Sean Williams (author)

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birthdate = 23 May, 1967
birthplace = Whyalla, Australia
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website = http://www.seanwilliams.com/

Sean Llewellyn Williams (born 23rd May 1967) is a New York Times best selling science fiction author who lives in Adelaide, Australia. He was born in Whyalla, Australia. He is the author of over sixty published short stories and eighteen novels, including the Books of the Change and (with Shane Dix) the bestselling Evergence and Orphans trilogies. He has co-written three books in the Star Wars: New Jedi Order series and is a multiple recipient of both the Ditmar and Aurealis Awards.

Sean Williams is a diverse and prolific author, simultaneously covering many different facets of the genre. His major works explore such areas as: cutting-edge science fiction dealing with major post-human issues including nanotechnology, biotechnology, longevity, artificial intelligence, the origins of life, and fundamental properties of the universe. He has also written gritty "future noir" hybrids portraying the possibilities of crime prevention and detection in the twenty-first century, plus possible outcomes of present day political, social and technological developments.

He studied sciences and music at Pulteney Grammar School and matriculated thirty third in his year (1984), topping the state for Musical composition. That same year, he won the Young Composer's Award for a theme and three variations for string quartet with flute, oboe and trumpet soloists called "Release of Anger". He then went to Adelaide University and studied a Bachelor of Economics and wrote for the student newspaper On Dit.

Sean Williams is a supporter of Australians Against Racism and the SETI@home project. He is a member of SFWA, the Extropian Institute and the Australian Society of Authors, and was Chair of the SA Writers' Centre from 2001-2003. His publishers include HarperCollins Australia, Del Rey, Ace, Pyr, Swift and Ticonderoga Publications. He is proud to appear on the Celebrity Atheist List. Sean has also tutored for the Clarion South Workshop [http://www.clarionsouth.org/ Clarion South Workshop] ] .

Novels

Others

*The Unknown Soldier
*Metal Fatigue
*The Resurrected Man

Evergence (with Shane Dix)

*The Prodigal Sun
*The Dying Light
*The Dark Imbalance

The Books of the Change

*The Stone Mage & the Sea
*The Sky Warden & the Sun
*The Storm Weaver & the Sand

Orphans (with Shane Dix)

*Echoes of Earth
*Orphans of Earth
*Heirs of Earth

Star Wars (with Shane Dix)

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Star Wars

*The Force Unleashed

The Books of the Cataclysm

*The Crooked Letter
*The Blood Debt
*The Hanging Mountains
*The Devoured Earth

Geodesica (with Shane Dix)

*Ascent
*Descent

The Broken Land

* The Changeling
* The Dust Devils (to be published 2008)
* The Scarecrow (to be published 2009)

Astropolis

* Saturn Returns
* Earth Ascendant (to be published 2008)
* Remaining in Light (to be published 2009)

Collections

* Doorways to Eternity (Mirrordanse, 1994)
* A View Before Dying (Ticonderoga Publications, 1998)
* New Adventures in Sci-Fi (Ticonderoga Publications, 1999)

Notable Short Stories

* White Christmas
* The Jackie Onassis Swamp-Buggy Concerto
* The Soap Bubble
* The Perfect Gun
* The Masque of Agamemnon (with Simon Brown)
* The Girl-Thing
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External links

* [http://www.seanwilliams.com Personal Website]
* [http://nethspace.blogspot.com/2006/10/sean-williams-interview-im-active.html Interview with Sean Williams at Neth Space]
* [http://www.sffworld.com/interview/211p0.html Interview with Sean Williams]
* [http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/williams_interview.html Interview] by Tobias Buckell for Clarkesworld Magazine
* [http://www.sawriters.on.net/ South Australian Writers Centre]
* [http://www.theforce.net/jedicouncil/interview/williamsdix.asp Interview 1 with www.theforce.net]
* [http://www.theforce.net/jedicouncil/interview/williamsdix2.asp Interview 2 with www.theforce.net]
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