a chance to win some FREE Books? We've teamed up with @thestorygraph.com to give away copies of THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell, AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD by @voidcricket.bsky.social THE NEEDFIRE by @mkhardywrites.com and GORSE by @samkhorton.bsky.social !

Closes 18th October '25.
Against a gold confetti background, "Storygraph Giveaways! Win a free copy of these books!" Below, 3D books of THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell, AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD by Ren Hutchings, THE NEEDFIRE by MK Hardy and GORSE by Sam K. Horton. The first two titles are available to entrants from the UK, Canada and the US only. The second are available to UK only. Terms and conditions apply, closes 18th October 2025. The Storygraph and Solaris logos are at the top.
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 17d
Are you ready to return to the Undermoor?

@samkhorton.bsky.social's Eythin Legacy began with GORSE and continues next month with RAGWORT!

Tickets are now available for multiple events, snap them up before they're gone!👉 geni.us/SKHEvents

*please note tickets & time tbc for event at Spencer Thorn.
Against a yellow background, with the book cover for GORSE and RAGWORT at the top, black text between them "Sam K. Horton Upcoming Events." with the black Solaris logo. Black text below: 14th October 7pm at Waterstones Truro 17th October 7pm at Black Cat Books, Launceston 23rd October 7pm at Rossiter Books, Ross on Wye 7th November Time TBC at Spencer Thorn, Bude 20th November 7pm at Waterstones Glasgow Argyle Street. In the bottom right is an author photo of Sam.
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Shona Kinsella @shonak.bsky.social · 27d
It's two months until publication and events are starting to open for tickets! I'm so very excited to be talking with Sam K Horton @samkhorton.bsky.social and Meg Macdonald @megintransition.bsky.social in November

www.waterstones.com/events/sam-k...
A dark green graphic shows two book covers. Ragwort by Sam K Horton, shows an apparently human skull with small antlers growing from it, and small yellow flowers blooming from it. Daughters of Nicnevin by Shona Kinsella, shows two women in 18th century highland dress standing back to back in a field, surrounded by the looming presence of straw men. Text on the graphic reads: Waterstones Argyle Street, Thursday 20th November, 7pm. Sam K Horton and Shona Kinsella, in conversation with Meg MacDonald
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 27d
🎉🎂 Happy Paperback Book Birthday to @samkhorton.bsky.social 's GORSE!

Right on time for you to read (or reread!) before much-anticipated sequel RAGWORT hits shelves next month, this deliciously dark folkloric fantasy is now handily available in paperback!

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Against a gold fabric background, two flatlaid copies of GORSE by Sam K. Horton in hardback in paperback formats. The white Solaris logo is in the bottom left corner.
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 29d
Great to see @emdashliu.bsky.social's THE DEATH I GAVE HIM (a scifi retelling of Hamlet as a locked room thriller) and O. O. Sangoyomi's MASQUERADE (an alt history tale of female power inspired by the myth of persephone) in GoodReads selection of Twice Told Tales/Modern Retellings!

geni.us/GRTTMR
The book cover for Em X. Liu's THE DEATH I GAVE HIM against a pink background with a lime green skull outline in profile facing left. The white Solaris logo is in the bottom left corner. Against a red background, the cover of MASQUERADE by O. O. Sangoyomi. The white Solaris logo is in the bottom left corner.
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MK Hardy @mkhardywrites.com · Sep 4
Yay it's live! Super excited to chat with @oliverklangmead.bsky.social on the 19th October at Lancaster Library; if you're nearby come join us!

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · Aug 27
Folklore is alive, and so are the beasts...

Next month, you can snap up @samkhorton.bsky.social 's deliciously dark historical fantasy GORSE in paperback before it's sequel - RAGWORT - hits the shelves in hardback this October!

Preorder now!
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A paperback copy of GORSE by Sam K. Horton, held up against a background of yellow heleniums. The white Solaris logo is in the top right corner.
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · Aug 29
Calling all reviewers, booksellers & librarians: meet the Solaris Books currently on Netgalley!

Includes new books from @voidcricket.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social @artofelaineho.bsky.social @shoutoutmapes.bsky.social & @ldcolter.com

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So pleased to see my fellow agency siblings @samkhorton.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com on here!
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · Aug 22
Thank 'Folk' it's Friday! It's a bank holiday weekend, so how about some #FridayFun?

Today we're celebrating stories drawn from the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through the generations by word of mouth: from King Arthur to the fey, haunted woods to time rifts!
White text: Thank folk it's Friday! A compilation of book covers: THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell BLACK SUN, FEVERED STAR and MIRRORED HEAVENS by Rebecca Roanhorse UNDER FORTUNATE STARS by Ren Hutchings THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER by Simon Jimenez QUEEN OF NONE, QUEEN OF FURY, QUEEN OF MERCY by Natania Barron THE NEEDFIRE by MK Hardy GORSE and RAGWORT by Sam K. Horton WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST and THE SALT ORACLE by Lorraine Wilson THE DARK BETWEEN THE TREES by Fiona Benson THE KILLING SPELL by Shay Kauwe RED RABBIT by Alex Grecian THE POMEGRANATE GATE, THE REPUBLIC OF SALT and THE KINGDOM OF ALMONDS by Ariel Kaplan
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · Aug 25
In our ongoing attempts to *support* your TBR efforts, here's some Solaris Fantasy series starters!

Including @natania.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social‬ @mattfnwallace.bsky.social‬ @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social‬ @csecooney.bsky.social‬ @samkhorton.bsky.social‬ @pennyvixen.bsky.social‬ and more!
THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell, THE WITNESS FOR THE DEAD by Katherine Addison, QUEEN OF NONE by Natania Barron, NORTHERN WRATH by Thilde Kold Holt, THE POMEGRANATE GATE by Ariel Kaplan, THE VENGEANCE by Emma Newman, THE HIDDEN LEGION by Snorri Kristjansson, SAVAGE COMPANY by Matt Wallace, CHARMING by Jade Linewood, BLACK SUN by Rebecca Roanhorse, GORSE by Sam K. Horton and SAINT DEATH'S DAUGHTER by C. S. E. Cooney.
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · Aug 20
The story began in GORSE, now Nancy Bligh stands alone, holding the line against the dark in 18th century Cornwall...

This October, @samkhorton.bsky.social 's deliciously dark folkloric fantasy series, Eythin Legacy, continues in RAGWORT!

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Against a black background with a skull sprouting ragwort flowers in the top right corner, white text reads: "She was a witch, of course. At least that is what they called her. Because sometimes the words one needs are not the words one has, and people are scared of a woman who knows what she wants. And how to take it." The white Solaris logo is in the bottom left corner.
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