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Darkover (Publication Order) Series

44 primary works • 45 total works
Marion Zimmer Bradley always insisted that the Darkover novels are not a series and can be read in any order, since none of the books assumes that you are familiar with any other of the books. If you must have an order in which to read them, she recommended reading them by publication date, rather than in chronology of Darkovan history; that way yo…

Book 1

The Planet Savers
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3.72 · 2062 Ratings · 126 Reviews · published 1958 · 100 editions
Darkover was experiencing a flare-up of Trailmen's…

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    Book 2

    The Sword of Aldones
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    3.67     · 1080 Ratings · 54 Reviews · published 1962 · 20 editions
    Lew Alton had always walked between two worlds---h…

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    Book 1-2

    The Planet Savers & The Sword of Aldones
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    3.75     · 728 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 1962 · 13 editions
    These two short novels are a welcome addition to a…

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    Book 3

    The Bloody Sun
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    3.92     · 3095 Ratings · 101 Reviews · published 1964 · 2 editions
    This is the re-written version of the original sto…

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    Book 4

    Star of Danger
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    3.72     · 1958 Ratings · 90 Reviews · published 1965 · 7 editions
    First published in 1965, Star of Danger is a work …

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    Book 5

    The Winds of Darkover
    by
    3.75     · 2051 Ratings · 59 Reviews · published 1970 · 6 editions
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    Book 6

    The World Wreckers
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    3.72     · 2067 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 1971 · 26 editions
    Arrow Books, 1979. British paperback reprint. Firs…

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    Book 7

    Darkover Landfall
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    3.86     · 6815 Ratings · 283 Reviews · published 1972 · 4 editions
    Darkover, planet of wonder, world of mystery, has …

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    Book 8

    The Spell Sword
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    3.74     · 2209 Ratings · 93 Reviews · published 1974 · 45 editions
    Although Darkover was a world inhabited by humans …

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    Book 9

    The Heritage of Hastur
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    4.03     · 3361 Ratings · 108 Reviews · published 1975 · 46 editions
    Described as "Bradley's best novel" by Locus, THE …

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    Book 10

    The Shattered Chain
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    3.95     · 3029 Ratings · 82 Reviews · published 1976 · 43 editions
    Cover attributed to George Barr, but appears to ca…

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    Book 11

    The Forbidden Tower
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    4.06     · 3185 Ratings · 92 Reviews · published 1977 · 43 editions
    This is the novel of four who defied the powers of…

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    Book 12

    Stormqueen!
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    3.88     · 4652 Ratings · 140 Reviews · published 1978 · 54 editions
    The great epic of Darkover did not begin with the …

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    Book 13

    Two to Conquer
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    3.70     · 2624 Ratings · 76 Reviews · published 1980 · 32 editions
    What forces would operate if there were two object…

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    Book 14

    The Keeper's Price
    by
    3.89     · 1139 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 1980 · 13 editions
    From the back cover:

    The lore of the planet of the …

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    Book 15

    Sharra's Exile
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    3.96     · 2770 Ratings · 64 Reviews · published 1981 · 32 editions
    The sequel to Heritage of Hastur, perhaps the sing…

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    Book 16

    Hawkmistress!
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    4.00     · 4527 Ratings · 123 Reviews · published 1982 · 36 editions
    Bradley, Marion Zimmer, A Darkover Novel

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    Book 17

    Sword of Chaos
    by
    3.83     · 1156 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 1982 · 10 editions
    This second anthology of Darkover stories, first p…

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    Book 18

    Thendara House
    by
    3.98     · 2968 Ratings · 95 Reviews · published 1983 · 7 editions
    Bradley, Marion Zimmer, Thendara House

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    Book 19

    City of Sorcery
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    3.76     · 2041 Ratings · 79 Reviews · published 1984 · 10 editions
    Haunted by mysterious images of hooded figures, Ma…

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    Book 20

    Free Amazons of Darkover
    by
    3.93     · 1352 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 1985 · 12 editions
    There is moderate shelf, creases on the side of co…

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    Book 21

    The Other Side of the Mirror
    by
    3.79     · 593 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 1987 · 6 editions
    From the back cover:

    WHEN THE COMYN RULE...

    Darkover…

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    Book 22

    Red Sun of Darkover
    by
    3.85     · 1154 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1979 · 9 editions
    Spanning generations of Darkover history, this col…

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    Book 23

    Four Moons of Darkover
    by
    3.84     · 578 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 1988 · 9 editions
    Features a memorable group of tales set in the lan…

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    Book 24

    The Heirs of Hammerfell
    by
    3.70     · 2307 Ratings · 55 Reviews · published 1989 · 25 editions
    Darkover—planet of the Bloody Sun, world of legend…

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    Book 25

    Domains of Darkover
    by
    3.84     · 632 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 1990 · 6 editions
    Join Marion Zimmer Bradley and The Friends of Dark…

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    Book 26

    Renunciates of Darkover
    by
    4.03     · 961 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 1991 · 7 editions
    From Guild House to lord's court, the Free Amazons…

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    Book 27

    Leroni of Darkover
    by
    3.89     · 672 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1991 · 6 editions
    A collection of tales set on Darkover, the world o…

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    Book 28

    Towers of Darkover
    by
    3.91     · 883 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1993 · 7 editions
    An anthology of stories set in the world of the Bl…

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    Book 29

    Rediscovery
    by
    3.86     · 2375 Ratings · 73 Reviews · published 1993 · 6 editions
    Leonie Hastur, headstrong and lovely daughter of t…

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    Book 30

    Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover
    by
    4.18     · 1587 Ratings · 35 Reviews · published 1993 · 7 editions
    Return to Darkover, the planet of the Bloody Sun, …

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    Book 31

    Snows of Darkover
    by
    3.79     · 740 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1994 · 8 editions
    Noted authors--including Mercedes Lackey, Marion Z…

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    Book 32

    Exile's Song
    by
    4.05     · 2798 Ratings · 73 Reviews · published 1996 · 4 editions
    Haunted by childhood memories of a strange silver …

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    Book 33

    The Shadow Matrix
    by
    4.07     · 2628 Ratings · 46 Reviews · published 1997 · 6 editions
    After spending her youth in the Terran Empire, Mar…

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    Book 34

    Traitor's Sun
    by
    3.96     · 2372 Ratings · 51 Reviews · published 1999 · 7 editions
    Traitor's Sun continues the epic saga of Darkover,…

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    Book 35

    The Fall of Neskaya
    by
    3.90     · 1984 Ratings · 70 Reviews · published 2001 · 4 editions
    The Fall of Neskaya, Book One of the Clingfire Tri…

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    Book 36

    Zandru's Forge
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    3.93     · 1564 Ratings · 51 Reviews · published 2003 · 3 editions
    In the era of The Hundred Kingdoms, a time of war …

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    Book 37

    A Flame in Hali
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    3.91     · 1357 Ratings · 46 Reviews · published 2004 · 3 editions
    In the era of The Hundred Kingdoms, a time of war …

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    Book 38

    The Alton Gift
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    4.00     · 1647 Ratings · 59 Reviews · published 2007 · 11 editions
    The long-awaited continuation to Marion Zimmer Bra…

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    Book 39

    Hastur Lord
    by
    3.98     · 980 Ratings · 61 Reviews · published 2010 · 12 editions
    A never-before-published fantasy novel set in Mar…

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    Book 40

    The Children of Kings
    by
    4.05     · 747 Ratings · 85 Reviews · published 2013 · 9 editions
    A Novel of Darkover®
    Millennia ago, the planet Dark…

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    Book 41

    Music of Darkover
    by
    3.78     · 78 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2013 · 5 editions
    An anthology of stories, songs, and articles about…

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    Book 42

    Stars of Darkover
    by
    4.09     · 149 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions
    Return to the world of the Bloody Sun...

    Over fift…

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    Book 43

    Gifts of Darkover
    by
    4.04     · 135 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2015 · 4 editions
    Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover remains one of th…

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    Book 44

    Thunderlord
    by
    3.93     · 468 Ratings · 61 Reviews · published 2016 · 5 editions
    A follow-up to The Ages of Chaos omnibus, Thunderl…

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