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Sean Williams


Australia (b.1967)

Sean Williams is a No 1  New York Times bestselling writer for adults and the author of Twinmaker and Crashland, as well as coauthor of the Troubletwisters series with Garth Nix. As a resident of South Australia--which he reports is a lovely place a long way away from the rest of the world--Sean has often dreamed of stepping into a booth and being somewhere else, instantly. This has led to a fascination with the social, psychological, and moral implications of such technology. When not pondering such weighty matters, Sean can generally be found eating chocolate (actually, he eats chocolate when pondering these matters, too).
 


Genres: Science Fiction, Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy
 
Series
Cogal (with Shane Dix)
   1. The Unknown Soldier (1995)
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Evergence (with Shane Dix)
   1. The Prodigal Sun (1999)
   2. The Dying Light (2000)
   3. The Dark Imbalance (2001)
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Orphans (with Shane Dix)
   1. Echoes of Earth (2001)
   2. Orphans of Earth (2002)
   3. Heirs of Earth (2003)
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Books of the Cataclysm
   1. The Crooked Letter (2004)
   2. The Blood Debt (2006)
   3. The Hanging Mountains (2007)
   4. The Devoured Earth (2006)
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Geodesica (with Shane Dix)
   1. Ascent (2005)
   2. Descent (2006)
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Astropolis
   1. Saturn Returns (2007)
   2. Earth Ascendant (2008)
   3. The Grand Conjunction (2009)
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Broken Land
   1. The Changeling (2008)
   2. The Dust Devils (2008)
   3. The Scarecrow (2009)
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Troubletwisters (with Garth Nix)
   1. Troubletwisters (2011)
   2. The Monster (2012)
   3. The Mystery (2013)
   4. The Missing (2014)

     aka Missing, Presumed Evil

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Twinmaker
   1. Twinmaker (2013)
   2. Crashland (2014)
   3. Hollowgirl (2015)
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Novels
   Metal Fatigue (1996)
   The Resurrected Man (1998)
   Cenotaxis (2007)
   Impossible Music (2019)
   Her Perilous Mansion (2020)
   Honour Among Ghosts (2022)
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Collections
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Series contributed to
Star Wars : New Jedi Order
   15. Remnant (2003) (with Shane Dix)
   16. Refugee (2003) (with Shane Dix)
   17. Reunion (2003) (with Shane Dix)
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Spirit Animals
   3. Blood Ties (2014) (with Garth Nix)
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Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Sean Williams
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From a Certain Point of View: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (2023)
(Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, book 3)
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Game On! (2023)
edited by
Stephen Kotowych and Tony Pi

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Awards
2015 Ditmar Award for Best Novella or Novelette : The Legend Trap
2015 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Short Story : All the Wrong Places
2008 Ditmar Award for Best Novel : Saturn Returns
2007 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel : Saturn Returns
2006 Ditmar Award for Best Novel : Ascent
2006 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Short Story : The Seventh Letter
2005 Ditmar Award for Best Novel : The Crooked Letter
2004 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel : The Crooked Letter
2003 Ditmar Award for Best Novel : Echoes of Earth
2002 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel : The Storm Weaver and the Sand
2001 Ditmar Award for Best Novel : The Dying Light
2001 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel : The Dark Imbalance
1999 Ditmar Award for Best Novel : The Resurrected Man
1999 Aurealis Award for Best Horror Short Story : Atrax
1996 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel : Metal Fatigue
1996 Aurealis Award for Best Horror Short Story : Passing the Bone

Award nominations
2022 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Honour Among Ghosts
2015 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Twinmaker
2011 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : A Glimpse of the Marvellous Structure (And the Threat it Entails)
2009 Ditmar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Earth Ascendant
2009 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Grand Conjunction
2008 Ditmar Award for Best Novella or Novelette (nominee) : Cenotaxis
2008 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Earth Ascendant
2007 Philip K Dick Award (nominee) : Saturn Returns
2006 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Descent
2005 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Ascent
2004 Ditmar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Orphans of Earth
2004 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Heirs of Earth
2003 Ditmar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Storm Weaver and the Sand
2003 Ditmar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Sky Warden and the Sun
2003 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Orphans of Earth
2002 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Echoes of Earth
2001 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Stone Mage and the Sea
2000 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Short Story (nominee) : The Land Itself
2000 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Dying Light
1998 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Resurrected Man
1997 Ditmar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Metal Fatigue
1997 Aurealis Award for Best Horror Short Story (nominee) : The Freezing of Sarah
1996 Ditmar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Perfect Gun
1996 Ditmar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : A Map of the Mines of Barnath
1996 Ditmar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Unknown Soldier
1995 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Short Story (nominee) : A Map of the Mines of Barnath
1995 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Unknown Soldier
1994 Ditmar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Ghosts of the Fall


Sean Williams recommends
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The Wrong Stars (2017)
(Axiom, book 1)
Tim Pratt
"Fun, funny, pacy, thought-provoking and very clever."
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Plague War (2008)
(Plague , book 2)
Jeff Carlson
"A break-neck ride through one of the most deadly-and thrilling-futures imagined in years. Jeff Carlson has the juice!"

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