Published novel
The Weaver’s Debt
A novel about inheritance, promises and the moral burden carried forward when familiar stories are allowed to speak for the people inside them.
View novel →Representation · rights · publishing
For agents & publishers.
Frederick Samuel is seeking literary representation for selected unpublished fiction across historical, literary and speculative work. This page gathers the public-facing project information in one place; manuscripts, synopses and additional materials are available privately on request.
Published foundation
Two published novels.
Published work provides a public record of the fiction while the projects below represent the broader body of writing now moving toward representation and publication.
Historical literary fiction · 2025
By Blood, Ink & Salt
A historical reimagining of Shek Ying—Zheng Yi Sao—and the red-sailed maritime world she helped reshape.
View novel →Selected projects
Different forms. Recurring pressures.
Historical, literary and speculative projects connected by recurring concerns with memory, silence, identity, science and the consequences of what people choose to preserve.
Historical literary fiction
A Thread of Stars
A novel centred on Caroline Herschel and a life shaped by astronomy, discovery and the distance between recognition and authorship.
Project page →Historical war fiction
The Gustav Sonata
A wartime novel about truth, consequence and what remains after official versions of history have moved on.
Project page →Historical fiction
The Quiet Blade
A restrained historical novel built around silence, discipline and the moral cost of violence.
Project page →Speculative fantasy
Thrindle
A standalone speculative fantasy in which place, memory and perception become inseparable.
Project page →Speculative techno-thriller
The Silent Protocol
A technological thriller about signals, control and the danger of systems that hear more than people intend.
Project page →Psychological science fiction
What The Snow Remembers
A snowbound psychological science-fiction novel in which memory is both mystery and moral problem.
Project page →Ten-volume speculative series
The Hadal Cycle
A speculative arc from the hadal trench to Mars, Europa and a transformed Earth, centred on adaptation, memory and the changing definition of humanity.
Explore the cycle →Materials
Available privately.
Public pages are intentionally concise. Query materials can be supplied directly to agents, editors and publishers rather than posted openly.
Query packageProject-specific query letter and concise pitch
Manuscript materialsSynopsis, opening pages and full manuscript where applicable
Series materialsHadal Cycle overview, individual-volume information and sequence context
Published workRetail links, publication information and public reviews
Rights & contactAvailable directly by email
Representation contact
Start with the project.
For representation, publishing or rights enquiries, please contact Frederick Samuel directly. Include the project or genre you are interested in and the materials you would like to receive.
frederick@fredericksamuel.com