The Works of
Marion Zimmer Bradley

MZB insists 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. (Also, her later books are generally better written than her earlier ones.)

In Order of Publication

PLANET SAVERS, 1962 (reprinted 1995)
SWORD OF ALDONES, 1962
THE BLOODY SUN, 1964
STAR OF DANGER, 1965 (reprinted 1994)
WINDS OF DARKOVER, 1970 (reprinted 1995)
WORLD WRECKERS, 1971(reprinted 1994)
DARKOVER LANDFALL, 1972
THE SPELL SWORD, 1974
HERITAGE OF HASTUR, 75
SHATTERED CHAIN, 1976
FORBIDDEN TOWER, 1977
STORMQUEEN, 1978
BLOODY SUN (rewrite), 1979 (reprinted 1994)
TWO TO CONQUER, 1980
SHARRA'S EXILE, 1981
HAWKMISTRESS, 1982
THENDARA HOUSE, 1983
CITY OF SORCERY, 1984
HEIRS OF HAMMERFELL, 1989
REDISCOVERY, 1993
EXILE'S SONG, 1996
SHADOW MATRIX, 1997
TRAITOR'S SUN, DAW, Jan 1999

Darkovan chronology

DARKOVER LANDFALL
STORMQUEEN
HAWKMISTRESS
TWO TO CONQUER
HEIRS OF HAMMERFELL
REDISCOVERY
SHATTERED CHAIN (1)
SPELL SWORD
FORBIDDEN TOWER
SHATTERED CHAIN (2, 3)
THENDARA HOUSE
CITY OF SORCERY
STAR OF DANGER
WINDS OF DARKOVER
THE BLOODY SUN
HERITAGE OF HASTUR
PLANET SAVERS
SHARRA'S EXILE
WORLD WRECKERS
EXILE'S SONG
SHADOW MATRIX
TRAITOR'S SUN

Mini-series or direct sequels to one another are:

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

SHARRA'S EXILE retells the events of SWORD OF ALDONES
EXILE'S SONG was formerly called RETURN TO DARKOVER

Darkover Anthologies

THE KEEPER'S PRICE, 1980
SWORD OF CHAOS, 1982
FREE AMAZONS OF DARKOVER, 1985
OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR, 1987
RED SUN OF DARKOVER, 1987
FOUR MOONS OF DARKOVER, 1988
DOMAINS OF DARKOVER, 1990
RENUNCIATES OF DARKOVER, 1991
LERONI OF DARKOVER, 1991
TOWERS OF DARKOVER, 1993
MZB's DARKOVER, 1993 (includes "To Keep the Oath")
SNOWS OF DARKOVER, 1994

THE DOOR THROUGH SPACE, Ace, 1961
SEVEN FROM THE STARS, Ace, 1962
FALCONS OF NARABEDLA, Ace, 1964
THE BRASS DRAGON, Ace 1970,
COLORS OF SPACE, Pocket 1983
THE ENDLESS VOYAGE, Ace 1975
THE ENDLESS UNIVERSE, Ace 1979
HUNTERS OF THE RED MOON, DAW 1973
THE SURVIVORS, DAW 1979 (sequel to HUNTERS)
THE RUINS OF ISIS, Pocket 1980
SURVEY SHIP, Ace 1980
WARRIOR WOMAN, DAW 1985

DRUMS OF DARKNESS, Ballantine, 1976
HOUSE BETWEEN THE WORLDS, Del Rey 1981
THE INHERITOR, Tor, 1984
NIGHT'S DAUGHTER, Ballantine, 1985
FALL OF ATLANTIS, Pocket, 1987 (WEB OF LIGHT/WEB OF
DARKNESS - written in the early 1950's)
DARK SATANIC, Tor 1988
BLACK TRILLIUM (with Andre Norton & Julian May), 1990, 1991
WITCH HILL, Tor, 1990
LADY OF THE TRILLIUM, Bantam, 1995; June 1996 (pb)
TIGER BURNING BRIGHT (with Norton & Lackey), 1995
GHOSTLIGHT, Tor, 1995
WITCHLIGHT, Tor, 1996
GLENRAVEN (with Holly Lisle), Baen, 1996
GRAVELIGHT, Tor, 1997
GRATITUDE OF KINGS (novella), Roc, Dec 1997
IN THE RIFT (GLENRAVEN 2), Baen, April 1998
HEARTLIGHT, Tor, September 1998

THE BEST OF MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY, DAW, 1988
LYTHANDE, DAW, 1986
SWORD AND SORCERESS, DAW, 1984
SWORD AND SORCERESS, vol. 2, DAW, 1985
SWORD AND SORCERESS, vol. 3, DAW, 1986
SWORD AND SORCERESS, vol. 4, DAW, 1987
SWORD AND SORCERESS, vol. 5, DAW, 1988
SPELLS OF WONDER, DAW, 1989
SWORD AND SORCERESS, vol. 6, DAW, 1990
SWORD AND SORCERESS, vol. 7, DAW, 1990
SWORD AND SORCERESS, vol. 8, DAW, 1991
SWORD AND SORCERESS, vol. 9, DAW, 1992
SWORD AND SORCERESS, vol. 10, DAW, 1993
SWORD AND SORCERESS, vol. 11, DAW, 1994
SWORD AND SORCERESS, vol. 12, DAW, 1995
SWORD AND SORCERESS, vol. 13, DAW, 1996
SWORD AND SORCERESS, vol. 14, DAW, 1997
SWORD AND SORCERESS, vol. 15, DAW, 1998
SWORD AND SORCERESS, vol. 16, DAW, Jun 1999
BEST OF MZB'S FANTASY MAGAZINE, vol. 1, Warner, 1994
BEST OF MZB'S FANTASY MAGAZINE, vol. 2, Warner, 1995
MZB'S FANTASY WORLDS, MZB (limited edition), Sep 1998

THE CATCH TRAP, Ballantine, 1979 (hc), 1980, 1984 (pb)
THE FIREBRAND, Simon & Schuster, 1987 (hc), Pocket, 1988
Avalon Series:
THE MISTS OF AVALON, Knopf, 1983 (hc), Ballantine, 1984(tp)
THE FOREST HOUSE, Viking, 1994 (hc); 1995 (tp)
THE LADY OF AVALON, Viking, 1997 (hc); June 1998 (tp)

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