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Darkover Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Darkover books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Darkover series? Start with "The Planet Savers (By: Elisabeth Waters)" (1962) and follow publication order through all 52 books.
The complete Darkover reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Planet Savers (By: Elisabeth Waters)
1962
The Sword of Aldones (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1962
The Bloody Sun (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1964
Star of Danger (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1965
The Winds of Darkover (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1970
The World Wreckers (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1971
Darkover Landfall (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1972
The Spell Sword (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1974
The Heritage of Hastur (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1975
The Shattered Chain (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1976
The Forbidden Tower (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1977
Stormqueen! (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1978
Two to Conquer (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1980
Sharra's Exile (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1981
Hawkmistress! (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1982
Thendara House (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1983
City of Sorcery (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1984
The Heirs of Hammerfell (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1989
Rediscovery (By: Mercedes Lackey,Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1993
Exile's Song (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1996
The Shadow Matrix (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1997
Traitor's Sun (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1999
Zandru's Forge (With: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
2003
A Flame in Hali (With: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
2004
Hastur Lord (With: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
2010
Death of Brendan Ensolare (As: Deborah Wheeler)
2011
The Children of Kings (With: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
2013
Thunderlord (With: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
2016
Ski the Hellers (By: Elisabeth Waters)
2020
The Laran Gambit (With: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
2022
Arilinn (With: Marion Zimmer Bradley)
2024
DAW 30th Anniversary Fantasy
2002
DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies
2002
Sword and Sorceress 22
2007
Lace and Blade
2008
Lace and Blade 2
2009
Sword and Sorceress XXIV
2009
The Feathered Edge
2012
Beyond Grimm
2012
Scared: Ten Tales of Horror
2012
Women in the Martial Arts
2014
Stars of Darkover
2014
For Want of a Horse
2015
Realms of Darkover
2016
Mad Science Café
2016
Masques of Darkover
2017
Lace and Blade 4
2018
Crossroads of Darkover
2018
It Happened at the Ball
2018
Lace and Blade 5
2019
Citadels of Darkover
2019
Jewels of Darkover
2023
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