Sean Williams

Sean has dreamed often about stepping into booth in order to go somewhere else, instantly. This has led to him having a fascination with the psychological, social, and the moral implications of having such technology. When he is not pondering such heavy thoughts, Sean can usually be found eating chocolate.

The best place to start is the Star Wars: The New Jedi Order series, the earliest of Sean Williams's multi-book series: it opens with Vector Prime (1999) and runs to 26 books across 1999–2006, ending with Boba Fett: A Practical Man (2006). Sean Williams's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Sean Williams has 141 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1985 and 2025. 113 of them belong to 17 named series — the largest being the Star Wars: The New Jedi Order series with 26 books — and 28 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Sean Williams's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Cogal (1995, 1 book), Star Wars: The New Jedi Order (1999–2006, 26 books) and Evergence (1999–2001, 3 books), plus 12 more.

This guide splits Sean Williams's 141 books into 17 named series and 28 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Star Wars: The New Jedi Order (26 books, 1999–2006); Star Wars: The Old Republic (5 books, 2010–2021); Books of the Cataclysm (4 books, 2004–2006); Troubletwisters (4 books, 2011–2014); Astropolis (3 books, 2007–2009), plus 12 further series.