Lynn Abbey Books in Order
Lynn Abbey has written 34 books, published between 1979 and 2006. The first book is Daughter Of The Bright Moon (1979) and the newest is Rifkind's Challenge (2006). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 34
- Published
- 1979–2006
- Confirmed
- 9 of 34 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,670 in 25 of 34 books
- Reading time
- 128–192 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,670 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 34 titles with a page count on record.
Lynn Abbey, born Marilyn Lorraine Abbey in 1948, is an American fantasy author. The catalogue holds 34 books from Daughter Of The Bright Moon (1979) to Rifkind's Challenge (2006), and the run is marked likely complete. Several entries sit in shared worlds: Thieves' World, whose imaginary Sanctuary heads the subject records, carries Robert Lynn Asprin as a co-credit on 9 books, and Dark Sun: Chronicles of Athas and Forgotten Realms also appear. Rifkind, Emma Merrigan, Unicorn and Dragon, Ultima Saga and Walensor are the series listed under the Abbey name alone.
How many Lynn Abbey books are there?
Lynn Abbey has 34 books, released between 1979 and 2006. They include 6 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Lynn Abbey Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 34 Lynn Abbey books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11979–1/4
- 219793083/4
- 3198013/4
- 419803761/4
- 5The Guardians1982 · 380 pages · confirmed 1/419823801/4
- 61982–3/4
- 71983–3/4
- 81984–3/4
- 919851882/4
- 1019862423/4
- 111986–3/4
- 1219874921/4
- 131987–3/4
- 1419882621/4
- 1519882621/4
- 161989–3/4
- 1719913121/4
- 1819912471/4
- 19Catwoman1992 · 196 pages · confirmed 1/419921961/4
- 2019922961/4
- 2119943111/4
- 2219943131/4
- 2319953121/4
- 24Siege of Shadows1996 · 462 pages · confirmed 1/419964621/4
- 2519963101/4
- 2619973132/4
- 271998–1/4
- 28Jerlayne1999 · 519 pages · confirmed 1/419995191/4
- 292000–1/4
- 3020003112/4
- 3120012961/4
- 3220043281/4
- 3320053301/4
- 3420063031/4
Lynn Abbey books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Thieves' World in order
9 booksEmma Merrigan in order
4 books- 1. Out of Time
- 2. Behind Time
- 3. Taking Time
- 4. Down Time
Rifkind in order
3 booksUnicorn and Dragon in order
3 booksDark Sun: Chronicles of Athas in order
3 booksUltima Saga in order
2 booksWalensor in order
2 booksThieves' World Graphic Novels in order
1 bookMagic: The Gathering: Artifacts Cycle in order
1 book- 2. Planeswalker
Forgotten Realms: The Nobles in order
1 bookForgotten Realms: Lost Empires in order
1 bookStandalone books
4 books4 Lynn Abbey titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Lynn Abbey books in order?
You only need to read Lynn Abbey books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Lynn Abbey
Start with Daughter Of The Bright Moon (1979), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Lynn Abbey book?
Rifkind's Challenge (2006) is the newest Lynn Abbey book released so far.
Is there a new Lynn Abbey book coming?
No next Lynn Abbey book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Lynn Abbey
Wikidata records 4 nominations for Lynn Abbey. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best Anthology1986Shortlistedfor The Dead of Winter
- Locus Award for Best Anthology1985Shortlistedfor Wings of Omen
- Locus Award for Best Anthology1984Shortlistedfor The Face of Chaos
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1980Shortlistedfor Daughter of the Bright Moon
Lynn Abbey at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Lynn Abbey title on record dates from 2006, 20 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Lynn Abbey books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,670 pages across the 25 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 311 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lynn Abbey books, 14 of 34, were published in the 1980s.
What the Lynn Abbey books are about
28 of the 34 Lynn Abbey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 14 of 28. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 14 of 28 books
- Fantasy 9 of 28 books
- Sanctuary (imaginary place) 9 of 28 books
- Deserts 3 of 28 books
- Fantasy, dark fantasy 3 of 28 books
- Series:dark_sun_Chronicles_of_Athas 3 of 28 books
- Time travel 3 of 28 books
- Fantasy fiction, American 2 of 28 books
- Multiple personality -- Fiction 2 of 28 books