Mickey Zucker Reichert Reading Order

6 books (1997–2012)

Mickey Zucker Reichert edited six fantasy and science fiction anthologies between 1997 and 2012, beginning with Anne McCaffrey's Unicorn Girl and concluding with Already Among Us. These standalone collections should be read in publication order to follow the evolution of the anthology series over its fifteen-year span. The complete series includes A Constellation of Cats, DAW 30th Anniversary Fantasy, DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies, and Masters of Fantasy among its entries.

Start with Anne McCaffrey's Unicorn Girl, the first of 6 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Anne McCaffrey's Unicorn Girl 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Constellation of Cats 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	DAW 30th Anniversary Fantasy 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Masters of Fantasy 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Already Among Us 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1987–1991)

The Bifrost Guardians is a five-book fantasy and science fiction series by Mickey Zucker Reichert, published between 1987 and 1991. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Godslayer and continuing through Shadow Climber, Dragonrank Master, Shadow's Realm, and concluding with By Chaos Cursed. This concluded series blends fantasy and science fiction elements across its interconnected narratives.

Start with Godslayer, the first of 5 books in the Bifrost Guardians series.

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1	Godslayer 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Shadow Climber 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dragonrank Master 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Shadow's Realm 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	By Chaos Cursed 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2000–2000)

3 books (2011–2016)

Mickey Zucker Reichert's Isaac Asimov's I, Robot trilogy consists of three science fiction novels published between 2011 and 2016. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with To Protect, followed by To Obey, and concluding with To Preserve. This finished series blends science fiction and fantasy elements within Asimov's established universe.

Start with To Protect and read in order.

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1	To Protect 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	To Obey 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	To Preserve 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1993–2004)

Mickey Zucker Reichert's Nightfall series consists of two fantasy-science fiction novels published between 1993 and 2004. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Legend of Nightfall followed by The Return of Nightfall. This duology blends elements of fantasy and science fiction in a self-contained narrative arc.

Start with The Legend of Nightfall and read in order.

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1	The Legend of Nightfall 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Return of Nightfall 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1995–2019)

The Renshai Chronicles is a six-book fantasy series by Mickey Zucker Reichert published between 1995 and 2019, now complete. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Beyond Ragnarok and continuing through Prince of Demons, The Children of Wrath, Flight of the Renshai, Fields of Wrath, and concluding with The Immortal Renshai. This epic fantasy saga blends the author's characteristic worldbuilding with themes spanning across its quarter-century publication span.

Start with Beyond Ragnarok, the first of 6 books in the Renshai Chronicles series.

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1	Beyond Ragnarok 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Prince of Demons 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Children of Wrath 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Flight of the Renshai 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Fields of Wrath 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Immortal Renshai 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1992–1993)

The Renshai Trilogy is a complete fantasy series by Mickey Zucker Reichert comprising three books published between 1992 and 1993. Readers should follow publication order, beginning with The Last of the Renshai, followed by The Western Wizard, and concluding with Child of Thunder. This self-contained trilogy stands as a finished work within Reichert's fantasy universe.

Start with The Last of the Renshai and read in order.

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1	The Last of the Renshai 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Western Wizard 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Child of Thunder 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1994–2004)

Mickey Zucker Reichert wrote four standalone novels between 1994 and 2004, completing this fantasy and science fiction series. Each book functions as an independent work, though readers should follow publication order beginning with The Unknown Soldier. The series is now complete.

Start with The Unknown Soldier, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Unknown Soldier 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Spirit Fox 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Flightless Falcon 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Time to Die 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2001–2002)

Mickey Zucker Reichert's Books of Barakhai is a two-book fantasy and science fiction series published between 2001 and 2002. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Beasts of Barakhai followed by The Lost Dragons of Barakhai. This finished series offers a self-contained narrative arc across both volumes.

Start with The Beasts of Barakhai and read in order.

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1	The Beasts of Barakhai 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Lost Dragons of Barakhai 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

19 books (1979–2013)

Thieves' World is a 19-book fantasy series edited by Robert Lynn Asprin and Lynn Abbey, featuring contributions from multiple science fiction and fantasy authors including Philip Jose Farmer, Joe Haldeman, and Andrew J. Offutt. Published between 1979 and 2013, the series is now complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with the first installment. Each book in the sequence builds on the interconnected stories and world established by the collaborative efforts of its various contributors.

Start with Thieves' World(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin), the first of 19 books in the Thieves' World series.

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1	Thieves' World(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Shadows of Sanctuary(By: Philip Jose Farmer,John Brunner,Joe Haldeman,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Storm Season(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Face of Chaos(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Wings of Omen(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Dead of Winter(By: Robert Lynn Asprin) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Blood Ties(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Soul of the City(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Aftermath(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Shadowspawn(By: Andrew J. Offutt) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Uneasy Alliances(By: Robert Lynn Asprin) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Stealers' Sky(By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Shadow of Sorcery(By: Andrew J. Offutt) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Sanctuary(By: Lynn Abbey) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Turning Points(With: Dennis L. McKiernan,Lynn Abbey,Raymond E. Feist,Diana Paxson) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Enemies of Fortune(With: C.J. Cherryh,Jody Lynn Nye,Lynn Abbey,Robin Wayne Bailey,Andrew J. Offutt,Jeff Grubb,Selina Rosen,Diana Paxson) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Thieves' World: Player's Manual(By: James Ryman) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Secret of the Blue Star(By: Marion Zimmer Bradley) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

23 books (1990–2026)

The Valdemar Anthologies series consists of 23 short story collections and novels spanning the shared world of Valdemar from 1990 to 2026, with the series still ongoing. These books should be read in publication order to best experience the evolving stories and world-building. The collection features contributions from Mercedes Lackey, Anthea Sharp, Elisabeth Waters, Tanya Huff, and many other fantasy and science fiction authors crafting tales within this established universe.

Start with Valdemar Companion(By: Mercedes Lackey), the first of 23 books in the Valdemar Anthologies series.

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1	Valdemar Companion(By: Mercedes Lackey) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar(With: Gary A. Braunbeck,Mercedes Lackey,John Helfers,Larry Dixon,Richard Lee Byers,Tanya Huff,Elisabeth Waters,Janni Lee Simner,Lawrence Schimel,Kristin Schwengel,Stephanie D. Shaver,Ben Ohlander,Michelle Sagara,Mel White,John Yezeguielian,Philip M. Austin) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sun in Glory and Other Tales of Valdemar(By: Josepha Sherman) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar(By: Mercedes Lackey) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar(By: Mercedes Lackey) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Changing the World(By: Elisabeth Waters) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar(By: Mercedes Lackey) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar(By: Elisabeth Waters) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	No True Way(By: Mercedes Lackey,Dayle A. Dermatis,Ron Collins,Jennifer Brozek,Elisabeth Waters) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The One Left Behind(By: Mercedes Lackey) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Crucible(By: Mercedes Lackey,Anthea Sharp) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Tempest(By: Anthea Sharp) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Pathways(By: Mercedes Lackey) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Choices(By: Anthea Sharp) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Demon's Den and Other Tales of Valdemar(By: Tanya Huff) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Seasons(By: Anthea Sharp) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Passages(By: Mercedes Lackey) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Boundaries(By: Mercedes Lackey) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Shenanigans(By: Mercedes Lackey) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Anything With Nothing(By: Mercedes Lackey) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Feuds(By: Mercedes Lackey) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Smoke and Mirrors(By: Mercedes Lackey) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	A Many-Splintered Thing(By: Mercedes Lackey) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible