A Sword Of Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Sword of Bronze and Ashes |
2023 |
Buy |
| A Sword of Gold and Ruin |
2025 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
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| Art of War |
2018 |
Buy |
| Knaves |
2018 |
Buy |
| Unfettered III: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy |
2019 |
Buy |
| The King Must Fall |
2022 |
Buy |
Empires of Dust Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Court of Broken Knives |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Tower of Living and Dying |
2018 |
Buy |
| The House of Sacrifice |
2019 |
Buy |
Judge Anderson: The Early Years#
| Title |
Published |
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| Anderson Versus Death |
2025 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| Lost Gods |
2021 |
Buy |
| A Woman of the Sword |
2023 |
Buy |
| In the Shadow of Their Dying |
2024 |
Buy |
Anna Smith Spark is a British author who writes grimdark fantasy with a literary sensibility. Her debut, The Court of Broken Knives (2017), opened the Empires of Dust trilogy and was praised for its dense, poetic prose style. The series follows a group of mercenaries and a prince whose ambition threatens to consume the world.
Beyond the trilogy, she has written standalone novels including A Woman of the Sword (2023) and contributed to several fantasy anthologies. Her A Sword Of series began in 2023 with A Sword of Bronze and Ashes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Anna Smith Spark written?
Anna Smith Spark has written thirteen books across five series.
What was Anna Smith Spark's first book?
Anna Smith Spark’s first book is The Court of Broken Knives, published in 2017.
What is the Empires of Dust series about?
The Empires of Dust trilogy follows Marith Altrersyr, a drug-addled prince who rises to become a world-destroying conqueror. It begins with The Court of Broken Knives (2017) and is known for its poetic prose and unflinching violence.