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Valdemar (Publication order) Series

59 primary works • 59 total works
This series listing gives the Valdemar books in publication order. For the books and subseries in chronological order, see Valdemar (Chronological). Note: stand-alone short stories and omnibuses/box sets are not included in this listing, but Valdemar anthologies are listed. For short stories, see Tales of Valdemar.

Book 1

Arrows of the Queen
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4.13 · 40363 Ratings · 1644 Reviews · published 1987 · 40 editions
Follows the adventures of Talia as she trains to b…

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    Book 2

    Arrow's Flight
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    4.13     · 24752 Ratings · 663 Reviews · published 1987 · 23 editions
    Set in the medieval fantasy kingdom of Valdemar, t…

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    Book 3

    Arrow's Fall
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    4.19     · 24666 Ratings · 623 Reviews · published 1988 · 32 editions
    With Elspeth, the heir to the throne of Valdemar, …

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    Book 4

    The Oathbound
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    4.09     · 15445 Ratings · 425 Reviews · published 1988 · 26 editions
    The She was Tarma. Born to the Clan of the Hawk o…

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    Book 5

    Oathbreakers
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    4.20     · 16343 Ratings · 221 Reviews · published 1989 · 22 editions
    When Idra, leader of the crack mercenaries known a…

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    Book 6

    Magic's Pawn
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    4.20     · 28866 Ratings · 1270 Reviews · published 1989 · 29 editions
    Mage-Craft—

    Though Vanyel has been born with near-l…

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    Book 7

    Magic's Promise
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    4.22     · 22557 Ratings · 511 Reviews · published 1990 · 28 editions
    Groundbreaking epic fantasy series in Mercedes Lac…

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    Book 8

    Magic's Price
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    4.26     · 22975 Ratings · 554 Reviews · published 1990 · 25 editions
    The final chapter in Mercedes Lackey's spellbindin…

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    Book 9

    By the Sword
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    4.28     · 21703 Ratings · 416 Reviews · published 1991 · 30 editions
    Granddaughter of the sorceress Kethry, daughter of…

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    Book 10

    Winds of Fate
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    4.09     · 17808 Ratings · 340 Reviews · published 1991 · 31 editions
    Lackey, who has enchanted readers since the public…

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    Book 11

    Winds of Change
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    4.09     · 16026 Ratings · 192 Reviews · published 1992 · 22 editions
    In The Mage Winds trilogy, which began with the be…

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    Book 12

    Winds of Fury
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    4.11     · 14655 Ratings · 203 Reviews · published 1993 · 21 editions
    Valdemar is once again in peril, threatened by Anc…

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    Book 13

    The Black Gryphon
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    4.10     · 15663 Ratings · 417 Reviews · published 1994 · 32 editions
    It is an age when Valdemar is yet unfounded, its o…

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    Book 14

    Storm Warning
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    4.08     · 13667 Ratings · 211 Reviews · published 1994 · 2 editions
    With her phenomenal Mage Winds trilogy, bestsellin…

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    Book 15

    The White Gryphon
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    3.95     · 12756 Ratings · 192 Reviews · published 1995 · 37 editions
    It has been ten years since the magical Cataclysm,…

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    Book 16

    Storm Rising
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    4.07     · 12950 Ratings · 153 Reviews · published 1995 · 26 editions
    In Storm Rising , mysterious mage-storms are wreak…

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    Book 17

    The Silver Gryphon
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    3.87     · 11552 Ratings · 187 Reviews · published 1996 · 32 editions
    The third and final book in Mercedes Lackey's clas…

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    Book 18

    Storm Breaking
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    4.11     · 13108 Ratings · 158 Reviews · published 1996 · 26 editions
    As Storm Breaking opens, the western allies, led b…

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    Book 19

    Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar
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    3.91     · 4557 Ratings · 77 Reviews · published 1997 · 12 editions
    Filled with magic, intrigue, romance and adventure…

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    Book 20

    Owlflight
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    4.04     · 11817 Ratings · 292 Reviews · published 1997 · 28 editions
    Apprenticed to a venerable wizard when his hunter …

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    Book 21

    Oathblood
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    4.08     · 11463 Ratings · 184 Reviews · published 1998 · 22 editions
    This exciting new anthology includes a new novella…

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    Book 22

    Owlsight
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    4.05     · 10765 Ratings · 165 Reviews · published 1998 · 32 editions
    It has been four years since Darian saw his villag…

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    Book 23

    Owlknight
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    4.04     · 10111 Ratings · 171 Reviews · published 1999 · 23 editions
    From fantasy legends Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dix…

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    Book 24

    Brightly Burning
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    4.11     · 10931 Ratings · 283 Reviews · published 2000 · 28 editions
    Brightly Burning marks Mercedes Lackey's return to…

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    Book 25

    Take a Thief
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    4.16     · 14248 Ratings · 276 Reviews · published 2001 · 26 editions
    Mercedes Lackey's triumphant return to the best-se…

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    Book 26

    Exile's Honor
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    4.24     · 12920 Ratings · 289 Reviews · published 2002 · 29 editions
    Alberich had spent most of his youth in the Karsit…

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    Book 27

    Sun in Glory and Other Tales of Valdemar
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    3.88     · 3947 Ratings · 59 Reviews · published 2003 · 5 editions
    An all-new original short fiction anthology featur…

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    Book 28

    Exile's Valor
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    4.22     · 13072 Ratings · 200 Reviews · published 2003 · 22 editions
    This stand-alone novel in the Valdemar series cont…

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    Book 29

    Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar
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    3.91     · 3495 Ratings · 54 Reviews · published 2005 · 5 editions
    An original short fiction anthology set in Mercede…

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    Book 30

    Foundation
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    4.07     · 12702 Ratings · 644 Reviews · published 2008 · 30 editions
    Mags had been working at the Pieters’s mine, slavi…

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    Book 31

    Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar
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    3.96     · 2400 Ratings · 76 Reviews · published 2008 · 7 editions
    Fourteen original stories set in Mercedes Lackey's…

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    Book 32

    Changing the World
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    4.01     · 2235 Ratings · 80 Reviews · published 2009 · 7 editions
    In March 1987, a young author from Oklahoma publis…

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    Book 33

    Intrigues
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    4.04     · 9887 Ratings · 474 Reviews · published 2010 · 34 editions
    "Spellbinding storyteller" ( Rave Reviews ) Merced…

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    Book 34

    Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar
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    4.03     · 2189 Ratings · 73 Reviews · published 2010 · 3 editions
    In March 1987, a young author from Oklahoma publis…

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    Book 35

    Changes
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    4.03     · 8561 Ratings · 411 Reviews · published 2011 · 32 editions
    Enter the thrilling third volume in the epic Colle…

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    Book 36

    Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar
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    4.04     · 1656 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 2011 · 5 editions
    Under the Vale is the latest collection of short s…

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    Book 37

    Redoubt
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    4.05     · 7480 Ratings · 394 Reviews · published 2012 · 24 editions
    Mags, a young Herald trainee in Haven, the capital…

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    Book 38

    Bastion
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    4.09     · 6616 Ratings · 390 Reviews · published 2013 · 8 editions
    Mags returns to the Collegium, but there are mixed…

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    Book 39

    Closer to Home
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    4.09     · 5747 Ratings · 391 Reviews · published 2014 · 3 editions
    Mags was once an enslaved orphan living a harsh li…

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    Book 40

    No True Way
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    4.06     · 1247 Ratings · 99 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions
    In March 1987, Mercedes Lackey, a young author fro…

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    Book 41

    Closer to the Heart
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    4.16     · 4583 Ratings · 271 Reviews · published 2015 · 2 editions
    Mags was a Herald of Valdemar. But he had once liv…

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    Book 42

    Crucible
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    4.04     · 892 Ratings · 88 Reviews · published 2015 · 2 editions
    In March 1987, Mercedes Lackey, a young author fro…

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    Book 43

    Closer to the Chest
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    4.18     · 4084 Ratings · 290 Reviews · published 2016 · 9 editions
    New York Times-bestselling author Mercedes Lackey'…

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    Book 44

    Tempest
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    3.99     · 858 Ratings · 96 Reviews · published 2016 · 2 editions
    Twenty-four authors ride with Mercedes Lackey to h…

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    Book 45

    Pathways
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    4.11     · 757 Ratings · 75 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 editions
    The eleventh anthology of short stories set in Mer…

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    Book 46

    The Hills Have Spies
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    4.05     · 5197 Ratings · 388 Reviews · published 2018 · 9 editions
    In this new series, set in the bestselling world o…

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    Book 47

    Choices
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    4.10     · 685 Ratings · 72 Reviews · published 2018 · 2 editions
    The twelfth anthology of short stories set in the …

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    Book 48

    Eye Spy
    by
    4.18     · 3180 Ratings · 282 Reviews · published 2019 · 2 editions
    In this second installment of the Family Spies ser…

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    Book 49

    Seasons
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    4.15     · 646 Ratings · 58 Reviews · published 2019 · 2 editions
    This thirteenth anthology of short stories set in …

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    Book 50

    Spy, Spy Again
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    4.37     · 2733 Ratings · 224 Reviews · published 2020 · 8 editions
    In this third novel of the Family Spies series, se…

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    Book 51

    Passages
    by
    4.22     · 613 Ratings · 63 Reviews · published 2020 · 3 editions
    This fourteenth anthology of short stories set in …

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    Book 52

    Beyond
    by
    4.33     · 5097 Ratings · 608 Reviews · published 2021 · 13 editions
    The long-awaited founding of Valdemar comes to lif…

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    Book 53

    Boundaries
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    4.27     · 694 Ratings · 79 Reviews · published 2021 · 2 editions
    This fifteenth anthology of short stories set in t…

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    Book 54

    Into the West
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    4.29     · 3793 Ratings · 387 Reviews · published 2022 · 11 editions
    The long-awaited founding of Valdemar comes to lif…

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    Book 55

    Shenanigans
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    4.15     · 665 Ratings · 76 Reviews · published 2022 · 3 editions
    This sixteenth anthology of short stories set in t…

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    Book 56

    Gryphon in Light
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    4.24     · 1561 Ratings · 222 Reviews · published 2023 · 9 editions
    Set in the beloved and New York Times world of Val…

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    Book 57

    Anything With Nothing
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    4.31     · 566 Ratings · 66 Reviews · published 2023 · 2 editions
    This 17th anthology of short stories set in the be…

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    Book 58

    Valdemar
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    4.40     · 2972 Ratings · 290 Reviews · published 2023 · 11 editions
    The long-awaited story of the founding of Valdemar…

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    Book 59

    Gryphon's Valor
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    4.42     · 24 Ratings · expected publication 2033 · 5 editions
    Set in the beloved and New York Times-bestselling …

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