- Legal Name: Lackey, Mercedes Ritchie
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Birthdate: 24 June 1950
- Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Lackey
- Webpage: http://www.mercedeslackey.com/
- Used These Alternate Names: Mercedes R. Lackey
- Interviews: Mercedes Lackey: Making Fun , Interview with Mercedes Lackey
- ISFDB Record Number: 678
- Biography: Bio:Mercedes Lackey
- Bibliographic Comments: Author:Mercedes Lackey
- Author Tags: fantasy (31) , alternate history (14) , historical fantasy (14) , occult detective (6) , romantic fantasy (6) , familiar (3) , young-adult fantasy (2) , superhero (2) , occult thriller (1) , science fiction (1) , dragons (1) , humorous fantasy (1) , young-adult sf (1) , zombies (1) , steampunk (1) , western (1)
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- Bard's Tale
- 1 Castle of Deception (1992) with Josepha Sherman
- 2 Fortress of Frost and Fire (1993) with Ru Emerson
- 4 Prison of Souls (1993) with Mark Shepherd
- Bardic Voices Universe
- Bardic Choices
- A Cast of Corbies (1994) with Josepha Sherman
- Bardic Voices
- 1 The Lark & the Wren (1992)
- 2 The Robin and the Kestrel (1993)
- 3 The Eagle and the Nightingales (1995)
- 4 Four and Twenty Blackbirds (1997)
- The Free Bards (1997) [O/1,2,3]
- Bardic Choices
- Elves on the Road universe
- Bedlam Bard/Urban Elves
- 1 Knight of Ghosts and Shadows (1990) with Ellen Guon
- 2 Summoned to Tourney (1992) with Ellen Guon
- 4 Beyond World's End (2001) with Rosemary Edghill
- 5 Spirits White as Lightning (2001) with Rosemary Edghill
- 6 Mad Maudlin (2003) with Rosemary Edghill
- 7 Music to My Sorrow (2005) with Rosemary Edghill
- Bedlam's Bard (1992) [O/1,2] with Ellen Guon
- Bedlam's Edge (2005) [A] with Rosemary Edghill
- A Host of Furious Fancies (2012) [O] with Rosemary Edghill
- Diana Tregarde
- 1 Burning Water (1989)
- 2 Children of the Night (1990)
- 3 Jinx High (1991)
- Nightside (1989) [SF] [also as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- Satanic, Versus . . . (1990) [SF]
- Diana Tregarde Investigates (2006) [O/3N]
- Arcanum 101 (2010) [SF]
- Serrated Edge
- 1 Born To Run (1992) with Larry Dixon
- 2 Wheels of Fire (1992) with Mark Shepherd
- 3 When the Bough Breaks (1993) with Holly Lisle
- 4 Chrome Circle (1994) with Larry Dixon
- The Chrome Borne (1999) [O/1,4] with Larry Dixon
- The Otherworld (2000) [O/2,3] with Holly Lisle and Mark Shepherd
- Serrated Edge Prequels
- 1 This Scepter'd Isle (2004) with Roberta Gellis
- 2 Ill Met by Moonlight (2005) with Roberta Gellis
- 3 By Slanderous Tongues (2007) with Roberta Gellis
- 4 And Less Than Kind (2008) with Roberta Gellis
- Bedlam Bard/Urban Elves
- Valdemar
- Blue Heart (1997) [SF] with Philip M. Austin
- Sword of Ice (1997) [SF] with John Yezeguielian
- Sunlancer (1997) [SF] with Philip M. Austin
- Sun in Glory (2003) [SF]
- Out of the Deep (2004) [SF]
- Landscape of the Imagination (2005) [SF]
- Moving Targets (2008) [SF] with Larry Dixon
- The One Left Behind (2009) [SF]
- Finding the Way (2010) [SF] with Larry Dixon
- The Simple Gifts (2011) [SF]
- Darian's Tale
- 1 Owlflight (1997) with Larry Dixon
- 2 Owlsight (1998) with Larry Dixon
- 3 Owlknight (1999) with Larry Dixon
- Heralds Of Valdemar
- 1 Arrows of the Queen (1987)
- 2 Arrow's Flight (1987)
- 3
Arrow's Fall (1988)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Queen's Own, Volume Two: Arrow's Fall (1997)
- Queen's Own (1993) [O/1,2,3]
- Queen's Own, Volume One (1997) [O/1,2]
- Heralds Of Valdemar Prequels
- 1 Exile's Honor (2002)
- 2 Exile's Valor (2003)
- 3 Take a Thief (2001)
- Brightly Burning (2000)
- Kerowyn's Tale
- By the Sword (1991)
- Last Herald-Mage
- 1 Magic's Pawn (1989)
- 2 Magic's Promise (1989)
- 3 Magic's Price (1990)
- The Last Herald-Mage (1990) [O]
- Mage Storms
- 1 Storm Warning (1994)
- 2 Storm Rising (1995)
- 3 Storm Breaking (1996)
- Mage Wars
- 1 The Black Gryphon (1994) with Larry Dixon
- 2 The White Gryphon (1995) with Larry Dixon
- 3 The Silver Gryphon (1996) with Larry Dixon
- Mage Winds
- 1 Winds of Fate (1991)
- 2 Winds of Change (1992)
- 3 Winds of Fury (1993)
- The Collegium Chronicles
- 1 Foundation (2008)
- 2 Intrigues (2010)
- 3 Changes (2011)
- 4 Redoubt (2012)
- Vows and Honor
- 1 The Oathbound (1988)
- 2 Oathbreakers (1989)
- 3 Oathblood (1998) [C]
- Turnabout (1985) [SF]
-
Sword-Sworn (1986) [SF]
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Sword Sworn (1986)
- Blind Desire (1986) [SF]
-
Should Old Acquaintance (1987) [SF]
only appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- Should Old Acquaintance (Part 1 of 3) (1986) [as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- Should Old Acquaintance (Conclusion) (1987) [as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- Should Old Acquaintance (Part Two) (1987) [as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- A Tale of Heroes (1987) [SF]
- Keys (1988) [SF]
- The Making of a Legend (1990) [SF]
- The Talisman (1990) [SF]
- Wings of Fire (1991) [SF]
- A Woman's Weapon (1992) [SF]
- Friendly Fire (1993) [SF]
- Vows and Honor (1994) [O/1,2]
- Oathblood (1998) [SF]
- Spring Plowing at Forst Reach (1998) [SF]
- Darkover
- 9 Rediscovery (1993) with Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Elemental Masters
- 1 The Serpent's Shadow (2001)
- 2 The Gates of Sleep (2002)
- 3 Phoenix and Ashes (2004)
- 4 The Wizard of London (2005)
- 5 Reserved for the Cat (2007)
- 6 Unnatural Issue (2011)
- 7 Home from the Sea (2012)
- 8 Steadfast [forthcoming: Jun 04 2013]
- The Fire Rose (1995)
- Grey (1997) [SF]
- Grey's Ghost (1999) [SF]
- I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing (2012) [SF]
- Elemental Magic: All-New Tales of the Elemental Masters (2012) [A]
- Fairy Tale stories
- Firebird (1996)
- The Black Swan (1999)
- Five Hundred Kingdoms
- 1 The Fairy Godmother (2004)
- 2 One Good Knight (2006)
- 3 Fortune's Fool (2007)
- 4 The Snow Queen (2008)
- 5 The Sleeping Beauty (2010)
- 6 Beauty and the Werewolf (2011)
- A Tangled Web (2010) [SF]
- Once Upon a Tale (2012) [O/1,2,3]
- Once Upon a Tale, Volume Two (2012) [O/4,5,6]
- Halfblood Chronicles
- 1 The Elvenbane (1991) with Andre Norton
- 2 Elvenblood (1995) with Andre Norton
- 3 Elvenborn (2002) with Andre Norton
- Heirs of Alexandria
- 1 The Shadow of the Lion (2002) with Eric Flint and Dave Freer
- 2 This Rough Magic (2003) with Eric Flint and Dave Freer
- 4 Much Fall of Blood (2010) with Dave Freer and Eric Flint
- 5 Burdens of the Dead [forthcoming: Jun 04 2013] with Eric Flint and Dave Freer
- Jennifer Talldeer
- Sacred Ground (1994)
- Drums (2010) [SF]
- Karres
- 2 The Wizard of Karres (2004) with Eric Flint and Dave Freer
- Obsidian Universe
- Obsidian Trilogy
- 1 The Outstretched Shadow (2003) with James Mallory
- 2 To Light a Candle (2004) with James Mallory
- 3 When Darkness Falls (2006) with James Mallory
- The Dragon Prophecy
- 1 Crown of Vengeance (2012) with James Mallory
- The Enduring Flame
- 1 The Phoenix Unchained (2007) with James Mallory
- 2 The Phoenix Endangered (2008) with James Mallory
- 3 The Phoenix Transformed (2009) with James Mallory
- Obsidian Trilogy
- Secret World Chronicles
- 1 Invasion (2011) with Dennis Lee and Cody Martin and Steve Libbey
- 2 World Divided (2012) with Cody Martin and Dennis Lee and Veronica Giguere
- Shadow Grail
- 1 Legacies (2010) with Rosemary Edghill
- 2 Conspiracies (2011) with Rosemary Edghill
- 3 Sacrifices (2013) with Rosemary Edghill
- Sword of Knowledge
- 3 Reap the Whirlwind (1989) with C. J. Cherryh
- The Sword of Knowledge (1995) [O/1,2,3] with C. J. Cherryh and Leslie Fish and Nancy Asire
- The Ship Who . . .
- 3
The Ship Who Searched (1992)
with
Anne McCaffrey
also appeared as:
- Magazine Appearances:
- The Ship Who Searched (Part 1 of 4) (1992) with Anne McCaffrey
- The Ship Who Searched (Part 2 of 4) (1992) with Anne McCaffrey
- The Ship Who Searched (Part 3 of 4) (1992) with Anne McCaffrey
- The Ship Who Searched (Part 4 of 4) (1992) with Anne McCaffrey
- Partnership/the Ship Who Searched/the City Who Fought (1994) [O/2,3,4] with Anne McCaffrey and Margaret Ball and S. M. Stirling
- Brain Ships (2003) [O/2-3] with Anne McCaffrey and Margaret Ball
- 3
The Ship Who Searched (1992)
with
Anne McCaffrey
also appeared as:
- Wing Commander
- 1 Freedom Flight (1992) with Ellen Guon
- If I Pay Thee Not in Gold (1993) with Piers Anthony
- Tiger Burning Bright (1995) with Marion Zimmer Bradley and Andre Norton
- The River's Gift (1999)
- Gwenhwyfar: The White Spirit (2009)
- Dead Reckoning (2012) with Rosemary Edghill
- Fiddler Fair (1998)
- Werehunter (1999)
- Trio of Sorcery (2010)
- Valdemar
- Valdemar Anthologies
- 1 Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar (1997)
- 2 Sun In Glory and Other Tales of Valdemar (2003)
- 3 Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar (2005)
- 4 Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar (2008)
- 5 Changing the World: All-New Tales of Valdemar (2009)
- 6 Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar (2010)
- 7 Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar (2011)
- Valdemar Anthologies
- Reboots
- Reboots (2011) with Cody Martin
- Just the Right Bullets (2011) [SF]
- Flights of Fantasy (1999)
- Charmed Destinies (2003) with Catherine Asaro and Rachel Lee
- Winter Moon (2005) with Tanith Lee and C. E. Murphy
- Harvest Moon (2010) with Michelle West and Cameron Haley [only as by Michelle Sagara and Mercedes Lackey and Cameron Haley ]
- Bolo
- Operation Desert Fox (1993) with Larry Dixon
- Horseclans Universe
- Friends of the Horseclans
- The Enemy of My Enemy (1989) [also as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- Friends of the Horseclans
- SKitty
- SKitty (1989)
-
A Tail of Two SKittys (1994)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: A Tail of Two Skittys (1994)
- SCat (1996)
- A Better Mousetrap (1999)
- Assiti Shards
- 1 Assiti Shards (1632)
- 1632 Fiction
- To Dye For (2004)
- Dye Another Day (2011)
- 1632 Fiction
- 1 Assiti Shards (1632)
- Elfquest
- Blood of Ten Chiefs
- The Phantom of the Berry Patch (1989) with Richard Pini [only as by Mercedes R. Lackey and Richard Pini ]
- A Friend in Need (1989) [only as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- Ties That Bind (1990) [only as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- Riders of the Storm (1993)
- Blood of Ten Chiefs
- Balance (1986)
- Fiddler Fair (1986) [also as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
-
Were-Hunter (1987)
only appeared as:
- Variant Title: Were-Hunter (1987) [as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- Variant Title: Werehunter (1987)
- Deathangel (1987) [only as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- Merovingen Ecology (1987) [only as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- Merovingen Songs: Private Conversation (1987) with C. J. Cherryh [only as by C. J. Cherryh and Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- A Plague on Your Houses (1987)
- Merovingian Songs: A Song for Marina (1987) with C. J. Cherryh
- Songs of Valdemar (1987)
- Appendix Two: Songs and Poems (1987)
- The Last of the Season (1987)
- Merovingian Ecology (1987) [only as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- The Last One of the Season (1987) [only as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- Dragon's Teeth (1988)
- A Tangled Web We Weave (1988)
- More than Meets the Eye (1988)
- Merovingian Folklore 101, or, Alarums, Excursions, and Rumors (1988)
- Merovingian Songs: Golden Rule (1988)
- Merovingian Songs: The Cats of Jane (1988)
- Merovingian Songs: Ladies of the Hightown (1988)
- Merovingian Songs: Dark Lover (1988)
- Merovingian Songs: Falken Lover (1988)
- Balance and Power (Part 1) (1988) [only as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- Turning Point (1989)
- Turning Point (Reprised) (#1) (1989)
- Roadkill (1990)
- An Object Lesson (1990)
- Don't Look Back (1990)
- With Friends Like These (1990)
- Set a Thief (1991)
- Proving Ground (1991)
- Stolen Silver (1991) [also as by Mercedes Lackey ]
- Born to Run (excerpt) (1992) with Larry Dixon
- Castle of Deception (excerpt) (1992) with Josepha Sherman
- The Cup and the Cauldron (1992)
- Freedom Flight (excerpt) (1992) with Ellen Guon
- Last Rights (1993) with Larry Dixon
- Dumb Feast (1993)
- Jihad (1993)
- Medic (1993) with Mark Shepherd
- If I Pay Thee Not in Gold (excerpt) (1993) with Piers Anthony
- Small Print (1994) with Larry Dixon
- Killer Byte (1994)
- Poetic License (1994)
- Dance Track (1994) with Larry Dixon
- Once and Future (1995)
- A Dragon in Distress (1995) with Elisabeth Waters
- Wet Wings (1996)
- Hallowmas Night (1996)
- Aliens Ate My Pickup (1998)
- Born to Run (excerpt) (1998) with Larre Dixon
- Wide Wings (1999)
- A Herald's Journey (2001)
- After Midnight (2002)
- On the Other Side (2003)
- Counting Crows (2003)
- Joust (2003)
- Sweeps Week (2003)
- Grey Eminence (2004)
- The Wizard of Karres (excerpt) (2004) with Eric Flint and Dave Freer
- The House of Sword and Shield (To Light a Candle)(excerpt) (2004) with James Mallory
- Devil Went Down to Georgia (2005)
- The Waters and the Wild (2005)
- Moontide (2005)
- Need to Know (2006)
- Scam Artistry (2008) with Elisabeth Waters
- The Phoenix Transformed (excerpt) (2009) with James Mallory
- Ghost in the Machine (2010)
- Merovingian Song: Black Water (Suicide) (1986) with C. J. Cherryh [only as by Mercedes R. Lackey and C. J. Cherryh ]
- Merovingian Song: Private Conversation (1986) with C. J. Cherryh [only as by Mercedes R. Lackey and C. J. Cherryh ]
- The Archivist (1986)
- Fever Season (song) (1987) with C. J. Cherryh
- Mist Thoughts (A Waltz with a Limp) (1987) with C. J. Cherryh
- Merovingian Songs: Partners (1987) with C. J. Cherryh
- Her Father's Eyes (1988)
- First Love (1988)
- Holderkin Sheep-Song (1988)
- It Was a Dark and Stormy Night (1988)
- Musings (1988)
- Philosophy (1988)
- Laws (1988)
- The Face Within (1988)
- Arrow's Flight (1988)
- Fundamentals (1988)
- Otherlove (1988)
- After Midnight (1988)
- Sun and Shadow: Meetings (1988)
- Sun and Shadow (1988)
- The Healer's Dilemma (1988)
- Herald's Lament (1988)
- For Talia (1988)
- Kerowyn's Ride (1988)
- Threes (1988)
- Appendix Two: Songs and Poems: Oathbreakers (1989)
- Appendix Two: Songs and Poems: Advice to Young Magicians (Kethry) (1989)
- Appendix Two: Songs and Poems: Oathbound (The Oathbound, Tarma & Kethry) (1989)
- Appendix Two: Songs and Poems: Advice to Would-Be Heroes (Tarma) (1989)
- Appendix Two: Songs and Poems: The Price of Command (Captain Idra) (1989)
- Appendix Two: Songs and Poems: Lizard Dreams (Kethry: Oathbound) (1989)
- Appendix Two: Songs and Poems: Lovers Untrue (Tarma: "Swordsworn") (1989)
- Appendix Two: Songs and Poems: The Leslac Version (Leslac and Tarma) (1989)
- Appendix Two: Songs and Poems: Wind's Four Quarters (Tarma: "Swordsworn") (1989)
- Appendix Two: Songs and Poems: The Swordlady, or: "That Song" (Leslac) (1989)
- Appendix Two: Songs and Poems: Shin'A'In Warsong (1989)
- Appendix Two: Songs and Poems: Shin'A'In Song of the Seasons (1989)
- Appendix Two: Songs and Poems: Threes (Leslac) (1989)
- Lammas Night (1996)
- OK Bill, I Promise I'll Never Write Another Song Again! Now Stop Pointing that Gun at Me! (unknown)
- Appendix Two: Songs and Poems: Suffer the Children (Tarma: Oathbreakers) (unknown)
- Appendix Two: Songs and Poems: The Archivist (Jadrek) (unknown)
- The Flat Earth Revisited (1988)
- Appendix: Merovingian Folklore 102 (1990)
- Appendix: Merovingian Songs (1990)
- Letter (Locus #348) (1990)
-
Writers Talk Back: A Writer on Writing: The Pros and Cons of Writers' Circles (1991)
only appeared as:
- Variant Title: Writers Talk Back: A Writer on Writing: The Pros and Cons of Writers' Circles (1991) [as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- Writers Talk Back: A Writer on Writing: The Basic Nuts and Bolts (1991) [only as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- Afterword (Born to Run) (1992) with Jim Baen and Larry Dixon and T. K. F. Weisskopf [only as by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon and Jim Baen and Toni Weisskopf ]
- Letter (Locus #381) (1992)
- Author's Note (Winds of Fury) (1993)
- Authors' Notes (If I Pay Thee Not in Gold) (1993)
- Author's Note (Sacred Ground) (1994)
- Appendix One: Dictionary of Shin'a'in Terms (1994)
- Official Timeline for the Heralds of Valdemar Series (1995)
- Food (1996) with Larry Dixon
- Food 2 (1996) with Larry Dixon
- Introduction (Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar) (1997)
- Tarma and Kethry: An Introduction (1998)
- Introduction (Oathblood) (1998)
- How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1998)
- Introduction (Flights of Fantasy) (1999)
- Introduction (Werehunter) (1999)
- Preface: "That was an epipheny...”" (Agent of Vega & Other Stories) (2001)
- "That was an epiphany...." (2001)
- Introduction to "A Different Kind of Courage" (2003) [only as by Mercedes R. Lackey ]
- Official Timeline for the Heralds of Valdemar Series (2003)
- Introduction (Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar) (2005)
- Andre Norton (2005)
- Mall Elves and How They Grew (2005)
- Harry Potter and the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Counselor (2006)
- Introduction (Mapping the World of Harry Potter) (2006)
- Introduction: Elementary, My Dear. . . . (Elemental Magic) (2012)
- Introduction (The Ship Who Searched) (2013)
- Night's Sorceries (1988) by Tanith Lee
- Mercedes Lackey: Making Fun (2010)
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