Mercedes Lackey
Mercedes Ritchie Lackey (born June 24, 1950) is a prolific American fantasy author best known for her bestselling Valdemar series set in the world of Velgarth, featuring interactions between humans and non-human protagonists across thousands of years. She has published over 140 novels and short stories, including fairy tale retellings exploring themes like ecology, social class, and gender roles, and was named the 38th Damon Knight Grand Master in 2021. Lackey, a former computer programmer and artist's model, is also a professional lyricist with five Pegasus Awards and lives in Oklahoma.
Fantasy
The Fire Rose (Elemental Masters Series)
Bastion: Book Five of the Collegium Chronicles
Foundation: Book One of the Collegium Chronicles (A Valdemar Novel) (Valdemar: The Collegium Chronicles)
The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley: An Elemental Masters Novel
Intrigues: Book Two of the Collegium Chronicles (A Valdemar Novel)
Reserved For The Cat: An Elemental Masters Novel
Foundation: A Novel of Valdemar (A Valdemar Novel Book 1)
Changes: Volume Three of the Collegium Chronicles (A Valdemar Novel)
Home From the Sea: An Elemental Masters Novel
Unnatural Issue: An Elemental Masters Novel
Elemental Magic: All-New Tales of the Elemental Masters
No True Way: All-New Tales of Valdemar
Closer to Home: Book One of Herald Spy
Sanctuary: Joust #3 (Dragon Jousters)
Arrow's Flight
The Fire Rose (The Elemental Masters Fairy Tales)
The House of the Four Winds
Aerie: Book Four of the Dragon Jousters
Steadfast:
Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar
Shadow Grail #3: Sacrifices
Magic's Price (The Last Herald-Mage Series, Book 3)
No True Way: All-New Tales of Valdemar
The Fairy Godmother