Sherwood Smith
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Sherwood Smith writes fantasy
and science fiction
for young adult
as well as adults. She has participated in and organized writing groups (both on- and off-line) for many years.
Smith's works include the YA novel Crown Duel
. Smith also collaborated with Dave Trowbridge in writing the Exordium
series and with Andre Norton
in writing two of the books in the Solar Queen universe.
In 2001 her short story "Mom and Dad at the Home Front" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story
. Moreover, her children's books have made it on many library Best Books lists, and Wren's War
was an Anne Spencer Lindbergh Honor book and a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
finalist.
Smith began making books out of taped paper towels when she was five years old. When she was 8, she started writing about another world, Sartorias-deles
, though she soon switched to making comic books of her stories, which she found to be easier. Although she first tried to send out her novels when she was 13, nothing sold. However, some of the novels Smith first wrote as a teen, including Wren to the Rescue
were sold after she learned to rewrite.
In the years it took her to learn to rewrite
, Smith "went to college, lived in Europe, came back to get [her] masters in History, worked in Hollywood, got married, started a family and became a teacher." In 2010 she became a member of Book View Cafe.
Smith currently resides in California.
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Other:
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
for young adult
Young adult literature
Young-adult fiction or young adult literature , also juvenile fiction, is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 14 to 21. The Young Adult Library Services of the American Library Association defines a young adult as "someone between the...
as well as adults. She has participated in and organized writing groups (both on- and off-line) for many years.
Smith's works include the YA novel Crown Duel
Crown Duel
Crown Duel is a fantasy novel written by Sherwood Smith . It was her first published work that takes place on the actual Sartorias-deles , the world she has been "writing about since [she] was eight years old."-Synopsis:Young Countess Meliara swears to her dying father that she and...
. Smith also collaborated with Dave Trowbridge in writing the Exordium
Exordium
Exordium may refer to:* Exordium , the introductory section of a discourse in Western classical rhetoric; e.g., the 1st 4 verses of Hebrews in the Bible* Exordium , by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever....
series and with Andre Norton
Andre Norton
Andre Alice Norton, née Alice Mary Norton was an American science fiction and fantasy author under the noms de plume Andre Norton, Andrew North and Allen Weston...
in writing two of the books in the Solar Queen universe.
In 2001 her short story "Mom and Dad at the Home Front" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story
Nebula Award for Best Short Story
Winners of the '“Nebula Award for Best Short Story”'. The stated year is that of publication; awards are given in the following year. Winning titles are listed first, with other nominees listed below.-Winners and nominees:-External links:* *...
. Moreover, her children's books have made it on many library Best Books lists, and Wren's War
Wren's War
As of March 2007, Wren's War remains the final Wren book . The sequel to Wren's War, tentatively titled Wren Journeymage, remains less than forthcoming....
was an Anne Spencer Lindbergh Honor book and a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
Mythopoeic Awards
The Mythopoeic Awards for literature and literary studies are given by the Mythopoeic Society to authors of outstanding works in the fields of myth, fantasy, and the scholarly study of these areas; the full criteria and description can be read on the Mythopoeic Society's -Mythopoeic Fantasy...
finalist.
Biography
Sherwood Smith was born in 1951. On her website, Smith describes herself as a middle-aged woman who has been married for thirty years. Besides writing, she taught part-time at a K-8 school. She has "two kids, three dogs, and a house full of books."Smith began making books out of taped paper towels when she was five years old. When she was 8, she started writing about another world, Sartorias-deles
Sartorias-deles
Sartorias-deles is the name of the fictitious world that is the setting for many of the books by Sherwood Smith. It is one of four inhabited planets in the Erhal system....
, though she soon switched to making comic books of her stories, which she found to be easier. Although she first tried to send out her novels when she was 13, nothing sold. However, some of the novels Smith first wrote as a teen, including Wren to the Rescue
Wren to the Rescue
Wren to the Rescue is a fiction novel by Sherwood Smith, which she first wrote in high school in the mid-1960s. In that period Smith titled the story Tess's Mess. Described are the adventures of the title character, Wren, a female human orphan whose best friend Tess is revealed to be the princess...
were sold after she learned to rewrite.
In the years it took her to learn to rewrite
Rewrite
Rewrite may refer to one of the following:*Rewrite , the act or result of writing new source code to replace an existing program...
, Smith "went to college, lived in Europe, came back to get [her] masters in History, worked in Hollywood, got married, started a family and became a teacher." In 2010 she became a member of Book View Cafe.
Smith currently resides in California.
Books Written Under Other Pseudonyms
Smith has written some of the books in the Planet Builders series as Robyn Tallis. She has also written four books in the Nowhere High series as Jesse Maguire and one book in the Horror High series as Nicholas AdamsNicholas Adams
Nicholas Jack Adams is a former English cricketer. Adams was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Bedford, Bedfordshire....
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Wren Books
- Wren to the RescueWren to the RescueWren to the Rescue is a fiction novel by Sherwood Smith, which she first wrote in high school in the mid-1960s. In that period Smith titled the story Tess's Mess. Described are the adventures of the title character, Wren, a female human orphan whose best friend Tess is revealed to be the princess...
(1990), reissued by Firebird BooksFirebird BooksFirebird Books is an imprint of Penguin Group Inc., publishing mainly paperback reprint editions of science fiction and fantasy for teenagers and adults....
(2004) e-book Book View Cafe - Wren's QuestWren's QuestWren’s Quest is the sequel to Wren to the Rescue, and provides further background and character-development leading into Wren's War.-Plot summary:...
(1993), reissued by Firebird Books(2004) - Wren's WarWren's WarAs of March 2007, Wren's War remains the final Wren book . The sequel to Wren's War, tentatively titled Wren Journeymage, remains less than forthcoming....
(1995), reissued by Firebird Books(2004) - Wren JourneymageWren JourneymageWren Journeymage is the sequel to Wren's War, and so far the last book written about the character Wren.- Publishing Status:The book was originally slated for publication by Jane Yolen Book, but the line was canceled...
(2010) Book View Cafe
Sartorias-deles
- A Stranger to CommandA Stranger to CommandA Stranger to Command is a fantasy novel written by Sherwood Smith. It was written as a prequel to her first published work that takes place on the actual Sartorias-deles, Crown Duel.-Synopsis:...
(2008), prequelPrequelA prequel is a work that supplements a previously completed one, and has an earlier time setting.The widely recognized term was a 20th-century neologism, and a portmanteau from pre- and sequel...
to Crown Duel telling the story of Shevraeth's training - Crown DuelCrown DuelCrown Duel is a fantasy novel written by Sherwood Smith . It was her first published work that takes place on the actual Sartorias-deles , the world she has been "writing about since [she] was eight years old."-Synopsis:Young Countess Meliara swears to her dying father that she and...
(1997/1998), previously published in two parts as Crown Duel and Court Duel. Issued in a single volume by Firebird BooksFirebird BooksFirebird Books is an imprint of Penguin Group Inc., publishing mainly paperback reprint editions of science fiction and fantasy for teenagers and adults....
in 2002, an e-book in 2010, with additions of scenes from Vidanric point of view - IndaIndaInda is the first installment in a quartet of books which act as an historical prequel to Sherwood Smith's other books set in Sartorias-deles, the world which she has been "writing about since [she] was eight years old,"...
(August 2006) DAW BooksDAW BooksDAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company therefore claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was... - The FoxThe Fox (2007 book)The Fox is the continuation of the story of the fictional protagonist Inda.-Overview:As the second son of the Prince and Princess of Choraed Elgaer, Inda was fated to protect the realm his older brother would inherit. Forced to flee his homeland before his thirteenth birthday, he finds himself on...
(August 2007) (sequel to Inda) - King's Shield (July 2008) (sequel to The Fox)
- Treason's Shore (July 2009) (sequel to King's Shield)
- Once A Princess (June 2008)
- Twice A Prince (July 2008), sequel to Once a Princess.
- SenridSenridSenrid is an original fantasy novel by Sherwood Smith published in May 2007 by Norilana Books.-Blurb:The kids on the good side are united in one thing: regarding Senrid as a villain...
(May 2007) Norilana BooksNorilana BooksNorilana Books is an independent publishing company, founded in August 2006 and based in Los Angeles, California. It is operated and owned by Vera Nazarian. Norilana publishes reprints of previously published Science Fiction and Fantasy works, including the novels of Modean Moon... - The Trouble With Kings (February 2008) Samhain PublishingSamhain PublishingSamhain Publishing, Ltd. is a small press / e-publisher headquartered in Macon, Georgia. Founded by Christina M. Brashear in November 2005, Samhain specializes in romantic fiction and erotic romance novels...
- Over the Sea: CJ Notebook One (2007) Norilana
- Mearsies Heili Bounces Back (2008) Norilana
- A Posse of PrincessesA Posse of PrincessesA Posse of Princesses is a novel by Sherwood Smith.-Plot:Rhis, princess of a small kingdom, is invited along with all the other princesses in her part of the world to the coming of age party of the Crown Prince of Vesarja, which is the central and most important kingdom...
(March 2008) Norilana BooksNorilana BooksNorilana Books is an independent publishing company, founded in August 2006 and based in Los Angeles, California. It is operated and owned by Vera Nazarian. Norilana publishes reprints of previously published Science Fiction and Fantasy works, including the novels of Modean Moon...
, e-book (2010)
Other:
- Coronets and Steel (September 2010) DAW BooksDAW BooksDAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company therefore claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was...
- Blood Spirits (September 2011) DAW BooksDAW BooksDAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company therefore claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was...
Exordium
- The Phoenix in Flight (1993) (with Dave Trowbridge)
- Ruler of Naught (1993) (with Dave Trowbridge)
- A Prison Unsought (1994) (with Dave Trowbridge)
- The Rifter's Covenant (1995) (with Dave Trowbridge)
- The Thrones of Kronos (1996) (with Dave Trowbridge)
Andre Norton's Solar Queen Universe
- Derelict for Trade (1997) (with Andre NortonAndre NortonAndre Alice Norton, née Alice Mary Norton was an American science fiction and fantasy author under the noms de plume Andre Norton, Andrew North and Allen Weston...
) - A Mind for Trade (1997) (with Andre NortonAndre NortonAndre Alice Norton, née Alice Mary Norton was an American science fiction and fantasy author under the noms de plume Andre Norton, Andrew North and Allen Weston...
)
Andre Norton's Time Traders Universe
- Echoes in Time (1999)
- Atlantis Endgame (2002)
Oz Series
- The Emerald Wand of OzThe Emerald Wand of OzThe Emerald Wand of Oz is a 2005 book by Sherwood Smith and is a continuation of the Oz series that was started by L. Frank Baum in 1900. The book is illustrated by William Stout and published by HarperCollins....
(2005), first in a new continuation of Oz books by L. Frank BaumL. Frank BaumLyman Frank Baum was an American author of children's books, best known for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz... - Trouble Under OzTrouble Under OzTrouble Under Oz is a 2006 novel by Sherwood Smith, illustrated by William Stout and published by HarperCollins. It is a sequel to Smith's 2005 novel The Emerald Wand of Oz and a further continuation of the Oz series originally started by L. Frank Baum in 1900.Dori and Em, Dorothy Gale's modern-day...
(2006)
TV tie-in Novels
- The BorrowersThe BorrowersThe Borrowers, published in 1952, is the first in a series of children's fantasy novels by English author Mary Norton. The novel and its sequels are about tiny people who live in people's homes and "borrow" things to survive while keeping their existence unknown...
(1997), novelization of the screenplay by Scott and John Kamps, HarcourtHarcourt (publisher)Harcourt was a United States publishing firm with a long history of publishing fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. The company was based in San Diego, California, with an Editorial / Sales / Marketing / Rights offices in New York City and Orlando, Florida.In 2007, the U.S... - Journey to Otherwhere (2000), Voyage of the Basset series, book 3
- Augur's Teacher (2001), based on the TV show Earth: Final ConflictEarth: Final ConflictEarth: Final Conflict is a Canadian science fiction television series based on story ideas created by Gene Roddenberry, and produced under the guidance of his widow, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. It was not produced, filmed or broadcast until after his death...
Short stories
- "Monster Mash" (1988), in Werewolves anthology
- "Ghost Dancers" (1989), in Things That Go Bump In The NightThings that Go Bump in the NightThings That Go Bump in the Night is the sixth episode of the sixth series of the British television sitcom Dad's Army that was originally transmitted on the 12 December 1973.-Synopsis:...
anthology - "Faith" (1993), in A Wizard's Dozen anthology
- "Curing the Bozos" (1994), in Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens anthology
- "Echoes of Ancient Danger" (1995), in Orphans of the Night anthology
- "I Was A Teen-Age Superhero" (1995) in Starfarer's Dozen anthology
- "Daria's Window" (1996), in Sisters in Fantasy II anthology
- "What's A Little Fur Among Friends?" (1996), in Bruce Coville's Book of Spinetinglers anthology
- "Visions" (1996), in Bruce Coville's Book of Magic anthology
- "Illumination" (1996), in Nightmare's Dozen anthology
- "And Horses are Born With Eagles' Wings" (1997), in Realms of Fantasy Magazine
- "Mastery" (1997), in Wizard Fantastic anthology
- "And Now Abideth These Three..." (1998), in Realms of Fantasy Magazine
- "Finding the Way" (1999), in Alien Visitors anthology
- "Mom and Dad at the Home Front" (2000), in Realms of Fantasy Magazine, Year's Best Fantasy ed. David Hartwell, and New Magics ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden
- "Excerpts from the Diary of a Henchminion" (2000), in Faeries magazine (French)
- "Beauty" (2003), in Firebirds anthology
- "Court Ship" (2008 expected), in Firebirds Soaring anthology