Sam Spier
Cursed Kingdom
Cursed Kingdom is a young adult fantasy novel exploring what happens when someone desperate to be normal discovers she’s destined to save the world. Months before her seventeenth birthday, princess of Erelie, Eleanor discovers she has magic. There’s just one problem. Magic is outlawed, and her uncontrollable powers are threatening everything she holds dear. With unlikely allies by her side, Eleanor must decide whether to embrace the prophecy she’s determined to escape or find another way to save her crumbling world. Lord of the Rings meets Little Women in a story of self-discovery, girlhood and the consequences of power.
Sam currently lives and works in London with her husband and her cat, Luna. A fantasy lover by nature, she is heavily inspired by the rural landscapes around the UK, and can often be found up a mountain, by a lake, or lost in the wild. Sam is proudly neurodiverse and is open about having late-diagnosed dyslexia and ADHD, as well as difficulties with her mental health. When she’s not writing, she can be found curled up with a book, drinking her third (or fourth) cup of tea.