Valdemar series

The Valdemar series is a series of fantasy novels by Mercedes Lackey on the world of Velgarth. Most have some relation to the kingdom of Valdemar, featuring stories of the Heralds of Valdemar — a type of magically- or psychically-gifted knights of the realm.

The series features numerous supernatural abilities, divine intervention, and sentient non-human species, and spans a long period of time from the "Mage Wars" to centuries (millennia) later.

As with many long series, the series is broken up into smaller sub-series, trilogies, and duologies.

The series is notable for its inclusion of numerous strong female characters and positive depictions of same-sex sexuality.

In internal chronology:

The Mage Wars (prehistory, 1000 BF)

• The Black Gryphon
• The White Gryphon
• The Silver Gryphon

The Last Herald-Mage (750-800 AF)

• Magic's Pawn
• Magic's Promise
• Magic's Price

The Legend of Lavan Firestorm (1077 AF)

• Brightly Burning

Vows and Honor (1270 AF)

• The Oathbound
• Oathbreakers
• Oathblood (short story collection)

Heralds of Valdemar (1376 AF & onward)

• Exile's Honor
• Exile's Valor
• Takes a Thief

Heralds of Valdemar — Arrows trilogy

• Arrows of the Queen
• Arrow's Flight
• Arrow's Fall

Kerowyn's Tale

• By the Sword

The Mage Winds

• Winds of Fate
• Winds of Change
• Winds of Fury

The Mage Storms

• Storm Warning
• Storm Rising
• Storm Breaking

The Owl Mage

• Owlflight
• Owlsight
• Owlknight

• "A Herald's Journey" (short story in The Valdemar Companion)

Short story collections

• Sword of Ice
• Sun in Glory and Other Tales of Valdemar
• Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar

References

• Valdemar Companion

Other material

• Queen's Own game at the Mercedes Lackey fanclub

Short stories (unsorted)

• "A Herald's Journey" (The Valdemar Companion)
• "Sword-sworn" (Oathblood)
• "Turnabout" (Oathblood)
• "A Tale of Heroes" (Oathblood)
• "Oathbound" Chapter 6 inSword and Sorceress, 1988
• "Keys" (Oathblood)
• "The Making of a Legend" (Oathblood)
• "The Talisman" (Oathblood)
• "Stolen Silver" (Horse Fantastic)
• "Wings of Fire" (Oathblood)
• "A Woman's Weapon" (Oathblood)
• "Friendly Fire" (Oathblood)
• "Sunlancer" (Sword of Ice)
• "Sword of Ice" (Sword of Ice)
• "Blue Heart" (Sword of Ice)
• "Spring Plowing at Forst Reach" (Oathblood)
• "Oathblood (Oathblood)