Order of Valdemar Books

Valdemar is a series of fantasy novels and short stories by American author Mercedes Lackey. The series encompasses several different series, including both novels and short stories, most of which authored by Lackey.

Mercedes Lackey began her Valdemar series in 1987 with the novel Arrows of the Queen. She followed it up that same year with Arrow’s Flight. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Valdemar: Heralds Of Valdemar Books

Arrows of the Queen	(1987)
Arrow's Flight	(1987)
Arrow's Fall	(1988)
Stolen Silver	(1991)
Brightly Burning	(2000)
Take a Thief	(2001)
Exile's Honor	(2002)
Exile's Valor	(2003)
On the Other Side	(2003)

Chronological Order of Valdemar: Heralds Of Valdemar Books

Exile's Honor	(2002)
Exile's Valor	(2003)
Take a Thief	(2001)
Brightly Burning	(2000)
Arrows of the Queen	(1987)
Arrow's Flight	(1987)
Arrow's Fall	(1988)
Stolen Silver	(1991)
On the Other Side	(2003)

Publication Order of Valdemar: Vows and Honor Books

Sword Sworn	(1986)
A Tale of Heroes	(1987)
The Oathbound	(1988)
Keys	(1988)
Oathbreakers	(1989)
The Making of a Legend	(1990)
The Talisman	(1990)
Wings of Fire	(1991)
By the Sword	(1991)
A Woman's Weapon	(1992)
Friendly Fire	(1993)
Oathblood	(1998)
Landscape of the Imagination	(2005)

Publication Order of Valedemar: Last Herald Mage Books

Magic's Pawn	(1989)
Magic's Promise	(1990)
Magic's Price	(1990)

Publication Order of Valdemar: Mage Winds Books

Winds of Fate	(1991)
Winds of Change	(1992)
Winds of Fury	(1993)

Publication Order of Valdemar: Mage Wars Books

The Black Gryphon	(1993)
The White Gryphon	(1995)
The Silver Gryphon	(1996)

Publication Order of Valedemar: Dariens Tale Books

Owlflight	(1997)
Owlsight	(1998)
Owlknight	(1998)

Publication Order of Valedemar: Collegium Chronicles Books

Foundation	(2008)
Intrigues	(2010)
Changes	(2011)
Redoubt	(2012)
Bastion	(2013)

Publication Order of Valdemar: Herald Spy Books

Closer to Home	(2014)
Closer to the Heart	(2015)
Closer to the Chest	(2016)

Publication Order of Valdemar: Family Spies Books

The Hills Have Spies

(2018)

Publication Order of Valdemar Anthologies

Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar	(1997)
Sun In Glory and Other Tales of Valdemar	(2003)
Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar	(2005)
Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar	(2008)
Changing the World: All-New Tales of Valdemar	(2009)
Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar	(2010)
Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar	(2011)
No True Way: All-New Tales of Valdemar	(2014)
Crucible: All-New Tales of Valdemar	(2015)
Pathways	(2017)

Chronological Order of Valdemar Books

The chronological order of the Valdemar series is as follows: Mage Wars; The Last Herald Mage; Collegium Chronicles; Vows and Honor; Heralds of Valdemar; Mage Winds; Mage Storms; Dariens Tale.

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Valdemar Companion

(1990)

Notes: The Valdemar: Mage Wars series was co-authored with Larry Dixon. The non-fiction book The Valdemar Companion is co-authored by John Helfers and Denise Little.

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Valdemar Synopsis: Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey is her debut novel and the first in the Valdemar series. It is also the first novel in the Heralds of Valdemar sub-series. Talia is a young runaway who rescues one of the legendary Companions and becomes a herald of the royal court. When she learns of a plot in order to steal the throne away, Talia will have to use her empathic powers in order to stop the coup.

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