Ardath Mayhar

Ardath Mayhar

Ardath Mayhar also wrote as: John Killdeer.

Ardath Mayhar was born in Timpson, Texas on February 20th, 1930 and passed away at the age of 81 on February 1st, 2012.

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Ardath Mayhar Stats: The highest rated book by Ardath Mayhar on Book Notification is The Sword and the Dagger, the 4th novel in the BattleTech Universe series.

The most read book by Ardath Mayhar on Book Notification is The Sword and the Dagger, the 4th novel in the BattleTech Universe series.

Below is a complete list of Ardath Mayhar books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Ardath Mayhar is the BattleTech Universe Series.

List of Burr Henderson Books in Publication Order

List of Exiles Of Damaria Books in Publication Order

List of Kyrannon Books in Publication Order

List of Mesa Books in Publication Order

List of Tales of the Triple Moons Books in Publication Order

List of Tyrnos Books in Publication Order

List of Washington Shipp Mystery Books in Publication Order (with Mary Wickizer Burgess)

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Khi to Freedom
1983
2
The Absolutely Perfect Horse (With: Marylois Dunn)
The Absolutely Perfect Horse (With: Marylois Dunn)
1983
3
Exile on Vlahil
1984
4
The Saga Of Grittel Sundotha
1985
5
The World Ends in Hickory Hollow
1985
6
Carrots and Miggle
1986
7
Makra Choria
1987
8
The Wall
1987
9
The Heirs of Three Oaks
1988
10
Hunters of the Plains
1995
11
A Road of Stars
1998
12
Closely Knit in Scarlatt
2004
13
The Clarrington Heritage
2004
14
World of the Greist
2004
15
The Door in the Hill
2004
16
The Conjure
2005
17
Shock Treatment
2005
18
Feud at Sweetwater Creek
2007
19
Witchfire (With: Ron Fortier)
Witchfire (With: Ron Fortier)
2007
20
Timber Pirates (With: Marylois Dunn)
Timber Pirates (With: Marylois Dunn)
2008
21
Messengers in White
2009
22
Two-Moons and the Black Tower
2009
23
A Planet Called Heaven
2009
24
The Tulpa
2009
25
The Dropouts
2009
26
Deadly Memoir
2009
27
The Lintons of Skillet Bend
2009
28
Vendetta
2009
29
High Mountain Winter
2017

List of Collections in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of BattleTech Universe Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
8
Decision at Thunder Rift ( By: William H. Keith Jr.)
1986
2
6
Mercenary's Star ( By: William H. Keith Jr.)
1987
3
The Price of Glory ( By: William H. Keith Jr.)
1987
4
6
The Sword and the Dagger
1987
5
Wolves On The Border (By: Victor Milán)
1988
6
4
Shrapnel: Fragments From The Inner Sphere (By: William H. Keith Jr., Elizabeth Danforth, Ken St. Andre, Jordan K. Weisman)
1989
7
Heir to the Dragon (By: Robert N. Charrette)
1989
8
Wolf Pack (By: Robert N. Charrette)
1992
9
Natural Selection ( By: Michael A. Stackpole)
1992
10
Blood of Heroes (By: J. Andrew Keith)
1993
11
Assumption of Risk ( By: Michael A. Stackpole)
1993
12
Close Quarters ( By: Victor Milán)
1994
13
Tactics of Duty (By: William H. Keith Jr.)
1995
14
Highlander Gambit (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
Highlander Gambit (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
1995
15
Bred for War ( By: Michael A. Stackpole)
1995
16
I Am Jade Falcon ( By: Robert Thurston)
I Am Jade Falcon ( By: Robert Thurston)
1995
17
Hearts of Chaos ( By: Victor Milán)
1996
18
Malicious Intent ( By: Michael A. Stackpole)
1996
19
Operation Excalibur ( By: William H. Keith Jr.)
1996
20
Black Dragon ( By: Victor Milán)
1996
21
Impetus of War (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
Impetus of War (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
1996
22
Grave Covenant ( By: Michael A. Stackpole)
1997
23
Double-Blind ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
Double-Blind ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
1997
24
Binding Force ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
Binding Force ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
1997
25
Exodus Road (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
Exodus Road (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
1997
26
Freebirth ( By: Robert Thurston)
Freebirth ( By: Robert Thurston)
1998
27
Prince of Havoc ( By: Michael A. Stackpole)
1998
28
Falcon Rising ( By: Robert Thurston)
Falcon Rising ( By: Robert Thurston)
1999
29
Battletech ( By: Robert Thurston)
Battletech ( By: Robert Thurston)
1999
30
Roar of Honor (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
Roar of Honor (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
1999
31
BattleTech Legends: By Blood Betrayed (By: Mel Odom, Blaine Lee Pardoe)
1999
32
Illusions of Victory ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
Illusions of Victory ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
2000
33
Classic Battletech ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
Classic Battletech ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
2000
34
Measure of a Hero (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe, Michael A. Stackole)
Measure of a Hero (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe, Michael A. Stackole)
2000
35
Flashpoint ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
Flashpoint ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
2001
36
Patriots and Tyrants ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
Patriots and Tyrants ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
2001
37
Initiation to War (By: Robert N. Charrette)
2001
38
Ghost War ( By: Michael A. Stackpole)
2002
39
Storms of Fate ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
Storms of Fate ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
2002
40
Call of Duty (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
Call of Duty (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
2002
41
Path of Glory (By: Randall N. Bills)
Path of Glory (By: Randall N. Bills)
2002
42
Imminent Crisis (By: Randall N. Bills)
Imminent Crisis (By: Randall N. Bills)
2002
43
Operation Audacity (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
Operation Audacity (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
2002
44
Endgame ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
Endgame ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
2002
45
A Call to Arms ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
A Call to Arms ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
2003
46
Sword of Sedition ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
Sword of Sedition ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
2003
47
The Ruins of Power (By: Robert Vardeman)
2003
48
By Temptations and by War ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
By Temptations and by War ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
2003
49
Flight of the Falcon ( By: Victor Milán)
2004
50
Fortress of Lies ( By: J. Steven York)
Fortress of Lies ( By: J. Steven York)
2004
51
Blood of the Isle ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
Blood of the Isle ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
2004
52
Wolves on the Border (By: Robert N. Charrette)
2004
53
Hunters of the Deep (By: Randall N. Bills)
Hunters of the Deep (By: Randall N. Bills)
2004
54
Fortress Republic ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
Fortress Republic ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
2005
55
Target of Opportunity (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
Target of Opportunity (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
2005
56
Daughter of the Dragon (By: Ilsa J. Bick)
2005
57
Heretic's Faith (By: Randall N. Bills, Roc Books)
Heretic's Faith (By: Randall N. Bills, Roc Books)
2005
58
Blood Avatar (By: Ilsa J. Bick)
2005
59
Trial by Chaos ( By: J. Steven York)
Trial by Chaos ( By: J. Steven York)
2006
60
Wolf Hunters (By: Kevin Killiany)
Wolf Hunters (By: Kevin Killiany)
2006
61
Surrender Your Dreams (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
Surrender Your Dreams (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
2006
62
A Rending of Falcons ( By: Victor Milán)
2007
63
Masters of War ( By: Michael A. Stackpole)
2007
64
Dragon Rising (By: Ilsa J. Bick)
2007
65
Pandora's Gambit (By: Randall N. Bills)
Pandora's Gambit (By: Randall N. Bills)
2007
66
Fire at Will (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
Fire at Will (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
2007
67
To Ride the Chimera (By: Kevin Killiany)
To Ride the Chimera (By: Kevin Killiany)
2008
68
The Corps ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
The Corps ( By: Loren L. Coleman)
2008
69
BattleTech Classic: Classic BattleTech 25 Years of Art & Fiction (By: Randall N. Bills)
2009
70
Weapons Free ( By: Jason Schmetzer)
Weapons Free ( By: Jason Schmetzer)
2012
71
Betrayal of Ideals (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
Betrayal of Ideals (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
2016
72
A Splinter of Hope/The Anvil (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe, Philip A. Lee)
A Splinter of Hope/The Anvil (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe, Philip A. Lee)
2019
73
Forever Faithful (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
Forever Faithful (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
2019
74
Redemption Rift (By: Jason Schmetzer)
Redemption Rift (By: Jason Schmetzer)
2019
75
Divided We Fall (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
Divided We Fall (By: Blaine Lee Pardoe)
2020
76
Shell Games (By: Jason Schmetzer)
Shell Games (By: Jason Schmetzer)
2020
77
BattleTech: A Rock and a Hard Place (By: William H. Keith Jr.)
2021
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List of Fuzzy Sapiens Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
8.4
Little Fuzzy (By: H. Beam Piper)
1962
2
9
The Other Human Race (By: H. Beam Piper)
1964
3
10
Fuzzy Sapiens (By: H. Beam Piper)
1964
4
9
The Fuzzy Papers (By: H. Beam Piper)
1977
5
Fuzzy Bones (By: William Tuning)
Fuzzy Bones (By: William Tuning)
1981
6
Golden Dream
1982
7
9
The Adventures of Little Fuzzy (By: H. Beam Piper)
1983
8
Fuzzies and Other People (By: H. Beam Piper)
1984
9
The Complete Fuzzy (By: H. Beam Piper)
1998
10
7.5
Fuzzy Nation ( By: John Scalzi)
2011
11
Caveat Fuzzy (By: Wolfgang Diehr)
2012
12
The Fuzzy Conundrum (By: John F. Carr, Wolfgang Diehr)
2016
13
Fuzzy Ergo Sum (By: John F. Carr)
2019
14
Fuzzy Logic (By: Wolfgang Diehr)
2022
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List of Millenium Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Legacy of Lehr (By: Katherine Kurtz)
1986
2
Chess With A Dragon (By: David Gerrold)
1987
3
A Dark Traveling (By: Roger Zelazny)
1987
4
Project Pendulum (By: Robert Silverberg)
1987
5
The Forever City (By: Richard A. Lupoff)
The Forever City (By: Richard A. Lupoff)
1988
6
The Year of the Ransom (By: Poul Anderson)
1988
7
Joe Gosh (By: Tom De Haven)
Joe Gosh (By: Tom De Haven)
1988
8
A Place of Silver Silence
1988
9
The Homecoming (By: Barry B. Longyear)
The Homecoming (By: Barry B. Longyear)
1989
10
Hong on the Range (By: William Wu)
Hong on the Range (By: William Wu)
1989
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List of The Macaque Cycle Books in Publication Order (with Ron Fortier)

List of Mountain Majesty Books in Publication Order (as John Killdeer)

List of Ardath Mayhar Anthologies in Publication Order

Ardath Mayhar: Biography

Ardath Mayhar was born on February 20th, 1930. Ardath passed away February 1st, 2012 at 81 years old. Ardath Mayhar was born in Timpson, Texas.

Ardath Mayhar is probably best known for their Standalone Novels. There are currently 29 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1983 with the novel Khi to Freedom. The most recently released novel was High Mountain Winter which was released in 2017.

Ardath Mayhar also wrote the Mountain Majesty series which has 8 books including Wild Country and The Untamed.

Ardath Mayhar: Awards & Accolades

Ardath Mayhar books have been nominated for multiple awards, Dark Delicacies: Fear was nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award, Best Anthology, in 2007 as well as the Bram Stoker Awards - Superior Achievement in an Anthology in 2007.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Ardath Mayhar are:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. Charles Dickens, author of the novel: A Tale of Two Cities.
  3. Carl Hiaasen, author of the Mick Stranahan Books.
  4. Dean Koontz, author of the Odd Thomas Series.
  5. Brad Meltzer, author of the Beecher White/Culper Ring Series.

Ardath Mayhar: F.A.Q

When was Ardath Mayhar Born?

Ardath Mayhar was born on February 20th, 1930.

When did Ardath Mayhar die?

Ardath Mayhar died on February 1st, 2012 at 81 years old.

Where was Ardath Mayhar Born?

Ardath Mayhar was born in Timpson, Texas, .

What was the first book Ardath Mayhar wrote?

The first novel written by Ardath Mayhar was How the Gods Wove in Kyrannon, published in 1979.

What was the most recent book Ardath Mayhar wrote?

Their most recently released work was Frost Line (a short story) on February 9th, 2018.

How many books has Ardath Mayhar written?

Ardath Mayhar has written 69 books across 17 series.
  • 2 books in the Burr Henderson Series
  • 3 books in the Exiles Of Damaria Series
  • 2 books in the Kyrannon Series
  • 3 books in the Mesa Series
  • 2 books in the Tales of the Triple Moons Series
  • 2 books in the Tyrnos Series
  • 3 books in the Washington Shipp Mystery Series
  • 29 Standalone Novels
  • 8 Collections
  • 2 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the BattleTech Universe Series
  • 1 book in the Fuzzy Sapiens Series
  • 1 book in the Millenium Series
  • 2 books in The Macaque Cycle Series
  • 8 books in the Mountain Majesty Series

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