Paul O. Williams

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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 1981
  • Latest Book:
    November 2005
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Full Series List in Order

Pelbar Cycle

1 - The Breaking of Northwall (Feb-1981)
2 - The Ends of the Circle (Apr-1981)
3 - The Dome in the Forest (1985)
4 - The Fall of the Shell (Oct-1982)
5 - An Ambush of Shadows (Nov-2005)
6 - The Song of the Axe (1984)
7 - The Sword of Forbearance (Sep-1985)

Book List in Order: 9 titles

  • The Breaking of Northwall

    Pelbar Cycle - 1

    THE IDEAL EXILE To the Pelbar, the sentence seemed a living death--exile to distant Northwall for a year, isolated from the security and order of Pelbarigan society, facing the barbarian tribes of the Shumai and Sentani. But the rebellious Jest...

  • The Ends of the Circle

    Pelbar Cycle - 2

    ACROSS A SHATTERED LAND Some among the Pelbar meant to kill Stel, so the master craftsman was forced to abandon his love, his family, and the security of Pelbarigan in order to survive. Because his curiosity about the world outside Pelbarigan's...

  • The Fall of the Shell

    Pelbar Cycle - 4

    FREEDOM'S DAWN Eleven hundred years after The Time of Fire... From stonewalled cities the Pelbar ruled what had been the northern Mississippi valley. Of all the Pelbar strongholds, Threerivers was the most conservative. And of all Threerivers' ...

  • The Song of the Axe

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    Pelbar Cycle - 6

    Twenty years after the great battle at Northwall, the disparate warring tribes are moving toward a peaceful unity for the first time since before the Time of the Fire. With the comfort of peace, the running bands of nomadic Shumai Axemen are settling...

  • The Dome in the Forest

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    Pelbar Cycle - 3

    More than one thousand years in the future, the conservative borders of Pelbar society continue to crumble as the people of Pelbar conduct trade, form friendships, and intermarry with members of the tribes now settled peacefully around the citadel of...

  • The Sword of Forbearance

    Pelbar Cycle - 7

    After eleven hundred years of struggle, the warring tribes that survived the apocalyptic destruction of the United States have finally united, forming the peaceful Heart River Federation. But three eastern cities remain outside the federation. Led by...

  • The Gifts of the Gorboduc Vandal

    Umber, a Gorbudoc scientist, breaks his people's code of honor by choosing enslavement rather than death, but behind what looks like selfish motivation on his part is a plan to slave Landsdrum's people...

  • Man from Far Cloud

    In a time of boundless travel when nations are separated by lightyears, Umber Treggevvthann, a Gorboduc biologist, finds himself in search of purpose and belonging after he is held captive by those who would call his people vandals. Despite his stron...

  • An Ambush of Shadows

    Pelbar Cycle - 5

    An Ambush of Shadows is the fifth book in the classic series of postapocalyptic novels about the people of Pelbar. Despite the tentative peace established in the eleven hundred years since the destruction of the United States, the Tantal tribe remain...



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Paul O. Williams has published 9 books.

Paul O. Williams does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, An Ambush of Shadows, was published in November 2005.

The first book by Paul O. Williams, The Breaking of Northwall, was published in February 1981.

Yes. Paul O. Williams has 1 series.
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