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)

Publication Order of Valdemar: Vows and Honor Books

Sword Sworn	(1986)
A Tale of Heroes	(1987)
The Oathbound	(1988)
Oathbreakers	(1989)
Oathblood	(1998)

Publication Order of Valdemar: The 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	(1994)
The White Gryphon	(1995)
The Silver Gryphon	(1996)

Publication Order of Valdemar: Mage Storms Books

Storm Warning	(1994)
Storm Rising	(1995)
Storm Breaking	(1996)

Publication Order of Valdemar: Collegium Chronicles Books

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

Publication Order of Valdemar: The 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)
Eye Spy	(2019)
Spy, Spy Again	(2020)

Publication Order of Valdemar: Mage Storms Books

Storm Warning	(1994)
Storm Rising	(1995)
Storm Breaking	(1996)

Publication Order of Valdemar: Kerowyn's Tale Books

By the Sword

(1991)

Publication Order of Valdemar: The Tale of Lavan Firestorm Books

Brightly Burning

(2000)

Publication Order of Valdemar Short Stories/Novellas

Stolen Silver	(1991)
On the Other Side	(2010)

Publication Order of Valdemar Short Story Collections

Valdemar Companion	(1990)
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	(2009)
Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar	(2010)
Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar	(2011)
The One Left Behind	(2014)
No True Way	(2014)
Crucible	(2015)
Tempest	(2016)
Pathways	(2017)
The Demon's Den and Other Tales of Valdemar	(2018)
Choices	(2018)
Seasons	(2019)
Passages	(2020)
Boundaries	(2021)

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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One Response to “Order of Valdemar Books”

1. CatStedman2012: 5 years ago

   ‘Brightly Burning’ actually precedes the Exile duology, coming after the Herald Spy trilogy. The proper chronological order for ALL of the current (as of March 2017) Valdemar novels is

   Mage Wars (Black, White, and Silver Gryphon novels)

   The Last Herald Mage (Magic’s Pawn, Promise, and Price)

   The Collegium Chronicles (Foundation, Intrigues, Changes, Redoubt, Bastion)

   The Herald Spy (Closer to Home, Chest, Heart) –

   [Soon to be published] The Family Spies

   Brightly Burning

   Vows and Honor (Oathbound, Oathbreaker, Oathblood)

   Exile’s Honor/Valor

   Take a Theif

   Queen’s Own (Arrows of the Queen, Flight, Fall)

   By the Sword {Bear in mind, most of what happens in Kerowyn’s tale actually occurs during the same time as Take a Theif and Arrows, but in a different nation. The last part of the book, set in Valdemar, happens after “Arrow’s Fall”.

   Mage Winds (Winds of Fate, Change, Fury)

   Mage Storms (Storm Warning, Rising, Breaking)

   Darian’s Tale (Owlflight, Owlsight, Owlknight)

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