Sherwood Smith was a teacher for twenty years, teaching history, literature, drama, and dance. Before that she worked in the film industry for several years. She writes science fiction and fantasy for adults and young readers; she has been working on the Sartorias-deles fantasy series all her life.Readers ask where to start reading in the Sartorias-deles series? That seems a simple question, but it’s not simple to answer when a writer has been at it their entire life. Here are groupings according to possible entry points:HISTORICAL ARC“Lily and Crown”IndaThe FoxKing’s ShieldTreason’s ShoreTime of Daughters (two volumes)Banner of the DamnedTo skip the past and start with the MODERN ERA, there are three starting points (two, if you begin with the children’s stories)CHILDREN’S STORIES, (written when I was a kid) which introduce many of the characters central to later arcs.CJ Notebooks SenridSpy PrincessSartorAll these come together in Fleeing Peace. If you don’t want to wade through all the kids’ stories, I suggest Spy Princess as a starting point, followed by Sartor, then Senrid, A Stranger to Command, then Fleeing Peace. After that, the Rise of the Alliance begins.A Stranger to Command is a prequel to Crown Duel, and occurs at the same time as A Sword Named Truth.The second starting point skips the children’s stories, and shifts to a more adult POV in the RISE OF THE ALLIANCE arc. A Sword Named TruthThe Blood Mage TextsThe Hunters and the HuntedNightside of the SunThe third starting point would be the ROMANTIC STORIES, which mostly stand alone:Crown DuelThe Trouble with KingsSasharia En GardeTHE NORSUNDER WAR The Wicked Skill Ship Without SailsMarend of Marloven Hess (Oct. 2022)Seek to Hold the Wind (Nov. 2022)All Things Betray (Dec. 2022)A Chain of Braided Silver (Jan. 2023)The POSTWAR books and stories:“Beauty” [published in Remalna Stores“Court Ship” [published in Remalna StoresLet the Torrent Dance Thee Down (May 2023)Antiphony (September 2023)Read more about this authorRead less about this author