Mercedes Lackey

55 Series

Mercedes Lackey is an American author renowned for her fantasy novels, including the popular Valdemar series, as well as Bardic Voices, Elemental Masters, and several other series. She honed her writing skills under the guidance of Marion Zimmer Bradley and counts C.J. Cherryh and Andre Norton among her mentors. Lackey resides in Oklahoma with her husband and frequent collaborator, Larry Dixon.

Mercedes Lackey has collaborated with various authors on several novels. "A Cast of Corbies," "Stoned Souls," and "Castle of Deception" were co-authored with Josepha Sherman. "Rediscovery" was written with Marion Zimmer Bradley, creator of the Darkover series. "Invasion" involved collaboration with Dennis Lee, Steve Libbey, and Cody Martin, while "World Divided," "Revolution," and "Collision" were co-authored with Veronica Giguere, Dennis Lee, and Cody Martin. "If I Pay Thee Not in Gold" was co-authored with Piers Anthony, and "Tiger Burning Bright" with Marion Zimmer Bradley and Andre Norton. "Knight of Ghosts and Shadows," "Summoned to Tourney," and "Freedom Flight" were co-authored with Ellen Goun.

Bardic Voices (with Josepha Sherman)

The Lark And The Wren

(1991)

The Robin & The Kestrel

(1993)

A Cast of Corbies

(1994)(With: Josepha Sherman)

The Eagle & the Nightingales

(1995)

Four & Twenty Blackbirds

(1997)

Bedlam's Bard

Knight of Ghosts and Shadows

(1990)

Bedlam Boyz

(1992)(By: Ellen Guon)

Summoned to Tourney

(1992)

Beyond World's End

(2001)

Spirits White as Lightning

(2001)

Mad Maudlin

(2003)

Bedlam's Edge

(2005)

Music to My Sorrow

(2005)

A Host of Furious Fancies

(2012)

Blood Of Ten Chiefs

The Blood of Ten Chiefs

(1986)(By: C.J. Cherryh,Nancy Springer,Diana L. Paxson,Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin,Diane Carey,Mark C. Perry,Richard Pini,Allen L. Wold)

Wolfsong

(1989)(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin,Richard Pini)

The Winds of Change

(1989)(With: Nancy Springer,Janny Wurts,Diana L. Paxson,Lynn Abbey,Richard Pini,Allen L. Wold)

Against the Wind

(1990)(With: Nancy Springer,Diana L. Paxson,Lynn Abbey,Len Wein,Heather Gladney,Richard Pini,Allen L. Wold,Deni Loubert)

Dark Hours

(1993)(With: Esther M. Friesner,Nancy Springer,Diana L. Paxson,Lynn Abbey,Richard Pini)

Brainship

The Ship Who Sang

(1969)(By: Anne McCaffrey)

The Ship Who Searched

(1992)(With: Anne McCaffrey)

PartnerShip

(1992)(By: Margaret Ball)

The City Who Fought

(1993)(By: S.M. Stirling)

The Ship Who Won

(1993)(By: Anne McCaffrey,Jody Lynn Nye)

The Ship Errant

(1996)(By: Jody Lynn Nye)

The Ship Avenged

(1997)(By: S.M. Stirling)

Darkover (with Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Different Kind of Courage

(1985)

Set a Thief

(1991)

Rediscovery

(1993)(With: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Poetic License

(1994)

An Object Lesson

(2010)

Diana Tregarde

Burning Water

(1989)

Children of the Night

(1990)

Jinx High

(1991)

Killer Byte

(1994)

Magic 101

(2014)

Dragon Jousters

Joust

(2003)

Alta

(2004)

Sanctuary

(2005)

Aerie

(2006)

Elemental Masters (with Elisabeth Waters)

The Fire Rose

(1995)

Grey

(1997)

Grey's Ghost

(1999)

The Serpent's Shadow

(2001)

The Gates of Sleep

(2002)

Phoenix and Ashes

(2004)

The Wizard of London

(2005)

Reserved for the Cat

(2007)

Unnatural Issue

(2011)

Home from the Sea

(2012)

Elemental Magic

(2012)(By: Elisabeth Waters)

Elementary

(2013)(With: Elisabeth Waters)

Steadfast

(2013)

Blood Red

(2014)

From a High Tower

(2015)

A Study in Sable

(2016)

A Scandal in Battersea

(2017)

The Bartered Brides

(2018)

The Case of the Spellbound Child

(2019)

Jolene

(2020)

The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley

(2021)

Miss Amelia's List

(2024)

Exiled

Clan of the Claw

(2011)(By: John Ringo,Harry Turtledove,S.M. Stirling,Jody Lynn Nye,Michael Z. Williamson)

By Tooth and Claw

(2015)(With: John Ringo,S.M. Stirling,Jody Lynn Nye,Eric Flint)

Enduring Flame

The Phoenix Unchained

(2007)

The Phoenix Endangered

(2008)

The Phoenix Transformed

(2009)

The Enduring Flame Trilogy

(2014)

Fairy Tales

Firebird

(1996)

The Black Swan

(1999)

Five Hundred Kingdoms

The Fairy Godmother

(2004)

One Good Knight

(2006)

Fortune's Fool

(2007)

The Snow Queen

(2008)

The Sleeping Beauty

(2010)

Beauty and the Werewolf

(2011)

A Tangled Web

(2012)

A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Volume 3: A Fantasy Romance Novel

(2014)

Halfblood Chronicles (with Andre Norton)

The Elvenbane

(1991)(With: Andre Norton)

Elvenblood

(1995)(With: Andre Norton)

Elvenborn

(2002)(With: Andre Norton)

Heirs of Alexandria (with Eric Flint, Dave Freer)

The Shadow of the Lion

(2002)(By: Eric Flint,Dave Freer)

This Rough Magic

(2003)(With: Eric Flint,Dave Freer)

A Mankind Witch

(2005)(By: Dave Freer)

Much Fall of Blood

(2010)(By: Eric Flint,Dave Freer)

Burdens of the Dead

(2013)(With: Eric Flint,Dave Freer)

All the Plagues of Hell

(2018)(By: Eric Flint,Dave Freer)

Valdemar: Heralds of Valdemar Prequel

Take a Thief

(2001)

Exile's Honor

(2002)

Exile's Valor

(2003)

Hunter

(2015)

Elite

(2016)

Apex

(2017)

Jennifer Talldeer

Sacred Ground

(1994)

Kelvren's Saga (with Larry Dixon)

Gryphon in Light

(2023)(With: Larry Dixon)

Gryphon’s Valor

(2025)(With: Larry Dixon)

Obsidian Mountain

The Outstretched Shadow

(2003)

To Light a Candle

(2004)

When Darkness Falls

(2006)

The Obsidian Mountain Trilogy

(2014)

One Dozen Daughters

The House of the Four Winds

(2014)

Reboots (with Cody Martin)

Reboots

(2011)

Reboots: Diabolical Streak

(2014)

Reboots: Undead Can Dance

(2021)

SERRAted Edge

Born to Run

(1992)

Wheels of Fire

(1992)(With: Mark Shepherd)

When the Bough Breaks

(1993)

Chrome Circle

(1994)

Elvendude

(1994)(By: Mark Shepherd)

Spiritride

(1997)(By: Mark Shepherd)

Lazerwarz

(1999)(By: Mark Shepherd)

The Chrome Borne

(1999)

The Otherworld

(2000)(With: Holly Lisle,Mark Shepherd)

The Waters and the Wild

(2005)(With: Rosemary Edghill)

Silence

(2016)

Breaking Silence

(2020)

Doubled Edge (with Roberta Gellis)

This Scepter'd Isle

(2004)

Ill Met by Moonlight

(2005)

By Slanderous Tongues

(2007)

And Less Than Kind

(2008)

Shadow Grail (with Rosemary Edghill)

Legacies

(2010)

Conspiracies

(2011)

Sacrifices

(2013)

Victories

(2014)

Tales of the Witch World

Tales of the Witch World 2

(1988)(By: Andre Norton)

Werehunter

(1999)

The Bard's Tale: Naitachal (with Josepha Sherman, Mark Shepherd)

Castle of Deception

(1992)(With: Josepha Sherman)

Fortress of Frost and Fire

(1993)

Prison of Souls

(1993)(With: Mark Shepherd)

The Chaos Gate

(1994)(By: Josepha Sherman)

Escape from Roksamur

(1997)(By: Mark Shepherd)

The Dragon Prophecy

Crown of Vengeance

(2012)

Blade of Empire

(2017)

The Founding of Valdemar

Beyond

(2021)

Into the West

(2022)

Valdemar

(2023)

(2017)

Echo One

(2020)

Valdemar: Heralds Of Valdemar

Arrows of the Queen

(1987)

Arrow's Flight

(1987)

Arrow's Fall

(1988)

Valdemar: Collegium Chronicles

Foundation

(2008)

Intrigues

(2010)

Changes

(2011)

Redoubt

(2012)

Bastion

(2013)

Valdemar: Family Spies

The Hills Have Spies

(2018)

Eye Spy

(2019)

Spy, Spy Again

(2020)

Valdemar: Mage Storms

Storm Warning

(1994)

Storm Rising

(1995)

Storm Breaking

(1996)

Valdemar: Mage Wars

The Black Gryphon

(1994)

The White Gryphon

(1995)

The Silver Gryphon

(1996)

Valdemar: Kerowyn's Tale

By the Sword

(1991)

Valdemar: Mage Winds

Winds of Fate

(1991)

Winds of Change

(1992)

Winds of Fury

(1993)

Valdemar: The Herald Spy

Closer to Home

(2014)

Closer to the Heart

(2015)

Closer to the Chest

(2016)

Valdemar: The Last Herald-Mage

Magic's Pawn

(1989)

Magic's Promise

(1990)

Magic's Price

(1990)

Valdemar: The Owl Mage Trilogy

Owlflight

(1997)

Owlsight

(1998)

Owlknight

(1999)

Valdemar: The Tale of Lavan Firestorm

Brightly Burning

(2000)

Valdemar: Vows and Honor

Sword Sworn

(1986)

A Tale of Heroes

(1987)

Keys

(1988)

The Oathbound

(1988)

Oathbreakers

(1989)

The Talisman

(1990)

Wings of Fire

(1991)

A Woman's Weapon

(1992)

Friendly Fire

(1993)

Oathblood

(1998)

The Making of a Legend

(2011)

Valdemar Short Stories/Novellas

Stolen Silver

(1991)

The Arrows of the Queen Concordance:Valdemar in Talia's Time

(1994)(With: Juanita Coulson,Jody A. Lee,Michael Longcor,Terri Lee)

On the Other Side

(2010)

A Storytelling of Crows

(2011)(By: Elisabeth Waters)

A Charm of Finches

(2011)(By: Elisabeth Waters)

A Leash of Greyhounds

(2012)(By: Elisabeth Waters)

Valdemar Anthologies

Valdemar Companion

(1990)

Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar

(1997)(With: Gary A. Braunbeck,John Helfers,Larry Dixon,Richard Lee Byers,Mickey Zucker Reichert,Tanya Huff,Elisabeth Waters,Janni Lee Simner,Lawrence Schimel,Kristin Schwengel,Stephanie D. Shaver,Ben Ohlander,Michelle Sagara,Mel White,John Yezeguielian,Philip M. Austin)

Sun in Glory and Other Tales of Valdemar

(2003)(By: Josepha Sherman)

Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar

(2005)

Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar

(2008)

Changing the World

(2009)(By: Elisabeth Waters)

Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar

(2010)

Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar

(2011)(By: Elisabeth Waters)

The One Left Behind

(2014)

No True Way

(2014)(With: Dayle A. Dermatis,Ron Collins,Jennifer Brozek,Elisabeth Waters)

Crucible

(2015)(With: Anthea Sharp)

Tempest

(2016)(By: Anthea Sharp)

Pathways

(2017)

The Demon's Den and Other Tales of Valdemar

(2018)(By: Tanya Huff)

Choices

(2018)(By: Anthea Sharp)

Seasons

(2019)(By: Anthea Sharp)

Passages

(2020)

Boundaries

(2021)

Shenanigans

(2022)

Anything With Nothing

(2023)

Feuds

(2024)

Wing Commander

Freedom Flight

(1992)(With: Ellen Guon)

End Run

(1993)(By: Christopher Stasheff)

Fleet Action

(1994)(By: William R. Forstchen)

Heart Of The Tiger

(1995)(By: William R. Forstchen)

The Price of Freedom

(1996)(By: William R. Forstchen,Ben Ohlander)

Action Stations

(1997)(By: William R. Forstchen)

False Colors

(1998)(By: William R. Forstchen)

Wing Commander Novelization

(1999)(By: Peter Telep)

Wing Commander Junior Novelization

(1999)(By: Peter Telep)

Pilgrim Stars

(1999)(By: Peter Telep)

Standalone Novels

If I Pay Thee Not in Gold

(1993)(With: Piers Anthony)

Tiger Burning Bright

(1995)(With: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Andre Norton)

Mapping the World of Harry Potter

(2005)

Gwenhwyfar

(2009)

Arcanum 101

(2012)(With: Rosemary Edghill)

Dead Reckoning

(2012)(With: Rosemary Edghill)

Briarheart

(2021)

Short Stories/Novellas

Jihad

(1993)

Landscape of the Imagination

(2010)

Dragon in Distress

(2010)(With: Elisabeth Waters)

Once and Future

(2012)

Short Story Collections

Fiddler Fair

(1998)

The River's Gift

(1999)

Winter Moon

(2005)(With: Tanith Lee,C.E. Murphy)

Harvest Moon

(2010)

Trio of Sorcery

(2010)

Dragon's Teeth

(2013)

Darkover (with Marion Zimmer Bradley, Elisabeth Waters, Deborah Wheeler, Deborah J. Ross)

The Planet Savers

(1962)(By: Elisabeth Waters)

The Sword of Aldones

(1962)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Bloody Sun

(1964)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Star of Danger

(1965)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Winds of Darkover

(1970)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The World Wreckers

(1971)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Darkover Landfall

(1972)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Spell Sword

(1974)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Heritage of Hastur

(1975)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Shattered Chain

(1976)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Forbidden Tower

(1977)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Stormqueen!

(1978)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Two to Conquer

(1980)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Sharra's Exile

(1981)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Hawkmistress!

(1982)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Thendara House

(1983)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

City of Sorcery

(1984)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Heirs of Hammerfell

(1989)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Rediscovery

(1993)(With: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Exile's Song

(1996)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Shadow Matrix

(1997)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Traitor's Sun

(1999)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Zandru's Forge

(2003)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Deborah J. Ross)

A Flame in Hali

(2004)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Deborah J. Ross)

Hastur Lord

(2010)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Deborah J. Ross)

Death of Brendan Ensolare

(2011)(By: Deborah Wheeler)

The Children of Kings

(2013)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Deborah J. Ross)

Thunderlord

(2016)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Deborah J. Ross)

Ski the Hellers

(2020)(By: Elisabeth Waters)

The Laran Gambit

(2022)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Deborah J. Ross)

Arilinn

(2024)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Deborah J. Ross)

Chronological Order of Darkover (with Marion Zimmer Bradley, Elisabeth Waters, Deborah Wheeler, Deborah J. Ross)

Darkover Landfall

(1972)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Stormqueen!

(1978)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Thunderlord

(2016)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Deborah J. Ross)

Traitor's Sun

(1999)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Hawkmistress!

(1982)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Heirs of Hammerfell

(1989)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Rediscovery

(1993)(With: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Shattered Chain

(1976)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Spell Sword

(1974)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Forbidden Tower

(1977)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Thendara House

(1983)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

City of Sorcery

(1984)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Star of Danger

(1965)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Winds of Darkover

(1970)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Bloody Sun

(1964)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Heritage of Hastur

(1975)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Planet Savers

(1962)(By: Elisabeth Waters)

Sharra's Exile

(1981)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Sword of Aldones

(1962)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The World Wreckers

(1971)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Exile's Song

(1996)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

The Shadow Matrix

(1997)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Two to Conquer

(1980)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)

Zandru's Forge

(2003)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Deborah J. Ross)

A Flame in Hali

(2004)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Deborah J. Ross)

Hastur Lord

(2010)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Deborah J. Ross)

The Children of Kings

(2013)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Deborah J. Ross)

Death of Brendan Ensolare

(2011)(By: Deborah Wheeler)

Ski the Hellers

(2020)(By: Elisabeth Waters)

The Laran Gambit

(2022)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Deborah J. Ross)

Arilinn

(2024)(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley,Deborah J. Ross)

Ring of Fire Anthology

Ring of Fire I

(2004)(With: Eric Flint,Dave Freer,K.D. Wentworth,S.L. Viehl,Mike Turner)

1634: The Ram Rebellion

(2006)(By: Eric Flint,Virginia DeMarce)

Ring of Fire II

(2008)(By: Eric Flint,Dave Freer,K.D. Wentworth,Andrew Dennis,David Carrico)

1635: The Tangled Web

(2009)(By: Eric Flint,Virginia DeMarce)

Ring of Fire III

(2011)(With: Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon)

1635: Music and Murder

(2013)(By: David Carrico)

1636: Seas of Fortune

(2013)(By: Iver P. Cooper)

1636: The Barbie Consortium

(2014)(By: Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett)

Ring of Fire IV

(2016)(By: David Brin,Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon,Virginia DeMarce,David Carrico)

1635: The Wars for the Rhine

(2016)(By: Anette Pedersen)

1636: Flight of the Nightingale

(2019)(By: David Carrico)

1637: The Coast of Chaos

(2021)(By: Eric Flint,Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett)

The Witches of Karres

(1966)(By: James Schmitz,Hayao Miyazaki)

The Wizard of Karres

(2004)

The Sorceress of Karres

(2010)(By: Eric Flint,Dave Freer)

The Shaman of Karres

(2020)(By: Eric Flint)

(2012)(By: Elisabeth Waters)

The Lesser Twin

(2013)(By: Elisabeth Waters)

A Rhumba of Rattlesnakes

(2013)(By: Elisabeth Waters)

Lost Continent (with Rachel Lee, Catherine Asaro)

Charmed Destinies

(2003)(With: Rachel Lee,Catherine Asaro)

The Charmed Sphere

(2004)(By: Catherine Asaro)

The Misted Cliffs

(2005)(By: Catherine Asaro)

The Dawn Star

(2006)(By: Catherine Asaro)

The Fire Opal

(2007)(By: Catherine Asaro)

The Night Bird

(2008)(By: Catherine Asaro)

The Bard's Tale

Castle of Deception

(1992)(With: Josepha Sherman)

Fortress of Frost and Fire

(1993)

Prison of Souls

(1993)(With: Mark Shepherd)

The Chaos Gate

(1994)(By: Josepha Sherman)

Thunder of the Captains

(1996)(By: Holly Lisle,Aaron Allston)

Wrath of the Princes: A Bard's Tale Novel

(1997)(By: Holly Lisle,Aaron Allston)

Escape from Roksamur

(1997)(By: Mark Shepherd)

Curse of the Black Heron

(1998)(By: Holly Lisle)

Anthologies

Troubled Waters

(1988)

Spell Singers

(1988)

Friends of the Horseclans II

(1989)

Battlestations

(1992)

Honor of the Regiment

(1993)

In Celebration of Lammas Night

(1996)

A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic

(1998)

Flights of Fantasy

(1999)

DAW 30th Anniversary Fantasy

(2002)

DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies

(2002)

Women Writing Science Fiction As Men

(2003)

Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian

(2003)

Charmed Destinies

(2003)

Ring of Fire I

(2004)

The War of the Worlds: Fresh Perspectives

(2005)

Winter Moon

(2005)

Space Cadets

(2006)

Ring of Fire III

(2011)

When the Villain Comes Home

(2012)

Witches: Wicked, Wild & Wonderful

(2012)

Music of Darkover

(2013)

The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs

(2013)

A Fantastic Holiday Season: The Gift of Stories

(2014)

Dragonwriter: A Tribute to Anne McCaffrey and Pern

(2014)

No True Way

(2014)

The Best of Galaxy's Edge Magazine 2013-2014

(2014)

Fierce

(2015)

Nebula Awards 50 (2016)

(2016)

Knaves

(2018)

Galaxy's Edge Magazine: Issue 40, September 2019

(2019)

Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews

(2021)

Merciless Mermaids

(2023)

A Dragon and Her Girl

(2024)

Feisty Felines and Other Fantastical Familiars

(2024)

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