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Lynn Abbey Books in Order
Lynn Abbey is a prolific author known for her work in the fantasy genre. She began publishing in 1979 with the novel Daughter of the Bright Moon and the short story "The Face of Chaos," which was featured in a Thieves World shared world anthology. Her early writing career was influenced by the encouragement of Gordon R. Dickson. Abbey's collaborations with Robert Asprin, whom she married in the 1980s, resulted in co-editing the Thieves World books. She also contributed to other notable shared world series, including Heroes in Hell and Merovingen Nights. Following her divorce from Asprin in 1993, Abbey continued to write novels, including original works and tie-ins to Role Playing Games for TSR. Her return to Thieves World in 2002 with the novel Sanctuary marked the beginning of her renewed involvement in the series, as well as her work as an editor on new anthologies, starting with Turning Points.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Lynn Abbey's book series? Lynn Abbey has written 13 book series. The most notable is the Blood Of Ten Chiefs series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Lynn Abbey
- #1
The Blood of Ten Chiefs(1986) - #2
Wolfsong(1989) - #3
The Winds of Change(1989) - #4
Against the Wind(1990) - #5
Dark Hours(1993) - #6
Alien Encounters(1982) - #7
DAW 30th Anniversary Fantasy(2002) - #8
DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthologies(2002)
- #1
The Brazen Gambit(1994) - #2
The Broken Blade (By: Simon Hawke)(1995) - #3
Cinnabar Shadows(1995) - #4
The Rise and Fall of a Dragon King(1996)
- #1
Out of Time(2000) - #2
Behind Time(2001) - #3
Taking Time(2004) - #4
Down Time(2005)
- #1
The Lost Library of Cormanthyr (By: Mel Odom)(1998) - #2
Faces of Deception (By: Troy Denning)(1998) - #3
Star of Cursrah (By: Clayton Emery)(1999) - #4
The Nether Scroll(2000)
- #1
King Pinch (By: Walter Velez,David Cook)(1995) - #2
War in Tethyr (By: Victor Milán)(1995) - #3
Escape from Undermountain (By: Mark Anthony)(1996) - #4
The Mage in the Iron Mask (By: Brian Thomsen)(1996) - #5
The Council of Blades (By: Paul Kidd)(1996) - #6
The Simbul's Gift(1997)
- #1
The Brothers' War (By: Jeff Grubb)(1998) - #2
Planeswalker(1998) - #3
Time Streams (By: J. Robert King)(1999) - #4
Bloodlines (By: Loren L. Coleman)(1999) - #5
The Thran (By: J. Robert King)(1999)
- #1
Daughter Of The Bright Moon(1979) - #2
The Black Flame(1980) - #3
Rifkind's Challenge(2006)
- #1
The Guardians(1982) - #2
Catwoman(1992) - #3
Siege of Shadows(1996) - #4Jerlayne(1999)
- #1
The Forge of Virtue(1991) - #2The Temper of Wisdom(1992)
- #1
Thieves' World (With: Robert Lynn Asprin)(1979) - #2
Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn (With: Robert Lynn Asprin)(1980) - #3
Shadows of Sanctuary (By: Philip Jose Farmer,John Brunner,Joe Haldeman,Robert Lynn Asprin)(1981) - #4
Storm Season (With: Robert Lynn Asprin)(1982) - #5
The Face of Chaos (With: Robert Lynn Asprin)(1983) - #6
Wings of Omen (With: Robert Lynn Asprin)(1984) - #7
The Dead of Winter (By: Robert Lynn Asprin)(1985) - #8
Soul of the City (With: Robert Lynn Asprin)(1986) - #9
Blood Ties (With: Robert Lynn Asprin)(1986) - #10
Shadowspawn (By: Andrew J. Offutt)(1987) - #11
Aftermath (With: Robert Lynn Asprin)(1987) - #12
Uneasy Alliances (By: Robert Lynn Asprin)(1988) - #13
Stealers' Sky (With: Robert Lynn Asprin)(1989) - #14
The Shadow of Sorcery (By: Andrew J. Offutt)(1993) - #15
Sanctuary(2002) - #16
Turning Points (With: Dennis L. McKiernan,Mickey Zucker Reichert,Raymond E. Feist,Diana Paxson)(2002) - #17Thieves' World: Player's Manual (By: James Ryman)(2005)
- #18
The Secret of the Blue Star (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)(2013)
- #1
Thieves' World Graphics(1985) - #2
Thieves' World Graphics 1(1985) - #3
Thieves' World Graphics 2(1986) - #4Thieves' World Graphics 3(1986)
- #5
Thieves' World Graphics 4(1987) - #6
Thieves' World Graphics 5(1987) - #7
Thieves' World Graphics 6(1987)
- #1
Unicorn and Dragon(1987) - #2
Conquest / The Green Man(1988) - #3
The Green Man(1988)
- #1
The Wooden Sword(1991) - #2
Beneath the Web(1994)
About Lynn Abbey
Lynn Abbey is a prolific author known for her work in the fantasy genre. She began publishing in 1979 with the novel Daughter of the Bright Moon and the short story "The Face of Chaos," which was featured in a Thieves World shared world anthology. Her early writing career was influenced by the encouragement of Gordon R. Dickson. Abbey's collaborations with Robert Asprin, whom she married in the 1980s, resulted in co-editing the Thieves World books. She also contributed to other notable shared world series, including Heroes in Hell and Merovingen Nights. Following her divorce from Asprin in 1993, Abbey continued to write novels, including original works and tie-ins to Role Playing Games for TSR. Her return to Thieves World in 2002 with the novel Sanctuary marked the beginning of her renewed involvement in the series, as well as her work as an editor on new anthologies, starting with Turning Points.
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