Books by Anna Smith Spark
Anna Smith Spark is the author of the Empires of Dust trilogy, A Woman of the Sword, and A Sword of Bronze and Ashes. Described by the Sunday Times as ‘literary Game of Thrones’, her work has been shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award and the Gemmell award.
“A Woman of the Sword is my most personal book; the central character Lidae is based on me, her children are based on my children, and the things she says about motherhood are based on my more negative and ambiguous feelings about motherhood. Lidae is a mother and also a warrior, and the back of the book says ‘War is not kind to mothers or their sons’…” Read more...
Anna Smith Spark, Novelist
“I previously wrote a trilogy called Empires of Dust, which is an epic grimdark trilogy about powerful people – high priestesses and political leaders. It’s a world of total war.” Read more...
Anna Smith Spark, Novelist
Interviews with Anna Smith Spark
The Best Grimdark Fantasy, recommended by Anna Smith Spark
Grimdark fantasy is cynical about the righteous and the good – but it brings fantasy into line with historical reality, says author Anna Smith Spark. She explores why we want to read about flawed people doing terrible things, and introduces her top five choices: stories that charge gleefully beyond the bounds of sanity, offer a shock treatment for anxiety, and above all provide an honest mirror to reality.
Interviews where books by Anna Smith Spark were recommended
The Best Grimdark Fantasy, recommended by Anna Smith Spark
Grimdark fantasy is cynical about the righteous and the good – but it brings fantasy into line with historical reality, says author Anna Smith Spark. She explores why we want to read about flawed people doing terrible things, and introduces her top five choices: stories that charge gleefully beyond the bounds of sanity, offer a shock treatment for anxiety, and above all provide an honest mirror to reality.
