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Crown Duel (1997) is a fantasy novel written by Sherwood Smith (originally published as two books Crown Duel and Court Duel). It was her first published work that takes place on the actual Sartorias-deles (rather than Wren's World), the world she has been "writing about since [she] was eight years old."[1]
[edit] Publication
Crown Duel was originally published as The Crown and Court Duet separately, due to factors such as the publisher's belief that there would be reduced interest among the young-adult audience if the length were increased by combining the two halves. The Crown and Court Duet edition contained certain references to Wren's world, creating the appearance that Wren's world and "Sartorias-deles" were the same. These substitutions of Wren's world references for Sartoran references were implemented in the hope that they would increase interest in the new story.
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2002 single-volume paperback edition
[edit] Publishing history
- 1997, USA, Jane Yolen Books, Harcourt (ISBN 0-15-201608-2), pub date 1 April 1997, hardback (First edition)
- 1998, USA, Harcourt Children's Books (ISBN 0152016090), pub date ? March 1998, hardback (Court Duel)
- 2002, USA, Penguin Books (ISBN 0142301515), Pub date ? June 2002, paperback (combines Crown Duel and Court Duel as one)
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The Harcourt Children's Books edition cover
[edit] Publishing details
- While in notebook form, Sherwood Smith gave Crown Duel the working title Mel's Adventure in Remalna.[citation needed]
- Crown Duel is the first book in Sherwood Smith's "Long Project" to be published with a character narrating in the first person All the early notebooks were written in first person.
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