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Valdemar Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Valdemar 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 Valdemar series? Start with "Valdemar Companion (By: Mercedes Lackey)" (1990) and follow publication order through all 83 books.
The complete Valdemar reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Valdemar Companion (By: Mercedes Lackey)
1990
Sun in Glory and Other Tales of Valdemar (By: Josepha Sherman)
2003
Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar (By: Mercedes Lackey)
2005
Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar (By: Mercedes Lackey)
2008
Changing the World (By: Elisabeth Waters)
2009
Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar (By: Mercedes Lackey)
2010
Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar (By: Elisabeth Waters)
2011
The One Left Behind (By: Mercedes Lackey)
2014
No True Way (By: Mercedes Lackey,Dayle A. Dermatis,Ron Collins,Jennifer Brozek,Elisabeth Waters)
2014
Crucible (By: Mercedes Lackey,Anthea Sharp)
2015
Tempest (By: Anthea Sharp)
2016
Pathways (By: Mercedes Lackey)
2017
The Demon's Den and Other Tales of Valdemar (By: Tanya Huff)
2018
Choices (By: Anthea Sharp)
2018
Seasons (By: Anthea Sharp)
2019
Passages (By: Mercedes Lackey)
2020
Boundaries (By: Mercedes Lackey)
2021
Shenanigans (By: Mercedes Lackey)
2022
Anything With Nothing (By: Mercedes Lackey)
2023
Feuds (By: Mercedes Lackey)
2024
Smoke and Mirrors (By: Mercedes Lackey)
2025
Third Annual Collection
1989
Once Upon a Crime
1998
Eleventh Annual Collection
1998
The Best American Mystery Stories 1999
1999
Civil War Fantastic
2000
October Dreams
2000
Trick or Treat
2001
The Further Adventures of Xena: Warrior Princess
2001
Lighthouse Hauntings
2002
Vivisections
2003
Shivers II
2003
Corpse Blossoms
2005
Shadow Regions
2006
Dark Delicacies II: Fear
2007
Five Strokes to Midnight
2008
The Beast Within
2008
Legends of the Mountain State 2
2008
Horror Library, Volume 3
2008
The Best of Cemetery Dance II
2008
Mighty Unclean
2009
Hellbound Hearts
2009
The World Is Dead
2009
Return to Mariabronn
2010
Legends Of The Mountain State 4
2010
Haunted Legends
2010
Darkness on the Edge: Tales Inspired by the Songs of Bruce Springsteen
2010
The Living Dead 2
2010
Hint Fiction
2010
The Shadow of the Unknown
2011
The Devil's Coattails
2012
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
2012
Appalachian Undead
2012
Chiral Mad
2012
Fear the Abyss
2012
Dueling Minds
2013
Vampires Don't Sparkle!
2013
Barbers & Beauties
2013
Eulogies II
2013
Tales of Jack the Ripper
2013
Enter at Your Own Risk: Dark Muses, Spoken Silences
2013
Fear the Reaper
2013
Mister October, Volume I: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala
2013
Chiral Mad 2
2013
Jamais Vu
2013
Dark Discoveries - Issue #26
2014
Piercing the Darkness
2014
Qualia Nous
2014
Limbus, Inc. - Book II
2014
Far Voyager: A Postcripts Anthology 32/33
2014
Out of Tune
2014
Shadows Over Main Street
2015
The Library of the Dead
2015
Weirdbook 31
2015
Seize the Night
2015
Another Dimension: Anthology
2016
Twice Upon an Apocalypse: Lovecraftian Fairy Tales
2017
Shadows Over Main Street Volume 2
2017
You, Human
2018
Carnival of Horror
2018
Chiral Mad 4
2018
Don’t Turn Out the Lights
2020
Chiral Mad 5
2022
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