(Mercedes Lackey has a degree in biology from Purdue University. Like many writers she has worked at a variety of jobs, including short stints as a waitress, security guard and artist's model. She lives outside Tulsa, Oklahoma with her husband and collaborator, artist Larry Dixon, their several birds and two dogs.
Mercedes Lackey is the New York Times bestselling American fantasy author behind the Heralds of Valdemar series, The Elemental Masters series, the 100 Kingdoms series, and many more. She has published over 100 novels in under 25 years.
Series
Valdemar : Heralds of Valdemar
1. Arrows of the Queen (1987)
2. Arrow's Flight (1987)
3. Arrow's Fall (1988)
Queen's Own (omnibus) (1987)
Heralds of Valdemar (omnibus) (1990)
Take a Thief (2001)
Exile's Honor (2002)
Exile's Valor (2003)
On the Other Side (2010)
Stolen Silver (2010)
The Heralds of Valdemar Omnibus (omnibus) (2014)
The Complete Arrows Trilogy (omnibus) (2015)
1. Arrows of the Queen (1987)
2. Arrow's Flight (1987)
3. Arrow's Fall (1988)
Queen's Own (omnibus) (1987)
Heralds of Valdemar (omnibus) (1990)
Take a Thief (2001)
Exile's Honor (2002)
Exile's Valor (2003)
On the Other Side (2010)
Stolen Silver (2010)
The Heralds of Valdemar Omnibus (omnibus) (2014)
The Complete Arrows Trilogy (omnibus) (2015)
Valdemar : Vows and Honor
1. The Oathbound (1988)
2. Oathbreakers (1989)
3. Oathblood (1998)
4. By the Sword (1991)
Vows and Honor (omnibus) (1993)
Landscape of the Imagination (2010)
Keys (2011)
Sword Sworn (2011)
A Tale of Heroes (2011)
The Making of a Legend (2011)
The Talisman (2011)
Wings of Fire (2011)
Friendly Fire (2011)
A Woman's Weapon (2011)
1. The Oathbound (1988)
2. Oathbreakers (1989)
3. Oathblood (1998)
4. By the Sword (1991)
Vows and Honor (omnibus) (1993)
Landscape of the Imagination (2010)
Keys (2011)
Sword Sworn (2011)
A Tale of Heroes (2011)
The Making of a Legend (2011)
The Talisman (2011)
Wings of Fire (2011)
Friendly Fire (2011)
A Woman's Weapon (2011)
Valdemar : Last Herald Mage
1. Magic's Pawn (1989)
2. Magic's Promise (1990)
3. Magic's Price (1990)
The Last Herald Mage (omnibus) (1990)
The Mage Winds (omnibus) (2015)
1. Magic's Pawn (1989)
2. Magic's Promise (1990)
3. Magic's Price (1990)
The Last Herald Mage (omnibus) (1990)
The Mage Winds (omnibus) (2015)
Diana Tregarde
0.5. Magic 101 (2014)
1. Burning Water (1989)
2. Children of the Night (1990)
3. Jinx High (1991)
Diana Tregarde Investigates (omnibus) (2006)
Trio of Sorcery (omnibus) (2010)
Killer Byte (2011)
Nightside (2011)
Satanic, Versus (2011)
0.5. Magic 101 (2014)
1. Burning Water (1989)
2. Children of the Night (1990)
3. Jinx High (1991)
Diana Tregarde Investigates (omnibus) (2006)
Trio of Sorcery (omnibus) (2010)
Killer Byte (2011)
Nightside (2011)
Satanic, Versus (2011)
Bardic Voices
1. Lark and the Wren (1991)
2. The Robin and the Kestrel (1993)
3. A Cast of Corbies (1994) (with Josepha Sherman)
4. The Eagle and the Nightingales (1995)
5. Four and Twenty Blackbirds (1997)
The Free Bards (omnibus) (1997) (with Larry Dixon)
1. Lark and the Wren (1991)
2. The Robin and the Kestrel (1993)
3. A Cast of Corbies (1994) (with Josepha Sherman)
4. The Eagle and the Nightingales (1995)
5. Four and Twenty Blackbirds (1997)
The Free Bards (omnibus) (1997) (with Larry Dixon)
Brainship
3. The Ship Who Searched (1992) (with Anne McCaffrey)
Brain Ships (omnibus) (2003) (with Margaret Ball and Anne McCaffrey)
3. The Ship Who Searched (1992) (with Anne McCaffrey)
Brain Ships (omnibus) (2003) (with Margaret Ball and Anne McCaffrey)
Darkover
20. Rediscovery (1993) (with Marion Zimmer Bradley)
A Different Kind of Courage (2010)
Object Lesson (2010)
Poetic License (2010)
Set a Thief (2010)
20. Rediscovery (1993) (with Marion Zimmer Bradley)
A Different Kind of Courage (2010)
Object Lesson (2010)
Poetic License (2010)
Set a Thief (2010)
Valdemar : Mage Wars (with Larry Dixon)
1. The Black Gryphon (1993)
2. The White Gryphon (1995)
3. The Silver Gryphon (1996)
The Mage Wars (omnibus) (2016)
1. The Black Gryphon (1993)
2. The White Gryphon (1995)
3. The Silver Gryphon (1996)
The Mage Wars (omnibus) (2016)
Valdemar : Mage Storms
1. Storm Warning (1994)
2. Storm Rising (1995)
3. Storm Breaking (1996)
The Mage Storms (omnibus) (2015)
1. Storm Warning (1994)
2. Storm Rising (1995)
3. Storm Breaking (1996)
The Mage Storms (omnibus) (2015)
Elemental Masters
1. The Fire Rose (1995)
2. The Serpent's Shadow (2001)
3. The Gates of Sleep (2001)
4. Phoenix and Ashes (2004)
5. The Wizard of London (2005)
5.5. Grey (2011)
6. Reserved for the Cat (2007)
7. Unnatural Issue (2011)
8. Home From the Sea (2012)
9. Steadfast (2013)
10. Red as Blood (2014)
aka Blood Red
11. From a High Tower (2015)
12. A Study in Sable (2016)
13. A Scandal in Battersea (2017)
Grey's Ghost (2011)
1. The Fire Rose (1995)
2. The Serpent's Shadow (2001)
3. The Gates of Sleep (2001)
4. Phoenix and Ashes (2004)
5. The Wizard of London (2005)
5.5. Grey (2011)
6. Reserved for the Cat (2007)
7. Unnatural Issue (2011)
8. Home From the Sea (2012)
9. Steadfast (2013)
10. Red as Blood (2014)
aka Blood Red
11. From a High Tower (2015)
12. A Study in Sable (2016)
13. A Scandal in Battersea (2017)
Grey's Ghost (2011)
Valdemar Anthologies
1. Sword of Ice (1997)
2. Sun in Glory (2003)
3. Crossroads (2005)
4. Moving Targets (2008)
5. Changing the World (2009)
6. Finding the Way (2010)
7. Under the Vale (2011)
8. No True Way (2014)
9. Crucible (2015)
10. Tempest (2016)
11. Pathways (2017)
1. Sword of Ice (1997)
2. Sun in Glory (2003)
3. Crossroads (2005)
4. Moving Targets (2008)
5. Changing the World (2009)
6. Finding the Way (2010)
7. Under the Vale (2011)
8. No True Way (2014)
9. Crucible (2015)
10. Tempest (2016)
11. Pathways (2017)
Valdemar
Brightly Burning (2000)
The One Left Behind (2014)
The Simple Gifts (2014)
Finding the Path (2014) (with Larry Dixon)
Brightly Burning (2000)
The One Left Behind (2014)
The Simple Gifts (2014)
Finding the Path (2014) (with Larry Dixon)
Heirs of Alexandria (with Eric Flint and Dave Freer)
1. The Shadow of the Lion (2002)
2. This Rough Magic (2003)
3. Much Fall of Blood (2010)
4. Burdens of the Dead (2013)
1. The Shadow of the Lion (2002)
2. This Rough Magic (2003)
3. Much Fall of Blood (2010)
4. Burdens of the Dead (2013)
Obsidian (with James Mallory)
1. The Outstretched Shadow (2003)
2. To Light A Candle (2004)
3. When Darkness Falls (2006)
The Obsidian Mountain Trilogy (omnibus) (2014)
1. The Outstretched Shadow (2003)
2. To Light A Candle (2004)
3. When Darkness Falls (2006)
The Obsidian Mountain Trilogy (omnibus) (2014)
Five Hundred Kingdoms
1. The Fairy Godmother (2004)
2. One Good Knight (2006)
3. Fortune's Fool (2007)
4. The Snow Queen (2008)
5. The Sleeping Beauty (2010)
6. Beauty and the Werewolf (2011)
7. A Tangled Web (2012)
Once Upon a Tale (omnibus) (2011)
A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Volume 2 (omnibus) (2014)
A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Volume 3 (omnibus) (2014)
A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Volume 1 (omnibus) (2016)
1. The Fairy Godmother (2004)
2. One Good Knight (2006)
3. Fortune's Fool (2007)
4. The Snow Queen (2008)
5. The Sleeping Beauty (2010)
6. Beauty and the Werewolf (2011)
7. A Tangled Web (2012)
Once Upon a Tale (omnibus) (2011)
A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Volume 2 (omnibus) (2014)
A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Volume 3 (omnibus) (2014)
A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms Volume 1 (omnibus) (2016)
Doubled Edge (with Roberta Gellis)
1. This Scepter'd Isle (2004)
2. Ill Met by Moonlight (2005)
3. By Slanderous Tongues (2007)
4. And Less Than Kind (2008)
1. This Scepter'd Isle (2004)
2. Ill Met by Moonlight (2005)
3. By Slanderous Tongues (2007)
4. And Less Than Kind (2008)
Enduring Flame (with James Mallory)
1. The Phoenix Unchained (2007)
2. The Phoenix Endangered (2008)
3. The Phoenix Transformed (2009)
The Enduring Flame Trilogy (omnibus) (2014)
1. The Phoenix Unchained (2007)
2. The Phoenix Endangered (2008)
3. The Phoenix Transformed (2009)
The Enduring Flame Trilogy (omnibus) (2014)
Valdemar: Collegium Chronicles
1. Foundation (2008)
2. Intrigues (2010)
3. Changes (2011)
4. Redoubt (2012)
5. Bastion (2013)
1. Foundation (2008)
2. Intrigues (2010)
3. Changes (2011)
4. Redoubt (2012)
5. Bastion (2013)
Shadow Grail (with Rosemary Edghill)
1. Legacies (2010)
2. Conspiracies (2011)
3. Sacrifices (2013)
4. Victories (2014)
1. Legacies (2010)
2. Conspiracies (2011)
3. Sacrifices (2013)
4. Victories (2014)
Shipscat
1. SKitty (2010)
2. A Tail of Two SKittys (2010)
3. SCat (2010)
4. A Better Mousetrap (2010)
Shipscat Collection (omnibus) (2012)
1. SKitty (2010)
2. A Tail of Two SKittys (2010)
3. SCat (2010)
4. A Better Mousetrap (2010)
Shipscat Collection (omnibus) (2012)
Secret World Chronicles
1. Invasion (2011) (with Dennis Lee, Steve Libbey and Cody Martin)
2. World Divided (2012) (with Veronica Giguere, Dennis Lee and Cody Martin)
3. Revolution (2013) (with Veronica Giguere, Dennis Lee and Cody Martin)
4. Collision (2014) (with Veronica Giguere, Dennis Lee and Cody Martin)
Sgian Dubh (2011)
White Bird (2011)
Strike a Pose (2011)
Exemplar (2014)
Avalanche (2017) (with Veronica Giguere and Dennis Lee)
1. Invasion (2011) (with Dennis Lee, Steve Libbey and Cody Martin)
2. World Divided (2012) (with Veronica Giguere, Dennis Lee and Cody Martin)
3. Revolution (2013) (with Veronica Giguere, Dennis Lee and Cody Martin)
4. Collision (2014) (with Veronica Giguere, Dennis Lee and Cody Martin)
Sgian Dubh (2011)
White Bird (2011)
Strike a Pose (2011)
Exemplar (2014)
Avalanche (2017) (with Veronica Giguere and Dennis Lee)
Novels
If I Pay Thee Not in Gold (1993) (with Piers Anthony)
Sacred Ground (1994)
Tiger Burning Bright (1995) (with Marion Zimmer Bradley and Andre Norton)
The River's Gift (1999)
Gwenhwyfar (2009)
Arcanum 101 (2012) (with Rosemary Edghill)
Dead Reckoning (2012) (with Rosemary Edghill)
Sacred Ground (1994)
Tiger Burning Bright (1995) (with Marion Zimmer Bradley and Andre Norton)
The River's Gift (1999)
Gwenhwyfar (2009)
Arcanum 101 (2012) (with Rosemary Edghill)
Dead Reckoning (2012) (with Rosemary Edghill)
Omnibus
Winter Moon (2005) (with Tanith Lee and C E Murphy)
Harvest Moon (2010) (with Cameron Haley and Michelle Sagara)
A Host of Furious Fancies (2012) (with Rosemary Edghill)
Harvest Moon (2010) (with Cameron Haley and Michelle Sagara)
A Host of Furious Fancies (2012) (with Rosemary Edghill)
Collections
Fiddler Fair (1998)
Werehunter (1999)
Charmed Destinies (2003) (with Catherine Asaro and Rachel Lee)
The Princess, the Dragon, and the Frog Prince (2012) (with Raul S Reyes and Elisabeth Waters)
Werehunter (1999)
Charmed Destinies (2003) (with Catherine Asaro and Rachel Lee)
The Princess, the Dragon, and the Frog Prince (2012) (with Raul S Reyes and Elisabeth Waters)
Novellas
Roadkill (1990)
Wet Wings (1996)
Hallowmass Night (2010)
Dragon in Distress (2010) (with Elisabeth Waters)
To Dye For (2011)
Small Print (2011)
Last Rights (2011)
Dance Track (2011)
Scam Artistry (2011) (with Elisabeth Waters)
Devil Went Down to Georgia (2011)
Jihad (2012)
Once and Future (2012)
Aliens Ate My Pickup (2012)
The Cup and the Cauldron (2013)
The Enemy of my Enemy (2013)
The Last of the Season (2013)
Operation Desert Fox (2013)
The Waters and the Wild (2013)
Wet Wings (1996)
Hallowmass Night (2010)
Dragon in Distress (2010) (with Elisabeth Waters)
To Dye For (2011)
Small Print (2011)
Last Rights (2011)
Dance Track (2011)
Scam Artistry (2011) (with Elisabeth Waters)
Devil Went Down to Georgia (2011)
Jihad (2012)
Once and Future (2012)
Aliens Ate My Pickup (2012)
The Cup and the Cauldron (2013)
The Enemy of my Enemy (2013)
The Last of the Season (2013)
Operation Desert Fox (2013)
The Waters and the Wild (2013)
Series contributed to
Sword of Knowledge (with Nancy Asire, C J Cherryh and Leslie Fish)
1. A Dirge for Sabis (1989)
2. Reap the Whirlwind (1989)
3. Wizard Spawn (1989)
The Sword of Knowledge (omnibus) (1995)
1. A Dirge for Sabis (1989)
2. Reap the Whirlwind (1989)
3. Wizard Spawn (1989)
The Sword of Knowledge (omnibus) (1995)
Bedlam's Bard
1. Knight of Ghosts and Shadows (1990) (with Ellen Guon)
2. Summoned to Tourney (1992) (with Ellen Guon)
3. Beyond World's End (2001) (with Rosemary Edghill)
4. Spirits White as Lightning (2001) (with Rosemary Edghill)
5. Mad Maudlin (2003) (with Rosemary Edghill)
6. Music to My Sorrow (2003) (with Rosemary Edghill)
Bedlam's Bard (omnibus) (1991) (with Ellen Guon)
Bedlam's Edge (2005) (with Rosemary Edghill)
1. Knight of Ghosts and Shadows (1990) (with Ellen Guon)
2. Summoned to Tourney (1992) (with Ellen Guon)
3. Beyond World's End (2001) (with Rosemary Edghill)
4. Spirits White as Lightning (2001) (with Rosemary Edghill)
5. Mad Maudlin (2003) (with Rosemary Edghill)
6. Music to My Sorrow (2003) (with Rosemary Edghill)
Bedlam's Bard (omnibus) (1991) (with Ellen Guon)
Bedlam's Edge (2005) (with Rosemary Edghill)
Bard's Tale
1. Castle of Deception (1992) (with Josepha Sherman)
2. Fortress of Frost and Fire (1993) (with Ru Emerson)
3. Prison of Souls (1993) (with Mark Shepherd)
1. Castle of Deception (1992) (with Josepha Sherman)
2. Fortress of Frost and Fire (1993) (with Ru Emerson)
3. Prison of Souls (1993) (with Mark Shepherd)
SERRAted Edge
1. Born to Run (1992) (with Larry Dixon)
2. Chrome Circle (1994) (with Larry Dixon)
3. When the Bough Breaks (1993) (with Holly Lisle)
4. Wheels of Fire (1992) (with Mark Shepherd)
5. Stoned Souls (2006) (with Josepha Sherman)
The Chrome Borne (omnibus) (1999) (with Larry Dixon)
The Otherworld (omnibus) (2000) (with Holly Lisle and Mark Shepherd)
Silence (2016) (with Cody Martin)
1. Born to Run (1992) (with Larry Dixon)
2. Chrome Circle (1994) (with Larry Dixon)
3. When the Bough Breaks (1993) (with Holly Lisle)
4. Wheels of Fire (1992) (with Mark Shepherd)
5. Stoned Souls (2006) (with Josepha Sherman)
The Chrome Borne (omnibus) (1999) (with Larry Dixon)
The Otherworld (omnibus) (2000) (with Holly Lisle and Mark Shepherd)
Silence (2016) (with Cody Martin)
Stellar Guild (with Cody Martin)
Reboots (2011)
Reboots: Diabolical Streak (2014)
The Reboots Box Set (omnibus) (2017)
Reboots (2011)
Reboots: Diabolical Streak (2014)
The Reboots Box Set (omnibus) (2017)
Guardians of the Three / Exiled (with Eric Flint, Jody Lynn Nye and S M Stirling)
By Tooth and Claw (2015)
By Tooth and Claw (2015)
Anthology series
Anthologies edited
Non fiction
The Valdemar Companion (1990) (with John Helfers and Denise Little)
Mapping the World of Harry Potter (2005)
Mapping the World of Harry Potter (2005)
Anthologies containing stories by Mercedes Lackey
Alternate Warriors (1993)
By Any Other Fame (1994)
Deals with the Devil (1994)
Sisters in Fantasy 2 (1996)
A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (1998)
Catfantastic V (1999)
Flights of Fantasy (1999)
By Any Other Fame (1994)
Deals with the Devil (1994)
Sisters in Fantasy 2 (1996)
A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (1998)
Catfantastic V (1999)
Flights of Fantasy (1999)
Short stories
| A Better Mousetrap [short story] | |||
| Grey | |||
| Grey's Ghost [short story] | |||
| Last of the Season | |||
| Nightside [short story] | |||
| Satanic, Versus [short story] | |||
| SCat [short story] | |||
| SKitty [short story] | |||
| Stolen Silver [short story] | |||
| A Tail of Two SKitties | |||
| Werehunter [short story] | |||
| Fiddler Fair [short story] (1986) | |||
| Dance Track [short story] (1993) (with Larry Dixon) | |||
| Jihad (1993) | |||
| Small Print [short story] (1994) (with Larry Dixon) | |||
| Once and Future (1995) | |||
| Wide Wings (1999) |
Mercedes Lackey recommends
Bones of the Past (1993)
(Faia, book 2)
Holly Lisle
"(The) entrancing characters . . . will hold you spellbound."
The Art of the Sword (1994)
(Night-Threads, book 5)
Ru Emerson
"A never-failing source of reading pleasure!"
Dead Easy (2007)
(Chris Csejthe, book 4)
Wm Mark Simmons
". . . manages to combine enough wacky hilarity to satisfy a Terry Pratchett fan, and a plethora of puns guaranteed to make a Piers Anthony buff groan. . . . Mark might even have created himself a new genre-cybercafe."
Dawn Study (2017)
(Study / Chronicles of Ixia, book 6)
Maria V Snyder
"Maria V Snyder has created an engaging and entirely original new fantasy, fascinating in its rich detail."
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