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'''A. J. (Tony) Smith''' is a British fantasy author, known for his ''The Long War'' series of [[dark fantasy]] novels.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=A. J.|title=Worlds are complicated|url=http://headofzeus.com/article/worlds-are-complicated|publisher=Head of Zeus|accessdate=12 September 2016|date=2013}}</ref> His books are published by [[Head of Zeus]], an independent publishing house set up in 2012 by established publisher Anthony Cheetham,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Williams|first1=Charlotte|title=Cheetham's Head of Zeus lines up launch list|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cheethams-head-zeus-lines-launch-list|accessdate=12 September 2016|work=[[The Bookseller]]|date=10 February 2012}}</ref> and has been reviewed by ''[[SciFiNow]]''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Catalogue record: "The Black Guard"|publisher=Worldcat|oclc = 839316981}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Catalogue record: "The Dark Blood"|publisher=WorldCat|oclc = 879400439}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===''The Long War'' series===
*''The Black Guard'' (2013, Head of Zeus: {{ISBN|978-1781855621}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tor.com/2013/07/30/book-review-the-black-guard-a-j-smith/|title=Less is More, More or Less: The Black Guard by A. J. Smith|last=Alexander|first=Niall|date=2013-07-30|website=Tor.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sffworld.com/2013/08/the-black-guard-by-aj-smith/|title=The Black Guard by AJ Smith|last=|first=|date=2013-08-09|website=SFF World|publisher=|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-78185-564-5|title=Fiction Book Review: The Black Guard: Chronicles of the Long War by A. J. Smith.|last=|first=|date=|website=Publishers Weekly|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/The-Black-Guard-A-J-Smith/pid=8308251|title=The Black Guard (review)|last=|first=|date=|website=Booklist|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2013/07/26/the-black-guard-by-aj-smith-review/ |title=The Black Guard by AJ Smith REVIEW |date=July 26, 2013 |website=SFX (via Wayback Machine) |access-date=2016-09-14 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221061731/http://www.sfx.co.uk/2013/07/26/the-black-guard-by-aj-smith-review/ |archivedate=2013-12-21 }}</ref>
*''The Dark Blood'' (2014, Head of Zeus: {{ISBN|978-1781852262}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-78185-228-6|title=Fiction Book Review: The Dark Blood by A. J. Smith.|last=|first=|date=|website=Publishers Weekly|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-14}}</ref>
*''The Red Prince'' (2015, Head of Zeus: {{ISBN|978-1784080860}})
*''The World Raven'' (2016, Head of Zeus: {{ISBN|978-1784080907}})

===''Form & Void''===
*''The Glass Breaks'' (2019, Head of Zeus: {{ISBN|978-1786696885}})
*''The Sword Falls'' (2021, Head of Zeus: {{ISBN|978-1786696922}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://headofzeus.com/books/9781786696915/|title=The Glass Breaks by AJ Smith|website=Head of Zeus}}</ref>
*''The Sea Rises'' (2022, Head of Zeus: {{ISBN|978-1786696960}})<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Sea Rises: Volume 3 (Form and Void)|id={{ASIN|1786696967|country=uk}} }}</ref>

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