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Walter Jon Williams

Author of Destiny's Way

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About the Author

Includes the names: ALTER JON WILLAIMS, Walter J. Williams, Jon Walter Williams, Walter Jon Williams, Williams. Walter Jon.

Also includes: Jon Williams (1)

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Works by Walter Jon Williams

Destiny's Way (2002) 993 copies
Hardwired (1986) 958 copies
The Praxis (2002) 847 copies
Aristoi (1992) 679 copies
Voice of the Whirlwind (1987) 644 copies
The Sundering (2003) 595 copies
This Is Not a Game (2009) 575 copies
Metropolitan (1995) 559 copies
Conventions of War (2004) 524 copies
Angel Station (1989) 489 copies
The Rift (1999) 469 copies
Implied Spaces (2008) 440 copies
Days of Atonement (1991) 337 copies
Knight Moves (1985) 320 copies
City on Fire (1997) 317 copies
Worlds That Weren't (2002) — Contributor — 306 copies
The Crown Jewels (1987) 294 copies
Facets (1990) 202 copies
Ambassador of Progress (1984) 201 copies
House of Shards (1988) 187 copies
Deep State (2011) 177 copies
Rock of Ages (1995) 175 copies
Ylesia (2002) 143 copies
Quillifer (2017) 137 copies
The Fourth Wall (2012) 131 copies
The Accidental War (2018) 117 copies
Impersonations (2016) 100 copies
The Green Leopard Plague and Other Stories (2010) 88 copies
Elegy For Angels and Dogs/The Graveyard Heart (1990) 72 copies
Fleet Elements (2020) 70 copies
Hardwired: The Sourcebook (1989) 59 copies
Ten Points for Style (1995) 57 copies
Frankensteins and Foreign Devils (1998) 57 copies
Imperium Restored (2022) 51 copies
Solip: System (1989) 45 copies
Quillifer the Knight (2019) 42 copies
Investments (2012) 38 copies
The Boolean Gate (2012) 36 copies
Brig of War (1981) 30 copies
Lord Quillifer (2022) 29 copies
Daddy's World (2013) 29 copies
The Best of Walter Jon Williams (2021) 27 copies
The Tern Schooner (1981) 26 copies
The Green Leopard Plague [novella] (2003) 26 copies
To Glory Arise (1980) 23 copies
Dinosaurs [short fiction] (1991) 23 copies
Wall, Stone, Craft [short fiction] (1993) 18 copies
Diamonds from Tequila (2017) 17 copies
Lethe [short fiction] 16 copies
The Macedonian (1984) 16 copies
Investments | The Stickpin (2018) 15 copies
Prayers on the Wind [short fiction] (2011) 14 copies
Cat Island (1984) 13 copies
Surfacing [short fiction] (1988) 12 copies
Incarnation Day 10 copies
The Tang Dynasty Underwater Pyramid (2014) 7 copies
Wolf Time (2014) 6 copies
Prompt. Professional. Pop! (2014) 6 copies
Witness 5 copies
The Last Ride Of German Freddie (2014) 5 copies
Video Star (2014) 5 copies
Privateers and Gentlemen: Role Playing Adventure in the Age of Fighting Sail (1983) 5 copies
Send Them Flowers (2007) 5 copies
Argonautica 5 copies
Consequences 4 copies
Foreign Devils {novelette} 4 copies
Los caminos del destino I (2010) 4 copies
No Spot of Ground [short fiction] 4 copies
Solidarity 4 copies
The Millennium Party {short story} 4 copies
Flatline 4 copies
Margaux 3 copies
Abrizonde (2009) 3 copies
Logs 3 copies
Red Elvis {novelette} 3 copies
The Bob Dylan Solution 3 copies
Los caminos del destino II (2009) 2 copies
The King Over the Water (1984) 2 copies
Pinocchio 2 copies
Unto the Sixth Generation: Part Two 1 copy
Mortality 1 copy
Mr. Koyama's Comet 1 copy
Andromeda Season 1: All Great Neptune's Ocean (2001) — Writer — 1 copy
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October/November 1993 1 copy
Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2005 1 copy
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September 1990 1 copy
Asimov's Science Fiction, January 1996 1 copy
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September 1990 1 copy
Voice of the Worldwind 1 copy
Bag Lady 1 copy
Unti Praxis #6 (A Novel of the Praxis Book 3) 1 copy
Elegy for Angels and Dogs 1 copy
Woundhealer 1 copy
Emergence 1 copy
Broadway Johnny 1 copy
Isaac Asimov Science Fiction Magazine (Phoenix) n. 13 1 copy
Feeding Frenzy 2 1 copy
Feeding Frenzy 1 1 copy
While Night's Black Agents to Their Preys Do Rouse 2 1 copy
Unto the Sixth Generation: Part One 1 copy
Side Effects {short story} 1 copy
While Night's Black Agents to Their Preys Do Rouse 1 1 copy
Aristoi, Part 1 of 2 (2020) 1 copy
Aristoi, Part 2 of 2 (2020) 1 copy
Unto the Sixth Generation: Epilogue 1 copy
Millenium Party 1 copy
Unto the Sixth Generation: Prologue 1 copy
InterGalactic Medicine Show, Issue 58 1 copy
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Associated Works

Rogues (2014) — Contributor — 1,289 copies
Wild Cards I: A Mosaic Novel (1987) — Contributor — 1,156 copies
Aces High (1987) — Contributor — 998 copies
Wild Cards I (2010) — Contributor — 572 copies
Down and Dirty (1988) — Contributor — 570 copies
The New Space Opera (2007) — Contributor — 554 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection (2004) — Contributor — 534 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection (2005) — Contributor — 531 copies
Ace in the Hole (1990) — Contributor — 519 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection (2000) — Contributor — 511 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection (2003) — Contributor — 492 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection (1994) — Contributor — 436 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection (1998) — Contributor — 434 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection (2007) — Contributor — 434 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection (1997) — Contributor — 416 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection (1992) — Contributor — 415 copies
Rewired: The Post-Cyberpunk Anthology (2007) — Contributor — 385 copies
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction (2005) — Contributor — 367 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection (1995) — Author — 357 copies
Jokertown Shuffle (1991) — Contributor — 329 copies
The Starry Rift (2008) — Contributor — 282 copies
The Book of Swords (2017) — Contributor — 270 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection (1989) — Author — 253 copies
Dealer's Choice (1992) — Contributor — 241 copies
The 1988 Annual World's Best SF (1988) — Contributor — 238 copies
War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches (1997) — Contributor — 234 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection (1986) — Contributor — 227 copies
Marked Cards (1994) — Contributor — 204 copies
The Best of the Best, Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels (2007) — Contributor — 202 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection (1987) — Contributor — 201 copies
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume One (2007) — Contributor — 200 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection (1988) — Author — 192 copies
Alternate Heroes (What Might Have Been, Vol. 2) (1989) — Contributor — 189 copies
Strange Dreams (1993) — Contributor — 186 copies
What Might Have Been, Volumes 1 & 2: Alternate Empires, Alternate Heroes (1989) — Contributor — 184 copies
An Armory of Swords (1995) — Contributor — 177 copies
Lord of the Fantastic: Stories in Honor of Roger Zelazny (1998) — Contributor — 169 copies
Dead Man's Hand (2014) — Contributor — 159 copies
Festival Week (1990) — Contributor — 155 copies
Future on Ice (1998) — Contributor — 143 copies
Lowball (2014) — Author — 137 copies
Exploring the Matrix: Visions of the Cyber Present (2003) — Contributor — 121 copies
Not of Woman Born (1999) — Contributor — 121 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 2006 (2006) — Contributor — 115 copies
Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition (2007) — Contributor — 109 copies
Escape From Earth: New Adventures in Space (2006) — Contributor — 106 copies
The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New SF (2008) — Contributor — 104 copies
The Change: Tales of Downfall and Rebirth (2016) — Contributor — 101 copies
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars (2012) — Contributor — 100 copies
Science Fiction: The Best of 2004 (2005) — Contributor — 99 copies
Visions of Wonder (1996) — Contributor — 91 copies
The Mammoth Book of Men O'War: Stories from the Glory Days of Sail (1999) — Contributor — 91 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 2002: The Year's Best SF and Fantasy (2002) — Contributor — 90 copies
Guns of Darkness (1987) — Contributor — 88 copies
Alternate Outlaws (1994) — Contributor — 86 copies
Beyond Singularity (2005) — Contributor — 86 copies
Between Worlds (1989) — Contributor — 84 copies
Call to Battle! (1988) — Contributor — 82 copies
Alien Crimes (2007) — Contributor — 80 copies
Warriors of Blood and Dream (1995) — Contributor — 80 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 2000 (2000) — Contributor — 78 copies
The Furthest Horizon: SF Adventures to the Far Future (2000) — Contributor — 67 copies
Nebula Awards 23 (1989) — Contributor — 67 copies
When the Music's Over (1991) — Contributor — 63 copies
Best Short Novels 2004 (2004) — Contributor — 57 copies
Isaac Asimov's Aliens (1991) — Contributor — 39 copies
Golden Reflections (2011) — Contributor — 37 copies
A Very Large Array: New Mexico Science Fiction and Fantasy (1987) — Contributor — 31 copies
Exploring the Horizons (2000) — Contributor — 20 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 21, No. 9 [September 1997] (1996) — Contributor — 19 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October/November 1993, Vol. 85, No. 4 & 5 (1993) — Author — 16 copies
Commando Brigade 3000 (1994) — Contributor — 15 copies
Full House (Wild Cards, 30) (2022) — Contributor — 14 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1985, Vol. 68, No. 6 (1985) — Contributor — 14 copies
Clarkesworld: Issue 111 (December 2015) (2015) — Author, some editions — 14 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 23, No. 10 & 11 [October/November 1999] (1999) — Contributor — 14 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 28 • September 2012 (2012) — Contributor — 13 copies
Sleeper Straddle (2024) — Contributor — 10 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 24, No. 10 & 11 [October/November 2000] (2000) — Contributor — 9 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 74 • July 2016 (2016) — Contributor — 8 copies
Second Hand Planet. Internationale Science Fiction Erzählungen. (1990) — Contributor — 8 copies
Making History: Classic Alternate History Stories (2019) — Contributor — 8 copies
Ikarus 2001. Best of Science Fiction. (2001) — Contributor — 7 copies
Heyne Jahresband Science Fiction 1989. (1989) — Contributor — 7 copies
ZomerSFeer : nieuwe verhalen van John Barnes, David Brin, Walter Jon Williams (1996) — Contributor — 7 copies
High Noon on Proxima B (2023) — Contributor — 6 copies
Science Fiction — Contributor — 6 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 101 • October 2018 (2018) — Contributor — 4 copies
Subterranean Magazine Winter 2013 — Contributor — 3 copies
Papa Godzilla (1989) — Contributor — 3 copies

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beskamiltar | 4 other reviews | Apr 10, 2024 |
The Rift by Walter J. Williams
Wow. Quite the tale. Sadly all to possible in the south, especially given the current political climate here.
 
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majkia | 9 other reviews | Apr 9, 2024 |
The Accidental War: A Novel (A Novel of the Praxis, 1) by Walter Jon Williams
I read this as a stand-alone novel, even though it is clearly part of a series and I thought it was quite good. It isn't heavy on action, this book is more of a set-up book, as there is a bigger conflict coming in the next one. I liked the characters of Lady Sula and Gareth Martinez, they were complex and well-realized. i liked it enough that I'll definitely be looking for the next and previous books in the series.
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Karlstar | 2 other reviews | Mar 11, 2024 |
Deep State (Dagmar Shaw, #2) by Walter Jon Williams
If I had started reading this book the same week the uprisings started in Egypt, I would have had a hard time distinguishing between the news and this novel. Mr. Williams should be glad this was published prior to the spreading unrest, lest he be charged with mere conspiracy mongering. I am not one who especially likes series with a recurring hero/heroine, but Dagmar Shaw is pleasantly believable: flawed without being overwrought and angst-ridden, capable without being a Mary Sue, concerned about the ethics of her job without getting preachy. Williams also does a nice job of sketching out the various locations in which the narrative occurs, providing enough detail to help the mind's eye without getting bogged down in florid detail. Your perception of this book is almost certain to be improved if you have read its predecessor, [b:This Is Not a Game|3535568|This Is Not a Game (Dagmar, #1)|Walter Jon Williams|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256044569s/3535568.jpg|3577531]. This book can be read as a stand-alone, but Dagmar's character will be richer if you have read the other book first.… (more)
 
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Works
108
Also by
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Members
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Popularity
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Rating
½ 3.7
Reviews
257
ISBNs
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Languages
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Favorited
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