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Antony Swithin (Author) Antony Swithin (1935-2002) Antony Swithin was the pen name of William Antony Swithin Sarjeant. He was a professor of geology at University of Saskatchewan and was also interested in mystery writing, fantasy writing, folk singing and heritage preservation. His series The Perilous Quest for Lyonesse was written in the vein of The Lord of the Rings. Sarjeant passed away in 2002 and following his death, William Sarjeant Park in the Willowgrove neighbourhood of Saskatoon city was named in his honour. Mark Sebanc (Author) Mark Sebanc (1953- ) A novelist and independent scholar, Mark Sebanc lives deep in the rural hinterland of Ontario some 200 kilometres west of Ottawa near Algonquin Park, Canada's famed wilderness area, with his Costa Rican wife. Trained as a classicist, with a B.A. and M.A. in Latin and Greek from the University of Toronto, he has worked as an editor and translator of numerous scholarly works. His editorial credits include, for example, The Flame Imperishable, Jonathan McIntosh's landmark work on the metaphysical underpinnings of Tolkien's legendarium. He is also the originating co-author of The Stoneholding and Darkling Fields of Arvon, the first two books of the Legacy of the Stone Harp epic fantasy series. Both are published by Baen as part of a project expected to run to five titles. Most recently, he was given the commission by the Estate of the late William A.S. Sarjeant to edit and overhaul extensively Sarjeant's monumental 12 novel Perilous Quest for Lyonesse epic historical fantasy series.
William Sarjeant's Rockall series is an impressive feat of world-building and story-telling. Mark Sebanc's thoughtful re-framing of these works makes them more accessible to a new generation of readers. I welcome this well-deserved re-emergence of Sarjeant's remarkable work * Douglas A. Anderson, editor of The Annotated Hobbit * Rockall is one of the most significant achievements in the history of fantasy worldbuilding, and *William Sarjeant was a true Renaissance Man. It's wonderful to see his vast creation being given new life, and being brought to new audiences * Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The Oppenheimer Alternative *
