"The Stone Mage and the Sea" is the first volume in the fantasy series "Book of the Change".

Pursued into the Interior, there seems to be nowhere to hide ... has the Wardens' web finally closed around Sal and Shilly? Sal's life has been thrown into turmoil. Homeless and haunted by a past he never suspected he had, he is unsure where he is running to - but Shilly is very clear on what she wants. She wants to find Lodo's old teacher and learn from him. to search for the Mage Van Haasteren they must head north to the Interior, where Sal's mother was born. But even if they reach the Interior there is no guarantee that the Stone Mages will help them. the journey over rugged mountainous country on the Old Line is dangerous and the Sky Warden, Shom Behenna, is in hot pursuit. It will take all their ingenuity and courage to reach the Divide and get across to the other side . . . Sean Williams is a multiple Ditmar and Aurealis award-winner. the Books of Change are a fantasy series, but with co-author, Shane Dix, he has written the bestselling sci-fi trilogy, Evergence.

the final volume of this acclaimed series, winner of the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel for 2002. When the three runaways - Sal, Shilly and Skender - finally arrive at the remote island of the Haunted City, home of the Sky Wardens, Sal's great-aunt, the Syndic, is determined to keep them under control. And if that means imprisonment, so be it. But the Syndic is the least of Sal's worries. the ghosts that live behind the ancient glass of the City are restless and no one knows why, or what they can do. the golem will force Sal to do its bidding by whatever means necessary.even murder. And it seems the Weavers have their own plans for the three of them. Whichever path Sal chooses, it seems the price to pay is very high for those closest to him. But he must decide.or submit to a future not of his making.