The following books are set in the fictional world of Darkover and were written, co-authored, edited or started by Marion Zimmer Bradley.
| Pub. Year |
Title | Reprint(s) | Co-Author | Darkovan Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | The Planet Savers | 1962, 1995, 2004 as part of To Save a World omnibus | Against the Terrans The Second Age After the Comyn |
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| 1962 | The Sword of Aldones | see Sharra's Exile | Against the Terrans: The Second Age After the Comyn |
Re-written in 1981 and incorporated into Sharra's Exile | |
| 1964 | The Bloody Sun | Rewritten in 1979, 2003 as part of A World Divided omnibus | Against the Terrans: The Second Age After the Comyn |
Book #3 of Spell Sword/Forbidden Tower/Bloody Sun series | |
| 1965 | Star of Danger | 1994, 2003 as part of A World Divided omnibus | Against the Terrans: The First Age Recontact |
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| 1970 | The Winds of Darkover | 1995, 2003 as part of A World Divided omnibus | Against the Terrans: The First Age Recontact |
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| 1971 | The World Wreckers | 1994, 2004 as part of To Save a World omnibus | Against the Terrans: The Second Age After the Comyn |
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| 1972 | Darkover Landfall | 2004 as part of Darkover: First Contact omnibus | The Founding | ||
| 1974 | The Spell Sword | 2002 as part of The Forbidden Circle omnibus | Paul Edwin Zimmer (uncredited) | Against the Terrans: The First Age Recontact |
Book #1 of Spell Sword/Forbidden Tower/Bloody Sun series |
| 1975 | The Heritage of Hastur | 2002 as part of Heritage and Exile omnibus | Against the Terrans: The Second Age After the Comyn |
Book #1 of Heritage of Hastur/Sharra's Exile/Reluctant King series | |
| 1976 | The Shattered Chain | 2002 as part of Saga of the Renunciates omnibus | The Renunciates | Book #1 of Shattered Chain/Thendara House/City of Sorcery series | |
| 1977 | The Forbidden Tower | 2002 as part of The Forbidden Circle omnibus | Against the Terrans: The First Age Recontact |
Book #2 of Spell Sword/Forbidden Tower/Bloody Sun series | |
| 1978 | Stormqueen! | 2002 as part of Ages of Chaos omnibus | The Ages of Chaos | ||
| 1979 | The Bloody Sun (rewrite) | 1994 | Against the Terrans: The Second Age After the Comyn |
Book #3 of Spell Sword/Forbidden Tower/Bloody Sun series | |
| 1980 | Two to Conquer | 2004 as part of Darkover: First Contact omnibus | The Hundred Kingdoms | ||
| 1980 | The Keeper's Price | (Various) | (Various) | Anthology of short stories set in Darkover | |
| 1981 | Sharra's Exile | 2002 as part of Heritage and Exile omnibus | Against the Terrans: The Second Age After the Comyn |
Book #2 of Heritage of Hastur/Sharra's Exile/Reluctant King series | |
| 1982 | Hawkmistress! | 2002 as part of Ages of Chaos omnibus | The Ages of Chaos | ||
| 1982 | Sword of Chaos | (Various) | (Various) | Anthology of short stories set in Darkover | |
| 1983 | Thendara House | 2002 as part of Saga of the Renunciates omnibus | Jacqueline Lichtenberg (uncredited) | The Renunciates | Book #2 of Shattered Chain/Thendara House/City of Sorcery series |
| 1984 | City of Sorcery | 2002 as part of Saga of the Renunciates omnibus | The Renunciates | Book #3 of Shattered Chain/Thendara House/City of Sorcery series | |
| 1985 | Free Amazons of Darkover | (Various) | (Various) | Anthology of short stories set in Darkover | |
| 1987 | The Other Side of the Mirror | (Various) | (Various) | Anthology of short stories set in Darkover | |
| 1987 | Red Sun of Darkover | (Various) | (Various) | Anthology of short stories set in Darkover | |
| 1988 | Four Moons of Darkover | (Various) | (Various) | Anthology of short stories set in Darkover | |
| 1989 | The Heirs of Hammerfell | The Hundred Kingdoms | |||
| 1990 | Domains of Darkover | (Various) | (Various) | Anthology of short stories set in Darkover | |
| 1991 | Renunciates of Darkover | (Various) | (Various) | Anthology of short stories set in Darkover | |
| 1991 | Leroni of Darkover | (Various) | (Various) | Anthology of short stories set in Darkover | |
| 1993 | Rediscovery | Mercedes Lackey | Against the Terrans: The First Age Recontact |
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| 1993 | Towers of Darkover | (Various) | (Various) | Anthology of short stories set in Darkover | |
| 1993 | Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover | (Various) | Collection of short stories set in Darkover, includes To Keep the Oath | ||
| 1994 | Snows of Darkover | (Various) | (Various) | Anthology of short stories set in Darkover | |
| 1996 | Exile's Song | Adrienne Martine-Barnes | Against the Terrans: The Second Age After the Comyn |
Sequel to Sharra's Exile | |
| 1998 | The Shadow Matrix | Adrienne Martine-Barnes | Against the Terrans: The Second Age After the Comyn |
Sequel to Exile's Song | |
| 1999 | Traitor's Sun | Adrienne Martine-Barnes | Against the Terrans: The Second Age After the Comyn |
Sequel to The Shadow Matrix | |
| 2001 | The Fall of Neskaya | Deborah J. Ross | The Ages of Chaos | Clingfire Trilogy #1 - in progress at Marion Zimmer Bradley's death | |
| 2003 | Zandru's Forge | Deborah J. Ross | The Ages of Chaos | Clingfire Trilogy #2 - in progress at Marion Zimmer Bradley's death | |
| 2004 | A Flame in Hali | Deborah J. Ross | The Ages of Chaos | Clingfire Trilogy #3 - in progress at Marion Zimmer Bradley's death | |
| 2007 | The Alton Gift | Deborah J. Ross | Against the Terrans: The Second Age After the Comyn |
Children of Kings Trilogy #1 - in progress at Marion Zimmer Bradley's death | |
| 2010 | Hastur Lord | Deborah J. Ross | Against the Terrans: The Second Age After the Comyn |
Book #3 of Heritage of Hastur/Sharra's Exile/Reluctant King series, set ten years after The World Wreckers - in progress at Marion Zimmer Bradley's death | |
| 2013 | Children of Kings | Deborah J. Ross | Against the Terrans: The Second Age After the Comyn |
Children of Kings Trilogy #2 - in progress at Marion Zimmer Bradley's death | |
| 2016 | Thunderlord! | Deborah J. Ross | The Ages of Chaos | In progress at Marion Zimmer Bradley's death; sequel to Stormqueen! | |
| 2022 | The Laran Gambit | Deborah J. Ross | Against the Terrans: The Second Age After the Comyn |
Children of Kings Trilogy #3 In progress at Marion Zimmer Bradley's death | |
| - | Arilinn | Deborah J. Ross | The Ages of Chaos | in progress at Marion Zimmer Bradley's death |
Related books
The early novels Falcons of Narabedla and The Door Through Space are listed by some sources as part of the Darkover series (as noted below), but although they presage some themes and images with the main sequence, these do not take place on Darkover, and are in other ways inconsistent with the series. Clute and Nicholls (1995) describes these as "marginally linked" to Darkover.
| Pub. Year |
Title | Reprint(s) | Darkovan Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Falcons of Narabedla | 1964, 1988, 1991 | ? (after Terran contact) |
Listed by Tuck (1974), Ash (1976) and in certain other Darkover books as part of the series. Clute (1995) describes it as "marginally linked" to Darkover. It is not included in other listings of the series. |
| 1961 | The Door Through Space | 1965 | ? (after Terran contact) |
Expanded from "Bird of Prey" (1957). Listed by Tuck (1974), Ash (1976) and in certain other Darkover books as part of the series. Clute (1995) describes it as "marginally linked" to Darkover. It is not included in other listings of the series. |
References
- ^ Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 64. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
- ^ Ash, Brian (1976). Who's Who in Science Fiction. New York: Taplinger. pp. 53–54. ISBN 0-8008-8274-1.
- ^ Bradley, Marion Zimmer (1970). The Winds of Darkover. New York: Ace Books. p. 1. OCLC 9263732.
- ^ Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 154. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
| Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series | |
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| The Founding | |
| The Ages of Chaos | |
| The Hundred Kingdoms | |
| Recontact | |
| After the Comyn | |
| Anthologies and collections |
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