Sean Williams

Her Perilous Mansion

In a strange mansion miles from anywhere, an orphan named Almanac and a twelfth daughter named Etta find themselves working – and bickering – side by side in the largely deserted rooms. But soon they realise that the house and its inhabitants are not quite what they seem, and there’s more at stake than just their jobs. Can they solve the puzzle of Her Perilous Mansion before it’s too late?

Praise for Her Perilous Mansion

“Her Perilous Mansion is pure delight! A funny, clever and joyous fantasy for children that zings with action, adventure, mystery and magic, the pages flying past as if by wizardry. Guaranteed to keep young readers hooked to the very last word.” –Kate Forsyth, author of the Impossible Quest series

“Her Perilous Mansion is a magical story, and the magic just gets stronger and stronger the more you read. The characters are lovely, and their quirks are both funny and sad, especially when the reason is revealed at the end. Williams makes you laugh and pulls at your heart at the same time.” –T. C. Shelley, author of The Monster Who Wasn’t

Publisher

Allen & Unwin

Publication Date

April 2020

Age Category

Middle Grade

Genre

Fantasy

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Honour Among Ghosts

A suspenseful middle-grade fantasy full of mystery, twists and skulduggery from the author of the critically acclaimed Her Perilous Mansion.

When Athelbert Fan is thrown in jail for thievery, his daughter, Penny, is convinced he has been framed. Someone else must have stolen the gold cup from the crabby magistrate’s home and put it in with her father’s tools. But who could it be? Setting out to prove his innocence, Penny forms an unlikely foursome with the magistrate’s son, a young traveller and a magical scribe’s apprentice. Soon they discover even more crimes – and it’s always the rich being burgled and the poor being blamed. Before long the whole town is in uproar, until a mysterious inspector arrives … but can he be trusted? It’s up to the young quartet to untangle the truth and put things right.

Publisher

Allen & Unwin

Publication Date

August 30, 2022

Age Category

Middle Grade

Genre

Fantasy

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JGLM

Impossible Music

Music is Simon’s life—which is why he is devastated when a stroke destroys his hearing. He resists attempts to help him adjust to his new state, refusing to be counseled, refusing to learn sign-language, refusing to have anything to do with Deaf culture. Refusing, that is, until he meets G, a tough-as-nails girl dealing with her own newly-experienced deafness.

In an emotionally engaging tale crackling with originality, Simon’s quest to create an entirely new form of music forces him into a deeper understanding of his relationship to the hearing world, of himself, and of the girl he meets along the way.

Praise for Impossible Music

“Filled with philosophical ideas about the definition of music and its accessibility to the deaf, this thought-provoking love story considers how to move forward into a new reality.” –Publishers Weekly

“Simon’s story of confronting deafness and Deaf culture feels fresh….An honest, satisfying, and surprisingly original coming-of-age story.” –Kirkus

“[P]rofound….An inspiring read that is told with verve and depth.” –Booklist

Publisher

Clarion/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Publication Date

July 2, 2019

Age Category

Young Adult

Genre

Contemporary

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Have Sword, Will Travel

It is strange enough that Odo and Eleanor have stumbled upon a sword in a dried-up river outside their village. It is even stranger that Odo is able to remove it from where it’s buried. And it’s REMARKABLY strange when the sword starts to talk.

Odo and Eleanor have unearthed Biter, a famous fighter from earlier times. By finding Biter, Odo instantly becomes a knight — a role he is exquisitely unsuited for. Eleanor, however, would make a PERFECT knight — but she’s not the one with the sword.

Finding Biter is only the start — boy, girl, and sword must soon go on a quest to save their kingdom from threats in both human and dragon form, in this new fantasy triumph from Garth Nix and Sean Williams.

Praise for Have Sword, Will Travel

“En garde for an implied sequel that is already too bloody far away.” –Kirkus

“[An] enjoyable spin on the age-old hero’s journey, filled with action and humor.” –Publishers Weekly

“With Garth Nix and Sean Williams at the helm, it’s no surprise this laugh-out-loud adventure is one boys and girls will love. Highly recommended for ages 9+.” –Readings

Publisher

Scholastic

Publication Date

October 31, 2017

Age Category

Middle Grade

Genre

Fantasy

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JGLM

Let Sleeping Dragons Lie

Odo and Eleanor are excited to be knights. Only . . . nobody’s asking them to go on a quest. So they’re stuck at home, using their trusty and talkative swords to defend their village when there’s cause for defense. But mostly it’s just . . . waiting for something bigger to come along.

That “something bigger” comes to them in the form of an old man named Edga, a warrior named Hundred, and an ancient chant:
Dragon, dragon,
heed our call . . .
Come to aid us,
one and all.

Odo, Eleanor, and their swords, Biter and Runnel, are plunged into a quest that will take them (as all good quests must) to unfamiliar lands, where they will fight unseen enemies and unlock unbelievable secrets in order to prevent an unbearable impostor from taking the crown.

Also, they will need to keep an eye out for dragons.

As they did with Have Sword, Will Travel, fantasy masters Garth Nix and Sean Williams have crafted a tale full of fire, laughs, and twists for adventurous readers of all ages.

Praise for Let Sleeping Dragons Lie

“Young knights Odo and Eleanor are back in their second middle-grade fantasy adventure, ready to take their talking swords and leave their village for more adventure – but they end up getting a lot more excitement than they counted on.” –Locus

Publisher

Scholastic

Publication Date

October 30, 2018

Age Category

Middle Grade

Genre

Fantasy

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JGLM

Twinmaker (Twinmaker #1)

When a coded note promises improvement—the chance to change your body any way you want, making it stronger, taller, more beautiful—Clair thinks it’s too good to be true, but her best friend, Libby, falls into a deadly trap.

With the help of the school freak and a mysterious stranger, Clair races against the clock and around the world to save Libby, even as every step draws her deeper into a deadly world of cover-ups and conspiracies.

Action and danger fuel this near-future tale of technology, identity, and the lengths one girl will go to save her best friend.

Praise for the Twinmaker series

“A great action packed adventure…about how we live today, and where it might be leading us to for tomorrow” –Locus

“Compelling…handily juggles ethical debates, swift action, and a well-developed setting.” –The Horn Book

“The dangers, casualties and well-written action scenes keep tensions high. Williams marries accessibly explored moral ramifications of future technologies—a hallmark of mature science fiction—with a strong, capable teen heroine and heart-pounding action.” –Kirkus

“A mind-blowing adventure about what it means to be human, and what it means to find ourselves.” –Scott Westerfeld, author of Uglies and Leviathan

Publisher

Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins

Publication Date

November 5, 2013

Age Category

Young Adult

Genre

Science Fiction

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JGLM

Crashland (Twinmaker #2)

Clair and Jesse have barely been reunited when the world is plunged into its biggest crisis since the Water Wars. The d-mat network is broken. The world has ground to a halt. People are trapped, injured, dying. It’s the end of the world as Clair knows it—and it’s partly her fault. Now she’s been enlisted to track down her friend Q, the rogue AI who repeatedly saved her life—and who is the key to fixing the system. Targeted by dupes, abandoned by her friends, and caught in a web of lies that strike at the very essence of who she is, Clair quickly finds powerful and dangerous allies. But if she helps them, will she be leading her friend straight into a trap? Caught between pro- and anti-d-mat philosophies, in a world on the brink of all-out war, Clair must decide where she stands—and who she stands with, at the end.

Praise for the Twinmaker series

“A great action packed adventure…about how we live today, and where it might be leading us to for tomorrow” –Locus

“Compelling…handily juggles ethical debates, swift action, and a well-developed setting.” –The Horn Book

“The dangers, casualties and well-written action scenes keep tensions high. Williams marries accessibly explored moral ramifications of future technologies—a hallmark of mature science fiction—with a strong, capable teen heroine and heart-pounding action.” –Kirkus

“A mind-blowing adventure about what it means to be human, and what it means to find ourselves.” –Scott Westerfeld, author of Uglies and Leviathan

Publisher

Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins

Publication Date

November 4, 2014

Age Category

Young Adult

Genre

Science Fiction

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JGLM

Hollowgirl (Twinmaker #3)

The mind-bending conclusion to the Twinmaker series, perfect for fans of the Uglies series, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sean Williams.

Clair’s world has been destroyed—again. The only remaining hope of saving her friends is for her and Q to enter the Yard, the digital world of Ant Wallace’s creation. The rules there are the same as those of the real world: Water is real; fire is real; death is real. But in the Yard there are two Clair Hills, and their very existence causes cracks that steadily widen.

Getting inside is the easy part. Once there, she has to earn the trust of her friends, including the girl who started it all—her best friend, Libby. Together they must fight their way through the digital and political minefield in the hope of saving the world once and for all. And this time Clair has to get it right . . . or lose everything.

Praise for the Twinmaker series

“A great action packed adventure…about how we live today, and where it might be leading us to for tomorrow” –Locus

“Compelling…handily juggles ethical debates, swift action, and a well-developed setting.” –The Horn Book

“The dangers, casualties and well-written action scenes keep tensions high. Williams marries accessibly explored moral ramifications of future technologies—a hallmark of mature science fiction—with a strong, capable teen heroine and heart-pounding action.” –Kirkus

“A mind-blowing adventure about what it means to be human, and what it means to find ourselves.” –Scott Westerfeld, author of Uglies and Leviathan

Publisher

Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins

Publication Date

November 3, 2015

Age Category

Young Adult

Genre

Science Fiction

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JGLM

Spirit Animals: Blood Ties (Spirit Animals #3)

The adventure continues in this third book in the New York Times bestselling series.

Erdas is a land of balance. A rare link, the spirit animal bond, bridges the human and animal worlds. Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan each have this gift-and the grave responsibility that comes with it.

But the Conquerors are trying to destroy this balance. They’re swallowing whole cities in their rush for power-including Meilin’s home. Fed up with waiting and ready to fight, Meilin has set off into enemy territory with her spirit animal, a panda named Jhi. Her friends aren’t far behind . . . but they’re not the only ones.

The enemy is everywhere.

Praise for Blood Ties

“These authors, at the top of their games, offer an exciting narrative and place readers one step closer to an inevitably epic conclusion.” –Booklist

Publisher

Scholastic

Publication Date

March 24, 2014

Age Category

Middle Grade

Genre

Adventure

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Scholastic

Troubletwisters (Book #1)

Are you a troubletwister?

Jaide and Jack Shield’s lives are changing in a very, very strange way. The weather is turning against them. Magical disasters occur when they’re around. And a mysterious explosion has just destroyed their house…from the inside.

Without knowing why, the twins are stolen away to live with Grandma X–a relative they’ve never, ever met. At Grandma X’s house, things are even stranger. Weather vanes point in the opposite direction of the wind. Doors appear and disappear. Cats talk.

Jaide and Jack don’t know the reason behind all this strangeness. They don’t know that they’re troubletwisters, and that they must defend the world against a dark, evil force. The time has come for them to discover the truth—and the powers that come with the truth.

Are they ready?

Praise for the Troubletwisters series

“This gripping fantasy for the middle-grade set delivers magic and delightful dollops of ick.” –Kirkus

“…Nix and Williams’s new series is delightfully twisted. The pacing is perfect, the setting is eerily dark, the faceless Evil rings true, and the resolution is satisfying.” –Booklist

“[Likely to be] popular with fans of the series and of Rick Riordan.” –School Library Journal

Publisher

Scholastic

Publication Date

May 1, 2011

Age Category

Middle Grade

Genre

Fantasy

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JGLM

Troubletwisters: The Monster (Book #2)

Since moving to the town of Portland, many bizarre things have happened to Jaide and Jack Shield. The twins have discovered their own magical powers—and have seen how they can go horribly wrong. They have met cats who talk and humans who keep silent about deep, dark secrets. And they have begun their fight against a deadly force known only as The Evil.

Still, Jaide and Jack have yet to meet the strangest resident of Portland. It’s a creature that only comes out at night, a beast that defies human description. Jaide and Jack have never seen it . . . but they’re about to. And when they do, destruction and disaster won’t be too far away.

Praise for the Troubletwisters series

“This gripping fantasy for the middle-grade set delivers magic and delightful dollops of ick.” –Kirkus

“…Nix and Williams’s new series is delightfully twisted. The pacing is perfect, the setting is eerily dark, the faceless Evil rings true, and the resolution is satisfying.” –Booklist

“[Likely to be] popular with fans of the series and of Rick Riordan.” –School Library Journal

Publisher

Scholastic

Publication Date

June 1, 2012

Age Category

Middle Grade

Genre

Fantasy

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JGLM

Troubletwisters: The Mystery (Book #3)

When an old man in an even older house dies mysteriously, twins Jack and Jaide Shield find themselves drawn into a dangerous treasure hunt in some deep, dark places. Jack and Jaide are troubletwisters — gifted with magic and cursed by The Evil, a force that will stop at nothing to destroy their world. The old house holds something very important to The Evil — and Jack and Jaide must race to find it, even though they don’t know what it looks like or where it is.

Jack and Jaide aren’t the only ones searching for the treasure. And as the mystery gets bigger and bigger, they’re not sure who they can trust. Even friends are beginning to act suspicious. And their father, who should be their strongest ally, is leading them into treacherous territory.

At the heart of all magic is mystery, and at the heart of this mystery is nothing less than the key to controlling magic. It’s going to take the two troubletwisters to the edge of their Gifts in order to figure this one out.

Praise for the Troubletwisters series

“This gripping fantasy for the middle-grade set delivers magic and delightful dollops of ick.” –Kirkus

“…Nix and Williams’s new series is delightfully twisted. The pacing is perfect, the setting is eerily dark, the faceless Evil rings true, and the resolution is satisfying.” –Booklist

“[Likely to be] popular with fans of the series and of Rick Riordan.” –School Library Journal

Publisher

Scholastic

Publication Date

May 28, 2013

Age Category

Middle Grade

Genre

Fantasy

Rights

JGLM

Troubletwisters: The Missing (Book #4)

Jack and Jaide Shield have defended themselves against The Evil before — but it’s never been as dangerous as this. It isn’t just the town of Portland that’s threatened, it’s the whole Earth . . . and certain dimensions beyond.

The Wardens have devised a plan to get rid of The Evil once and for all. The only problem is that destroying The Evil may also mean abandoning some innocent people — including one of the twins.

The battle against The Evil is going to places it’s never been — places Jack and Jaide would have never even imagined possible. Their mission is clear: survive the storm that’s coming, and save the ones who are missing.

Praise for the Troubletwisters series

“This gripping fantasy for the middle-grade set delivers magic and delightful dollops of ick.” –Kirkus

“…Nix and Williams’s new series is delightfully twisted. The pacing is perfect, the setting is eerily dark, the faceless Evil rings true, and the resolution is satisfying.” –Booklist

“[Likely to be] popular with fans of the series and of Rick Riordan.” –School Library Journal

Publisher

Scholastic

Publication Date

April 24, 2014

Age Category

Middle Grade

Genre

Fantasy

Rights

JGLM

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

A #1 New York Times bestseller

“The Sith always betray one another. . . . I’m sure you’ll learn that soon enough.”

The overthrow of the Republic is complete. The Separatist forces have been smashed, the Jedi Council nearly decimated, and the rest of the Order all but destroyed. Now absolute power rests in the iron fist of Darth Sidious—the cunning Sith lord better known as the former Senator, now Emperor, Palpatine. But more remains to be done. Pockets of resistance in the galaxy must still be defeated and missing Jedi accounted for . . . and dealt with. These crucial tasks fall to the Emperor’s ruthless enforcer, Darth Vader. In turn, the Dark Lord has groomed a lethal apprentice entrusted with a top-secret mission: to comb the galaxy and dispatch the last of his masters’ enemies, thereby punctuating the dark side’s victory with the Jedi’s doom.

Since childhood, Vader’s nameless agent has known only the cold, mercenary creed of the Sith. His past is a void; his present, the carrying out of his deadly orders. But his future beckons like a glistening black jewel with the ultimate promise: to stand beside the only father he has ever known, with the galaxy at their feet. It is a destiny he can realize only by rising to the greatest challenge of his discipleship: destroying Emperor Palpatine.

The apprentice’s journeys will take him across the far reaches of the galaxy, from the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk to the junkyard planet of Raxus Prime. On these missions, the young Sith acolyte will forge an unlikely alliance with a ruined Jedi Master seeking redemption and wrestle with forbidden feelings for his beautiful comrade, Juno Eclipse. And he will be tested as never before—by shattering revelations that strike at the very heart of all he believes and stir within him long-forgotten hopes of reclaiming his name . . . and changing his destiny.

Praise for The Force Unleashed

“If this is your introduction to The Force Unleashed, it gives the reader a strong desire to run out and grab a copy of the game and fight the Apprentice’s battles from the fungus world of Fecunda to a creepy robot Jedi Counsel recreation…” –The SF Site

Publisher

LucasBooks/Del Rey

Publication Date

August 19, 2008

Age Category

Adult

Genre

Science Fiction

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Random House/LucasFilm

Star Wars: The Force Unleased II

As ruthless apprentice to Darth Vader, Starkiller was mercilessly schooled in the ways of the dark side, commanded to exterminate the last of the purged Jedi Order, and groomed for the ultimate Sith power play: assassination of the Emperor. He served without question, killed without remorse, and lost his heart without warning to beautiful Imperial fighter pilot Juno Eclipse, never suspecting that he was just a tool in the schemes of his masters—until it was too late to escape their lethal betrayal.

Juno mourned Starkiller as dead…but now he is back, purged of all memories and programmed to kill. And as fate brings Juno and Starkiller closer to reuniting, with Darth Vader determined not to lose his assassin a second time, they will both have to make a stand. The prize is freedom. The punishment for failing will be eternal enslavement to the dark side of the Force…

Praise for The Force Unleashed II

“Sean Williams has done a great job again of bringing the pixelated characters to the page.” –SF Book Reviews

Publisher

LucasBooks/Del Rey

Publication Date

October 5, 2010

Age Category

Adult

Genre

Science Fiction

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Random House/LucasFilm

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Impossible Music

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Have Sword, Will Travel

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Let Sleeping Dragons Lie

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Twinmaker (Twinmaker #1)

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Crashland (Twinmaker #2)

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Hollowgirl (Twinmaker #3)

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Spirit Animals: Blood Ties (Spirit Animals #3)

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Troubletwisters (Book #1)

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Troubletwisters: The Monster (Book #2)

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