Sean Williams's most popular book is Fatal Alliance: Star Wars Legends with 63 saves and an average rating of 3.26.
Sean Llewellyn Williams (born in Whyalla, South Australia on 23 May 1967) is a New York Times best selling science fiction author who lives in Adelaide, South Australia. He is the author of over eighty published short stories and thirty-nine novels, including Twinmaker and (with Garth Nix) the Troubletwisters series. 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. His novelisation of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was the first novelisation of a computer game to debut at #1 on the "New York Times" bestseller list.
He studied sciences and music at Pulteney Grammar School and matriculated 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. He completed a Master of Arts in Creative Writing at Adelaide University in 2005 and was in 2010 a PhD candidate at the same institution.
Sean Williams was Chair of the SA Writers' Centre from 2001-2003, and is one of only three lifetime members of that institution. His publishers include HarperCollins Australia, HarperTeen, Allen & Unwin, Egmont UK, Del Rey, Ace, Pyr, Swift and Ticonderoga Publications. Williams has also tutored for the Clarion South Workshop, was a previous winner of the Writers of the Future contest, and is now a Judge for the same.
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Star Wars Legends is a 398-book series with 398 released primary work first released in 1653 with contributions by James Luceno, Ron Marz, and Jan Duursema.
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The Change is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2002 with contributions by Sean Williams.
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Force Heretic is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2003 with contributions by Sean Williams, Shane Dix, and Jonathan Davis.
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Troubletwisters is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by Garth Nix and Sean Williams.
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Evergence is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1999 with contributions by Sean Williams and Shane Dix.
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Star Wars: The New Jedi Order is a 22-book series with 19 released primary works first released in 1653 with contributions by R. A. Salvatore, Michael A. Stackpole, and James Luceno.
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The Orphans Trilogy is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Sean Williams and Shane Dix.
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Star Wars: The Essential Legends Collection is a 35-book series with 35 released primary works first released in 1979 with contributions by Drew Karpyshyn, Matthew Woodring Stover, and Timothy Zahn.
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Doctor Who: Short Trips (Big Finish) is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Jonathan Morris, Jo Fletcher, and Dave Stone.
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2008 with contributions by Sean Williams.
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Geodesica is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by Sean Williams and Shane Dix.
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Twinmaker is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Sean Williams.
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Books of the Cataclysm is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Sean Williams.
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Have Sword, Will Travel is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Garth Nix and Sean Williams.
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4 primary books6 released booksAuthored 17% of series
Spirit Animals is a 6-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Brandon Mull, Nick Eliopulos, and Billy Merrell.
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Astropolis is a 1-book series first released in 2007 with contributions by Sean Williams.
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The Immortals is a 1-book series first released in 2009 with contributions by Cecelia Holland, Naomi Novik, and Jonathan Stroud.
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5 primary books8 released booksAuthored 13% of series
Ile-Rien is a 8-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 1993 with contributions by David Drake, Brian W. Aldiss, and Jacqueline Carey.
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Clarkesworld Magazine is a 24-book series with 24 released primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Sandra McDonald, Naomi Kanakia, and Sarah Goslee.
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Star Wars Legends: Novels is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 1995 with contributions by Roger MacBride Allen, Barbara Hambly, and Greg Keyes.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 1982 with contributions by Drew Karpyshyn and Paul S. Kemp.
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Jackaroo is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Paul McAuley.
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Mars is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1976 with contributions by Ben Bova.
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The Infinity Project is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 2011 .
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Cookie Cutter Superhero-Verse is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by Tansy Rayner Roberts.
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Lightspeed Magazine is a 22-book series with 22 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by John Joseph Adams, George R.R. Martin, and David Brin.
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Star Wars Canon is a 90-book series with 87 released primary works first released in 1976 with contributions by Terry Brooks, R. A. Salvatore, and Karen Traviss.
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Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Danielle Paige.