Books with author G.Walton Williams

Jane Austen meets P.G. Wodehouse--- IN SPACE!Peleng is a planet ripe for the plucking, and Drake Maijstral is an Allowed Burglar rated in the Top Ten by the Imperial Sporting Commission. But what should be a simple case of breaking-and-plundering turns into an intergalactic crisis when Maijstral steals something so rare, so valuable, so utterly desirable, that everyone wants it— everyone including well-armed Imperial spies, gun-toting human militias, a homicidal maniac with a very large sword, and a fanatical countess with a really, really nasty croquet habit. The Crown Jewels, by award-winning author Walter Jon Williams, is sophisticated science fiction comedy at its best.

How do you deal with a hole in your life?Do you turn to poets and pop songs?Do you dream? Do you try on love just to see how it fits? Do you grieve? If you're Avery, you do all of these things. And you write it all down in an attempt to understand what's happened--and is happening--to you. I Felt a Funeral, In My Brain is an astonishing novel about navigating death and navigating life, at a time when the only map you have is the one you can draw for yourself.

Tretch lives in a very small town where everybody's in everybody else's business. Which makes it hard for him to be in love with his straight best friend. For his part, Matt is completely oblivious to the way Tretch feels - and Tretch can't tell whether that makes it better or worse.The problem with living a lie is that the lie can slowly become your life. For Tretch, the problem isn't just with Matt. His family has no idea who he really is and what he's really thinking. The girl at the local bookstore has no clue how off-base her crush on him is. And the guy at school who's a thorn in Tretch's side doesn't realize how close to the truth he's hitting.Tretch has spent a lot of time dancing alone in his room, but now he's got to step outside his comfort zone and into the wider world. Because like love, a true self can rarely be contained.

When you’re in love with the wrong person for the right reasons, anything could happen.Tretch lives in a very small town where everybody's in everybody else's business. Which makes it hard for him to be in love with his straight best friend. For his part, Matt is completely oblivious to the way Tretch feels – and Tretch can’t tell whether that makes it better or worse.The problem with living a lie is that the lie can slowly become your life. For Tretch, the problem isn’t just with Matt. His family has no idea who he really is and what he’s really thinking. The girl at the local bookstore has no clue how off-base her crush on him is. And the guy at school who’s a thorn in Tretch’s side doesn’t realize how close to the truth he’s hitting.Tretch has spent a lot of time dancing alone in his room, but now he’s got to step outside his comfort zone and into the wider world. Because like love, a true self can rarely be contained. Anything Could Happen is a poignant, hard-hitting exploration of love and friendship, a provocative debut that shows that sometimes we have to let things fall apart before we can make them whole again.

How do you deal with a hole in your life?Do you turn to poets and pop songs?Do you dream? Do you try on love just to see how it fits? Do you grieve? If you're Avery, you do all of these things. And you write it all down in an attempt to understand what's happened--and is happening--to you. I Felt a Funeral, In My Brain is an astonishing novel about navigating death and navigating life, at a time when the only map you have is the one you can draw for yourself.

Tretch lives in a very small town where everybody's in everybody else's business. Which makes it hard for him to be in love with his straight best friend. For his part, Matt is completely oblivious to the way Tretch feels -- and Tretch can't tell whether that makes it better or worse.The problem with living a lie is that the lie can slowly become your life. For Tretch, the problem isn't just with Matt. His family has no idea who he really is and what he's really thinking. The girl at the local bookstore has no clue how off-base her crush on him is. And the guy at school who's a thorn in Tretch's side doesn't realize how close to the truth he's hitting.Tretch has spent a lot of time dancing alone in his room, but now he's got to step outside his comfort zone and into the wider world. Because like love, a true self can rarely be contained.

K. G. Williams, Author of A Cry from Nowhere and Two of a Mind, returns with the first of a powerful two part series. It is the golden age of Egypt, a time when pharaohs ruled the world. Orphans Sakara, and her younger brother Senefru are suddenly yanked from their home in the royal palace and placed in a tomb to die. Using their unusual set of talents and skills, the duo must escape if they want to discover the reason of their demise and confront the man who imprisoned them. Joined by a tiny gang of fugitive corvee, the group discovers a plot so sinister that it could effect the power structure of Egypt forever. Meanwhile in the capital, king Tutankhamen has just ascended to Pharaoh after the death of his father Akhenaten and is planning his royal coronation at the great temple of Karnak. Now, Sakara, Senefru, and their new friend Pepi must rally the band of frightened corvee to save the boy king from the looming threat to his throne. But the task is more than daunting. In their way the evil high priest Tket has stationed several regiments to prevent them from getting the warning to the king. If they succeed, they will be named heroes, if they fail, they will disappear and never be heard from again. This could only be a job for the Gadget Gang.

From the author of the poignant and provocative debut Anything Could Happen comes an astonishing novel in verse about love, death, and the poetry we find when we most need it.How do you deal with a hole in your life?Do you turn to poets and pop songs?Do you dream?Do you try on love just to see how it fits?Do you grieve?If you're Avery, you do all of these things. And you write it all down in an attempt to understand what's happened -- and is happening -- to you.I Felt a Funeral, In My Brain is an astonishing novel about navigating death and navigating life, at a time when the only map you have is the one you can draw for yourself.

Polly is the story of a horseshoe crab who discovers a sky full of stars on the night that she hatches, and wants to know more about what she sees. Not satisfied with the answers she gets from the other creatures of the sea, she sets out on her own to discover as much as she can. Her curiosity leads her to many amazing discoveries above the water, including the strange and enigmatic "two feet" that live there - but when one of those encounters leaves her with an unanswered question, her real journey of discovery begins. Polly is a story about self-discovery, the love of learning and exploration, and the quest for knowledge and wisdom. It's a gentle story told through the eyes of one of the world's most gentle and yet misunderstood creatures.

K.G. Williams launches his debut novel with an extraordinary plot of mystery and suspense. Young Adam Roth and his team of friends, The Young Magician’s Club have a score to settle with their neighborhood rivals, Brad and his West Middle School Wizards. Preparing for the annual magic competition is one thing for Adam, but dealing with his lack of confidence is another. Meanwhile, in a burned out building in town an unusual artifact is discovered by Adam’s father, a retired archaeologist. With the help of an artifacts expert Jana Oseke, the totem-pole shaped relic is traced to Ansongo, the same West African Village where Adam’s mother disappeared four years earlier. With the help of a long forgotten tune, Adam uncovers the artifacts extraordinary powers and is immediately tempted to use them to overcome his lack of self-confidence. But he is not the only one aware of its power. Seeking the artifact for his own use, a desperate villain arrives, forcing Adam and his friends into a series of surreal situations. But Adam must protect the artifact at all cost. If he fails, not only could it fall into dangerous hands, but he could also lose his only chance of discovering the mystery surrounding his mother’s disappearance.

K. G. Williams, Author of A Cry from Nowhere and Two of a Mind, returns with the first of a powerful two part series. It is the golden age of Egypt, a time when pharaohs ruled the world. Orphans Sakara, and her younger brother Senefru are suddenly yanked from their home in the royal palace and placed in a tomb to die. Using their unusual set of talents and skills, the duo must escape if they want to discover the reason of their demise and confront the man who imprisoned them. Joined by a tiny gang of fugitive corvee, the group discovers a plot so sinister that it could effect the power structure of Egypt forever. Meanwhile in the capital, king Tutankhamen has just ascended to Pharaoh after the death of his father Akhenaten and is planning his royal coronation at the great temple of Karnak. Now, Sakara, Senefru, and their new friend Pepi must rally the band of frightened corvee to save the boy king from the looming threat to his throne. But the task is more than daunting. In their way the evil high priest Tket has stationed several regiments to prevent them from getting the warning to the king. If they succeed, they will be named heroes, if they fail, they will disappear and never be heard from again. This could only be a job for the Gadget Gang.