The Works of Marion Zimmer Bradley

last updated 31 December 2025

Avalon/Historical Darkover® Anthologies Other

Avalon/Historical

Avalon Series:    
  THE MISTS OF AVALON 1982 (hc); 1984 (tp); iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook; Audible, iTunes;
TV mini-series; Soundtrack
  THE FOREST HOUSE
(aka FORESTS OF AVALON)		 1994 (hc); 1995 (tp); iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook; Audible
  THE LADY OF AVALON (with Diana L. Paxson) 1997 (hc); 1998 (tp); iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook; Audible
  PRIESTESS OF AVALON (with Diana L. Paxson) 2001 (hc); 2002 (tp); iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook; Audible
  ANCESTORS OF AVALON (by Diana L. Paxson) 2004 (hc); 2005 (tp); iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook
  RAVENS OF AVALON (by Diana L. Paxson) 2007 (hc); 2008 (tp); iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook
  SWORD OF AVALON, (by Diana L. Paxson) 2009 (hc); 2010 (tp); iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook
Historical:    
  THE FIREBRAND (Trojan War) 1987 (hc), 1988 (pb); iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook
  THE CATCH TRAP (mid-20th century)
     Santelli Family Tree		 1979 (hc), 1980, 1984 (pb); ePub, Kindle

Historical chronology: ANCESTORS OF AVALON, FIREBRAND, SWORD OF AVALON, RAVENS OF AVALON, FOREST HOUSE, LADY OF AVALON (parts 1-2), PRIESTESS OF AVALON, LADY OF AVALON (part 3), MISTS OF AVALON, CATCH TRAP

Darkover®

MZB always insisted that the Darkover® novels are not a series and can be read in any order, since none of the books assumes that you are familiar with any other of the books. If you simply MUST have an order in which to read them, it is better to read them chronologically by publication date, rather than in chronology of Darkovan history; that way you will follow MZB's thought processes as her concept of Darkover® grew and expanded.

In Order of Publication

THE PLANET SAVERS, 1958 (in Amazing), 1962 (reprinted 1995) 7 - ePub, Kindle;
      audiobook and iTunes (both with SWORD OF ALDONES)
THE SWORD OF ALDONES, 1962 - ePub, Kindle; Audible, iTunes
THE BLOODY SUN, 1964 (rewritten 1979) 5; audiobook and iTunes
STAR OF DANGER, 1965 (reprinted 1994) 5; audiobook and iTunes
THE WINDS OF DARKOVER, 1970 (reprinted 1995) 5; audiobook and iTunes
THE WORLD WRECKERS, 1971 (reprinted 1994) 7; audiobook and iTunes
DARKOVER LANDFALL, 1972 6; audiobook and iTunes
THE SPELL SWORD, 1974 4 - Kindle, Kobo; audiobook and iTunes
THE HERITAGE OF HASTUR, 1975 1 - audiobook and iTunes
THE SHATTERED CHAIN, 1976 3; audiobook and iTunes
THE FORBIDDEN TOWER, 1977 4; audiobook and iTunes
STORMQUEEN, 1978 2 - audiobook and iTunes
THE BLOODY SUN (rewrite), 1979 (reprinted 1994) 5
TWO TO CONQUER, 1980 6; audiobook and iTunes
SHARRA'S EXILE, 1981 1 - audiobook and iTunes
HAWKMISTRESS, 1982 2 - audiobook and iTunes
THENDARA HOUSE, 1983 3; audiobook and iTunes
CITY OF SORCERY, 1984 3 - audiobook and iTunes
THE HEIRS OF HAMMERFELL, 1989 - ePub, Kindle; Audible, iTunes
REDISCOVERY (with Mercedes Lackey and Elisabeth Waters), 1993 - ePub, Kindle; Audible, iTunes
EXILE'S SONG, 1996 (with Adrienne Martine-Barnes)
SHADOW MATRIX, 1998 (by Adrienne Martine-Barnes)
TRAITOR'S SUN, 1999 (by Adrienne Martine-Barnes)
CLINGFIRE TRILOGY (in progress at MZB's death, with Deborah J. Ross)
    THE FALL OF NESKAYA, 2001 - iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook, audio
    ZANDRU'S FORGE, 2003 - iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook, audio
    A FLAME IN HALI, 2004 - iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook, audio
THE ALTON GIFT, 2007 (with Deborah J. Ross) - iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook, audio, hardcover, paperback
HASTUR LORD, 2010 (with Deborah J. Ross) - iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook, audio, hardcover, paperback
THE CHILDREN OF KINGS, 2013 (with Deborah J. Ross) - iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook, audio, hardcover, paperback
THUNDERLORD, 2016 (in progress at MZB's death, with Deborah J. Ross) - iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook, audio, hardcover, paperback
THE LARAN GAMBIT, 2022 (with Deborah J. Ross) - Kindle, ePub, audio, hardcover, paperback
ARILINN, 2024 (with Deborah J. Ross) - Kindle, ePub, audio, hardcover, paperback


Darkover® Omnibus Editions:

HERITAGE AND EXILE, 2002 - iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook
    The Heritage of Hastur, Sharra's Exile
AGES OF CHAOS, 2002 - iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook
    Stormqueen, Hawkmistress
SAGA OF THE RENUNCIATES, 2002 - iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook
    The Shattered Chain, Thendara House, City of Sorcery
FORBIDDEN CIRCLE, 2002 - iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook
    The Spell Sword, The Forbidden Tower
A WORLD DIVIDED, 2003 - iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook
    Star of Danger, The Winds of Darkover, The Bloody Sun
DARKOVER: FIRST CONTACT, 2004 - iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook
    Darkover Landfall, Two to Conquer
TO SAVE A WORLD, 2004 - iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook
    The Planet Savers, The World Wreckers

Darkovan chronology

DARKOVER LANDFALL
ARILINN
STORMQUEEN
THUNDERLORD
THE FALL OF NESKAYA
ZANDRU'S FORGE
HAWKMISTRESS
A FLAME IN HALI
TWO TO CONQUER
THE HEIRS OF HAMMERFELL
REDISCOVERY
THE SHATTERED CHAIN (1)
THE SPELL SWORD
THE FORBIDDEN TOWER
THE SHATTERED CHAIN (2, 3)
THENDARA HOUSE
CITY OF SORCERY
STAR OF DANGER
THE WINDS OF DARKOVER
THE BLOODY SUN
THE HERITAGE OF HASTUR
THE PLANET SAVERS
SHARRA'S EXILE (replaces SWORD OF ALDONES)
THE WORLD WRECKERS
HASTUR LORD (working title was RELUCTANT KING)
EXILE'S SONG
SHADOW MATRIX
TRAITOR'S SUN
THE ALTON GIFT
THE CHILDREN OF KINGS
THE LARAN GAMBIT

Mini-series or direct sequels to one another are:

THE SPELL SWORD/THE FORBIDDEN TOWER/THE BLOODY SUN (rewrite)
THE SHATTERED CHAIN/THENDARA HOUSE/CITY OF SORCERY
THE HERITAGE OF HASTUR/SHARRA'S EXILE/HASTUR LORD

* (not yet in print -- book may have title and/or publication date changed before publication)

Darkover® Anthologies

  1. THE KEEPER'S PRICE, 1980 - contents
  2. SWORD OF CHAOS, 1982 - contents
  3. FREE AMAZONS OF DARKOVER, 1985 - contents
  4. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR, 1987 - contents
  5. RED SUN OF DARKOVER, 1987 - contents
  6. FOUR MOONS OF DARKOVER, 1988 - contents
  7. DOMAINS OF DARKOVER, 1990, contents
  8. RENUNCIATES OF DARKOVER, 1991 - contents
  9. LERONI OF DARKOVER, 1991 - contents
  10. TOWERS OF DARKOVER, 1993 - contents
  11. MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY'S DARKOVER, 1993 - contents, ePub, Kindle
  12. SNOWS OF DARKOVER, 1994 - contents
  13. MUSIC OF DARKOVER, 2013 - contents
  14. STARS OF DARKOVER, 2014 - contents
  15. GIFTS OF DARKOVER, 2015 - contents
  16. REALMS OF DARKOVER, 2016 - contents
  17. MASQUES OF DARKOVER, 2017 - contents
  18. CROSSROADS OF DARKOVER, 2018 - contents
  19. CITADELS OF DARKOVER, 2019 - contents
  20. JEWELS OF DARKOVER, 2023 - contents

Other Anthologies

THE BEST OF MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY, 1988
THE BEST OF MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY: Jamie and other stories, 2010 - Kindle
GREYHAVEN, 1983 - contents
LYTHANDE, 1986
THE COMPLETE LYTHANDE, 2013 (replaces LYTHANDE) - ePub, Kindle
LACE AND BLADE, edited by Deborah J. Ross, 2008 - contents
LACE AND BLADE 2, edited by Deborah J. Ross, 2009 - contents
LACE AND BLADE 4, edited by Deborah J. Ross, 2018 - contents
LACE AND BLADE 5, edited by Deborah J. Ross, 2019 - contents

SWORD AND SORCERESS 1, 1984 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 2, 1985 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 3, 1986 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 4, 1987 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 5, 1988 - contents
SPELLS OF WONDER (S&S 5.5), 1989 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 6, 1990 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 7, 1990 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 8, 1991 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 9, 1992 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 10, 1993 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 11, 1994 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 12, 1995 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 13, 1996 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 14, 1997 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 15, 1998 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 16, 1999 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 17, 2000 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 18, 2001 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 19, 2002 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 20, 2003 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 21, 2004 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 22, 2007 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 23, 2008 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 24, 2009 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 25, 2010 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 26, 2011 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 27, 2012 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 28, 2013 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 29, 2014 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 30, 2015 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 31, 2016 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 32, 2017 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 33, 2018 - contents
SWORD AND SORCERESS 34, 2019 - contents
BEST OF MZB'S FANTASY MAGAZINE, vol. 1, Warner, 1994 - contents
BEST OF MZB'S FANTASY MAGAZINE, vol. 2, Warner, 1995 - contents, Kindle
MZB'S FANTASY WORLDS, limited-edition hardcover, 1998 - contents

Other Science Fiction - Fantasy - Occult - Gothics

THE DOOR THROUGH SPACE, 1961, reissued by Wildside Press, 2007 - ePub, Kindle
SEVEN FROM THE STARS, 1962 - ePub, Kindle
THE COLORS OF SPACE, 1963 - ePub, Kindle
THE DARK INTRUDER AND OTHER STORIES, 1964 - contents, ePub, Kindle
FALCONS OF NARABEDLA, 1964 - ePub, Kindle
CASTLE TERROR, 1965 - Large Print Trade Paperback, ePub, Kindle; Audible, iTunes
SOUVENIR OF MONIQUE, 1967 - Large Print Trade Paperback, ePub, Kindle; Audible, iTunes
BLUEBEARD'S DAUGHTER, 1968 - Large Print Trade Paperback, ePub, Kindle; Audible, iTunes
THE BRASS DRAGON, 1970 - ePub
HUNTERS OF THE RED MOON (with Paul Edwin Zimmer), 1973 - ePub, Kindle; Audible, iTunes
IN THE STEPS OF THE MASTER (The Sixth Sense #2) (TV novelization), 1973
ENDLESS VOYAGE, 1975
CAN ELLEN BE SAVED? (TV novelization), 1975
DRUMS OF DARKNESS, 1976
ENDLESS UNIVERSE, 1979
THE SURVIVORS (sequel to HUNTERS, with Paul Edwin Zimmer), 1979 - ePub, Kindle; Audible, iTunes
THE RUINS OF ISIS, 1980
SURVEY SHIP, 1980 - ePub, Kindle
THE HOUSE BETWEEN THE WORLDS, 1981 - ePub
THE INHERITOR, 1984
NIGHT'S DAUGHTER, 1985 - ePub, Kindle; Audible, iTunes
WARRIOR WOMAN, 1985 - ePub, Kindle; Audible, iTunes
FALL OF ATLANTIS, 1987 (aka WEB OF LIGHT/WEB OF DARKNESS - written in the early 1950s) - iBook, Kindle
DARK SATANIC, 1988
BLACK TRILLIUM (with Andre Norton and Julian May), 1990 - iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook
WITCH HILL, 1990
LADY OF THE TRILLIUM (with Elisabeth Waters), 1995 - iBook, Kindle, Kobo, Nook
TIGER BURNING BRIGHT (with Norton, Lackey, and Waters), 1995 - ePub, Kindle
GRATITUDE OF KINGS (novella, with Elisabeth Waters), 1997
GHOSTLIGHT (with Rosemary Edghill), 1995 - iBook, Kindle
WITCHLIGHT (with Rosemary Edghill), 1996 - iBook, Kindle
GRAVELIGHT (with Rosemary Edghill), 1997 - iBook, Kindle
HEARTLIGHT (with Rosemary Edghill), 1998 - iBook, Kindle

Magazine

Marion Zimmer Bradley's FANTASY Magazine
issues 1-50
Summer 1988 to Late Fall 2000

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