Sean Williams' Stone Mage and the Sea - First Book of Change

E-Reads is happy to reissue Sean Williams' The Stone Mage & the Sea, the First Book of the Change, both in e-book and print formats.

The Stone Mages rule the huge deserts of red sand. The vast coastlines are ruled by Sky Wardens. Magic is everywhere but not all have the power to control and direct it. Any child found to have magical ability is sent to the Haunted City to be trained in the Change.

On the coast of the Strand, Sal and his father arrive in the small, apparently-normal town of Fundelry, where the locals are suspicious of newcomers and of anyone who stands out or appears different. Sal and his father are on the run from an unnamed someone…or something. When a local bully attacks Sal, he is rescued by Shilly and her teacher, Lodo. Lodo is marked with mysterious tattoos and seems to know a lot more about Sal than Sal knows about himself.

Sal’s father wants to stay but the Sky Wardens will be coming and Sal needs to learn what connection Lodo had with his mother and what fate seems to have been chosen for him before he was even born.

The Stone Mage & the Sea, the first novel in Sean Williams' brilliant Books of the Change trilogy, was nominated for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel of 2001. Subsequent Books of the Change have gone on to win the same award, been nominated for the Ditmar, and have been recommended by Locus magazine as one of the best young adult fantasies of 2002, alongside work by Clive Barker, Michael Chabon, Neil Gaiman and Isabel Allende.

”Magical and mesmerizing, The Stone Mage & The Sea is a story to disappear into, whether you’re 15 or 50."
--Kim Wilkins, author of Angel of Ruin.

”Sean Williams’ The Stone Mage & The Sea is an alchemical blend of elemental magic, tragic romance and the coming of age of a young boy. Poised between Earthsea and Mad Max, the magic of fantasy meets the wonder of science fiction.”
--Jonathan Strahan.

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About Sean Williams

#1 New York Times-bestselling author of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Sean Williams has published twenty-nine novels for readers of all ages, seventy short stories across numerous genres, and even the odd poem. He has been called many things in his time, including "the premier Australian speculative fiction writer of the age", the "Emperor of Sci-Fi", and the "King of Chameleons" for the diversity of his output. Best-known internationally for his award-winning space opera series, he is also the author of ten acclaimed fantasy novels inspired by the landscapes of his childhood: the dry, flat lands of South Australia, where he still lives with his wife and family.

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