Book description
Sal and his friend Shilly have been joined by a third refugee, Skendar,
by the time the make their way to the remote island that is the home of
the famous, feared Haunted City, home of the Sky Wardens. Sal¿s great
aunt, the Syndic, is also there and she is determined to keep Sal under
control, even if she has to imprison him to do it. But there are greater
threats even than that. The ghosts that live behind the ancient glass of
the City are restless. No one can say why they are stirred up and no one
has any idea what they can do if they act. The golem is determined to
make Sal do its bidding and will not stop short of murder to obtain his
obedience. It appears that the Weavers have plans as well, yet no one
knows, or will admit knowing, if the legendary Weavers even exist or
what they are. Beset on all sides by dangerous powers and controlling
agendas, Sal must find a way to choose his own path . . . or submit to a
fate not of his own making. Author of seventy published short stories
and twenty-nine novels, nominated for the Ditmar, the Aurealis and the
prestigious Philip K Dick Award for SATURN RETURNS, Williams has been
published around the world in numerous languages, on-line, and in spoken
word editions. His current projects include ASTROPOLIS, a gothic-noir
gender-bending space opera trilogy, and THE BROKEN LAND, a dark fantasy
series for children set in the same fantasy universe as the BOOKS OF THE
CHANGE. Concluding volumes in each, THE GRAND CONJUNCTION and THE
SCARECROW, are 2009 books. He has also written the novelization of the
computer game STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED, which debuted at #1 on the
New York Times bestseller list. MAGIC DIRT: the Best of Sean Williams
was launched in 2008 and won the first Aurealis Award for Best
Collection. Sean's science fiction has been likened to that of the
"Three Gregs" (Benford, Bear and Egan) while his fantasy has
garnered comparisons to Peter Carey, China Miéville and Ursula K. Le
Guin. His novel THE CROOKED LETTER was the first fantasy novel in the
history of Australian speculative fiction to win both Ditmar and
Aurealis Awards. The fourth instalment of the BOOKS OF THE CATACLYSM,
THE DEVOURED EARTH, was released in Australia in September, 2006.
