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Marion Zimmer Bradley

Marion Zimmer Bradley was an American writer known for her contributions to fantasy, science fiction, and speculative fiction, as well as for some controversial gay and lesbian pulp fiction novels published under various pseudonyms. Feminist themes frequently appeared in her work. She is most recognized for her Darkover series and, to a lesser extent, her Avalon series. Additionally, she edited the long-running Sword and Sorceress anthology, which helped launch Mercedes Lackey's writing career. Bradley passed away in 1999 at the age of 69 after struggling with health issues. She began her career by achieving notable success in a short fiction contest for Amazing Stories magazine, where her story "Outpost" was published in December 1949. Her debut novel, Falcons of Narabedla, was released in 1957. Below is a chronological list of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s books based on their original publication dates.

Marion Zimmer Bradley became a published novelist in 1954 with the novel Year of the Big Thaw. Below is a list of Marion Zimmer Bradley's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Darkover Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Planet Savers (By: Elisabeth Waters) (1962) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Fall of Neskaya (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Sword of Aldones (1962) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Zandru's Forge (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Bloody Sun (1964) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
A Flame in Hali (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Star of Danger (1965) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Winds of Darkover (1970) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The World Wreckers (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Darkover Landfall (1972) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Spell Sword (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Heritage of Hastur (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Shattered Chain (1976) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Forbidden Tower (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Stormqueen! (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Two to Conquer (1980) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Sharra's Exile (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Hawkmistress! (1982) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Thendara House (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
City of Sorcery (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Heirs of Hammerfell (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Rediscovery (With: Mercedes Lackey) (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Exile's Song (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Shadow Matrix (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Traitor's Sun (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Zandru's Forge (With: Deborah J. Ross) (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
A Flame in Hali (With: Deborah J. Ross) (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Hastur Lord (With: Deborah J. Ross) (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Death of Brendan Ensolare (By: Deborah Wheeler) (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Children of Kings (With: Deborah J. Ross) (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Thunderlord (With: Deborah J. Ross) (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Ski the Hellers (By: Elisabeth Waters) (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Laran Gambit (With: Deborah J. Ross) (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Arilinn (With: Deborah J. Ross) (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Claire Moffatt/Occult Tales Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Darkover Landfall (1972) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Stormqueen! (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Thunderlord (With: Deborah J. Ross) (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Traitor's Sun (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Hawkmistress! (1982) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Heirs of Hammerfell (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Rediscovery (With: Mercedes Lackey) (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Shattered Chain (1976) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Spell Sword (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Forbidden Tower (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Thendara House (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
City of Sorcery (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Star of Danger (1965) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Winds of Darkover (1970) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Bloody Sun (1964) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Heritage of Hastur (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Planet Savers (By: Elisabeth Waters) (1962) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Sharra's Exile (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Sword of Aldones (1962) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The World Wreckers (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Exile's Song (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Shadow Matrix (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Two to Conquer (1980) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Zandru's Forge (With: Deborah J. Ross) (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
A Flame in Hali (With: Deborah J. Ross) (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Hastur Lord (With: Deborah J. Ross) (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Children of Kings (With: Deborah J. Ross) (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Death of Brendan Ensolare (By: Deborah Wheeler) (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Ski the Hellers (By: Elisabeth Waters) (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Laran Gambit (With: Deborah J. Ross) (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Arilinn (With: Deborah J. Ross) (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Hunters Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Dark Satanic (1972) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Inheritor (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Witch Hill (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Sixth Sense Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Hunters of the Red Moon (1973) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Survivors (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Avalon Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
In the Steps of the Master (1973) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Web Of Light Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Mists of Avalon (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Forest House / The Forests of Avalon (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Lady of Avalon (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Priestess of Avalon (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Ancestors of Avalon (By: Diana L. Paxson) (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Ravens of Avalon (By: Diana L. Paxson) (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Sword of Avalon (By: Diana L. Paxson) (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Trillium Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Ancestors of Avalon (By: Diana L. Paxson) (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Ravens of Avalon (By: Diana L. Paxson) (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Forest House / The Forests of Avalon (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Lady of Avalon (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Priestess of Avalon (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Mists of Avalon (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Sword of Avalon (By: Diana L. Paxson) (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Light Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Web of Darkness (1982) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Web of Light (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Fall of Atlantis (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Glenraven Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Black Trillium (With: Andre Norton,Julian May) (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Blood Trillium (By: Julian May) (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Golden Trillium (By: Andre Norton) (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Lady of the Trillium (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Sky Trillium (By: Julian May) (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Ghostlight (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Witchlight (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Gravelight (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Heartlight (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Lythande Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Glenraven (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
In the Rift (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Year of the Big Thaw (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Seven from the Stars (1961) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Door Through Space (1961) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
I am a Lesbian (1962) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Strange Women (As: Miriam Gardner) (1962) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Colors of Space (1963) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
My Sister, My Love (As: Miriam Gardner) (1963) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Spare Her Heaven / Anything Goes (As: Morgan Ives) (1963) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Twilight Lovers (As: Miriam Gardner) (1964) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Castle Terror (1965) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
No Adam for Eve (As: John Dexter) (1966) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Knives of Desire (As: Morgan Ives) (1966) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Souvenir of Monique (1967) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Bluebeard's Daughter (1968) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Brass Dragon (1969) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Endless Voyage / The Endless Universe (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Can Ellen Be Saved? (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Drums of Darkness (1976) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Ruins of Isis / Haunted Spaceship (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Catch Trap (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The House Between The Worlds (1980) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Survey Ship (1980) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Night's Daughter (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Warrior Woman (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Firebrand (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Tiger Burning Bright (With: Mercedes Lackey,Andre Norton) (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Bird of Prey (1957) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Men, Halflings & Hero Worship (1973) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Jewel of Arwen (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Parting of Arwen (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Gratitude of Kings (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Once and Future Merlin (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Death Between the Stars (1956) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Falcons of Narabedla (1957) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Lythande (With: Vonda N. McIntyre) (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Dark Intruder (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Phoenix (With: Ted White) (2023) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Thieves' World Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Jamie and Other Stories: The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Marion Zimmer Bradley Short Story Collection (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Marion Zimmer Bradley, Science Fiction Collection (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Clingfire Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Checklist: A Complete, Cumulative Checklist of Lesbian, Variant and Homosexual Fiction (1960) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Experiment Perilous (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Necessity for Beauty: Robert W. Chambers and The Romantic Tradition (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Children of Kings Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Thieves' World (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) (1980) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Shadows of Sanctuary (By: Philip Jose Farmer,John Brunner,Joe Haldeman,Robert Lynn Asprin) (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Storm Season (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) (1982) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Face of Chaos (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Wings of Omen (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Dead of Winter (By: Robert Lynn Asprin) (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Soul of the City (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Blood Ties (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Shadowspawn (By: Andrew J. Offutt) (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Aftermath (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Uneasy Alliances (By: Robert Lynn Asprin) (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Stealers' Sky (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Shadow of Sorcery (By: Andrew J. Offutt) (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Sanctuary (By: Lynn Abbey) (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Turning Points (By: Dennis L. McKiernan,Mickey Zucker Reichert,Lynn Abbey,Raymond E. Feist,Diana Paxson) (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Enemies of Fortune (By: C.J. Cherryh,Jody Lynn Nye,Mickey Zucker Reichert,Lynn Abbey,Robin Wayne Bailey,Andrew J. Offutt,Jeff Grubb,Selina Rosen,Diana Paxson) (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Thieves' World: Player's Manual (By: James Ryman) (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Complete Lythande (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Alton Gift (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Hastur Lord (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Children of Kings (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

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