| Order | Book Title (Fairy Tale Basis) | Year | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | The Fire Rose (Beauty and the Beast) | 1995 | | 2 | The Serpent’s Shadow (Snow White) | 2001 | | 3 | The Gates of Sleep (Sleeping Beauty) | 2002 | | 4 | Phoenix and Ashes (Cinderella) | 2004 | | 5 | The Wizard of London (The Snow Queen) | 2005 | | 6 | Reserved for the Cat (Puss in Boots) | 2007 | | 7 | Unnatural Issue (Donkeyskin) | 2011 | | 8 | Home from the Sea (The Kelpie) | 2012 | | 9 | Steadfast (The Steadfast Tin Soldier) | 2013 | | 10 | Blood Red (Little Red Riding Hood) | 2014 | | 11 | From a High Tower (Rapunzel) | 2015 | | 12 | A Scandal in Battersea (Sherlock Holmes) | 2017 | | 13 | The Bartered Brides (Frankenstein) | 2018 | | 14 | The Case of the Spellbound Child (Hansel & Gretel) | 2019 | | 15 | Jolene (Country music legend) | 2020 | | 16 | The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley (Annie Oakley) | 2022 | | 17 | Miss Amelia’s List (The Diamond Horse) | 2023 | | 18 | The Snow Queen (direct retelling) | 2024 | A humorous and subversive series where “The Tradition” forces events to follow fairy tale patterns. Characters actively work to avoid or redirect these tropes.
Author: Mercedes Lackey Primary Genre: Fantasy (especially High Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings) Known For: Extensive world-building, strong female and LGBTQ+ protagonists, intelligent animals (especially horses), and the subversion of traditional fantasy tropes. mercedes lackey book series in order
For a complete bibliography, consult the author’s official website or the fan-maintained “Mercedes Lackey Wiki.” | Order | Book Title (Fairy Tale Basis)
This order follows the history of the world, not the writing dates. For a complete bibliography, consult the author’s official