twinmaker

Twinmaker

“Twinmaker took my breath away. A triumph of thrilling action and vivid

imagination.”-Alison Goodman, author of EON and EONA

 

“A mind-blowing adventure about what it means to be human, and what it means

to find ourselves.”-Scott Westerfeld, author of UGLIES and LEVIATHAN

 

“A gripping YA thriller, coming of age and love story that transports the

reader to a future that looks a whole lot better than it really is …

Highly Recommended.”-Garth Nix, author of SABRIEL

 

“Twinmaker asks smart questions without easy answers, and presents a future

so simultaneously wonderful and terrible you can only believe in it–and

maybe wish you could be there, too. A thrilling, existential head trip

worthy of my favorite anime, I couldn’t stop reading this book. More

importantly, I couldn’t stop thinking about it.”-Alaya Dawn Johnson, author

of THE SUMMER PRINCE

 

“In a time when every second book seems to be a dour dystopia TWINMAKER is a

breath of fresh air. Not just because it’s hugely fun, or because it’s so

smart, but because behind its vision of a world in which distance has been

eliminated by matter transportation lies a book urgently engaged with the

ways social media and technology are transforming us, and unafraid of their

possibilities. I loved it.”

 

“Williams marries accessibly explored moral ramifications of future

technologies-a hallmark of mature science fiction-with a strong, capable

teen heroine and heart-pounding action” -KIRKUS

Crashland UK cover

Crashland UK cover 

I’m remiss in not posting the UK cover here before (it slipped under my radar while working on book three) so here it is, in all its glory. I don’t know what the colour of the Hollowgirl cover will be, but I’m guessing it’ll be wonderfully bright! Here’s the cover copy: When Clair decides to […]

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“Die with a T”

“Die with a T” 

D-mat is the ultimate way to lose weight, right? One minute you’re there, the next you’re not. Did you hear the one about the girl who wanted to lose weight? I mean, lots of weight, really badly. Being skinny was everything to her. She’d spend hours in front of the mirror, wondering what she could […]

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Deleted Scene – Endings are HARD

Deleted Scene – Endings are HARD 

The final scene of Twinmaker took a lot of work. Here’s the first draft. (v1) “Things will work again now, but probably not the way you’re used to.” So many layers. So many meanings. Q had moved on from quotes, alliteration and [puns]. grown up. Clair stayed right where she was. Finally, the alarm died. […]

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Deleted Scene – Clair has a Very Bad Dream

Deleted Scene – Clair has a Very Bad Dream 

(So . . . in early drafts the issue of Clair being invaded by Mallory was played a lot harder. Here, in the train, is where Clair first confronts that fear.) The dream was hard-edged and sharp, like a machete. She tried to worm free of it several times, but once it had her pinned […]

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New Story: “Zero Temptation” & interview

New Story: “Zero Temptation” & interview 

“Zero Temptation”, the account of an earlier adventure featuring Clair’s friends Ronnie and Tash, was previously only available as an exclusive in the Australian edition of Twinmaker. Now you can read it for free at Lightspeed Magazine, with a bonus interview. Here a couple of excerpts: Story: “A young blond god rising up out of […]

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