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
World Divided (Secert World Chronicle)
Foundation: Book One of the Collegium Chronicles
Collision: Book Four in the Secret World Chronicle
Dragon's Teeth
Intrigues: Book Two of the Collegium Chronicles
Unnatural Issue: An Elemental Masters Novel
Reboots
Joust
Revolution: The Secret World Chronicle III
The Sleeping Beauty
Owlknight (Darian's Tale, Vol. 3)
When Darkness Falls (The Obsidian Trilogy, Book 3)
Fortune's Fool (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book 3)
Burning Water (Diana Tregarde)
Harvest Moon
Dead Reckoning
The White Gryphon (Mage Wars)
Shadow Grail #2: Conspiracies
Winds of Fate (The Mage Winds, Book 1)
Shadow Grail #4: Victories
Legacies
The Snow Queen
Owlflight (Darian's Tale)
Trio of Sorcery