Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swordsmistress of Chaos | 1978 | Robert Holdstock | Buy |
| 2 | A Time of Ghosts | 1978 | Robert Holdstock | Buy |
| 3 | The Frozen God | 1978 | Robert Holdstock | Buy |
| 4 | Lords of the Shadows | 1979 | Robert Holdstock | Buy |
| 5 | A Time of Dying | 1979 | Robert Holdstock | Buy |
The Raven series by Robert Holdstock consists of five sword-and-sorcery novels published in 1978 and 1979. Starting with Swordsmistress of Chaos, the series follows its warrior heroine through adventures including A Time of Ghosts, The Frozen God, Lords of the Shadows, and A Time of Dying. The series features a female protagonist in a genre that was heavily male-dominated at the time.
Written early in Holdstock’s career, the Raven books are genre entertainment rather than the literary fantasy he would later become known for. They remain interesting as examples of late-1970s sword-and-sorcery and as early work from an author who would go on to transform British fantasy with Mythago Wood.