Sherwood Smith started making books out of paper towels at age six. In between stories, she studied and traveled in Europe, got a Masters degree in history, and now lives in Southern California with her spouse, two kids, and two dogs. She’s worked in jobs ranging from counter work in a smoky harbor bar to the film industry. Writing books is what she loves best. She’s the author of the high fantasy History of Sartorias-deles series as well as the modern-day fantasy adventures of Kim Murray in Coronets and Steel.
Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Children's Fiction, Horror
New and upcoming books
Series
CJ's Notebooks
1. Over the Sea (2007)
2. Mearsies Heili Bounces Back (2008)
3. Not known
4. Poor World (2011)
5. Not known
6. Hunt Across Worlds (2011)
1. Over the Sea (2007)
2. Mearsies Heili Bounces Back (2008)
3. Not known
4. Poor World (2011)
5. Not known
6. Hunt Across Worlds (2011)
Wren
1. Wren to the Rescue (1990)
2. Wren's Quest (1993)
3. Wren's War (1995)
4. Wren Journeymage (2010)
1. Wren to the Rescue (1990)
2. Wren's Quest (1993)
3. Wren's War (1995)
4. Wren Journeymage (2010)
Exordium (with Dave Trowbridge)
1. The Phoenix in Flight (1993)
2. Ruler of Naught (1993)
3. A Prison Unsought (1994)
4. The Rifter's Covenant (1995)
5. The Thrones of Kronos (1996)
1. The Phoenix in Flight (1993)
2. Ruler of Naught (1993)
3. A Prison Unsought (1994)
4. The Rifter's Covenant (1995)
5. The Thrones of Kronos (1996)
Crown and Court Duel
1. Crown Duel (1997)
2. Court Duel (1998)
A Stranger to Command (2008)
Remalna's Children (2011)
1. Crown Duel (1997)
2. Court Duel (1998)
A Stranger to Command (2008)
Remalna's Children (2011)
Change (with Rachel Manija Brown)
1. Stranger (2014)
2. Hostage (2015)
3. Rebel (2017)
4. Traitor (2024)
1. Stranger (2014)
2. Hostage (2015)
3. Rebel (2017)
4. Traitor (2024)
Rise of the Alliance
1. A Sword Named Truth (2018)
2. The Blood Mage Texts (2021)
3. The Hunters and the Hunted (2022)
4. Nightside of the Sun (2022)
1. A Sword Named Truth (2018)
2. The Blood Mage Texts (2021)
3. The Hunters and the Hunted (2022)
4. Nightside of the Sun (2022)
Phoenix Feather
1. Fledglings (2021)
2. Redbark (2021)
3. Firebolt (2021)
4. Dragon and Phoenix (2022)
1. Fledglings (2021)
2. Redbark (2021)
3. Firebolt (2021)
4. Dragon and Phoenix (2022)
Norsunder War
1. Ship Without Sails (2022)
1.5. Marend of Marloven Hess (2022)
2. Seek to Hold the Wind (2022)
3. All Things Betray (2022)
4. A Chain of Braided Silver (2022)
1. Ship Without Sails (2022)
1.5. Marend of Marloven Hess (2022)
2. Seek to Hold the Wind (2022)
3. All Things Betray (2022)
4. A Chain of Braided Silver (2022)
Sagacious
1. Tribute (2023)
2. Sage Empress I (2024)
3. Sage Empress II (2024)
4. Sagacious Blade (2025)
1. Tribute (2023)
2. Sage Empress I (2024)
3. Sage Empress II (2024)
4. Sagacious Blade (2025)
Novels
The Borrowers (1997)
Senrid (2007)
A Posse of Princesses (2008)
The Trouble with Kings (2008)
Barefoot Pirate (2011)
Fleeing Peace (2011)
Banner of the Damned (2012)
Danse de la Folie (2012)
Rondo Allegro (2014)
Fair Winds and Homeward Sail (2015)
Miss Eleanor Tilney: or, The Reluctant Heroine (2016)
The Wicked Skill (2022)
Let the Torrent Dance Thee Down (2023)
Antiphony (2023)
Senrid (2007)
A Posse of Princesses (2008)
The Trouble with Kings (2008)
Barefoot Pirate (2011)
Fleeing Peace (2011)
Banner of the Damned (2012)
Danse de la Folie (2012)
Rondo Allegro (2014)
Fair Winds and Homeward Sail (2015)
Miss Eleanor Tilney: or, The Reluctant Heroine (2016)
The Wicked Skill (2022)
Let the Torrent Dance Thee Down (2023)
Antiphony (2023)
Collections
Novellas and Short Stories
Being Real (2015)
And Horses are Born with Eagles' Wings (2015)
The Dancing Monkeys (2015)
Henry and Fanny (2015)
The Poignant Sting (2015)
Commando Bats (2015)
Lily and Crown (2019)
Kerygma in Waltz Time (2024)
And Horses are Born with Eagles' Wings (2015)
The Dancing Monkeys (2015)
Henry and Fanny (2015)
The Poignant Sting (2015)
Commando Bats (2015)
Lily and Crown (2019)
Kerygma in Waltz Time (2024)
Anthologies edited
Series contributed to
Dori and Emma in Oz
1. The Emerald Wand of Oz (2005)
2. Trouble Under Oz (2006)
3. Sky Pyrates Over Oz (2016)
1. The Emerald Wand of Oz (2005)
2. Trouble Under Oz (2006)
3. Sky Pyrates Over Oz (2016)
Books containing stories by Sherwood Smith
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