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Is part of
The Change
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
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Dedication: For Jessica
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
-
Scanners
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , August no. 80 2010; (p. 87)
— Review of Time Past 2002 single work novel ; Blue Silence 2002 single work novel ; The Sky Warden and the Sun 2002 single work novel -
[Review] The Sky Warden and the Sun
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 2002 single work novel -
Marvels in a Familiar Landscape
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 26 August 2002; (p. 11)
— Review of The Stone Mage and the Sea 2001 single work novel ; The Sky Warden and the Sun 2002 single work novel -
Fantasy Unfolds on a Familiar Stage
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 June 2002; (p. 15)
— Review of The Sky Warden and the Sun 2002 single work novel ; The Crippled Angel 2002 single work novel
-
[Review] The Sky Warden and the Sun
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 2002 single work novel -
Scanners
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , August no. 80 2010; (p. 87)
— Review of Time Past 2002 single work novel ; Blue Silence 2002 single work novel ; The Sky Warden and the Sun 2002 single work novel -
Fantasy Unfolds on a Familiar Stage
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 June 2002; (p. 15)
— Review of The Sky Warden and the Sun 2002 single work novel ; The Crippled Angel 2002 single work novel -
Marvels in a Familiar Landscape
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 26 August 2002; (p. 11)
— Review of The Stone Mage and the Sea 2001 single work novel ; The Sky Warden and the Sun 2002 single work novel
Awards
- 2003 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Best Novel
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Settings:
- Eyre Peninsula, South Australia,
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