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 Outstretched Shadow (The Obsidian Mountain Trilogy, 1)
Crown of Vengeance
Winds of Change (Mage Winds)
Burdens of the Dead
The Gates of Sleep (Elemental Masters, Book 2)
World Divided: Book Two of the Secret World Chronicle
Gwenhwyfar: The White Spirit
Reserved for the Cat (Elemental Masters, Book 5)
The Silver Gryphon (Mage Wars Trilogy, Book 3)
The Black Gryphon (Mage Wars)
Storm Rising (Book Two of the Mage Storms)
Storm Warning (The Mage Storms, Book 1)
Reboots: Diabolical Streak
Brightly Burning (Daw Books Collectors, No. 1150) (Valdemar)
The Wizard of Karres
The Heralds of Valdemar Omnibus
Owlsight (Darian's Tale)
Much Fall of Blood
Music to My Sorrow (Bedlam's Bard)
This Scepter'd Isle (The Doubled Edge, Book 1)
By Slanderous Tongues (The Doubled Edge, Book 3)
Changes: Volume Three of the Collegium Chronicles
Alta
This Rough Magic (Lackey, Mercedes)