THE MOONWORLD SERIES

'... like a Storm Constantine plot performed by Monty Python.' Publisher's Weekly, starred review, February 2004.

'... a brilliantly inventive, marvellously plotted fantasy that both mocks and surpasses genre expectations...' Kirkus Review, 1 November 2002.

The Moonworlds novels are set on Verral, a world bathed in radiation and energy fields that the inhabitants can control and use as magic. Some characters are a little strange, like Laron, who is 14, but has been a vampire for 700 years and is quite sick of being a thin, spotty teenager. Wensomer is the most powerful soreceress south of the equator, but lists her profession as belly dancing and her hobby as sorcery - just to annoy people who take magic too seriously. Then there are the dangerous ones, especially Warsovran, who has destroyed an entire continent by accident with an ancient ether weapon then tried again because he thought he understood the instructions better.

Voidfarer (Book 3) was released by Tor in February 2006. Wayfarer inspector Danolarian is disappointed in love just as giant cylinders begin to fall out of the sky. The Lupanians are invading, and even entire armies and the mighty glass dragons are powerless to stop them. Danolarian's allies are only a student revolutionary, a talking cat, the girl who jilted him, and some morris dancers, but then the wayfarers are nothing if not resourceful.
- Cover art Todd Lockwood
- Nominee, Aurealis Award, 2007

"A vibrant, thoughtful, spectacular action-drama ..." Kirkus (starred review)

Glass Dragons (Book 2) was released by Tor in April 2004, and is the second of the Moonworlds books. It follows the sailor Andry as he tries to learn to be a gentleman and the fugitive courtier Wallas as he desperately strives to learn to be common, while those around them battle the renegade Glass Dragons and their sorcerer allies.
- Cover art Todd Lockwood
- Locus Recommended Reading List 2004
- Locus Readers Poll 2004, #16

"... like a Storm Constantine plot performed by Monty Python." Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Voyage of the Shadowmoon (Book1) Tor, 2002 was released in October 2002. The first of the Moonworlds fantasy series, it is the story of how the crew of a wooden, wind-powered submarine save their world from an uncontrollable doomsday weapon.
- Hardback cover by Doug Beekman
- Paperback cover by Todd Lockwood
- Locus Recommended Reading List 2003
- Locus Readers Poll 2003, #12
- Nominee, Aurealis Award 2004

Eyes of the Calculor (Book3: Greatwinter) (Tor, 2001)
- Locus Recommended Reading, 2002
- Cover by John Harris
- Nominee, Australian Science Fiction Award and Aurealis Award

'A captivating conclusion to a brilliant series.'
Booklist, (starred Review)

The Miocene Arrow (Book 2: Greatwinter) (Tor, 2000)
- Winner Aurealis Award 2001
- Locus Recommended Reading, 2001
- Locus Readers Poll, 23rd
- Cover by John Harris

"... immense momentum. ... a classic 'good read'..." Analog, Feb 2001; Tom Easton

Souls in the Great Machine (Book 1: Greatwinter) (Tor, 1999)
- A rewritten combination of Voices in the Light and Mirrorsun Rising.
- Barnes & Noble Best of the Year list 1999
- Locus Recommended Reading, 2000
- Trade paperback available May 2000
- Locus Reader's Poll equal 20th
- Equal 10th 2000 Hugo nominations
- Cover by John Harris

"A stunning idea -- the Calculor's as real as if McMullen had built it in his backyard -- with an utterly convincing setting, breathtaking developments, and a captivating narrative." Kirkus

The Centurion's Empire (Tor, 1998)
- Winner, Aurealis Award 1999
- Eidolon Best of the Year list, 1998
- Locus New and Recommended, June 1998
- Nominee, Australian SF Award 1999
- Aurealis "5 Best Australian Genre Publications of 1998"
- Hardback cover by Michael Koelsch
- Paperback Cover by Julie Bell

"The Centurion's Empire is a must-read: it has history and the future, action and speculation." David Enterprise Chapter from Tor Science Fiction and Fantasy titles

Dragonlinks (Penguin, August 2002) by Paul Collins,
from a concept by Sean McMullen.
Sean uses a simpler version of the enchanted mailshirt from Voyage of the Shadowmoon in this young adult fantasy novel.

Mirrorsun Rising (Aphelion, 1995)
Later published as the second half of SOULS IN THE GREAT MACHINE.
- Winner, Australian SF Award, 1996
- The Australian Best of the Year list, 1995
- Aurealis Award nominee, 1995
- Locus Recommended Reading List, 1996
- Cover by GG Graphics

Voices in the Light (Aphelion, 1994)
Later published as the first half of SOULS IN THE GREAT MACHINE.
Launched by William Gibson and Peter Nicholls at 1994 Australian National SF Convention
- The Australian Best of the Year list, 1994
- Locus Recommended Reading List, 1995
- Eidolon Recommended Reading list, 1995
- Australian SF Award runner-up, 1995
- Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, by John Clute (1995): Notable Works for 1994
- Cover by GG Graphics

Call to the Edge (Aphelion, 1992)
- The Australian Best of the Year list, 1992
- Locus Recommended Reading List
- Eidolon Recommended Reading List
- Australian SF Award Nominee, 1993
- Cover by Nick Stathopoulos

The Ancient Hero
Sean's contribution to the Quentaris shared-world series, and his first Young Adult novel.
- "Fast paced, sharp, and edged with wit ..." Viewpoint
-"Full of suspense." Canberra Times

Strange Constellations: A critical history of Australian SF
by Dr Russell Blackford, Dr Van Ikin, Sean McMullen (Greenwood, June 1999)The first history of Australian science fiction, from its origins in the mid-Nineteenth Century to 1998. "Russell Blackford persuaded me to participate in this book during a party in January 1998. That taught me to keep better track of how much I drink at parties."

- Tied Winner, William Atheling Award, Dec 2000
- Aurealis Nominee, 2000
- Locus Recommended Reading, February 2000
- Locus Readers' Poll: Best Related Book: 8th