The links below
will take you to sample chapters, appendices and other related pieces plucked
from SLW's work. Note that these are
unedited fragments and may contain the odd typo or two. Note also that the excerpts taken from more
recent books might contain spoilers. Go here to check which book precedes which. (See the Opinions section
for non-fiction ramblings.)
The
Changeling, 2008
The
Dust Devils, 2008
The
Scarecrow, 2009
The
Grand Conjunction, 2009
excerpt from the opening
section
Earth
Ascendant, 2008
essay accompanying the UK
edition: "A Discordant Melody"
Saturn
Returns, 2007
excerpt from the opening section
The Crooked Letter, 2004
The Blood Debt 2005
The Hanging
Mountains 2005
The Devoured Earth 2007
Geodesica: Ascent 2005
Geodesica: Descent 2006
Echoes of Earth (with Shane Dix) 2002
appendix ("The
Adjusted Planck Standard International Unit")
3-D star maps of the "Orphans" universe
(requires It's Full of Stars, downloadable from the same link)
Orphans of Earth (with Shane Dix) 2003
Heirs of Earth (with Shane Dix)
2004
The Stone Mage & the Sea 2001
map of the area around Fundelry
The Sky Warden & the Sun 2002
Spider Lake (one of the many locations SLW
scouted to use in the book)
The Storm Weaver
& the Sand (2002)
The Prodigal Sun (with Shane Dix) 1999
appendix ("The
Commonwealth of Empires: a Brief Report on Its Origins, Progress and Current
Affairs (from The Guidebook to the Outer Arms, 456th
Edition)")
The Dying Light (with Shane Dix) 2000
appendix ("The
Olmahoi: Reconstructing the Myth for Beginners")
The Dark Imbalance (with Shane Dix) 2001
appendix ("The
Origins of Humanity: an Open-Ended Question")
OTHER
The Resurrected Man 1998
"The Devil in the Details"
(notes concerning continuity)
"The Resurrected Plot" (synopsis of
the sequel)
Metal Fatigue 1996
"Dissolution Days" (the prequel short
story)
The Unknown Soldier (with Shane Dix) 1995
The
Fiction on eidolon.net:
"The Masque of
Agamemnon" (with Simon Brown)
"A Map of the Mines of
Barnath"
(This is a treatment written and pitched in
1998 for a movie that bears a strong conceptual resemblance to Jet Li's movie, The
One. It's included here not as a
shot at The One, but for the delectation of anyone who might have liked
to read or see it, and to add weight to the adage that there really are no new
ideas out there. These things happen.)
And lastly, a selection of haiku.