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Is part of The Change Sean Williams , 2001- series - author novel (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 The Sky Warden and the Sun
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'The second book in the trilogy opens with Sal and Shilly heading for the Interior, fleeing the Alcaide and the Syndic and following the only clue they have: the name of Lodo's old teacher, Skender Van Haasteren. As hinted in Sal's dream, they are followed by Tom's brother, Tait, and his senior Sky Warden, Shom Behenna, the new Selector for the Fundelry region. Sal knows they are being pursued. He and Shilly have no choice but to use their incomplete training in the Change in order to survive. The tension between Behenna and Sal is a central dynamic of the book with Behenna (the Sky Warden of the title) regarding Sal as his means of rising rapidly through the ranks, and Sal seeing Behenna as a symbol of everything from which he and Shilly are fleeing. It slowly becomes apparent that Sal is the focus of a bitter tug-of-war between several rival factions of a secretive group called the Weavers, and Sal's relationship with Shilly is also tested as he is unsure of what he feels for her'. Source: publisher's website.

Notes

  • Dedication: For Jessica

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Voyager , 2002 .
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      Extent: 433p.
      ISBN: 0732269962
      Series: Number in series: 2
    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Voyager , 2003 .
      Extent: 526p.
      ISBN: 0732269970
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Open Road Media ,
      2014 .
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      Extent: 390p.p.
      ISBN: 9781497634749, 1497634741
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Fantastica , 2017 .
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      Extent: 448p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published August 2017.

      ISBN: 9781925143669, 9781925143652

Other Formats

  • Also sound recording.

Works about this Work

Scanners Bruce Gillespie , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , August no. 80 2010; (p. 87)

— Review of Time Past Maxine McArthur , 2002 single work novel ; Blue Silence Michelle Marquardt , 2002 single work novel ; The Sky Warden and the Sun Sean Williams , 2002 single work novel
[Review] The Sky Warden and the Sun Bill Congreve , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 31 2003; (p. 148-149)

— Review of The Sky Warden and the Sun Sean Williams , 2002 single work novel
Marvels in a Familiar Landscape Vic Crossland , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 26 August 2002; (p. 11)

— Review of The Stone Mage and the Sea Sean Williams , 2001 single work novel ; The Sky Warden and the Sun Sean Williams , 2002 single work novel
Fantasy Unfolds on a Familiar Stage Tim Lloyd , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 June 2002; (p. 15)

— Review of The Sky Warden and the Sun Sean Williams , 2002 single work novel ; The Crippled Angel Sara Douglass , 2002 single work novel
[Review] The Sky Warden and the Sun Bill Congreve , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 31 2003; (p. 148-149)

— Review of The Sky Warden and the Sun Sean Williams , 2002 single work novel
Scanners Bruce Gillespie , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , August no. 80 2010; (p. 87)

— Review of Time Past Maxine McArthur , 2002 single work novel ; Blue Silence Michelle Marquardt , 2002 single work novel ; The Sky Warden and the Sun Sean Williams , 2002 single work novel
Fantasy Unfolds on a Familiar Stage Tim Lloyd , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 June 2002; (p. 15)

— Review of The Sky Warden and the Sun Sean Williams , 2002 single work novel ; The Crippled Angel Sara Douglass , 2002 single work novel
Marvels in a Familiar Landscape Vic Crossland , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 26 August 2002; (p. 11)

— Review of The Stone Mage and the Sea Sean Williams , 2001 single work novel ; The Sky Warden and the Sun Sean Williams , 2002 single work novel
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