# Sam Sykes on Reddit (u/SamSykes)

Part of Creators on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/creators-on-reddit/sam-sykes

Sam Sykes: Fantasy author, The Grave of Empires.

- Reddit account: [u/SamSykes](https://www.reddit.com/user/SamSykes/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [Their 2012 r/Fantasy AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/tz8n8/i_am_fantasy_author_sam_sykes_let_us_bleed/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/Fantasy (1047), r/AskReddit (24), r/pics (18), r/aww (13), r/mildlyinteresting (8), r/gaming (7)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2012 to 2022
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Sykes

## Moments

### u/SamSykes in r/Fantasy, May 4, 2015 · Funny

Replying to the post "Subvert your own Trope!".

> Farm boy receives quest to go to save the world.
>
> Farm boy arrives at Dark Lord's evil realm, realizes he doesn't know shit about swordplay or magic or anything except irrigation and wheat germ seeding.
>
> Farm boy solves food crisis by introducing advanced agricultural practice to the orcish hordes.  With their immediate needs for food and safety met, the orcs advance up Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and begin questing for self-realization.  Immediately, governmental reform is established and the Dark Lord is outed in a democratic vote after a lengthy campaign.

(Excerpt.)
Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/34t6a5/comment/cqxuih5/ · 59 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/SamSykes in r/Fantasy, Oct 12, 2015 · Funny

Replying to the post "What "fantasy cliches" occur most often in real life?".

> Occasionally, eccentric elderly dudes with threadbare robes and long, gray beards will show up on my doorstep and tell me that there is a great prophecy surrounding my destiny and that I must depart with them for a long journey.
>
> I call the police pretty frequently.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/3oijlo/comment/cvxj6he/ · 67 points as of Nov 7, 2026