Books with author Sean William Brown

Peace has come to an end in the kingdom of Torno and as the King sits his golden throne the people of the land are suffering. Tom, a halfling lutist. Stallion, a half-orc martial artist. Kettricken, a brawny lady warrior. Thorgrim, a grumpy dwarf wizard. And Bart, a withdrawn and soft-spoken cutpurse.These unlikely companions are thrust into danger and are forced to contend with dark machinations that threaten every life in the land. There are rumors of devils and worse in the hills and there are secrets so devious that even a King may threaten a generation of peace in order to keep them secret. If they cannot succeed against the schemes of lords and devils, then darkness may just cover the land and put every life in Torno at dire risk.Based on a tabletop gaming adventure, "Stonehaven" is a wildly imaginative and exciting fantasy adventure suitable for readers of just about any age. Starring unlikely heroes that break the traditional silver-armored mold, there is something here for fans of just about any flavor of fantasy.

M. T. Anderson meets Cory Doctorow in this teen debut from #1 New York Times bestseller Sean Williams, who also coauthors the Troubletwisters series with Garth Nix.When a coded note promises improvement—the chance to change your body any way you want, making it stronger, taller, more beautiful—Clair thinks it's too good to be true, but her best friend, Libby, falls into a deadly trap.With the help of the school freak and a mysterious stranger, Clair races against the clock and around the world to save Libby, even as every step draws her deeper into a deadly world of cover-ups and conspiracies.Action and danger fuel this near-future tale of technology, identity, and the lengths one girl will go to save her best friend.

The mind-bending conclusion to the Twinmaker series, perfect for fans of the Uglies series, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sean Williams. Clair's world has been destroyed—again. The only remaining hope of saving her friends is for her and Q to enter the Yard, the digital world of Ant Wallace's creation. The rules there are the same as those of the real world: Water is real; fire is real; death is real. But in the Yard there are two Clair Hills, and their very existence causes cracks that steadily widen.Getting inside is the easy part. Once there, she has to earn the trust of her friends, including the girl who started it all—her best friend, Libby. Together they must fight their way through the digital and political minefield in the hope of saving the world once and for all. And this time Clair has to get it right . . . or lose everything.

M. T. Anderson meets Cory Doctorow in the exciting sequel to Twinmaker, from #1 New York Times bestseller Sean Williams, who also coauthors the Troubletwisters series with Garth Nix.Clair and Jesse have barely been reunited when the world is plunged into its biggest crisis since the Water Wars. The d-mat network is broken. The world has ground to a halt. People are trapped, injured, dying. It's the end of the world as Clair knows it—and it's partly her fault. Now she's been enlisted to track down her friend Q, the rogue AI who repeatedly saved her life—and who is the key to fixing the system. Targeted by dupes, abandoned by her friends, and caught in a web of lies that strike at the very essence of who she is, Clair quickly finds powerful and dangerous allies. But if she helps them, will she be leading her friend straight into a trap? Caught between pro- and anti-d-mat philosophies, in a world on the brink of all-out war, Clair must decide where she stands—and who she stands with, at the end.

An interesting memoir that looks at the relationships between black and white Southerners before and after the Civil War from different perspectives. Especially toward the start of the book, the tone is deceptively light describing plantation life and how slaves enjoyed pulling one over on their masters. But as the book continues, the tone shifts when the horrors of slavery and racism come more to the forefront (like the time a loving husband abandoned his wife to a slave catcher because she was actually 1/8 black).

This is the story of the Wartraces and the Foleys, two families from different sides of the Civil War and the forbidden romance between the children of the North and South that blooms between hunting and sailing.Upon publication in 1888, the book was called "bright, original, and interesting" by The Writer magazine and "a romantic and delightful story and written in the happiest mood" by The Cincinnati Leader. This version of the text is the fully restored version of the original 1888 text and includes the full text as it was originally published. Because of the subject matter, the text includes some strong language and racial stereotypes.

This is a history of African Americans in America written by a former slave during the 19th century. From the preface: " THE calumniators and traducers of the Negro are to be found, mainly, among two classes. The first and most relentless are those who have done them the greatest injury, by being instrumental in their enslavement and consequent degradation. They delight to descant upon the "natural inferiority" of the blacks, and claim that we were destined only for a servile condition, entitled neither to liberty nor the legitimate pursuit of happiness. The second class are those who are ignorant of the characteristics of the race, and are the mere echoes of the first. To meet and refute these misrepresentations, and to supply a deficiency, long felt in the community, of a work containing sketches of individuals who, by their own genius, capacity, and intellectual development, have surmounted the many obstacles which slavery and prejudice have thrown in their way, and raised themselves to positions of honor and influence, this volume was written. The characters represented in most of these biographies are for the first time put in print. The author's long sojourn in Europe, his opportunity of research amid the archives of England and France, and his visit to the West Indies, have given him the advantage of information respecting the blacks seldom acquired. If this work shall aid in vindicating the Negro's character, and show that he is endowed with those intellectual and amiable qualities which adorn and dignify human nature, it will meet the most sanguine hopes of the writer."

The definitive text for anyone undertaking the GCSE examination, this text covers the whole of the GCSE Law syllabus in a clear and accessible form. Fully up-to-date, this new edition has been extensively revised, and now appears in a larger, more user-friendly format. A selection of revision questions and specimen examination questions are included, along with suggested coursework titles and a section on examination technique.