Anna Smith Spark Books in Order
Anna Smith Spark has written 9 books, published between 2017 and 2025. The first book is The Court of Broken Knives (2017) and the newest is A Sword of Gold and Ruin (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2017–2025
- Pages on record
- 1,408 in 3 of 9 books
Anna Smith Spark is a British fantasy writer, born in 1978 or 1979. The catalogue holds 9 books published between 2017 and 2025, opening with The Court of Broken Knives (2017) and reaching A Sword of Gold and Ruin (2025). Empires of Dust is her trilogy, and the catalogue also records the A Sword Of books, standalone novels and Judge Anderson: The Early Years. Subjects filed against the work are fantasy, imaginary wars and battles, emperors and English literature. Smith Spark has been styled the Queen of Grimdark.
How many Anna Smith Spark books are there?
Anna Smith Spark has 9 books, released between 2017 and 2025. They include 3 separate series.
Anna Smith Spark Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Anna Smith Spark books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120174802/4
- 22018–2/4
- 320195762/4
- 42021–2/4
- 52023–2/4
- 62023–2/4
- 72024–2/4
- 82025–2/4
- 920253522/4
Anna Smith Spark books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Empires of Dust in order
3 booksAnna Smith Spark Standalone Novels
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
A Sword Of in order
2 booksJudge Anderson: The Early Years in order
1 bookDo you have to read Anna Smith Spark books in order?
You only need to read Anna Smith Spark books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Anna Smith Spark
Start with The Court of Broken Knives (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Anna Smith Spark book?
A Sword of Gold and Ruin (2025) is the newest Anna Smith Spark book released so far.
Is there a new Anna Smith Spark book coming?
No next Anna Smith Spark book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Anna Smith Spark
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Anna Smith Spark. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel2018Shortlistedfor The Court of Broken Knives
Anna Smith Spark at a glance
- Still publishing
- Anna Smith Spark published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Anna Smith Spark books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,408 pages across the 3 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 480 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Anna Smith Spark books, 6 of 9, were published in the 2020s.
What the Anna Smith Spark books are about
3 of the 9 Anna Smith Spark books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 2 of 3 books
- Emperors 1 of 3 books
- English literature 1 of 3 books
- Imaginary wars and battles 1 of 3 books