fix series number and improve author view

backend/src/main/java/com/storycove/service/SolrService.java

@@ -1394,6 +1394,10 @@ public class SolrService {
     }
 
     public void recreateCores() throws IOException {
+        if (!isAvailable()) {
+            throw new IOException("Solr is not available");
+        }
+
         List<String> coreNames = Arrays.asList(
             properties.getCores().getStories(),
             properties.getCores().getAuthors(),
@@ -1403,20 +1407,13 @@ public class SolrService {
         for (String coreName : coreNames) {
             try {
                 logger.info("Clearing Lucene index for core: {}", coreName);
-
-                // Unload the core and delete only the Lucene index files.
-                // deleteIndex=true removes data/index/ only; conf/ and core.properties are preserved.
-                // deleteDataDir=false keeps the data directory so the core can be reloaded in place.
-                org.apache.solr.client.solrj.request.CoreAdminRequest.unloadCore(
-                    coreName, true, false, solrClient);
-                logger.info("Unloaded core (index deleted): {}", coreName);
-
-                // Reload the core from its existing conf/ directory with a fresh empty index.
-                org.apache.solr.client.solrj.request.CoreAdminRequest.reloadCore(coreName, solrClient);
-                logger.info("Reloaded core with fresh index: {}", coreName);
-
-            } catch (SolrServerException e) {
-                logger.warn("Could not clear/reload core {} (may not exist yet): {}", coreName, e.getMessage());
+                // Delete all documents and hard-commit so the index is empty immediately.
+                // Using deleteByQuery keeps the core registered in Solr — no restart needed.
+                solrClient.deleteByQuery(coreName, "*:*");
+                solrClient.commit(coreName);
+                logger.info("Successfully cleared index for core: {}", coreName);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                logger.warn("Could not clear core {} (may not exist yet): {}", coreName, e.getMessage());
             }
         }
     }

frontend/src/app/add-story/AddStoryContent.tsx

@@ -489,7 +489,8 @@ export default function AddStoryContent() {
           <Input
             label="Volume/Part (optional)"
             type="number"
-            min="1"
+            min="0.1"
+            step="any"
             value={formData.volume}
             onChange={handleInputChange('volume')}
             placeholder="Enter volume/part number"

frontend/src/app/authors/[id]/page.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,39 @@ import Button from '../../../components/ui/Button';
 import StoryCard from '../../../components/stories/StoryCard';
 import LoadingSpinner from '../../../components/ui/LoadingSpinner';
 
+type DisplayItem =
+  | { type: 'standalone'; story: Story }
+  | { type: 'series'; seriesId: string; seriesName: string; stories: Story[] };
+
+function buildDisplayItems(stories: Story[], authorId: string): DisplayItem[] {
+  const authorStories = stories.filter(s => s.authorId === authorId);
+  const sorted = [...authorStories].sort(
+    (a, b) => new Date(a.createdAt).getTime() - new Date(b.createdAt).getTime()
+  );
+
+  const items: DisplayItem[] = [];
+  const addedSeries = new Set<string>();
+
+  for (const story of sorted) {
+    if (story.seriesId) {
+      if (!addedSeries.has(story.seriesId)) {
+        const seriesStories = sorted.filter(s => s.seriesId === story.seriesId);
+        items.push({
+          type: 'series',
+          seriesId: story.seriesId,
+          seriesName: story.seriesName!,
+          stories: seriesStories,
+        });
+        addedSeries.add(story.seriesId);
+      }
+    } else {
+      items.push({ type: 'standalone', story });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return items;
+}
+
 export default function AuthorDetailPage() {
   const params = useParams();
   const router = useRouter();
@@ -220,18 +253,38 @@ export default function AuthorDetailPage() {
               </div>
             ) : (
               <div className="space-y-4">
-                {stories.map((story) => (
+                {buildDisplayItems(stories, authorId).map((item) => {
+                  if (item.type === 'standalone') {
+                    return (
+                      <StoryCard
+                        key={item.story.id}
+                        story={item.story}
+                        viewMode="list"
+                        onUpdate={() => window.location.reload()}
+                      />
+                    );
+                  }
+                  return (
+                    <div key={item.seriesId}>
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2 px-1">
+                        <span className="text-xs font-semibold theme-text uppercase tracking-wide opacity-60">Series</span>
+                        <span className="font-semibold theme-header">{item.seriesName}</span>
+                        <span className="text-xs theme-text opacity-60">({item.stories.length} {item.stories.length === 1 ? 'part' : 'parts'})</span>
+                      </div>
+                      <div className="space-y-4 pl-4 border-l-2 border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600">
+                        {item.stories.map((story) => (
                           <StoryCard
                             key={story.id}
                             story={story}
                             viewMode="list"
-                    onUpdate={() => {
-                      // Reload stories after update
-                      window.location.reload();
-                    }}
+                            onUpdate={() => window.location.reload()}
                           />
                         ))}
                       </div>
+                    </div>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </div>
             )}
           </div>
         </div>

frontend/src/app/stories/[id]/edit/page.tsx

@@ -439,7 +439,8 @@ export default function EditStoryPage() {
             <Input
               label="Volume/Part (optional)"
               type="number"
-              min="1"
+              min="0.1"
+              step="any"
               value={formData.volume}
               onChange={handleInputChange('volume')}
               placeholder="Enter volume/part number"