Inda (novel)

2006 novel by Sherwood Smith

This article is about the 2006 book. For a village in Estonia, see Inda, Estonia. For association, see Nonwoven fabric.

Inda

First edition cover

Author| Sherwood Smith
Cover artist| Matt Stawicki
Language| English
Genre| Fantasy novel
Publisher| DAW Books, Inc.

Publication date

| 2006
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (Hardback)
Pages| 586, 24 cm
ISBN| 0-7564-0264-6
OCLC| 70833909

Dewey Decimal

| 813/.54 22
LC Class| PS3569.M5379764 I63 2006
Followed by| The Fox

Inda is a fantasy novel by Sherwood Smith, published in 2006. It is the first installment in a quartet of books which act as an historical prequel to Smith's other books set in Sartorias-deles, the world which she has been "writing about since [she] was eight years old".[1] Inda's story takes place in the southern hemisphere of this planet.[1]

A sequel to Inda, titled The Fox, was published on August 7, 2007.

## Overview

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The country of Marlova has very strong traditions about the children of noble families; the daughters of a noble house are responsible for the defence of the building and its inhabitants, and the second son is required to serve as Shield-Arm to the heir.

Indevan-Dal "Inda" Algara-Vayir is the younger son of a Marlovan prince. He is sent to the Academy to learn the art of war, the highest art of his warrior country.

Once at the Academy, life is not as Inda expected. Through determination and unexpected friendships, Inda survives until a fateful summer when one of his classmates dies and his life is changed forever. Now exiled to the sea, serving aboard a merchant sailor Indevan-Dal's life is no more and Inda's begins

## Characters

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Note that the second part of character surnames, here usually -Vayir, is a title of nobility.

Indevan "Inda" Algara-Vayir: The second son of the Marlovan prince and princess, Jarend Algara-Vayir and Fareas Fera-Vayir. He is Tanrid's future Shield Arm.

Tanrid Algara-Vayir: The heir to the Marlovan prince and is Inda's older brother.

Hadand Algara-Vayir: Inda and Tanrid's sister. She is betrothed to the Marlovan king's heir, Aldren Montrei-Vayir.

Evred "Sponge" Montrei-Vayir: The second son to the Marlovan king, Tlennen Montrei-Vayir and his queen, Wisthia Shagal. Went to the Academy with Inda. He is Aldren's future Shield Arm.

Aldren Montre-Vayir: Evred's elder brother and heir to the Marlovan throne.

Barend Montre-Vayir: Cousin to Evred and Aldren, the son of Anderle Montrei-Vayir, the king's brother and Shield Arm. He is sent to sea and presumed dead when his ships are destroyed.

Kendred "Dogpiss" Noth: He went to the Academy with Inda. His death was blamed on Inda.

Landred "Cherry-Stripe" Marlo-Vayir: He went to the Academy with Inda and is the future Shield Arm to his brother, Aldren "Buck" Marlo-Vayir

Camarend "Cama" Tya-Vayir: Went to the Academy with Inda and the future Shield Arm of Stalgrid "Horsebutt" Tya-Vayir

Joret Dei: Tanrid's betrothed

Tdor Marth-Davan \- Inda's betrothed

## Trivia

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* Smith intended to release the trilogy as a pair, in order to save prospective readers time and money, but found it unworkable to do so. This is why the book ends somewhat abruptly.[1]

## Footnotes

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1. ^ a b c Official Sherwood Smith Site: Inda Archived 2006-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Sartorias-deles Wiki
* Author Sherwood Smith's Homepage

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The works of Sherwood Smith (by world, in-universe )

"Long Project"
(Erhal system)|

| Wren's World|

| Rhis era:|

* A Posse of Princesses

|

Wren era:|

* Wren to the Rescue
* Wren's Quest
* Wren's War
* Wren Journeymage

Other:|

* Barefoot Pirate
* Lhind the Thief

Terran
connection|

| Dobrenica series:|

* Coronets & Steel
* Blood Spirits
* Revenant Eve
* Once a Princess and  Twice a Prince

|

CJ's notebooks:|

* Over the Sea
* Mearsies Heili Bounces Back
* Poor World

Sartorias-deles|

| Meliara/Shevraeth series:|

* A Stranger to Command
* Crown Duel
* Court Duel
* "Beauty"
* "Court Ship"

|

Inda series:|

* Inda
* The Fox
* King's Shield
* Treason's Shore
* Banner of the Damned

Senrid series:|

* Fleeing Peace
* Senrid

Other books:|

* The Trouble With Kings
* The Spy Princess
* Slam Justice

Exordium|

* The Phoenix in Flight
* Ruler of Naught
* Prison Unsought
* Rifter's Covenant
* The Thrones of Kronos

Oz|

* The Emerald Wand of Oz
* Trouble Under Oz

Solar Queen|

* Derelict for Trade
* A Mind for Trade

Time Traders|

* Echoes in Time
* Atlantis Endgame

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