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After cutting their teeth on a steady diet of fanfiction in the South-West of England, Esme Symes-Smith wandered north to Wales for their degree in Literature and Creative Writing then promptly migrated to Missouri after meeting their wife on Tumblr.

Esme has been a ghost-writer, an editor, a frozen-yogurt seller, a caffeine dealer, and now wrangles pre-schoolers for a living.

They are nonbinary and have a severe tea problem.

SIR CALLIE AND THE CHAMPIONS OF HELSTON is their debut middle-grade novel, slated for Fall 2022 with the launch of Penguin Random House's new imprint, Labyrinth Road, with a second book in the series coming later. ...more

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	Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston (Sir Callie #1) 4.38 avg rating — 1,217 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost (Sir Callie #2) 4.49 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sir Callie and the Witch's War (Sir Callie #3) 4.51 avg rating — 205 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sir Callie and the Final Stand (Sir Callie #4) 4.60 avg rating — 114 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Esme Symes-Smith and 2 other people liked Tamzen's review of Sir Callie and the Final Stand (Sir Callie #4): "I am really impressed with this series. It is so nuanced and kind and thoughtful and hopeful while also being fairly heavy and heart-wrenching. I loved the arcs given to each of the characters, and I appreciate that the heavy things of war and life w" Read more of this review »
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“That's what I like best about Eyrewood—everyone there says what they mean and means what they say. No games. No complications. No weird tones that make my gut twist. The world is full of enough scary things, Neal says. It's a waste of time being afraid of your friends.”
― Esme Symes-Smith, Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston

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“who got sick of the sea but longs for real sunshine and decent food,”
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“Knowledge is the greatest weapon against prejudice,” she told me once when I asked why she worked so obsessively. “I am never going to be caught unarmed again.”
― Esme Symes-Smith, Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

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