A Sword Named Truth
core novel 2019 Sartorias-deles
Record
| First published | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.43 (187 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756409999 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Several young rulers have come to their thrones too early, and their nations are unstable. When Norsunder, a mysterious kingdom of dark magic that was thought to be legend, begins to stir and unsettle the world again, the rulers must set aside personal grudges and inexperience to cooperate. The alliance they form is fragile, strained by secrets and by their own youth. The book mixes action and high politics with a wide view of the world's geography and history, and it sets the pieces for a larger conflict between the alliance and the mages of Norsunder. It is set about eight centuries after the Inda books.
Where it sits
- Universe: Sartorias-deles
- Series: Rise of the Alliance core; position 1 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Sherwood Smith
Notes
- Published by DAW in 2019, first as a hardcover (a trade paperback followed in 2020).
- From the series record (Rise of the Alliance): Young rulers form an alliance against Norsunder, eight centuries after Inda.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Rise of the Alliance: position 1 of 4: next The Blood Mage Texts (2021)
- Internal chronology, within Sartorias-deles: position 6 of 37: previous Time of Daughters I (2019) · next The Wicked Skill (2022)
Sources
- Sherwood Smith: Sartorias-deles titles
- Rising Shadow: A Sword Named Truth
- ISFDB record (AuthorWars mirror)
- Book listing: A Sword Named Truth
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