The Sicilian The Sicilian The Sicilian is a novel by Italian-American author Mario Puzo. Published in 1984 by Random House Publishing Group (), it is based on Puzo's most famous work, "The Godfather". It is regarded as "The Godfather"'s literary sequel. In this novel, the spelling of Salvatore Giuliano's name was intentionally changed by Puzo to "Guiliano". This novel, though a work of fiction, is based on the real life exploits of Giuliano. The novel opens in 1950 Sicily, where Michael Corleone, nearing the end of his exile in Sicily, meets with Don Croce Malo, the "Capo di Capi" or Boss of
The Merchanter novels the Merchanter's Alliance itself. The books are works of space opera, and some also have aspects of military science fiction, particularly "Rimrunners". The Merchanter novels The Merchanter novels are several loosely connected novels by science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh set in her Alliance-Union universe. These science fiction novels explore her merchanter subculture: the extended families that own and operate the ships that supply goods, transportation, news and trade to the various worlds and space stations in the human Earth, Alliance and Union space. The novels are related by a common setting and theme – a misfit (made