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Sherwood Smith (1) (1951–)

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Sherwood Smith writes fantasy and science fiction for young adult and adults. She received a master's degree in history and worked for twenty years as a teacher. Her first book was Wren to the Rescue and she has written more than thirty books since then including the Exordium series with Dave visa mer Trowbridge and two of the books in the Solar Queen series with Andre Norton. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre

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Verk av Sherwood Smith

Crown Duel (1997) 1,596 exemplar
Inda (2006) 868 exemplar
The Fox (2007) 480 exemplar
King's Shield (2008) 394 exemplar
Wren to the Rescue (1990) 381 exemplar
Crown Duel (1997) 380 exemplar
Wren's Quest (1993) 283 exemplar
A Posse of Princesses (2008) 282 exemplar
Court Duel (1998) 277 exemplar
Treason's Shore (2009) 275 exemplar
Wren's War (1995) 265 exemplar
Coronets and Steel (2010) 252 exemplar
A Mind for Trade (1997) 230 exemplar
Derelict for Trade (1997) 223 exemplar
The Phoenix in Flight (1993) 201 exemplar
Banner of the Damned (2012) 195 exemplar
Echoes in Time (1999) — Författare — 194 exemplar
A Stranger to Command (2008) 186 exemplar
Atlantis Endgame (1967) 176 exemplar
The Trouble with Kings (2008) 175 exemplar
Stranger (2014) 162 exemplar
The Spy Princess (2012) 140 exemplar
Once a Princess (2009) 132 exemplar
Blood Spirits (2011) 122 exemplar
Senrid (2007) 116 exemplar
Ruler of Naught (1993) 116 exemplar
A Prison Unsought (1994) 94 exemplar
The Rifter's Covenant (1995) 86 exemplar
The Thrones of Kronos (1996) 86 exemplar
Wren Journeymage (2010) 85 exemplar
Revenant Eve (2012) 80 exemplar
Lhind the Thief (2013) 77 exemplar
The Emerald Wand of Oz (2005) 70 exemplar
Twice a Prince (2009) 65 exemplar
A Sword Named Truth (2019) 54 exemplar
Danse de la Folie (2012) 49 exemplar
Time traders III (2002) 45 exemplar
Trouble Under Oz (2006) 43 exemplar
Remalna's Children (2011) 42 exemplar
Rondo Allegro (2014) 34 exemplar
Hostage (2015) 34 exemplar
The Borrowers: A Novelization (1997) 34 exemplar
Journey to Otherwhere (2000) 29 exemplar
Augur's Teacher (2001) 27 exemplar
Fleeing Peace (2011) 25 exemplar
Visions from the Sea (1989) 23 exemplar
Sasharia En Garde (2015) 22 exemplar
Lhind the Spy (2015) 22 exemplar
Rebel From Alphorion (1988) 20 exemplar
Giants of Elenna (1989) 18 exemplar
Sartor (2012) 18 exemplar
Rebel (2017) 18 exemplar
Time of Daughters I (2019) 18 exemplar
Time of Daughters II (2019) 15 exemplar
Barefoot Pirate (2011) 15 exemplar
Fire in the Sky (1989) 14 exemplar
Lhind the Firebird (2020) 13 exemplar
It Happened at the Ball (2018) — Redaktör; Bidragsgivare — 10 exemplar
Beyond the Last Star: Stories from the Next Beginning (2002) — Redaktör — 9 exemplar
Light in the Darkness: A Noblebright Fantasy Boxed Set (2016) — Bidragsgivare — 8 exemplar
The Phoenix Feather: Redbark (2021) 7 exemplar
Zapped (2015) 6 exemplar
Lily and Crown (2019) 6 exemplar
Antiphony (2023) 5 exemplar
The Wicked Skill (2022) 5 exemplar
Sky Pyrates Over Oz (2014) 4 exemplar
Commando Bats (2015) 4 exemplar
Whispered Magics (2013) 3 exemplar
Summer Thunder (2007) 2 exemplar
Jane Austen After (2015) 2 exemplar
Dorothy of Oz (2002) 1 exemplar
Being Real (2012) 1 exemplar

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Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction (2003) — Bidragsgivare — 819 exemplar
Firebirds Soaring: An Anthology of Original Speculative Fiction (2009) — Bidragsgivare — 221 exemplar
Year's Best Fantasy (2001) — Bidragsgivare — 203 exemplar
Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens: Tales to Warp Your Mind (1994) — Bidragsgivare — 193 exemplar
Sisters in Fantasy 2 (1996) — Bidragsgivare — 186 exemplar
A Wizard's Dozen: Stories of the Fantastic (1993) — Bidragsgivare — 160 exemplar
Bruce Coville's Book of Magic: Tales to Cast a Spell on You (1996) — Bidragsgivare — 112 exemplar
New Magics (2004) — Bidragsgivare — 91 exemplar
Wizard Fantastic (1997) — Bidragsgivare — 90 exemplar
Heroes in Training (2007) — Bidragsgivare — 63 exemplar
Lace and Blade (2008) — Bidragsgivare — 61 exemplar
Brewing Fine Fiction (2010) — Bidragsgivare — 59 exemplar
Beyond Grimm: Tales Newly Twisted (2012) — Bidragsgivare — 50 exemplar
A Nightmare's Dozen: Stories from the Dark (1996) — Bidragsgivare — 49 exemplar
Werewolves: A Collection of Original Stories (1988) — Bidragsgivare — 32 exemplar
Lace and Blade 2 (2009) — Bidragsgivare — 27 exemplar
Athena's Daughters (2014) — Bidragsgivare — 25 exemplar
A Starfarer's Dozen: Stories of Things to Come (1995) — Bidragsgivare — 24 exemplar
The Lone Star Stories Reader (2008) — Inledning — 23 exemplar
Dragon Lords and Warrior Women (2010) — Bidragsgivare — 20 exemplar
Orphans of the Night (1995) — Bidragsgivare — 16 exemplar
Bruce Coville's Alien Visitors (1999) — Bidragsgivare — 12 exemplar
The Feathered Edge (2012) — Bidragsgivare — 9 exemplar
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 51 • August 2014 (2014) — Bidragsgivare — 9 exemplar
Across the Spectrum (2013) — Bidragsgivare — 7 exemplar
Between the Darkness and the Fire (1998) — Bidragsgivare — 7 exemplar

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{first in Dobrenica trilogy; fantasy, Zenda, Ruritanian romance, adventure}(2010)

I like Smith’s Sartorias-deles series (starting with the Inda tetralogy) and was recommended this series. I recently re-read Prisoner of Zenda 💔and I really enjoyed Smith’s Crown & Court. I was in the mood for a fantasy with a (clean) romance so this is my first pick for the year.

Aurelia (named after her grandmother) Kim Murray - known as Kim - from Los Angeles has made a trip to Europe on a tight budget to try to solve the family mystery of where her mum and grandmother originally came from. While there she is kidnapped, having been mistaken for a missing duchess (also named Aurelia, though she prefers to be called Ruli) and consequently finds answers to her questions - which just lead to more questions. So she travels to the tiny, oft-overlooked kingdom of Dobrenica (where the missing Ruli hails from) to look for more answers and inadvertently becomes embroiled in their politics which leads to more adventures.

This is a modern day Ruritanian romance, but with a touch of fantasy, very much based on Prisoner of Zenda which book Smith mentions several times in her story, down to the nickname of the missing royalty: Ruli instead of Rudy. There were a couple of spots where I thought Kim jumped to a conclusion too fast, or maybe we just weren’t on the same wavelength, but that was a passing niggle.

While it may not be quite as rollicking as Prisoner of Zenda it still has plenty of swash and buckle, especially for a contemporary novel; Kim is an accomplished dancer and fencer (she has had to abandon her university team's fencing competition for her trip). The ending felt a bit abrupt but it is the first in trilogy and - because I had read the synopsises of the next two books - I was anticipating the twist.

So, if you haven’t read the synopses for the other books yet, then don’t.

I am looking forward to reading the sequels. (I just hope there's no Rupert of Hentzau plot waiting for me, though Tony (the character based on Rupert) is still lurking in the wings.)

(January 2024)
4.5 stars
… (mer)
½
 
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humouress | 15 andra recensioner | Feb 10, 2024 |
I loved this book. It was immersive and detailed, had sympathetic characters, competent women (even if the main character is male) and intricate societies. I always love descriptions of loyalty, and this book delivered. Reading about the bonds Inda forms with those around him and his own loyalty to others was deeply satisfying to me.
 
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zjakkelien | 27 andra recensioner | Jan 2, 2024 |
I love the characters in this book, and the story is interesting. The main characters are male, but there is good female representation. I think the book has some pacing issues, though. It can drag a bit, which makes it easy to lay aside.
 
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zjakkelien | 14 andra recensioner | Jan 2, 2024 |

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Statistik

Verk
105
Även av
28
Medlemmar
9,617
Popularitet
#2,494
Betyg
3.8
Recensioner
369
ISBN
230
Språk
1
Favoritmärkt
3

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