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:
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Publication Order of Valdemar: Heralds Of Valdemar Books
| Arrows of the Queen | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Arrow's Flight | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Arrow's Fall | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Valdemar: Vows and Honor Books
| Sword Sworn | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Tale of Heroes | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Keys | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Oathbound | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Oathbreakers | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Talisman | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wings of Fire | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Woman's Weapon | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Friendly Fire | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Oathblood | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Making of a Legend | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Valdemar: The Last Herald-Mage Books
| Magic's Pawn | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Magic's Promise | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Magic's Price | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Valdemar: Mage Winds Books
| Winds of Fate | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Winds of Change | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Winds of Fury | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Valdemar: Mage Wars Books
| The Black Gryphon | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The White Gryphon | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Silver Gryphon | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Valdemar: Mage Storms Books
| Storm Warning | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Storm Rising | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Storm Breaking | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Valdemar: Collegium Chronicles Books
| Foundation | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Intrigues | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Changes | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Redoubt | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bastion | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Valdemar: The Herald Spy Books
| Closer to Home | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Closer to the Heart | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Closer to the Chest | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Valdemar: Family Spies Books
| The Hills Have Spies | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Eye Spy | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Spy, Spy Again | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Valdemar: Mage Storms Books
| Storm Warning | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Storm Rising | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Storm Breaking | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Valdemar: Kerowyn's Tale Books
| By the Sword | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Valdemar: The Tale of Lavan Firestorm Books
| Brightly Burning | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Valdemar Short Stories/Novellas
| Stolen Silver | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Arrows of the Queen Concordance:Valdemar in Talia's Time | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| On the Other Side | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Storytelling of Crows | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Charm of Finches | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Leash of Greyhounds | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Valdemar Anthologies
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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‘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)