Order of Marion Zimmer Bradley Books
Marion Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy, science fiction and speculative fiction, as well as some gay & lesbian pulp fiction novels (which were controversial at the time) under various pseudonyms. Feminist views were a common theme in Bradley’s fiction. Bradley is best known for her Darkover series and to a lesser degree, her Avalon series. She also edited the long-running Sword and Sorceress anthology, which gave Mercedes Lackey her start as a published author. Bradley passed away in 1999 at the age of 69 after years of failing health.
Marion Zimmer Bradley started out placing well in a short fiction contest for the magazine Amazing Stories. Her story, Outpost, was published in Vol. 23, No. 12 of the magazine (December 1949). Her first novel was Falcons of Narabedla, published in 1957. Below is a list of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s books in order of when they were originally published (as well as in chronological order when necessary):
Publication Order of Darkover Books
Chronological Order of Darkover Books
Publication Order of Claire Moffatt/Occult Tales Books
| Dark Satanic | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Inheritor | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Witch Hill | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Hunters Books
(with Paul Edwin Zimmer)
| Hunters of the Red Moon | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Survivors | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Sixth Sense Books
| In the Steps of the Master | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Avalon Books
| The Mists of Avalon | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Forest House / The Forests of Avalon | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Lady of Avalon | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Priestess of Avalon | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Ancestors of Avalon | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Ravens of Avalon | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Sword of Avalon | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Chronological Order of Avalon Books
| Ancestors of Avalon | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Ravens of Avalon | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Forest House / The Forests of Avalon | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Lady of Avalon | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Priestess of Avalon | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Mists of Avalon | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Sword of Avalon | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Web Of Light Books
| Web of Darkness | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Web of Light | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fall of Atlantis | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Trillium Books
| Black Trillium | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Blood Trillium | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Golden Trillium | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Lady of the Trillium | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Sky Trillium | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Light Books
| Ghostlight | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Witchlight | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gravelight | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Heartlight | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Glenraven Books
(with Holly Lisle)
| Glenraven | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| In the Rift | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Lythande Short Stories/Novellas
| Bird of Prey | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Men, Halflings & Hero Worship | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Jewel of Arwen | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Parting of Arwen | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Gratitude of Kings | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Once and Future Merlin | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Crime Therapist | (1954) | Info. |
| Centaurus Changeling | (1954) | Info. |
| Death Between the Stars | (1956) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Falcons of Narabedla | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Measureless to Man | (1962) | Info. |
| Genuine Old Master | (1977) | Info. |
| Lythande | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Stars Are Waiting | (2000) | Info. |
| The Dark Intruder | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Phoenix | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Jamie and Other Stories: The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Marion Zimmer Bradley Short Story Collection | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Marion Zimmer Bradley, Science Fiction Collection | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Checklist: A Complete, Cumulative Checklist of Lesbian, Variant and Homosexual Fiction | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Experiment Perilous | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Necessity for Beauty: Robert W. Chambers and The Romantic Tradition | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Thieves' World Books
Publication Order of Clingfire Books
(with Deborah J. Ross)
| The Fall of Neskaya | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Zandru's Forge | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Flame in Hali | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Children of Kings Books
(with Deborah J. Ross)
| The Alton Gift | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hastur Lord | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Children of Kings | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Darkover Books
(with Mercedes Lackey)
| Different Kind of Courage | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Set a Thief | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Rediscovery | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Poetic License | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| An Object Lesson | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: Stormqueen! and the Hunters books were co-authored by Paul Edwin Zimmer. Rediscovery was co-authored by Mercedes Lackey. Hastur Lord and Thunderlord were co-authored by Deborah J. Ross. Exile’s Song, The Shadow Matrix and Traitor’s Sun were co-authored by Adrienne Martine-Barnes. All Avalon books were co-authored by Diana L. Paxson, except for The Mists of Avalon. The Glenraven series was co-authored with Holly Lisle. The short stories The Virgin and the Volcano and Firetrap were co-authored with Elisabeth Waters. The Clingfire and Children of Kings series were written by Deborah J. Ross, based on Bradley’s work. Tiger Burning Bright was co-authored with Mercedes Lackey and Andre Norton.
Black Trillium was co-authored with Julian May and Andre Norton. From XVIII onwards (except for XXI), the Sword and Sorceress anthologies were edited by Elisabeth Waters. XXI was edited by Diana L. Paxson. Greyhaven was co-edited with Paul Edwin Zimmer. Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Worlds was edited by Rachel E. Holmen. Experiment Perilous also contains essays by Alfred Bester and Norman Spinrad.
I Am a Lesbian was written under the pseudonym of Lee Chapman. My Sister, My Love, Twilight Lovers and The Strange Women were written under the pen name Miriam Gardner. Spare Her Heaven, Anything Goes and Knives of Desire were written as Morgan Ives. No Adam for Eve was written using the pen name John Dexter. The Endless Voyage was also published as The Endless Universe.
If You Like Marion Zimmer-Bradley Books, You’ll Love…
Marion Zimmer Bradley Synopses: The standalone novel Tiger Burning Bright is a one-time-only collaboration between three of the best in fantasy – Marion Zimmer Bradley, Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey. The House of the Tiger has been ruling Merina during a time of peace, but now Emperor Balthasar and his armies plan to crush the city/state while it’s vulernable.
The Dark Intruder and Other Stories is a short story collection contains some of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s best short fiction between 1952 and 1962. Among the stories included are The Dark Intruder (aka Mesureless to Man), Jackie Sees a Star, Exiles of Tomorrow, Death Between the Stars, The Crime Therapist, The Stars Are Waiting and Black & White.
The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley contains 16 stories between 1954 and 1980. She is known for her feminist topics, some of which included here are sex and pregnancy in space. This collection is not to be confused with the Halcyon eBook of the same title.
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