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Mercedes Lackey


(Mercedes Ritchie Lackey)
USA flag (b.1950)
Wife of Larry Dixon

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.
 

Awards: Nebula (2022)  see all

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Horror
 
New and upcoming books
November 2024

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Feuds
(Valdemar Anthologies, book 18)
December 2024

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Miss Amelia's List
(Elemental Masters, book 17)
June 2025

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Gryphon's Valor
(Kelvren's Saga, book 2)
Series
Valdemar : Vows and Honor
   Sword Sworn (1986)
   A Tale of Heroes (1987)
   1. The Oathbound (1988)
   2. Oathbreakers (1989)
   3. Oathblood (1998)
   4. By the Sword (1991)
   Landscape of the Imagination (2010)
   Keys (2011)
   The Making of a Legend (2011)
   The Talisman (2011)
   Wings of Fire (2011)
   A Woman's Weapon (2011)
   Friendly Fire (2011)
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Valdemar : Heralds of Valdemar
   1. Arrows of the Queen (1987)
   2. Arrow's Flight (1987)
   3. Arrow's Fall (1988)
   Take a Thief (2001)
   On the Other Side (2010)
   Stolen Silver (2010)
   A Storytelling of Crows (2011) (with Elisabeth Waters)
   A Charm of Finches (2011) (with Elisabeth Waters)
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Valdemar : Last Herald Mage
   1. Magic's Pawn (1989)
   2. Magic's Promise (1990)
   3. Magic's Price (1990)
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Diana Tregarde
   0.5. Magic 101 (2014)
   1. Burning Water (1989)
   2. Children of the Night (1990)
   3. Jinx High (1991)
   Killer Byte (2011)
   Nightside (2011)
   Satanic, Versus (2011)
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Shipscat
   1. SKitty (1989)
   2. A Tail of Two SKittys (1994)
   3. SCat (1996)
   4. A Better Mousetrap (1999)
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Valdemar : Mage Winds
   1. Winds of Fate (1991)
   2. Winds of Change (1992)
   3. Winds of Fury (1993)
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Halfblood Chronicles (with Andre Norton)
   1. The Elvenbane (1991)
   2. Elvenblood (1995)
   3. Elvenborn (2002)
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Valdemar : Mage Wars (with Larry Dixon)
   1. The Black Gryphon (1993)
   2. The White Gryphon (1995)
   3. The Silver Gryphon (1996)
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Valdemar : Mage Storms
   1. Storm Warning (1994)
   2. Storm Rising (1995)
   3. Storm Breaking (1996)
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Elemental Masters
   0.5. The Fire Rose (1995)
   1. The Serpent's Shadow (2001)
   2. The Gates of Sleep (2001)
   3. Phoenix and Ashes (2004)
   4. The Wizard of London (2005)
   4.5. Grey (2011)
   4.6. Grey's Ghost (2011)
   5. Reserved for the Cat (2007)
   6. Unnatural Issue (2011)
   7. Home From the Sea (2012)
   8. Steadfast (2013)
   9. Blood Red (2014)
   10. From a High Tower (2015)
   11. A Study in Sable (2016)
   12. A Scandal in Battersea (2017)
   13. The Bartered Brides (2018)
   14. The Case of the Spellbound Child (2019)
   15. Jolene (2020)
   16. The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley (2022)
   17. Miss Amelia's List (2024)
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Fairy Tale
   1. Firebird (1996)
   2. The Black Swan (1999)
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Dariens Tale (with Larry Dixon)
   1. Owlflight (1997)
   2. Owlsight (1998)
   3. Owlknight (1999)
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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)
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Alberich's Tale
   1. Exile's Honor (2002)
   2. Exile's Valor (2003)
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Dragon Jousters
   1. Joust (2003)
   2. Alta (2004)
   3. Sanctuary (2005)
   4. Aerie (2006)
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Obsidian (with James Mallory)
   1. The Outstretched Shadow (2003)
   2. To Light A Candle (2004)
   3. When Darkness Falls (2006)
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Five Hundred Kingdoms
   1. The Fairy Godmother (2003)
   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)
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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)
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Valdemar: Collegium Chronicles
   1. Foundation (2008)
   2. Intrigues (2010)
   3. Changes (2011)
   4. Redoubt (2012)
   5. Bastion (2013)
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Shadow Grail (with Rosemary Edghill)
   1. Legacies (2010)
   2. Conspiracies (2011)
   3. Sacrifices (2013)
   4. Victories (2014)
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Martis
   1. Balance (2010)
   2. Dragon's Teeth (2010)
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Secret World Chronicles
   1. Invasion (2011) (with Dennis Lee, Steve Libbey and Cody Martin)
   Sgian Dubh (2011)
   White Bird (2011)
   Strike a Pose (2011)
   2. World Divided (2012) (with Veronica Giguere, Dennis Lee and Cody Martin)
   3. Revolution (2013) (with Veronica Giguere, Dennis Lee and Cody Martin)
   Exemplar (2014)
   4. Collision (2014) (with Veronica Giguere, Dennis Lee and Cody Martin)
   Avalanche (2017) (with Veronica Giguere, Dennis Lee and Cody Martin)
   Echo One (2020) (with Veronica Giguere, Dennis Lee and Cody Martin)
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Dragon Prophecy (with James Mallory)
   1. Crown of Vengeance (2012)
   2. Blade of Empire (2017)
   3. Deliverance of Dragons (2025)
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Herald Spy
   1. Closer to Home (2014)
   2. Closer to the Heart (2015)
   3. Closer to the Chest (2016)
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Hunter
   1. Hunter (2015)
   2. Elite (2016)
   3. Apex (2017)
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Valdemar: Family Spies
   1. The Hills Have Spies (2018)
   2. Eye Spy (2019)
   3. Spy, Spy Again (2020)
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Founding of Valdemar
   1. Beyond (2021)
   2. Into the West (2022)
   3. Valdemar (2023)
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Kelvren's Saga (with Larry Dixon)
   1. Gryphon in Light (2023)
   2. Gryphon's Valor (2025)
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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)
   The House of the Four Winds (2014) (with James Mallory)
   Briarheart (2021)
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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)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Roadkill (1990)
   Once and Future (1995)
   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)
   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)
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Anthologies edited
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Anthology series
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)
   12. Choices (2018)
   13. Seasons (2019)
   14. Passages (2020)
   15. Boundaries (2021)
   16. Shenanigans (2022)
   17. Anything With Nothing (2023)
   18. Feuds (2024)
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Series contributed to
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Sword of Knowledge
   1. A Dirge for Sabis (1989) (with others)
   2. Reap the Whirlwind (1989) (with others)
   3. Wizard Spawn (1989) (with others)
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Bedlam's Bard
   1. Knight of Ghosts and Shadows (1990) (with Ellen Guon)
   2. Summoned to Tourney (1992) (with Ellen Guon)
   4. Beyond World's End (2001) (with Rosemary Edghill)
   5. Spirits White as Lightning (2001) (with Rosemary Edghill)
   6. Mad Maudlin (2003) (with Rosemary Edghill)
   7. Music to My Sorrow (2003) (with Rosemary Edghill)
   8. Bedlam's Edge (2005) (with Rosemary Edghill)
   9. The Waters and the Wild (2013) (with Rosemary Edghill)
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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)
   9. Silence (2016) (with Cody Martin)
   10. Breaking Silence (2020) (with Cody Martin)
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Clan of the Claw
   2. By Tooth and Claw (2015) (with others)
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Books containing stories by Mercedes Lackey
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Anything With Nothing (2023)
(Valdemar Anthologies, book 17)
edited by
Mercedes Lackey
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Merciless Mermaids (2023)
Tails from the Deep
edited by
Kevin J Anderson and Allyson Longueira

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Awards
2022 Dragon Award for Best Alternate History Novel : The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley
2022 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

Award nominations
1997 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Firebird
1996 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Storm Rising
1995 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Storm Warning
1993 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Winds of Change
1988 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Arrows of the Queen


Mercedes Lackey recommends
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Go Hard Or Go Home (2024)
(Car Warriors: Autoduel Chronicles, book 1)
Larry Dixon, Jody Lynn Nye and S M Stirling
"This anthology is a collection of high-speed shenanigans that put you in the driver's seat for epic action!"
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The Scarlet Circus (2023)
(Circus , book 3)
Jane Yolen
"Jane Yolen is not only one of the best writers I know of, she's also consistently excellent. A Grand Master, old-school style!"
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Witchy Eye (2017)
(Witchy Eye, book 1)
D J Butler
"This is enchanting! I'd love to see more."

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