History Literature / Inda

Though Inda is the focus character, the books feature LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, several of whom have only a tertiary link if any to Inda himself. The books also span a period of about 15-20 years, following Inda, his siblings, and his age-mates as they grow up from childhood/teenhood to adulthood and parenthood, and introducing members of younger generations to follow as well in each book.

* AdultFear: When the people of Castle Andahi know the Venn are coming, they try to send the youngest children to hide out in a cave until everything is over in the hopes that they at least might survive. When the kids realize what's happened, some of them try to go back and help, with tragic consequences.

* EverybodyHasLotsOfSex: Because of magic, women in this world cannot get pregnant unless they choose to and sexually transmitted diseases have been eradicated. Therefore, this trope ensues. Most of the characters go to pleasure houses and/or engage in casual sex on a relatively regular basis, with the exception of a few who are implied to be somewhere on the {{Asexual}} spectrum or else have SingleTargetSexuality.

The Inda series is an adult fantasy series written by Sherwood Smith that takes place in an alternate world called Sartorias Deles, in which several of her other novels (including Literature/CrownDuel) are set. The events described in the four books comprising the Inda series are historical to the events in her other novels.

* InfantImmortality: Completely averted. The first major death in the series is that of an eleven-year-old, and later other child characters (including a two year old) are murdered.

* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: [[WordOfGod Sherwood Smith]] has hinted that there is a specific character narrating the Inda books. Speculation on who exactly that character is goes into WMG territory.

The Inda series is an adult fantasy series written by Sherwood Smith that takes place in an alternate world called Sartorias Deles, in which several of her other novels (including CrownDuel) are set. The events described in the four books comprising the Inda series are historical to the events in her other novels.

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* BadassArmy: Both the Marlovans and the Venn have one.

* CutlassBetweentheTeeth: Barend does this in one scene while climbing aboard as part of a BoardingParty.

* FunctionalMagic: In this world, magic was used in the past to eradicate STIs and pedophilia and to prevent the existence of physical rape (although sexual coercion and abuse of a sort can still happen). It is also used to get rid of human waste, disappear dead bodies (according to certain rules), transfer things and people across distances, clean things, strengthen bridges and buildings, heat water for baths, and enable babies to be born without anyone getting pregnant or doing PIV sex (although the Birth Spell is not guaranteed to always come to people when they want to use it). And these are just the things that are commonly in use by laypeople - there are other, far more powerful magics which exist and are studied by mages.

* EasilyForgiven: Fox and Barend conspired to bring Inda to Walic's attention so that they could get him aboard and then use his prowess as a commander and fighter to help them lead a mutiny. Part of their scheme involved being sure to pick someone who looked like he could be Inda and ensuring he was killed so that Walic would think the dangerous Marlovan prince was dead. This means they are indirectly responsible for the deaths of the majority of Inda's original Marine Defenders crew and definitely directly responsible for the deaths of [[spoiler:Kodl and Dun]]. Inda's response to this reveal is a quiet statement that they killed his 'mates', which makes them uncomfortable, but he never seems to hold it against them and never brings it up again after that conversation.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking:

!!Examples specific to Inda (book one)

* {{Fingore}}: One of the ways [[spoiler: Signi]] is tortured.

* PublicExecution: What Mad Gallop Yvana-Vayir is given after his attempted coup fails.

* ActuallyThatsMyAssistant: People mistake Fox for Inda so often that they start using it to trick people, at one point having several characters dress up like [[LimitedWardrobe Fox]] and captain various ships to give people the impression Elgar is present while Inda does his own investigations elsewhere. In the third and fourth book it sort of stops applying because Fox basically takes on the Elgar the Fox persona, as Inda goes home to fight the Venn.
* ActionGirl: A kingdom full of them - all of the Marlovan women are trained to fight defense in counterpart to the men, who are expected to fight offense. The girls and women in Inda's maritime company and later his pirate fleet also definitely count.

* EverybodyHasLotsOfSex: [[AWizardDidIt Because of magic]], women in this world cannot get pregnant unless they choose to and sexually transmitted diseases have been eradicated. Therefore, this trope ensues. Most of the characters go to pleasure houses and/or engage in casual sex on a relatively regular basis, with the exception of a few who are implied to be somewhere on the {{Asexual}} spectrum or else have SingleTargetSexuality.

* ActuallyThatsMyAssistant: People mistake Fox for Inda so often that they start using it to trick people, at one point having several characters dress up like [[Limited Wardrobe Fox]] and captain various ships to give people the impression Elgar is present while Inda does his own investigations elsewhere. In the third and fourth book it sort of stops applying because Fox basically takes on the Elgar the Fox persona, as Inda goes home to fight the Venn.