From opposite sides of death, mirror twins Seth and Hadrian Castillo grapple with a reality neither of them suspected, although it has been encoded in myths and legends for millennia. "The Books of the Cataclysm" begin in the present world but soon propel the reader to a landscape that is simultaneously familiar and fantastic.
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Sean Williams is the author of numerous works for adults, young adults, and children, covering new space opera, science fiction thrillers, fantasy, and horror. He has also written for Star Wars and Doctor Who, two franchises he has loved since a child. A winner of the Writers of the Future Contest, recipient of the "SA Great" Literature Award, and a New York Times best seller, he lives with his wife and family in Adelaide, South Australia. You can visit his website at www.seanwilliams.com.
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A compelling beginning
17 May 2006
By Amanda N
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The Crooked Letter is both the first in a new series and the first in the continuation of a well loved series (to those of us who have loved it), The Books of the Change. The journey into the underworld of twins Seth and Hadrian does more than press the boundaries of contemporary fantasy fiction. It also puts pressure, in the most compelling and page-turning way, on the things our culture values most closely: the concept of the freely determined self, the idea of 'natural justice', and most importantly, the line between body and spirit. Forming a segue between the Books of the Change and the Books of the Cataclysm, this is some of the most intelligent and gripping fantasy writing available. Start at the beginning, and don't stop.
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Mind-Blowing Realities
19 Jun 2008
By JFBeilman
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I have just finished reading this novel, which is the weirdest end-of-the-world story I've come across so far. I like the surrealistic settings and situations depicted in the Crooked Letter. They give the novel a dreamlike aspect that I find enteresting. I also liked the exotic elements used in the world building. For instance, the afterlife of the Second Realm is the most exotic and unusual after death scenerio I've come across. What I found most unique about it is that it even has it's own ecology, which is alien to that of earth's. There is also a sci-fi aspect to the Second Realm, such as how it's laid out on the inside of a hollow sphere. There is also a Third Realm even more alien than the previous, which explores the multiple-histories idea of quantum mechanics. And, finally I found the alternate theoligy explored in the novel to be both unique and mind-shocking. All of the above, makes for a fascinating read.
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An epic as sinuous and intoxicating as a double helix cocktail
26 April 2006
By Bobby Potanin
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Format:Hardcover
Few writers can mix magic, spiritual philosophy and contemporary fantasy as well as Sean Williams. The Crooked Letter intertwines death, rebirth, mythic gods and ordinary teenagers in a spiraling story that tells the end and beginning of a world. The author doesn't shy away from the passion of new love, the shock of betrayal, the pain of separation and the path of redemption. It's an epic as sinuous and intoxicating as a double helix cocktail (if there was one). Like Julian May's Intervention, The Crooked Letter is an extraordinary watershed between the Books of the Change and the Books of the Cataclysm. I could not put it down.
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