Sean Williams

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-10-29

Sean Williams is an Australian writer of science fiction and fantasy, born in Whyalla, South Australia, on 23 May 1967, who lives in Adelaide. A former winner of the Writers of the Future contest, he has published dozens of novels and well over a hundred short stories for readers of all ages, several of them New York Times bestsellers. With Shane Dix he wrote the Evergence and Orphans space-opera trilogies and contributed to the Star Wars New Jedi Order series, and with Garth Nix he co-wrote the children’s series Troubletwisters. His own fantasy, inspired by the landscapes of his childhood, includes the Books of the Change, the Books of the Cataclysm and The Broken Land, and his later work includes the Twinmaker trilogy. He is a multiple winner of both the Aurealis and Ditmar Awards, chaired the South Australian Writers’ Centre from 2001 to 2003, and also makes ambient and experimental music.

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Books

• The Stone Mage and the Sea (2001) · The Change Core Canon
• The Sky Warden and the Sun (2002) · The Change Core Canon
• The Storm Weaver and the Sand (2002) · The Change Core Canon
• The Crooked Letter (2004) · The Change Core Canon
• The Blood Debt (2005) · The Change Core Canon
• The Hanging Mountains (2005) · The Change Core Canon
• The Devoured Earth (2006) · The Change Core Canon
• The Changeling (2008) · The Change Core Canon
• The Dust Devils (2008) · The Change Core Canon
• The Scarecrow (2009) · The Change Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 10 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 6 (3 won, 3 nomination)

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