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Sean Williams
 
Book List

Fantasy

  • "A Better Place"
    "A Better Place"
    released 2017
    Based on a dream about my father's death. Available for free from Daily SF. (Hey, that almost rhymes.)
    2017
    Pop goes the cork, momentarily stilling the dawn chorus, and I am filled with the sense that what we are doing in the cemetery is slightly profane. My mother, my sister Cass and I on a picnic rug at the foot of dad's grave. Thank God we brought sparkling wine, not a heavy red.
    Age: 12+
  • Five Articles Selected at Random from the Scarlet Exposition
    Five Articles Selected at Random from the Scarlet Exposition
    released 2020
    More info soon!
    2020
    Age: 12+
  • "Seeking the Great Current"
    "Seeking the Great Current"
    released 2018
    The result of a new collaboration with Matthew Cropley, this is available for free in Daily SF.
    2018
    "The ghost of this dead girl refuses to look at her body. But then, of course, she does look. They always do. It's stiff and curled in on itself, eyes open, staring up at the moon. Her face is blank and pale, her rough-woven shift stained black. A shell necklace is knotted in her hair. Blue veins, darker than the unfinished tattoos around her ears, extend from the bite-mark in her neck down to her collarbone."
    Age: 15+
  • "The Empire's Son"
    "The Empire's Son"
    released December 2014
    A flash fiction commission for legendary author Nike Sulway, as part of her 200 stories of 200 words in 200 days project. You can read it here.
    December 2014
    Age: 12+
  • "The Mirror in the Middle of the Maze"
    "The Mirror in the Middle of the Maze"
    released 2012

    Trust Me Too!, Ed. Paul Collins (Ford Street)

    2012

    The lastest in a series of stories featuring Roslin of Geheb, the protagonist of the Broken Land series.

    Age: 10+
  • "The Jade Woman of the Luminous Star"
    "The Jade Woman of the Luminous Star"
    released 2011
    Harper Voyager

    Ghosts by Gaslight: Stories of Steampunk and Suspense, Eds. Jack Dann & Nick Gevers

    2011
    Harper Voyager

    “Devotees of M. R. James, H. P. Lovecraft and Algernon Blackwood will relish this superior anthology of original stories…. It seems almost unfair to single out individual works when all 18 are superb and will be cherished by steampunk and horror fans alike.” (Publishers Weekly)

    "Ghosts By Gaslight is a triumph of a themed anthology. Among the hundred or so books I have read this year, this one is my favorite. Acquire it at all costs. Highly recommended." (HorrorWorld/Cemetery Dance)

  • "The Spark (A Romance in Four Acts): A Tale of the Change"
    "The Spark (A Romance in Four Acts): A Tale of the Change"
    released 2010
    HarperCollins (Australia)

    Honarable Mention Year's Best Fantasy & Horror

    Legends of Australian Fantasy, Eds. Jack Dann and Jonathan Strahan

    Celebrate the legends of Australian fantasy. Extraordinary voices ... extraordinary worlds.

    These eleven short novels will take you on amazing new journeys with favourite characters from the worlds you know and love.

    2010
    HarperCollins (Australia)

    Honarable Mention Year's Best Fantasy & Horror

    Age: 15+
  • "Ungentle Fire"
    "Ungentle Fire"
    released 2009
    Ace (US)
    Available from Curious Fictions.   The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters Of Modern Fantasy, Ed. Gardner Dozois & Jack Dann Whether portrayed as fire-breathing reptilian beasts at war with humanity or as noble creatures capable of speech and mystically bonded to the warriors who ride them, dragons have been found in nearly every culture's mythology. In modern times, they can be found far from their medieval settings in locales as mundane as suburbia or as barren as post-apocalyptic landscapes-and in The Dragon Book, today's greatest fantasists reignite the fire with legendary tales that will consume readers' imaginations. With original stories by New York Times bestselling authors Jonathan Stroud, Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Diana Gabaldon, Tamora Pierce, Harry Turtledove, Sean Williams, and Tad Williams as well as tales by Naomi Novik, Peter Beagle, Jane Yolen, Adam Stemple, Cecelia Holland, Kage Baker, Samuel Sykes, Diana Wynne Jones, Mary Rosenblum, Tanith Lee, Andy Duncan, and Bruce Coville.
    2009
    Ace (US)
    Age: 12+
  • "The Magic Dirt Experiment"
    "The Magic Dirt Experiment"
    released 2005
    Ticonderoga (Australia)

    Magic Dirt: The Best of Sean Williams, 2008, Ed. Russell B Farr (Ticonderoga)

    Mitch? 4: Slow Dancing Through Quicksand: Short Stories From Aussie Writers Who Should Know Better (ed Mitch?), March 2005 (first publication)

    2005
    Ticonderoga (Australia)
    Age: 12+
  • "The Goggle"
    "The Goggle"
    released 2003
    Antipodean SF

    Antipodean SF #65 (archived by Pandora), October 2003

    2003
    Antipodean SF
    Age: 10+
  • "The Butterfly Merchant"
    "The Butterfly Merchant"
    released 2003
    Ticonderoga (Australia)

    Magic Dirt: The Best of Sean Williams, 2008, Ed. Russell B Farr (Ticonderoga)

    Agog! Terrific Tales, April 2003, Ed. Cat Sparks (Agog! Press)

    (Excerpt from The Stone Mage & the Sea.)

    2003
    Ticonderoga (Australia)
    Age: 12+
  • "Team Sharon"
    "Team Sharon"
    released 2002
    Ticonderoga (Australia)

    Magic Dirt: The Best of Sean Williams, 2008, Ed. Russell B Farr (Ticonderoga)

    Mitch? 3: Hacks to the Max (ed Mitch?), April 2002 (first publication)

    Adapted for the stage by the University of Adelaide Theatre Guild, 2009, director Michael Allen.

    2002
    Ticonderoga (Australia)
    Age: 15+
  • "The Leaf"
    "The Leaf"
    released 1991
    Dragon's Whisper

    Dragon’s Whisper #4, December 1991

    1991
    Dragon's Whisper
    Age: 12+
 
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Based on a dream about my father’s death. Available for free from Daily SF. (Hey, that almost rhymes.)