Marion Zimmer Bradley

Marion Zimmer Bradley

Marion Zimmer Bradley also wrote as: Miriam Gardner, Morgan Ives and John Dexter.

Marion Zimmer Bradley was born in Albany, New York, USA on June 3rd, 1930 and passed away at the age of 69 on September 25th, 1999.

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Marion Zimmer Bradley Stats: The highest rated book by Marion Zimmer Bradley on Book Notification is The Mists of Avalon, the first novel in the Avalon series. The second-highest rated book is Darkover Landfall (Darkover #7).

The most read book by Marion Zimmer Bradley on Book Notification is The Mists of Avalon, the first novel in the Avalon series. The second most read book is The Forest House / The Forests of Avalon (Avalon #2).

Below is a complete list of Marion Zimmer Bradley books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Marion Zimmer Bradley is the Avalon Series.

List of Darkover Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
The Planet Savers (With: Elisabeth Waters)
1962
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2
The Sword of Aldones
1962
Go
3
8
The Bloody Sun
1964
Go
4
Star of Danger
1965
Go
5
The Winds of Darkover
1970
Go
6
6
The World Wreckers
1971
Go
7
8
Darkover Landfall
1972
Go
8
The Spell Sword
1974
Go
9
10
The Heritage of Hastur
1975
Go
10
The Shattered Chain
1976
Go
11
The Forbidden Tower
1977
Go
12
10
Stormqueen!
1978
Go
13
Two to Conquer
1980
Go
14
6
Sharra's Exile
1981
Go
15
Hawkmistress!
1982
Go
16
Thendara House
1983
Go
17
City of Sorcery
1984
Go
18
The Heirs of Hammerfell
1989
Go
19
6
Rediscovery (With: Mercedes Lackey)
1993
Go
20
Exile's Song
1996
Go
21
The Shadow Matrix
1997
Go
22
Traitor's Sun
1999
Go
23
Zandru's Forge (With: Deborah J. Ross)
2003
Go
24
A Flame in Hali (With: Deborah J. Ross)
2004
Go
25
10
Hastur Lord (With: Deborah J. Ross)
2010
Go
26
Death of Brendan Ensolare (By: Deborah Wheeler)
2011
Go
27
10
The Children of Kings (With: Deborah J. Ross)
2013
Go
28
10
Thunderlord (With: Deborah J. Ross)
2016
Go
29
Ski the Hellers (By: Elisabeth Waters)
2020
Go
30
The Laran Gambit (With: Deborah J. Ross)
2022
Go
31
Arilinn (With: Deborah J. Ross)
2024
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List of Darkover Series in Chronological Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Darkover Landfall
1972
Go
2
10
Stormqueen!
1978
Go
3
10
Thunderlord (With: Deborah J. Ross)
2016
Go
4
Traitor's Sun
1999
Go
5
Hawkmistress!
1982
Go
6
The Heirs of Hammerfell
1989
Go
7
6
Rediscovery (With: Mercedes Lackey)
1993
Go
8
The Shattered Chain
1976
Go
9
The Spell Sword
1974
Go
10
The Forbidden Tower
1977
Go
11
Thendara House
1983
Go
12
City of Sorcery
1984
Go
13
Star of Danger
1965
Go
14
The Winds of Darkover
1970
Go
15
8
The Bloody Sun
1964
Go
16
10
The Heritage of Hastur
1975
Go
17
10
The Planet Savers (With: Elisabeth Waters)
1962
Go
18
6
Sharra's Exile
1981
Go
19
The Sword of Aldones
1962
Go
20
6
The World Wreckers
1971
Go
21
Exile's Song
1996
Go
22
The Shadow Matrix
1997
Go
23
Two to Conquer
1980
Go
24
Zandru's Forge (With: Deborah J. Ross)
2003
Go
25
A Flame in Hali (With: Deborah J. Ross)
2004
Go
26
10
Hastur Lord (With: Deborah J. Ross)
2010
Go
27
10
The Children of Kings (With: Deborah J. Ross)
2013
Go
28
Death of Brendan Ensolare (By: Deborah Wheeler)
2011
Go
29
Ski the Hellers (By: Elisabeth Waters)
2020
Go
30
The Laran Gambit (With: Deborah J. Ross)
2022
Go
31
Arilinn (With: Deborah J. Ross)
2024
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List of Claire Moffatt/Occult Tales Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Dark Satanic
1972
Go
2
The Inheritor
1984
Go
3
Witch Hill
1990
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List of Hunters Books in Publication Order (with Paul Edwin Zimmer)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Hunters of the Red Moon
1973
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2
6
The Survivors
1979
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List of Sixth Sense Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
In the Steps of the Master
1973
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List of Avalon Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.3
The Mists of Avalon
1979
Go
2
7
The Forest House / The Forests of Avalon
1993
Go
3
8
Lady of Avalon
1997
Go
4
8
Priestess of Avalon
2001
Go
5
8
Ancestors of Avalon ( By: Diana L. Paxson)
2004
Go
6
Ravens of Avalon (By: Diana L. Paxson)
2007
Go
7
Sword of Avalon ( By: Diana L. Paxson)
2009
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List of Avalon Series in Chronological Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Ancestors of Avalon ( By: Diana L. Paxson)
2004
Go
3
Ravens of Avalon (By: Diana L. Paxson)
2007
Go
4
7
The Forest House / The Forests of Avalon
1993
Go
5
8
Lady of Avalon
1997
Go
6
8
Priestess of Avalon
2001
Go
7
8.3
The Mists of Avalon
1979
Go
8
Sword of Avalon ( By: Diana L. Paxson)
2009
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List of Web Of Light Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Web of Darkness
1982
Go
2
Web of Light
1983
Go
3
8
The Fall of Atlantis
1983
Go

List of Trillium Books in Publication Order

Fantasy about three princesses who must use magic and bravery to save their world from darkness.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.7
Black Trillium (With: Andre Norton, Julian May)
1990
Go
2
Blood Trillium ( By: Julian May)
1992
Go
3
7
Golden Trillium (By: Andre Norton)
1993
Go
4
10
Lady of the Trillium
1995
Go
5
Sky Trillium ( By: Julian May)
1996
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List of Light Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Ghostlight
1995
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2
Witchlight
1996
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3
Gravelight
1997
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4
Heartlight
1998
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List of Glenraven Books in Publication Order (with Holly Lisle)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Glenraven
1995
Go
2
8
In the Rift
1998
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Year of the Big Thaw
1954
Go
2
Seven from the Stars
1961
Go
3
The Door Through Space
1961
Go
4
I am a Lesbian
1962
Go
5
The Strange Women ( As: Miriam Gardner)
1962
Go
6
7
The Colors of Space
1963
Go
7
My Sister, My Love ( As: Miriam Gardner)
1963
Go
8
Spare Her Heaven / Anything Goes ( As: Morgan Ives)
1963
Go
9
Twilight Lovers ( As: Miriam Gardner)
1964
Go
10
Castle Terror
1965
Go
11
No Adam for Eve ( As: John Dexter)
1966
Go
12
Knives of Desire ( As: Morgan Ives)
1966
Go
13
Souvenir of Monique
1967
Go
14
Bluebeard's Daughter
1968
Go
15
The Brass Dragon
1969
Go
16
The Endless Voyage / The Endless Universe
1975
Go
17
Can Ellen Be Saved?
1975
Go
18
Drums of Darkness
1976
Go
19
The Ruins of Isis / Haunted Spaceship
1977
Go
20
The Catch Trap
1979
Go
21
6
The House Between The Worlds
1980
Go
22
Survey Ship
1980
Go
23
Night's Daughter
1985
Go
24
6
Warrior Woman
1985
Go
25
6
The Firebrand
1987
Go
26
7.7
Tiger Burning Bright (With: Mercedes Lackey, Andre Norton)
1995
Go

List of Lythande Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Bird of Prey
1957
Go
2
Men, Halflings & Hero Worship
1973
Go
3
The Jewel of Arwen
1974
Go
4
The Parting of Arwen
1974
Go
5
The Gratitude of Kings
1997
Go
6
The Once and Future Merlin
2012
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
The Crime Therapist
1954
2
10
Centaurus Changeling
1954
3
10
Death Between the Stars
1956
Go
4
10
Falcons of Narabedla
1957
Go
5
10
Measureless to Man
1962
6
10
Genuine Old Master
1977
7
6
Lythande (With: Vonda N. McIntyre)
1985
Go
8
10
The Stars Are Waiting
2000
9
The Dark Intruder
2015
Go
10
Phoenix (With: Ted White)
2023
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley
1985
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2
Jamie and Other Stories: The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley
1992
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3
The Marion Zimmer Bradley Short Story Collection
2014
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4
Marion Zimmer Bradley, Science Fiction Collection
2014
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Checklist: A Complete, Cumulative Checklist of Lesbian, Variant and Homosexual Fiction
1960
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2
Experiment Perilous
1983
Go
3
The Necessity for Beauty: Robert W. Chambers and The Romantic Tradition
2009
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List of Thieves' World Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.8
Thieves' World (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1979
Go
2
7.7
Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1980
Go
3
7.7
Shadows of Sanctuary (By: Philip Jose Farmer, John Brunner, Joe Haldeman, Robert Asprin)
1981
Go
4
7
Storm Season (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1982
Go
5
8
The Face of Chaos (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1983
Go
6
8
Wings of Omen (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1984
Go
7
8
The Dead of Winter ( By: Robert Asprin)
1985
Go
8
8
Soul of the City (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1986
Go
9
8
Blood Ties (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1986
Go
10
Shadowspawn (By: Andrew J. Offutt)
1987
Go
11
8
Aftermath (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1987
Go
12
Uneasy Alliances (By: Robert Asprin)
1988
Go
13
Stealers' Sky (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1989
Go
14
The Shadow of Sorcery (By: Andrew J. Offutt)
1993
Go
15
10
Sanctuary ( By: Lynn Abbey)
2002
Go
16
Turning Points (By: Dennis L. McKiernan, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Lynn Abbey, Raymond E. Feist, Diana Paxson)
2002
Go
17
Enemies of Fortune (By: C.J. Cherryh, Jody Lynn Nye, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Lynn Abbey, Robin Wayne Bailey, Andrew J. Offutt, Jeff Grubb, Selina Rosen, Diana Paxson)
2004
Go
18
Thieves' World: Player's Manual (By: James Ryman)
2005
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19
10
The Complete Lythande
2013
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List of Children of Kings Books in Publication Order (with Deborah J. Ross)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Alton Gift
2007
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2
10
Hastur Lord
2010
Go
3
10
The Children of Kings
2013
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List of Clingfire Books in Publication Order (with Deborah J. Ross)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
The Fall of Neskaya
1998
Go
2
Zandru's Forge
2003
Go
3
A Flame in Hali
2004
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List of Darkover Books in Publication Order (with Mercedes Lackey)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Different Kind of Courage ( By: Mercedes Lackey)
1985
Go
2
Set a Thief ( By: Mercedes Lackey)
1991
Go
3
6
Rediscovery (With: Mercedes Lackey)
1993
Go
4
Poetic License ( By: Mercedes Lackey)
1994
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5
An Object Lesson ( By: Mercedes Lackey)
2010
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List of Marion Zimmer Bradley Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
If This Goes On
1965
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2
Demon Lovers and Strange Seductions
1971
Go
3
Algol The Magazine About Science Fiction - Winter 1977 / 1978
1977
Go
4
The Keeper's Price - Darkover Anthologies
1980
Go
5
7.7
Shadows of Sanctuary
1981
Go
6
Sword of Chaos - Darkover Anthologies
1982
Go
7
Greyhaven
1983
Go
8
6
Sword and Sorceress
1984
Go
9
Moonsinger's Friends: An Anthology in Honor of Andre Norton
1985
Go
10
6
Sword and Sorceress II
1985
Go
11
Free Amazons of Darkover - Darkover Anthologies
1985
Go
12
Sword and Sorceress III
1986
Go
13
Worlds Apart
1986
Go
14
6
Sword and Sorceress IV
1987
Go
15
The Other Side of the Mirror - Darkover Anthologies
1987
Go
16
Red Sun of Darkover - Darkover Anthologies
1987
Go
17
6
Sword and Sorceress V
1988
Go
18
Four Moons of Darkover - Darkover Anthologies
1988
Go
19
10
Spell Singers
1988
Go
20
Spells of Wonder
1989
Go
21
Domains of Darkover - Darkover Anthologies
1990
Go
22
6
Sword and Sorceress VI
1990
Go
23
8
Sword and Sorceress VII
1990
Go
24
Renunciates of Darkover
1991
Go
25
6
Sword and Sorceress VIII
1991
Go
26
Leroni of Darkover
1991
Go
27
6
Sword and Sorceress IX
1992
Go
28
6
Sword and Sorceress X
1993
Go
29
Towers of Darkover
1993
Go
30
Darkover
1993
Go
31
Snows of Darkover
1994
Go
32
6
Sword and Sorceress XI
1994
Go
33
The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine
1994
Go
34
6
Sword and Sorceress XII
1995
Go
35
Excalibur
1995
Go
36
The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley Fantasy Magazine, Volume 2
1995
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37
8
Sword and Sorceress XIII
1996
Go
38
Space Opera
1996
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39
8
Sword and Sorceress XIV
1997
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40
8
Sword and Sorceress XV
1998
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41
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Worlds
1998
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42
The Chronicles of the Round Table
1999
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43
6
Sword and Sorceress XVI
1999
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44
6
Sword and Sorceress XVII
2000
Go
45
6
Sword and Sorceress XVIII
2001
Go
46
6
Sword and Sorceress XIX
2002
Go
47
8
Sword and Sorceress XX
2003
Go
48
Music of Darkover
2013
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49
Lieu: Science Fiction Short Stories
2015
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50
Science Fiction Gems, Volume 9
2015
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51
Written in the Stars: Science Fiction Stories by Women, 1930-1962
2022
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Marion Zimmer Bradley

Marion Zimmer Bradley (Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley) was born on June 3rd, 1930. Marion Zimmer passed away September 25th, 1999 at 69 years old. Marion Zimmer Bradley was born in Albany, New York, USA.

Marion Zimmer Bradley was the author of the Darkover series which consists of 31 novels. The Darkover series started in 1962 with the novel The Planet Savers. The most recently released novel in the Darkover series was Arilinn which was released in 2024. There are no upcoming novels for the Darkover series.

Marion Zimmer Bradley: Awards & Accolades

Marion Zimmer Bradley won the World Fantasy Award, Life Achievement, in 2000.

Marion Zimmer Bradley books have been nominated for multiple awards, The Sword of Aldones was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1963. The Forbidden Tower was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1978. The Mists of Avalon was nominated for the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award, in 1983. The Chronicles of the Round Table was nominated for the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 1998. Priestess of Avalon was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Fiction, in 2002.

Related Authors

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  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.
  2. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  3. Ray Bradbury, author of the novel: Fahrenheit 451.
  4. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  5. Dan Brown, author of the Robert Langdon Series.

Marion Zimmer Bradley: F.A.Q

When was Marion Zimmer Bradley Born?

Marion Zimmer Bradley was born on June 3rd, 1930.

When did Marion Zimmer Bradley die?

Marion Zimmer Bradley died on September 25th, 1999 at 69 years old.

Where was Marion Zimmer Bradley Born?

Marion Zimmer Bradley was born in Albany, New York, USA.

What awards has Marion Zimmer Bradley won?

Marion Zimmer Bradley has won the following awards: Life Achievement at the World Fantasy Award (2000).

What was the first book Marion Zimmer Bradley wrote?

The first book written by Marion Zimmer Bradley was The Crime Therapist, published in 1954.

What was the most recent book Marion Zimmer Bradley wrote?

Her most recently released work was Arilinn on November 12th, 2024.

How many books has Marion Zimmer Bradley written?

Marion Zimmer Bradley has written 102 books across 22 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 29 books in the Darkover Series
  • 3 books in the Claire Moffatt/Occult Tales Series
  • 2 books in the Hunters Series
  • 1 book in the Sixth Sense Series
  • 4 books in the Avalon Series
  • 3 books in the Web Of Light Series
  • 2 books in the Trillium Series
  • 4 books in the Light Series
  • 2 books in the Glenraven Series
  • 26 Standalone Novels
  • 6 Lythande Short Stories/Novellas
  • 10 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 4 Short Story Collections
  • 3 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the Thieves' World Series
  • 3 books in the Children of Kings Series
  • 3 books in the Clingfire Series
  • 1 book in the Darkover Series

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