Praise for the Inda series:
"The complexity and depth and inventiveness that
mark a first-rate fantasy novel.... This is the mark of a major work of fiction.... You owe it to yourself to read
Inda." --Orson Scott Card,
New York Times-bestselling author of
Ender's Game "
Everything you want from a fantasy series--an interesting, fully developed world with several languages, environments, and cultures, a complex but not confusing plotline with a number of unexpected twists, really well-written action scenes, and above all, characters whose lives you follow and whose fates you care about." --Diana L. Paxson, bestselling author of
Sword of Avalon "Smith
deftly stage-manages the wide-ranging plots with brisk pacing, spare yet complex characterizations, and a narrative that balances sweeping action and uneasy intimacy." --
Publishers Weekly "Pirates and plotters fill this swashbuckling sequel to
Inda.... It's full of action, adventure, and
delightful larger-than-life characters." --
Locus "All of the characters spring to life.... Smith's
rich details and imagery tie this story together. Complex and compelling." --
San Jose Mercury News "[The]
beautifully structured Inda series [comes] to a resounding conclusion." --
Strange Horizons "Smith should rank high on any list of military writers....
A first-rate author boldly at play." --SF Signal
Inda, the second son of the Prince and Princess of Choraed Elgaer, is sent to the King's Academy where, while training to become his brother's military champion, he is subjected to cruelty at the hands of the other students and decides to fight back, but this is only the beginning of the trials and betrayals he must face. Reprint.