Who This Author Is

R. T. Smith has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 13 catalog-linked books across 1982 to 2019, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Summoning Shades and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1982 to 2019; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Livingston Pr and Elixir Press.

Best Place To Start

Summoning Shades

Mercer University Press • 2019 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Livingston Pr and Elixir Press

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1982 to 2019; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Livingston Pr and Elixir Press.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Summoning Shades

    Mercer University Press • 2019 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2019 • 120 pages.

  2. Elixir #3

    Elixir Press • 2003 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 160 pages.

  3. Faith: Stories

    River City Pub • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 176 pages.

  4. Outlaw Style

    University of Arkansas Press • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 110 pages.

  5. Bracken

    Parthenon Publishing Group • 1986 • longer commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  6. The Calaboose epistles

    Iris Press • 2009 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2009.

  7. The Names of Trees (Chapbook Series)

    Nightshade Pr • 1991 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1991.

  8. Beasts Did Leap

    Tamarack Editions • 1982 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1982.

  9. Banish Misfortune

    Not Avail • quick commitment

    readers who want a faster first book

  10. Brightwood

    Louisiana State University Press • quick commitment

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