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 Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 8:06 pm
Mercedes Lackey
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Mercedes entered this world on June 24, 1950, in Chicago, had a normal childhood and graduated from Purdue University in 1972. During the late 70's she worked as an artist's model and then went into the computer programming field, ending up with American Airlines in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition to her fantasy writing, she has written lyrics for and recorded nearly fifty songs for Off-Centaur, a small recording company specializing in science fiction folk music.
"I'm a storyteller; that's what I see as `my job.' My stories come out of my characters; how those characters would react to the given situation. Maybe that's why I get letters from readers as young as thirteen and as old as sixty-odd. One of the reasons I write song lyrics is because I see songs as a kind of `story pill' -- they reduce a story to the barest essentials or encapsulate a particular crucial moment in time. I frequently will write a lyric when I am attempting to get to the heart of a crucial scene; I find that when I have done so, the scene has become absolutely clear in my mind, and I can write exactly what I wanted to say. Another reason is because of the kind of novels I am writing: that is, fantasy, set in an other-world semi-medieval atmosphere. Music is very important to medieval peoples; bards are the chief newsbringers. When I write the `folk music' of these peoples, I am enriching my whole world, whether I actually use the song in the text or not.
"I began writing out of boredom; I continue out of addiction. I can't `not' write, and as a result I have no social life! I began writing fantasy because I love it, but I try to construct my fantasy worlds with all the care of a `high-tech' science fiction writer. I apply the principle of TANSTAAFL [`There ain't no such thing as free lunch', credited to Robert Heinlein) to magic, for instance; in my worlds, magic is paid for, and the cost to the magician is frequently a high one. I try to keep my world as solid and real as possible; people deal with stubborn pumps, bugs in the porridge, and love-lives that refuse to become untangled, right along with invading armies and evil magicians. And I try to make all of my characters, even the `evil magicians,' something more than flat stereotypes. Even evil magicians get up in the night and look for cookies, sometimes.
"I suppose that in everything I write I try to expound the creed I gave my character Diana Tregarde in Burning Water: There's no such thing as `one, true way'; the only answers worth having are the ones you find for yourself; leave the world better than you found it. Love, freedom, and the chance to do some good -- they're the things worth living and dying for, and if you aren't willing to die for the things worth living for, you might as well turn in your membership in the human race."
((Copied from http://www.dragoncon.org/people/lackeym.html ))
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 8:16 pm
If you have any information you'd like to post here, feel free. this is meant to be a thread to share information about Mercedes Lackey, The Books, the Music or even the Merchandise. if You have a good link that you think should be added please post it. 3nodding
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 8:53 pm
Series By Mercedes Lackey
Joust Hardback
Bard's Tale
Wrath of the Princes (1997) by Aaron Allston, Holly Lisle
Castle of Deception (1992) by Mercedes Lackey, Josepha Sherman
Fortress of Frost and Fire (1993) by Ru Emerson, Mercedes Lackey
Prison of Souls (1993) by Mercedes Lackey, Mark Shepherd
Chaos Gate, The (1994) by Josepha Sherman
Escape From Roksamur (1997) by Mark Shepherd
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Bardic universe:
Bardic Voices
Lark and the Wren
Robin & the Kestrel, The
Eagle and the Nightingales
Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Bardic Choices
Cast of Corbies, A (1994) by Mercedes Lackey, Josepha Sherman
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Brainship
Ship Who Sang, The (1969) by Anne McCaffrey
Far Horizons (1999) by J. B. Brehl, Robert Silverberg
Ship Who Searched, The (1992) by Mercedes Lackey, Anne McCaffrey
Ship Who Won, The (1994) by Anne McCaffrey, Jody Lynn Nye
PartnerShip (1992) by Margaret Ball, Anne McCaffrey
City Who Fought, The (1993) by Anne McCaffrey, S. M. Stirling
Ship Avenged, The (199 cool by S. M. Stirling
Ship Errant, The (1996) by Jody Lynn Nye
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Darkover universe:
Rediscovery (1993) by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Mercedes Lackey
The Hub
Wizard of Karres
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Elves on the Road universe:
Bedlam Bard
Bedlam's Bard (1992 - omnibus) by Ellen Guon, Mercedes Lackey
Bedlam Boyz (1993) by Ellen Guon
Knight of Ghosts and Shadows (1990) by Ellen Guon, Mercedes Lackey
Summoned to Tourney (1992) by Ellen Guon, Mercedes Lackey
Spirits White as Lightning (2001) by Mercedes Lackey
Beyond World's End
Mad Maudlin
Music to My Sorrow
Diana Tregarde
Burning Water (1989) by Mercedes Lackey
Children of the Night (1990) by Mercedes Lackey
Jinx High (1991) by Mercedes Lackey
The Serrated Edge
Chrome Borne, The (1999 - omnibus) by Larry Dixon, Mercedes Lackey
Otherworld, The (1999 - omnibus) by Larry Dixon, Mercedes Lackey
Born To Run (1992) by Larry Dixon, Mercedes Lackey
Wheels of Fire (1992) by Mercedes Lackey, Mark Shepherd
When the Bough Breaks(1993) by Mercedes Lackey, Holly Lisle
Chrome Circle (1994) by Larry Dixon, Mercedes Lackey
Elvendude (1994) by Mark Shepherd
Spiritride (1997) by Mark Shepherd
Lazerwarz (1999) by Mark Shepherd
This Scepter'd Isle
Stoned Souls
Ill Met by Moonlight
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Elemental Masters
Fire Rose, The
Gates of Sleep
Serpent's Shadow, The
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Fairy Tale
Black Swan, The
Firebird
The Fairy Godmother
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Halfblood Chronicles
Elvenbane, The by Mercedes Lackey, Andre Norton
Elvenblood by Mercedes Lackey, Andre Norton
Elvenborn by Mercedes Lackey, Andre Norton
Elvenbred by Mercedes Lackey, Andre Norton
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Heirs of Alexandria
Shadow of the Lion paperback
This Rough Magic
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The Obsidian Mountain Trilogy
The Outstretched Shadow: Volume One
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Sword of Knowledge
Sword of Knowledge, The (1995) by Nancy Asire, C. J. Cherryh, Leslie Fish, , et al.
Dirge for Sabis, A (1989) by C. J. Cherryh, Leslie Fish
Wizard Spawn (1989) by Nancy Asire, C. J. Cherryh
Reap the Whirlwind (1989) by C. J. Cherryh, Mercedes Lackey
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Valdemar universe:
Heralds of Valdemar
Take a Thief
Exile's Honor
Exile's Valor
Arrow of the Queen
Arrow's Flight
Arrow's Fall
Vows & Honor
The Oathbound
Oathbreakers
Oathblood
The Last Herald Mage Trilogy
Magic's Pawn
Magic's Promise
Magic's Price
The Mage Winds Trilogy
Winds of Fate
Winds of Change
Winds of Fury
Kerowyn's Tale
By the Sword
The Mage Wars
The Black Gryphon
The White Gryphon
The Silver Gryphon
The Mage Storms Trilogy
Storm Warning
Storm Rising
Storm Breaking
The Owl Mage Trilogy
Owlflight
Owlsight
Owlknight
Brightly Burning
Valdemar Short Story Collections
Sword of Ice
Sun in Glory and other tales of Valdemar
Valdemar Companion
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Wing Commander
Freedom Flight (1992) by Ellen Guon, Mercedes Lackey
End Run (1993) by William R. Forstchen, Christopher Stasheff
Fleet Action (1994) by William R. Forstchen
Heart of the Tiger (1995) by William R. Forstchen, Andrew Keith
Pilgrim Stars (1999) by Peter Telep
False Colors (1999) by William R. Forstchen, Andrew Keith
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 8:56 pm
What Order do I Read Them In?
Chronology of Valdemar
Historical Order
The Mage Wars
The Black Gryphon
The White Gryphon
The Silver Gryphon
The Last Herald Mage Trilogy
Magic's Pawn
Magic's Promise
Magic's Price
Brightly Burning
Vows & Honor
The Oathbound
Oathbreakers
Oathblood
Exile's Honor
Exile's Valor
Take a Thief
Heralds of Valdemar
Arrow of the Queen
Arrow's Flight
Arrow's Fall
Kerowyn's Tale
By the Sword
The Mage Winds Trilogy
Winds of Fate
Winds of Change
Winds of Fury
The Mage Storms Trilogy
Storm Warning
Storm Rising
Storm Breaking
Owlflight
Owlsight
Owlknight
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 9:01 pm
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:37 am
Your missing two books that she wrote.
Books number 2 & 3 of the Dragon Jousters "Alta" and "Santuary"
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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:01 pm
nerarchni Your missing two books that she wrote. Books number 2 & 3 of the Dragon Jousters "Alta" and "Santuary" There's a fourth one now, too, but I can't remember the title... sweatdrop
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