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Bio: Author of ten books and over one hundred shorter pieces of fiction, Dave Smeds works across any genres and types of writing. His endeavors, called "stylistically innovative, symbolically daring examples of craftsmanship at the highest level" by the New York Times Book Review, have seen print in over a dozen countries. A Nebula Award finalist, his contributions can be found in multiple issues of such magazines as The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Asimov's, and Realms of Fantasy, and in anthologies such as Full Spectrum 4, Best New Horror 7, David Copperfield's Tales of the Impossible, In the Field of Fire, Warriors of Blood and Dream, Sirens, Nanodreams, and the Sword and Sorceress series. Dave's books include novels The Sorcery Within, The Schemes of Dragons, Piper in the Night, X-Men: Law of the Jungle, and the young-reader biography Martial Arts Masters: Chuck Norris. Recently he has been creating screenplays for Lee/Shultz Productions, with the first project due to be filmed by Warner Bros. Dave lives in the Napa/Sonoma wine country of northern California with his wife, Connie, and children Lerina and Elliott. In addition to writing, he has worked as a typesetter, karate instructor, and commercial artist.


1. Short [3568 words]To Become a Sorcerer by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]
2. Short [7712 words]Memories Traced in Snow by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]
3. Short [4430 words]Three Strands of Her Hair by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]
4. Short [4055 words]Conceiving Kings by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]
5. Long [100000 words]The Schemes of Dragons [The War of the Dragons Book 2] by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]
6. Long [100000 words]The Sorcery Within [The War of the Dragons Book 1] by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]
7. Short [17877 words]Soul Searching by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]
8. Short [3521 words]Sinking Ship by Dave Smeds [Science Fiction]
9. Short [6278 words]Termites by Dave Smeds [Science Fiction]
10. Short [6587 words]Evaporation by Dave Smeds [Science Fiction]
  1. Short [6380 words]Gullrider by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]
2. Long [100000 words]The Schemes of Dragons [The War of the Dragons Book 2] by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]
3. Short [4741 words]Trading Swords by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]
4. Short [5809 words]Rusted Blade by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]
5. Short [7054 words]A Wife of Acorn, Leaf, and Rain by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]
6. Short [7712 words]Memories Traced in Snow by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]
7. Long [100000 words]The Sorcery Within [The War of the Dragons Book 1] by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]
8. Short [5130 words]The Land of Graves by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]
9. Short [5484 words]The Trigger by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]
10. Short [17877 words]Soul Searching by Dave Smeds [Fantasy]

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1 The Sorcery Within [The War of the Dragons Book 1] [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  A rich, adventure-filled high fantasy novel, The Sorcery Within is also a portrait of culture clash. With only her twin brother to accompany and support her, a woman warrior from a beleaguered kingdom must live among a tribe of fierce desert nomads as a man, because in the nomads' culture only men are warriors, and women have no souls. In this place, both the twins and the nomads will learn that each side holds keys to the other's ultimate salvation. A sell-out within months of its release, now ... more info>> 1985 Locus Recommended Reading List, Locus Bestseller, Nebula Award(R) Nominee

Words: 100000 - Reading Time: 285-400 min.
Category: Fantasy
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2 The Schemes of Dragons [The War of the Dragons Book 2] [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  Alemar and Elenya struggle to defend their homeland against their arch-enemy's most powerful mage. A young warrior stolen from his home and culture must come to accept his role as the chief weapon against the sentient dragon whose armies threaten the entire civilized lands of Tanagaran. 1989

Words: 100000 - Reading Time: 285-400 min.
Category: Fantasy
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3 To Become a Sorcerer [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  To become a sorcerer, every student of the academy faced The Test. Hennesy's turn has come. He soon finds that studying hard and listening diligently to his teachers was not enough. He needs to reach inside himself to overcome the challenge. 1986

Words: 3568 - Reading Time: 10-14 min.
Category: Fantasy
41 Reader Ratings:
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4 Survivor [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  Troy's tattoo was just skin art--a meaningless little good-luck token for the rest of his tour in Vietnam. As it turned out, though, the luck it brought him was real--and couldn't be taken back. 1995

Words: 10078 - Reading Time: 28-40 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy
59 Reader Ratings:
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5 Sinking Ship [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  The interstellar war had gone on for twenty years. It might go on for another forty. Shipwrecked far within the zone controlled by the enemy, two dozen survivors struggle to repair their starship and fashion their own rescue, knowing no one will come to save them. 1986

Words: 3521 - Reading Time: 10-14 min.
Category: Science Fiction
42 Reader Ratings:
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6 Seeing Ghosts [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  Susan has died, and Dave wishes he could let her rest in peace. But there's something he has to know, and his power gives him to ability to ask her. 1989

Words: 1056 - Reading Time: 3-4 min.
Category: Horror
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7 The Heart of the Forest [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  Not every quest ends as planned. The Forest of the Old Ones was no place for humans; its guardians were quick to punish and slow to forgive. When he set out on his quest, Prince Rahnnic was willing to dare the wrath of the guardians for the return of his beloved wife, but he's discovering that love and determination may not be enough. 1995

Words: 5502 - Reading Time: 15-22 min.
Category: Fantasy
31 Reader Ratings:
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8 The Trigger [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  He has the supernatural power to detect evil intent in those around him. He uses his ability to punish those who would do evil--but does that make him a superhero, or a vigilante? 1997

Words: 5484 - Reading Time: 15-21 min.
Category: Fantasy
28 Reader Ratings:
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9 The Easy Way Down From Avernus [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  Charles had long ago sold out to corporate greed, but a friend's dying request gave him one last shot at redemption. 1994

Words: 2961 - Reading Time: 8-11 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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10 The Eighth of December [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  Vic Standish leads the most popular heavy-metal band in history. But Vic has a secret--one he's tired of keeping. 1995

Words: 8017 - Reading Time: 22-32 min.
Category: Alternate History
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11 Foam [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  "Lately in our genre," writes author Dave Smeds, "there have been quite a few close to-the-source reworkings of fairy tales. Those somber, mythic narratives from the 19th Century and earlier have found new life in the word processors of some of our best contemporary fantasists. Ordinarily, I prefer to do completely original work, but all these refurbished fairy tales got me thinking. Ultimately, probably as a result of my young daughter's adoration of the Disney movie, I reread Hans Christian An... more info>> 1995

Words: 7326 - Reading Time: 20-29 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy
42 Reader Ratings:
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12 Goats [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  The training grounds are on the island of Kahoolawe, far from the war in Vietnam. Or perhaps not as far as they think. 1987

Words: 22667 - Reading Time: 64-90 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy
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13 Reef Apes [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  The reef apes may have been a hit with the audience, but to Louis they were merely the latest step in a carefully planned career path. Nothing was going to stop him from getting what he wanted... 1992

Words: 6670 - Reading Time: 19-26 min.
Category: Science Fiction
30 Reader Ratings:
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14 Short Timer [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  Dave Smeds weaves fantasy and horror elements into this unflinching look at the aftermath of the Vietnam war. For years, DeWitt has relived one night over and over again--the night when everyone else in his squad was killed. Every time he replays the scene, DeWitt tries a new tactic, a new approach, hoping that this time somebody--anybody--can be saved. He's been at it so long that even the ghosts are getting tired of the exercise, but DeWitt can't resist the compulsion to try again... 1994

Words: 7029 - Reading Time: 20-28 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy
35 Reader Ratings:
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15 Sorceress of the Gulls [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  Kari had a magician's talent, but she never seemed to do well enough in her studies to please her father. Would she ever find her own form of magic? 1988

Words: 8679 - Reading Time: 24-34 min.
Category: Fantasy
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16 Suicidal Tendencies [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  In a society where no death is permanent, how serious can a person be about suicide? 1993

Words: 8513 - Reading Time: 24-34 min.
Category: Science Fiction
41 Reader Ratings:
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17 Soul Searching [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  Jamie Willeford is a soul catcher--a professional channeler, often helping solve murders for the police. When hired to host the soul of a famous Hollywood agent whose memoirs have been left incomplete, Jamie finds himself possessed by more than he may be able to cope with 1993

Words: 17877 - Reading Time: 51-71 min.
Category: Fantasy
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18 Mom's Room [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  Emily's five-year-old brother, half an orphan now, is managing to deal with things as long as he can resort to the comforting presence of his mother's ghost. Mom's spirit is able to manifest in her old sewing room. But Dad can't see the ghost, and his new job requires that the family move away--away from the old house, and away from Mom. 1999

Words: 4945 - Reading Time: 14-19 min.
Category: Fantasy
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19 The High Altar [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  Cover photograph by Paul Kienitz. Used by permission. For generations, the singer of the plains people has tamed the whimsical disregard of the mountain god for the welfare of the lowlands. But the old singer has died. Her replacement must venture to the heights at a tender age for such a duty. If she fails to fulfill her destiny, her people will be forced to abandon their lands. If she succeeds, the mountain god may keep her forever. 1998

Words: 4404 - Reading Time: 12-17 min.
Category: Fantasy
19 Reader Ratings:
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20 Conceiving Kings [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  To make a king sometimes is the work of many generations. To un-make a king, likewise. 2000

Words: 4055 - Reading Time: 11-16 min.
Category: Fantasy
24 Reader Ratings:
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21 The Cookie Jar [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  Localizers, digital money, keyless doors, global databases--Bill lived in a world of modern conveniences, designed to liberate him. But all Bill wanted to do was disappear, and technology stood in his way. 2000

Words: 4954 - Reading Time: 14-19 min.
Category: Science Fiction
41 Reader Ratings:
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22 The Flower That Does Not Wither [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  Wherever the queen travels, her hideous army blights the land, bringing ugliness even to the fields and forests. One young wizard's apprentice has the chance to destroy the queen, if she can do what her teacher could not. 1992 Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Honorable Mention

Words: 5955 - Reading Time: 17-23 min.
Category: Fantasy
28 Reader Ratings:
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23 Three Strands of Her Hair [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  Kathy thought her dreams had come true when the incredibly charismatic Ewan asked her to the prom. Little does she know the otherworldly reasons why he has asked her to accompany him. 1999

Words: 4430 - Reading Time: 12-17 min.
Category: Fantasy
27 Reader Ratings:
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24 A Raven on My Shoulder [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  The aliens who control the galaxy have finally permitted the human race to establish its first colony beyond the solar system, on an Earthlike world circling the star Gamma Leporis A. But Homo sapiens is on probation. The settlers have to demonstrate that they are worthy of the lease. Unfortunately, the overlords are so unfathomably alien in their values that the settlers are uncertain what standards of behavior they are being held to. It could be that as little as one error in judgment or lapse... more info>> 1999 Gardner Dozois's Year's Best SF Honorable Mention

Words: 9437 - Reading Time: 26-37 min.
Category: Science Fiction
42 Reader Ratings:
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25 Trading Swords [MultiFormat]
by Dave Smeds
  The raiders had slaughtered the defenders. But they spared Reila, seeking the answer to the mystery of her coterie's magical strength. If they succeed in carving the answer out of her, her homeland is doomed. But Reila does not break easily. 1991

Words: 4741 - Reading Time: 13-18 min.
Category: Fantasy
26 Reader Ratings:
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