Valdemar

OngoingMore books are expected

Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar books are set in a kingdom guarded by its Heralds, chosen by white horses called Companions to serve as its judges, messengers and protectors. Since Arrows of the Queen in 1987 the world has grown to more than forty novels across a dozen series, some written with Larry Dixon, reaching from the Mage Wars long before the kingdom existed, through its founding, to the centuries after. Each series stands on its own. Most readers start with Arrows of the Queen; the chronological order follows the history from its earliest days.

Chronological Order

The Valdemar books in the order of the kingdom's history, from the Mage Wars long before its founding to the Mage Storms and after.

1
The Black Gryphon
The Mage Wars
1994
2
The White Gryphon
The Mage Wars
1995
3
The Silver Gryphon
The Mage Wars
1996
4
Beyond
The Founding of Valdemar
2021
5
Into the West
The Founding of Valdemar
2022
6
Valdemar
The Founding of Valdemar
2023
7
Magic's Pawn
The Last Herald-Mage
1989
8
Magic's Promise
The Last Herald-Mage
1990
9
Magic's Price
The Last Herald-Mage
1990
10
Foundation
Collegium Chronicles
2008
11
Intrigues
Collegium Chronicles
2010
12
Changes
Collegium Chronicles
2011
13
Redoubt
Collegium Chronicles
2012
14
Bastion
Collegium Chronicles
2013
15
Closer to Home
Herald Spy
2014
16
Closer to the Heart
Herald Spy
2015
17
Closer to the Chest
Herald Spy
2016
18
The Hills Have Spies
Family Spies
2018
19
Eye Spy
Family Spies
2019
20
Spy, Spy Again
Family Spies
2020
21
Brightly Burning
2000
22
The Oathbound
Vows and Honor
1988
23
Oathbreakers
Vows and Honor
1989
24
Oathblood
Vows and Honor
1998
25
By the Sword
1991
26
Take a Thief
2001
27
Exile's Honor
Exile's Tales
2002
28
Exile's Valor
Exile's Tales
2003
29
Arrows of the Queen
Heralds of Valdemar
1987
30
Arrow's Flight
Heralds of Valdemar
1987
31
Arrow's Fall
Heralds of Valdemar
1988
32
Winds of Fate
Mage Winds
1991
33
Winds of Change
Mage Winds
1992
34
Winds of Fury
Mage Winds
1993
35
Storm Warning
Mage Storms
1994
36
Storm Rising
Mage Storms
1995
37
Storm Breaking
Mage Storms
1996
38
Owlflight
Darian's Tale
1997
39
Owlsight
Darian's Tale
1998
40
Owlknight
Darian's Tale
1999
41
Gryphon in Light
2019