The following books are set in the fictional world of Darkover and were written, co-authored, edited or started by Marion Zimmer Bradley. __TOC__ 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 The Second Age After the Comyn 1962 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 1970 The Winds of Darkover 1995, 2003 as part of A World Divided omnibus Against the Terrans: The First Age Recontact 1971 The World Wreckers 1994, 2004 as part of To Save a World omnibus Against the Terrans: The Second Age After the Comyn 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 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 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 The 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 2024 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, 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) described these novels as "marginally linked" to Darkover.
Pub.Year Title Reprint(s) Darkovan era Notes 1957 Falcons of Narabedla 1964, 1988, 1991 ? 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 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.
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