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LEAD PIX, PLACE BOTTOM RIGHT OF TEXT BOX, BLOW BIG INTO CENTRE OF PAGE, FEATHER ETCH AND FADE BACKGROUND INTO TEXT: The next Rowling: Young writer of young adult fiction Samantha Shannon's six-figure book deal has a certain name cropping up in comparison in all her interviews. -- MARK PRINGLE/Bloomsbury

She’s barely over 20 and already has millions in book and movie deals! Meet Samantha Shannon, overachieving author.

NEW writer Samantha Shannon has gone from a teen with a dream to a six-figure book deal with Bloomsbury for a projected seven-part series of fantasy novels.

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