--- product_id: 22762394 title: "Inda" price: "₱642" currency: PHP in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/22762394-inda store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Inda **Price:** ₱642 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Inda - **How much does it cost?** ₱642 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/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 desertcart.com: Inda: 9780756404222: Smith, Sherwood: Books 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: Tough at first, but stick with it - I read Crown Duel / Court Duel a few years ago and absolutely loved it. I immediately picked up a few others by Sherwood Smith. It wasn't until recently, however, that I actually began to read "Inda." Once I did, I couldn't put it down. The beginning is a little tough to get into. There is a lot of detail, whether it is names, places, or strange vocabulary, packed into the first few chapters. I absolutely recommend reading "Crown Duel/Court Duel" first because it is an easier read which puts you into the universe all of Smith's stories take place in... but it isn't absolutely necessary because it isn't part of this series (like I said, just in the same universe). But honestly almost gave up on this one with all the names. I blundered through and eventually I began to get into it. Overall I really liked it, and as soon as I put it down I ordered the next three. I'm hoping now that I know who everybody is that it won't be so difficult to get into the next one! 1 Inda 2 The Fox 3 The King's Shield 4 Treason's Shore ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #703,679 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,923 in Historical Fantasy (Books) #11,284 in Epic Fantasy (Books) #12,262 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! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tough at first, but stick with it *by K***N on September 1, 2011* I read Crown Duel / Court Duel a few years ago and absolutely loved it. I immediately picked up a few others by Sherwood Smith. It wasn't until recently, however, that I actually began to read "Inda." Once I did, I couldn't put it down. The beginning is a little tough to get into. There is a lot of detail, whether it is names, places, or strange vocabulary, packed into the first few chapters. I absolutely recommend reading "Crown Duel/Court Duel" first because it is an easier read which puts you into the universe all of Smith's stories take place in... but it isn't absolutely necessary because it isn't part of this series (like I said, just in the same universe). But honestly almost gave up on this one with all the names. I blundered through and eventually I began to get into it. Overall I really liked it, and as soon as I put it down I ordered the next three. I'm hoping now that I know who everybody is that it won't be so difficult to get into the next one! 1 Inda 2 The Fox 3 The King's Shield 4 Treason's Shore ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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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