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Mercedes Lackey Books in Order

56 series including Darkover Series, Chronological Darkover Series and more

56 series 404 books Latest: Vanyel and Vixen (2026)

Publishing since 1962, Mercedes Lackey has 404 books to their name. Across 56 series, Darkover Series with Marion Zimmer Bradley, Elisabeth Waters, Deborah Wheeler, Deborah J. Ross stands out as the longest at 31 books. The most recent release we track is Vanyel and Vixen (2026).

Reading Order

56 series · 404 books
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1 The Lark And The Wren 1991 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Robin & The Kestrel 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 A Cast of Corbies with Josepha Sherman 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Eagle & the Nightingales 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Four & Twenty Blackbirds 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
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1 Knight of Ghosts and Shadows 1990 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Bedlam Boyz by Ellen Guon 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Summoned to Tourney 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Beyond World's End 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Spirits White as Lightning 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Mad Maudlin 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Bedlam's Edge 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Music to My Sorrow 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 A Host of Furious Fancies 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Blood Of Ten Chiefs Series

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1 The Blood of Ten Chiefs by C.J. Cherryh, Nancy Springer, Diana L. Paxson, Lynn Abbey, Robert Lynn Asprin, Diane Carey, Mark C. Perry, Richard Pini, Allen L. Wold 1986 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Wolfsong by Lynn Abbey, Robert Lynn Asprin, Richard Pini 1989 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Winds of Change with Nancy Springer, Janny Wurts, Diana L. Paxson, Lynn Abbey, Richard Pini, Allen L. Wold 1989 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Against the Wind with Nancy Springer, Diana L. Paxson, Lynn Abbey, Len Wein, Heather Gladney, Richard Pini, Allen L. Wold, Deni Loubert 1990 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Dark Hours with Esther M. Friesner, Nancy Springer, Diana L. Paxson, Lynn Abbey, Richard Pini 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
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1 The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey 1969 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Ship Who Searched with Anne McCaffrey 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 PartnerShip by Margaret Ball 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The City Who Fought by S.M. Stirling 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Ship Who Won by Anne McCaffrey, Jody Lynn Nye 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Ship Errant by Jody Lynn Nye 1996 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Ship Avenged by S.M. Stirling 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Darkover Series

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1 Different Kind of Courage 1985 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Set a Thief 1991 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Rediscovery with Marion Zimmer Bradley 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Poetic License 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 An Object Lesson 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Joust by Mercedes Lackey

Dragon Jousters Series

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1 The Fire Rose 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Grey (Short Story) 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Grey's Ghost (Short Story) 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Serpent's Shadow 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Gates of Sleep 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Phoenix and Ashes 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Wizard of London 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Reserved for the Cat 2007 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Unnatural Issue 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Home from the Sea 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Elemental Magic by Elisabeth Waters 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Elementary with Elisabeth Waters 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Steadfast 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 Blood Red 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 From a High Tower 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 A Study in Sable 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 A Scandal in Battersea 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 The Bartered Brides 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 The Case of the Spellbound Child 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 Jolene 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 Miss Amelia's List 2024 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Exiled Series

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1 Clan of the Claw by John Ringo, Harry Turtledove, S.M. Stirling, Jody Lynn Nye, Michael Z. Williamson 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 By Tooth and Claw with John Ringo, S.M. Stirling, Jody Lynn Nye, Eric Flint 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Enduring Flame Series

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1 The Phoenix Unchained 2007 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Phoenix Endangered 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Phoenix Transformed 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Enduring Flame Trilogy 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
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Fairy Tales Series

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1 Firebird 1996 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Black Swan 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
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1 The Fairy Godmother 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 One Good Knight 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Fortune's Fool 2007 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Snow Queen 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Sleeping Beauty 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Beauty and the Werewolf 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 A Tangled Web 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Volume 3: A Fantasy Romance Novel 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Halfblood Chronicles Series

3 books · 1991–2002

Valdemar: Heralds of Valdemar Prequel Series

3 books · 2001–2003

Hunter Series

3 books · 2015–2017

Jennifer Talldeer Series

1 book · 1994

Kelvren's Saga Series

2 books · 2023–2025

Obsidian Mountain Series

4 books · 2003–2014

One Dozen Daughters Series

1 book · 2014

Reboots Series

3 books · 2011–2021

SERRAted Edge Series

12 books · 1992–2020 · full reading order

Doubled Edge Series

4 books · 2004–2008

Shadow Grail Series

4 books · 2010–2014

Tales of the Witch World Series

2 books · 1988–1999

The Dragon Prophecy Series

2 books · 2012–2017

The Founding of Valdemar Series

3 books · 2021–2023

Valdemar: Heralds Of Valdemar Series

3 books · 1987–1988

Valdemar: Family Spies Series

3 books · 2018–2020

Valdemar: Mage Storms Series

3 books · 1994–1996

Valdemar: Mage Wars Series

3 books · 1994–1996

Valdemar: Kerowyn's Tale Series

1 book · 1991

Valdemar: Mage Winds Series

3 books · 1991–1993

Valdemar: The Herald Spy Series

3 books · 2014–2016

Valdemar: The Last Herald-Mage Series

3 books · 1989–1990

Valdemar: The Owl Mage Trilogy Series

3 books · 1997–1999

Valdemar: The Tale of Lavan Firestorm Series

1 book · 2000

Valdemar Short Stories/Novellas

6 books · 1991–2012

Valdemar Anthologies

21 books · 1990–2024

Wing Commander Series

10 books · 1992–1999 · full reading order

Mercedes Lackey Other Novels

7 books · 1993–2021

Mercedes Lackey Short Stories/Novellas

4 books · 1993–2012

Mercedes Lackey Short Story Collections

6 books · 1998–2013

Darkover Series

31 books · 1962–2024 · full reading order

Ring of Fire Anthology Series

12 books · 2004–2021

The Witches of Karres Series

4 books · 1966–2020

Elisabeth Waters Short Stories/Novellas

32 books · 1980–2013

Lost Continent Series

6 books · 2003–2008 · full reading order

The Bard's Tale Series

8 books · 1992–1998 · full reading order

Mercedes Lackey Anthologies

34 books · 1988–2024

The Last Herald-Mage

4 books · 1989–2026 · full reading order

Mercedes Ritchie Lackey (born June 24, 1950) is an American writer of fantasy novels.

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