The Wicked Skill
core novel 2022 Sartorias-deles
Record
| First published | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.04 (50 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781636320618 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
A fantasy of manners set against a revolution. Two young kings have been displaced from their thrones, a shopkeeper's daughter comes home after years away, and a young queen finds that her power is slipping. The title is taken from a poem by John Donne, and the story follows the love and romance that grow among these young people while the political order around them breaks down. The Norsunder War listing numbers it volume 0, ahead of Ship Without Sails.
Where it sits
- Universe: Sartorias-deles
- Series: The Norsunder War core; position 1 of 7 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Sherwood Smith
Notes
- Numbered volume 0 in the Norsunder War listing; the author's site groups it with Rise of the Alliance.
- From the series record (The Norsunder War): The war with Norsunder and its aftermath, in a prequel novel, four war volumes and two post-war novels.
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 The Norsunder War: position 1 of 7: next Ship Without Sails (2022)
- Internal chronology, within Sartorias-deles: position 7 of 37: previous A Sword Named Truth (2019) · next Over the Sea: CJ's First Notebook (2007)
Sources
- Sherwood Smith: Sartorias-deles titles
- Sherwood Smith: FAQ (reading order)
- ISFDB record (AuthorWars mirror)
- Everand: The Wicked Skill
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