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Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999) was an American novelist, short-story writer, essayist, editor, and occasional poet. Writing under her own name and several pseudonyms, she published speculative fiction, historical fantasy, lesbian pulp fiction, nonfiction, and collaborative works. Her major series include Darkover, Avalon, Atlantean, Glenraven, and the Shadow's Gate novels.
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Start with one of these
The Mists of Avalon
The defining Avalon novel and the clearest entry point to Bradley's historical fantasy.
The Planet Savers
The first Darkover novel and the natural starting point for the series.
Web of Light
The opening Atlantean novel.
The Catch Trap
A standalone novel that showcases Bradley outside her major series.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-series · complete
Avalon
A historical-fantasy series retelling Arthurian legend from women's perspectives.
novel-series · complete
Colin MacLaren
A series of contemporary supernatural novels associated with the MacLaren family and its history.
shared-world-series · ongoing
Darkover
Bradley's science-fantasy shared-world series about the lost Terran colony of Darkover and its descendants.
- 1 The Planet SaversAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1962
- 2
The Sword of AldonesAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1962
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The Bloody SunAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1964
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Star of DangerAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1965
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The Winds of DarkoverAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1970
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The World WreckersAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 1971
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Darkover LandfallAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 1972
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The Spell SwordAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 1974
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The Heritage of HasturAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 1975
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The Shattered ChainAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 1976
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The Forbidden TowerAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 1977
- 12
Stormqueen!Amazon ↗Book 12 · novel · 1978
- 13 Two to ConquerAmazon ↗
Book 13 · novel · 1980
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Sharra's ExileAmazon ↗Book 14 · novel · 1981
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Hawkmistress!Amazon ↗Book 15 · novel · 1982
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Thendara HouseAmazon ↗Book 16 · novel · 1983
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The City of SorceryAmazon ↗Book 17 · novel · 1984
- 18
The Heirs of HammerfellAmazon ↗Book 18 · novel · 1989
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Marion Zimmer Bradley's DarkoverAmazon ↗Book 19 · short-story-collection · 1993 Optional
- 21 Bonds of SisterhoodAmazon ↗
Book 20 · novella · 1993 Optional
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RediscoveryAmazon ↗Book 21 · novel · 1993
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Exile's SongAmazon ↗Book 22 · novel · 1996
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The Shadow MatrixAmazon ↗Book 23 · novel · 1998
- 24
Traitor's SunAmazon ↗Book 24 · novel · 1999
- 25
The Fall of NeskayaAmazon ↗Book 25 · novel · 2001
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Zandru's ForgeAmazon ↗Book 26 · novel · 2003
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A Flame in HaliAmazon ↗Book 27 · novel · 2004
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The Alton GiftAmazon ↗Book 28 · novel · 2007
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Hastur LordAmazon ↗Book 29 · novel · 2010
- 30 The Children of KingsAmazon ↗
Book 30 · novel · 2013
- 31 Thunderlord!Amazon ↗
Book 31 · novel · 2016
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The Laran GambitAmazon ↗Book 32 · novel · 2022
- 33 ArilinnAmazon ↗
Book 33 · novel · 2024
novel-series · complete
Shadow's Gate
A contemporary supernatural fantasy series, co-written with Rosemary Edghill.
shared-world-series · complete
Trillium
A shared-world fantasy series involving the kingdoms and magic of the Trillium novels.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (33)
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Falcons of NarabedlaAmazon ↗novel · 1957
- Checklist: A Complete, Cumulative Checklist of Lesbian, Variant, and Homosexual FictionAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1960
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The Door Through SpaceAmazon ↗novel · 1961
- Men, Halflings and Hero WorshipAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1961
- I Am a LesbianAmazon ↗
novel · 1962
- Seven from the StarsAmazon ↗
novel · 1962
- The Strange WomenAmazon ↗
novel · 1962
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The Colors of SpaceAmazon ↗novel · 1963
- My Sister, My LoveAmazon ↗
novel · 1963
- Spare Her HeavenAmazon ↗
novel · 1963
- Anything GoesAmazon ↗
novel · 1964
- Twilight LoversAmazon ↗
novel · 1964
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Castle TerrorAmazon ↗novel · 1965
- Knives of DesireAmazon ↗
novel · 1966
- No Adam for EveAmazon ↗
novel · 1966
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Souvenir of MoniqueAmazon ↗novel · 1967
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Bluebeard's DaughterAmazon ↗novel · 1968
- The Brass DragonAmazon ↗
novel · 1969
- In the Steps of the MasterAmazon ↗
novel · 1973
- The Necessity for Beauty: Robert W. Chambers and the Romantic TraditionAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1974
- A Gay BibliographyAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1975
- Can Ellen Be Saved?Amazon ↗
novel · 1975
- The Endless VoyageAmazon ↗
novel · 1975
- Drums of DarknessAmazon ↗
novel · 1976
- Experiment Perilous: Three Essays on Science FictionAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1976
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The Ruins of IsisAmazon ↗novel · 1978
- The Catch TrapAmazon ↗
novel · 1979
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The House Between the WorldsAmazon ↗novel · 1980
- Survey ShipAmazon ↗
novel · 1980
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Night's DaughterAmazon ↗novel · 1985
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Warrior Woman: The Adventures of Zadieyek of GyreAmazon ↗novel · 1985
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The FirebrandAmazon ↗novel · 1987
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Tiger Burning BrightAmazon ↗novel · 1995
Short fiction (1)
- The Dark Intruder and Other StoriesAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 1964
Essays and speeches (1)
- A Feminist Creation MythAmazon ↗
essay · 1975
Poetry (1)
- Songs from RivendellAmazon ↗
poetry · 1959
Other (1)
- Sincere PeacesAmazon ↗
ephemera · 1962