--- product_id: 22762394 title: "Inda" price: "VT13942" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/22762394-inda store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Inda **Price:** VT13942 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Inda - **How much does it cost?** VT13942 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/22762394-inda) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Acclaimed Inda series within Sherwood Smith's epic fantasy Sartorias-deles universe • Military fantasy woven with courtly politics, vast worldbuilding, and diverse characters Indevan-Dal is the second son of the Prince and Princess of Choraed Elgaer, destined to become his elder brother Tanrid's Shield Arm-his military champion. Like all second sons, he is to be privately trained at home by Tanrid, the brother whose lands he will one day protect. When the King's Voice comes to summon Inda to the Military Academy, he might well feel foreboding, or even fear-war is imminent-yet youthful Inda feels only excitement. But there are things that Tanrid hadn't prepared him for, and Inda will soon learn that the greatest threats to his safety will not come from foreign enemies, but from supposed allies within his own country. Review: Better than Game of Thrones - I just finished A Song of Ice and Fire. It's a good read, but the Inda series stands head and shoulders above it. Why? 1. Better World Building--Smith's world is logical and consistent and detailed. Martin's is detailed, but seems overly borrowed from our own. 2. Better Martial writing--Smith makes battles, on land or at sea, come alive and make sense, even to this ignorant female. I'd bet half my income, Smith has studied military history, and she makes me want to study it too. Martin writes of trebuchets, rams, and siege towers, but never seems to live or be more than a general sketch. Putting in a bunch of rape, torture and cannibalism doesn't make combat seem any more real in the Game of Thrones books. 3. Tighter writing--Smith's books aren't short, but she did cut the fluff. Every character who is developed has a purpose and moves the story forward. Contrast that with Martin's approach--He seems to add characters on a whim, and then feel the need to develop them even though they don't move the story. In a good novel, all the plot lines and characters should be moving toward the fulfilling climax. Smith's do. Reading her books, one gets the feeling she knew the entire story before she put pen to paper. In Martin's case, I had the feeling I was reading one story in the beginning of A Game of Thrones, which grew into at least 3 entirely different stories by its end. By the end of A Storm of Crows, I had no idea how many different stories I was supposed to be reading, and some of them stopped being stories and became an exercise in making up heraldry. 4. Goodness--I know we're all supposed to intellectual and modern and to glory in stories where everyone is bad. But, I like books where the protagonists are decent and try to do the right thing even though they mess up. Epics are only epics when they give the reader something to aspire to. The Fox is my favorite character in the Inda series, and he's certainly not good and pure, but he transcends the animal nature. Generally, I'd rather hang with the people in Inda than in Game of Thrones. 5. No incest in Inda. I could have listed this under "goodness," but I find incest pretty disturbing. It's weird, and in the first 2 books in Song of Ice and Fire, there's a fair amount of it. No contest--Sherwood Smith is a better writer and her Inda's books are a joy to read. Perfect for binge reading, and the series is actually complete! Review: Inda - This story began with heavy going-the unusual names, plentiful nick-names along with sur-names which seemed to denote family alliances and historical references confused me until I recalled an old trick I used with Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky;I spent the time to write them down, put them into families and clans until they all made sense. From thereon the book was a delight. Her world-building was marvelous and coherent. I was quickly drawn into the world her young adolescents inhabited and it was an interesting world indeed. Smith can write and I agree with some of the reviews that say her writing is on a higher level than most fantasists. Inda is neither all dark nor all light but-a word of caution- don't fall in love with any of the characters. She leaves plenty of carrots around to keep one guessing. I like the sexual mores of the world and wish our own world made as much sense. Strong writer-strong series. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,359,216 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4,593 in Historical Fantasy (Books) #8,874 in Epic Fantasy (Books) #9,822 in Fantasy Action & Adventure | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 363 Reviews | ## Images ![Inda - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/810M7V-YOnL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Better than Game of Thrones *by A***N on April 25, 2015* I just finished A Song of Ice and Fire. It's a good read, but the Inda series stands head and shoulders above it. Why? 1. Better World Building--Smith's world is logical and consistent and detailed. Martin's is detailed, but seems overly borrowed from our own. 2. Better Martial writing--Smith makes battles, on land or at sea, come alive and make sense, even to this ignorant female. I'd bet half my income, Smith has studied military history, and she makes me want to study it too. Martin writes of trebuchets, rams, and siege towers, but never seems to live or be more than a general sketch. Putting in a bunch of rape, torture and cannibalism doesn't make combat seem any more real in the Game of Thrones books. 3. Tighter writing--Smith's books aren't short, but she did cut the fluff. Every character who is developed has a purpose and moves the story forward. Contrast that with Martin's approach--He seems to add characters on a whim, and then feel the need to develop them even though they don't move the story. In a good novel, all the plot lines and characters should be moving toward the fulfilling climax. Smith's do. Reading her books, one gets the feeling she knew the entire story before she put pen to paper. In Martin's case, I had the feeling I was reading one story in the beginning of A Game of Thrones, which grew into at least 3 entirely different stories by its end. By the end of A Storm of Crows, I had no idea how many different stories I was supposed to be reading, and some of them stopped being stories and became an exercise in making up heraldry. 4. Goodness--I know we're all supposed to intellectual and modern and to glory in stories where everyone is bad. But, I like books where the protagonists are decent and try to do the right thing even though they mess up. Epics are only epics when they give the reader something to aspire to. The Fox is my favorite character in the Inda series, and he's certainly not good and pure, but he transcends the animal nature. Generally, I'd rather hang with the people in Inda than in Game of Thrones. 5. No incest in Inda. I could have listed this under "goodness," but I find incest pretty disturbing. It's weird, and in the first 2 books in Song of Ice and Fire, there's a fair amount of it. No contest--Sherwood Smith is a better writer and her Inda's books are a joy to read. Perfect for binge reading, and the series is actually complete! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inda *by K***R on January 28, 2013* This story began with heavy going-the unusual names, plentiful nick-names along with sur-names which seemed to denote family alliances and historical references confused me until I recalled an old trick I used with Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky;I spent the time to write them down, put them into families and clans until they all made sense. From thereon the book was a delight. Her world-building was marvelous and coherent. I was quickly drawn into the world her young adolescents inhabited and it was an interesting world indeed. Smith can write and I agree with some of the reviews that say her writing is on a higher level than most fantasists. Inda is neither all dark nor all light but-a word of caution- don't fall in love with any of the characters. She leaves plenty of carrots around to keep one guessing. I like the sexual mores of the world and wish our own world made as much sense. Strong writer-strong series. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Phenomenal start to a new series *by J***T on February 8, 2009* Sherwood Smith's Inda is such a wonderful book. To begin with, Smith has created a world full of all the details and history that many of us crave and so seldom find. Smith takes the time to do more than simply tell a story. She creates a really vibrant backdrop for the characters to act against and the result is something a cut above most of the fantasy being written today. Inda (his actual name is Indevan-Dal) is the second son of a noble family. Sounds terribly cliché, I know. Inda's lot in life is to be trained by his older brother as the head of defense for the family's castle. The social rules and traditions of his Marlovan heritage demand that his role be completely subordinate to his brother's rule. Inda's family history intensifies this because Inda's father's first wife was slaughtered by a pirate raid. The culture he is growing up in is very martial and based on tradition. The heart of the story is about societal and personal change and the plot is replete with interesting politics and strong statements about social injustice. The characters meet every sort of moral challenge that you can imagine. In fact, this emphasis on morality and ethics reminded me of Janny Wurts' novels, and that is high praise indeed. Inda is a leader. He's not a flashy, self-motivated leader, but the rarest form of leader who is loyal to those who are loyal to him and who doesn't place personal gain ahead of team accomplishment. Smith does a brilliant job of describing how this sort of magnetic personality can be a lighting rod for both good and bad depending on whether he is recognized as an ally or a threat. As a part of the storyline, Inda is separated from his family and home because of crimes he didn't commit. Smith successfully creates some really loathsome characters for us to hate in the forms of the heir to the throne and his uncle, the king's brother. Kudos to Smith who doesn't just tell us they are "bad guys," but who plans and draws them as well as she does the "good guys." I appreciated that Smith skillfully presented some volatile issues (e.g. homosexuality) in a non-advocative fashion whereas some authors prefer to hit us over the head with their views. Her way was to merely present a point of information rather than something we felt the need to take a side on -- a good use of different perspectives. The final highlight of Sherwood Smith's Inda is her ability to realistically depict military themes in a fantasy setting. The concepts of training, practice, education, and development in a martial context are some of the best that I have encountered. I love the way that she depicts soldiers as being made -- not born. My review of The Fox, the next book in the Inda series, will be done soon. 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