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Sherwood Smith Books in Order

Sherwood Smith has written 83 books, published between 1990 and 2026. The first book is Wren to the Rescue (1990) and the newest is Spark Royal (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
83
Published
1990–2026
Pages on record
12,836 in 31 of 83 books
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Sherwood Smith, born 29 May 1951, is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction for young adults and adults. Smith is a Nebula Award finalist, and the short story Mom and Dad at the Home Front was a 2001 finalist for Best Short Story. Crown Duel is a young adult novel by Smith. Dave Trowbridge co-wrote the Exordium series with Smith, and Andre Norton co-wrote two Solar Queen books. The catalogue lists 83 books from Wren to the Rescue (1990) to Spark Royal (2026), with series including Wren, Inda, Crown & Court, Norsunder War, Dobrenica and Dori and Emma in Oz. Subjects include princesses, magic, sisters and Oz.

How many Sherwood Smith books are there?

Sherwood Smith has 83 books, released between 1990 and 2026. They include 16 series and 22 titles listed outside any series.

Sherwood Smith Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 83 Sherwood Smith 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.

  1. Cover of The Phoenix in Flight by Sherwood Smith, book 1 of the Exordium series (1993)
  2. Cover of Ruler of Naught by Sherwood Smith, book 2 of the Exordium series (1993)
  3. Cover of Wren's Quest by Sherwood Smith, book 2 of the Wren series (1993)
  4. Cover of A Prison Unsought by Sherwood Smith, book 3 of the Exordium series (1994)
  5. Cover of Wren's War by Sherwood Smith, book 3 of the Wren series (1995)
  6. Cover of The Thrones of Kronos by Sherwood Smith, book 5 of the Exordium series (1996)
  7. Cover of Court Duel by Sherwood Smith, book 2 of the Crown & Court series (1998)
  8. Cover of Journey to Otherwhere by Sherwood Smith, book 3 of the Voyage of the Basset series (2000)
  9. Cover of Augur's Teacher by Sherwood Smith, book 2 of the Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict series (2001)
  10. Cover of The Emerald Wand of Oz by Sherwood Smith, book 1 of the Dori and Emma in Oz series (2005)
  11. Cover of Paradise Drift by Sherwood Smith, book 7 of the Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda series (2005)
  12. Cover of Inda by Sherwood Smith, book 1 of the Inda series (2006)
  13. Cover of Trouble Under Oz by Sherwood Smith, book 2 of the Dori and Emma in Oz series (2006)
  14. Cover of Over the Sea by Sherwood Smith, book 1 of the CJ's Notebooks series (2007)
  15. Cover of Senrid by Sherwood Smith (2007)
  16. Cover of The Fox by Sherwood Smith, book 2 of the Inda series (2007)
  17. Cover of Once a Princess by Sherwood Smith, book 1 of the Sasharia en Garde! series (2008)
  18. Cover of Mearsies Heili Bounces Back by Sherwood Smith, book 2 of the CJ's Notebooks series (2008)
  19. Cover of Twice a Prince by Sherwood Smith, book 2 of the Sasharia en Garde! series (2008)
  20. Cover of King's Shield by Sherwood Smith, book 3 of the Inda series (2008)
  21. Cover of The Trouble with Kings by Sherwood Smith (2008)
  22. Cover of A Posse of Princesses by Sherwood Smith (2008)
  23. Cover of Treason's Shore by Sherwood Smith, book 4 of the Inda series (2009)
  24. Cover of Blood Spirits by Sherwood Smith, book 2 of the Dobrenica series (2011)
  1. 1
    Wren to the RescueWren #11990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  2. 2
    The Phoenix in FlightExordium #11993 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993448
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  3. 3
    Ruler of NaughtExordium #21993 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993480
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  4. 4
    Wren's QuestWren #21993 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993208
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  5. 5
    A Prison UnsoughtExordium #31994 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994480
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  6. 6
    Wren's WarWren #31995 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995224
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  7. 7
    The Rifter's CovenantExordium #41995 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995480
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  8. 8
    The Thrones of KronosExordium #51996 · 604 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996604
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  9. 9
    Crown DuelCrown & Court #11997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  10. 10
    Court DuelCrown & Court #21998 · 245 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998245
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  11. 11
    Journey to OtherwhereVoyage of the Basset #32000 · 202 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000202
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  12. 12
    Augur's TeacherGene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict #22001 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001384
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  13. 13
    The Emerald Wand of OzDori and Emma in Oz #12005 · 262 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005262
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  14. 14
    Paradise DriftGene Roddenberry's Andromeda #72005 · 285 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005285
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  15. 15
    IndaInda #12006 · 612 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006612
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  16. 16
    Trouble Under OzDori and Emma in Oz #22006 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006256
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  17. 17
    Over the SeaCJ's Notebooks #12007 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007260
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  18. 18
    Senrid2007 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007448
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  19. 19
    The FoxInda #22007 · 772 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007772
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  20. 20
    Once a PrincessSasharia en Garde! #12008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  21. 21
    Mearsies Heili Bounces BackCJ's Notebooks #22008 · 324 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008324
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  22. 22
    Twice a PrinceSasharia en Garde! #22008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  23. 23
    A Stranger to CommandCrown & Court #32008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  24. 24
    King's ShieldInda #32008 · 576 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008576
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  25. 25
    The Trouble with Kings2008 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008325
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  26. 26
    A Posse of Princesses2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  27. 27
    Treason's ShoreInda #42009 · 784 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009784
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  28. 28
    Coronets and SteelDobrenica #12010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  29. 29
    Wren JourneymageWren #42010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  30. 30
    Blood SpiritsDobrenica #22011 · 482 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011482
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Sherwood Smith books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Exordium in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Phoenix in Flight
  2. 2. Ruler of Naught
  3. 3. A Prison Unsought
  4. 4. The Rifter's Covenant
  5. 5. The Thrones of Kronos

Norsunder War in order

5 books
  1. 1. Ship Without Sails
  2. 2. Marend of Marloven Hess
  3. 3. Seek to Hold the Wind
  4. 4. All Things Betray
  5. 5. A Chain of Braided Silver

Wren in order

4 books
  1. 1. Wren to the Rescue
  2. 2. Wren's Quest
  3. 3. Wren's War
  4. 4. Wren Journeymage

Crown & Court in order

4 books
  1. 1. Crown Duel
  2. 2. Court Duel
  3. 3. A Stranger to Command
  4. 4. Remalna's Children

Inda in order

4 books
  1. 1. Inda
  2. 2. The Fox
  3. 3. King's Shield
  4. 4. Treason's Shore

CJ's Notebooks in order

4 books
  1. 1. Over the Sea
  2. 2. Mearsies Heili Bounces Back
  3. 3. Hunt Across Worlds
  4. 4. Poor World

Dobrenica in order

4 books
  1. 1. Coronets and Steel
  2. 2. Blood Spirits
  3. 3. Revenant Eve
  4. 4. The Princess and the Slaymate

Change books in order

4 books by Sherwood Smith
  1. 1. Stranger
  2. 2. Hostage
  3. 3. Rebel
  4. 4. Traitor

Rise of the Alliance in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Sword Named Truth
  2. 2. The Blood Mage Texts
  3. 3. The Hunters and the Hunted
  4. 4. Nightside of the Sun

Phoenix Feather in order

4 books
  1. 1. Fledglings
  2. 2. Redbark
  3. 3. Firebolt
  4. 4. Dragon and Phoenix

Sagacious in order

4 books
  1. 1. Tribute
  2. 2. Sage Empress I
  3. 3. Sage Empress II
  4. 4. Sagacious Blade

Dori and Emma in Oz in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Emerald Wand of Oz
  2. 2. Trouble Under Oz
  3. 3. Sky Pyrates Over Oz

Sasharia en Garde! in order

2 books
  1. 1. Once a Princess
  2. 2. Twice a Prince

Lilah's Adventures in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Spy Princess
  2. 2. Sartor

Lhind in order

2 books
  1. 1. Lhind the Thief
  2. 2. Lhind the Spy

Time of Daughters in order

2 books
  1. 1. Time of Daughters I
  2. 2. Time of Daughters II

Sophy Croft's in order

1 book
  1. 1. Fair Winds and Homeward Sail

Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict in order

1 book
  1. 2. Augur's Teacher

Voyage of the Basset in order

1 book
  1. 3. Journey to Otherwhere

Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda in order

1 book
  1. 7. Paradise Drift

Standalone books

22 books

22 Sherwood Smith titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sherwood Smith books in order?

You only need to read Sherwood Smith books in order within each series: the books listed here span 16 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Sherwood Smith

Start with Wren to the Rescue (1990), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sherwood Smith book?

Spark Royal (2026) is the newest Sherwood Smith book released so far.

Is there a new Sherwood Smith book coming?

No next Sherwood Smith 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 Sherwood Smith

Wikidata records 3 nominations for Sherwood Smith. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2013Shortlistedfor The Spy Princess
  • Nebula Award for Best Short Story2002Shortlistedfor Mom and Dad at the Home Front
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature1996Shortlistedfor Wren's War

Sherwood Smith at a glance

Still publishing
Sherwood Smith published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Sherwood Smith books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
12,836 pages across the 31 of 83 books with a recorded length, a median of 386 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sherwood Smith books, 34 of 83, were published in the 2010s.

What the Sherwood Smith books are about

32 of the 83 Sherwood Smith 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 17 of 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.