Darkover

MZB always insisted that the Darkover novels are not a series and can be read in any order, since none of the books assumes that you are familiar with any other of the books. If you simply MUST have an order in which to read them, it is better to read them chronologically by publication date, rather than in chronology of Darkovan history; that way you will follow MZB's thought processes as her concept of Darkover grew and expanded.

In Order of Publication PLANET SAVERS, 1962 (reprinted 1995) ^7 SWORD OF ALDONES, 1962 THE BLOODY SUN, 1964 (rewritten 1979) ^5 STAR OF DANGER, 1965 (reprinted 1994) ^5 WINDS OF DARKOVER, 1970 (reprinted 1995) ^5 WORLD WRECKERS, 1971 (reprinted 1994) ^7 DARKOVER LANDFALL, 1972 ^6 THE SPELL SWORD, 1974 ^4 HERITAGE OF HASTUR, 1975 ^1 SHATTERED CHAIN, 1976 ^3 FORBIDDEN TOWER, 1977 ^4 STORMQUEEN, 1978 ^2 BLOODY SUN (rewrite), 1979 (reprinted 1994) ^5 TWO TO CONQUER, 1980 ^6 SHARRA'S EXILE, 1981 ^1 HAWKMISTRESS, 1982 ^2 THENDARA HOUSE, 1983 ^3 CITY OF SORCERY, 1984 ^3 HEIRS OF HAMMERFELL, 1989 REDISCOVERY, 1993 (with Mercedes Lackey) EXILE'S SONG, 1996 (with Adrienne Martine-Barnes) SHADOW MATRIX, 1998 (by Adrienne Martine-Barnes) TRAITOR'S SUN, 1999 (by Adrienne Martine-Barnes) CLINGFIRE TRILOGY (in progress at MZB's death)     FALL OF NESKAYA, 2001     ZANDRU'S FORGE, 2003     FLAME IN HALI, 2004 * THE ALTON GIFT, Dec 2007 * RELUCTANT KING (in progress at MZB's death) * THUNDERLORD (in progress at MZB's death) Darkover Omnibus Editions: HERITAGE AND EXILE, 2002     Heritage of Hastur, Sharra's Exile AGES OF CHAOS, 2002     Stormqueen, Hawkmistress SAGA OF THE RENUNCIATES, 2002     Shattered Chain, Thendara House, City of Sorcery FORBIDDEN CIRCLE, 2002     Spell Sword, Forbidden Tower A WORLD DIVIDED, Dec 2003     Star of Danger, Winds of Darkover, Bloody Sun DARKOVER: FIRST CONTACT, Sep 2004     Darkover Landfall, Two to Conquer TO SAVE A WORLD, Dec 2004     Planet Savers, World Wreckers

Darkovan chronology DARKOVER LANDFALL STORMQUEEN THUNDERLORD * CLINGFIRE TRILOGY     FALL OF NESKAYA     ZANDRU'S FORGE     FLAME IN HALI HAWKMISTRESS TWO TO CONQUER HEIRS OF HAMMERFELL REDISCOVERY SHATTERED CHAIN (1) SPELL SWORD FORBIDDEN TOWER SHATTERED CHAIN (2, 3) THENDARA HOUSE CITY OF SORCERY STAR OF DANGER WINDS OF DARKOVER THE BLOODY SUN HERITAGE OF HASTUR PLANET SAVERS SHARRA'S EXILE (replaces SWORD OF ALDONES) RELUCTANT KING * WORLD WRECKERS EXILE'S SONG SHADOW MATRIX TRAITOR'S SUN * THE ALTON GIFT Mini-series or direct sequels to one another are: SPELL SWORD/FORBIDDEN TOWER/BLOODY SUN (rewrite) SHATTERED CHAIN/THENDARA HOUSE/CITY OF SORCERY HERITAGE OF HASTUR/SHARRA'S EXILE /RELUCTANT KING EXILE'S SONG/SHADOW MATRIX/TRAITOR'S SUN

* (not yet in print -- book may have title and/or publication date changed before publication)

Darkover Anthologies THE KEEPER'S PRICE, 1980, contents SWORD OF CHAOS, 1982, contents FREE AMAZONS OF DARKOVER, 1985, contents OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROR, 1987, contents RED SUN OF DARKOVER, 1987, contents FOUR MOONS OF DARKOVER, 1988, contents DOMAINS OF DARKOVER, 1990, contents RENUNCIATES OF DARKOVER, 1991, contents LERONI OF DARKOVER, 1991, contents TOWERS OF DARKOVER, 1993, contents MZB's DARKOVER, 1993, contents SNOWS OF DARKOVER, 1994, contents