The Crooked Letter Explained

The Crooked Letter
Author:Sean Williams
Cover Artist:Greg Bridges
Country:Australia
Language:English
Series:The Books of the Cataclysm
Genre:Fantasy
Publisher:Voyager
Pub Date:30 June 2004
Media Type:Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages:640 pp (first edition)
Isbn:978-0-7322-7925-7
Followed By:The Blood Debt

The Crooked Letter is a 2004 fantasy novel by Sean Williams. It follows the story of Seth and Hadrian who have gone to Europe on holidays. Seth is murdered and they discover that Earth is just one of many realms.[1]

Background

The Crooked Letter was first published in Australia on 30 June 2004 by Voyager in paperback format.[2] It was later released in the United States in both hardcover and paperback in 2006 and 2008 respectively.[1] The Crooked Letter is a prequel to William's earlier Books of the Change series and is the first of four books in The Books of the Cataclysm series.[3] The Crooked Letter won the 2004 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel and the 2005 Ditmar Award for best novel.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Crooked Letter (Books of the Cataclysm, book 1) by Sean Williams . Fantastic Fiction . 2009-12-28.
  2. Web site: The Crooked Letter by Sean Williams . . 2009-12-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120723002309/http://harpercollins.com.au/books/Crooked-Letter-Sean-Williams/?isbn=9780732279257 . 23 July 2012.
  3. Web site: Bibliography: The Crooked Letter . . 2009-12-28.
  4. Web site: aurealis awards, previous years' results . . 2009-12-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101224172144/http://www.aurealisawards.com/downloads/history1995_2008.pdf.pdf . 24 December 2010.
  5. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Ditmar Awards . . 2009-12-28.