Larry Dixon

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Larry Dixon

In addition to being Mercedes Lackey's husband, Larry Dixon is the illustrator and coauthor of many Valdemar novels, as well as a contributor to the anthologies.

From Fantastic Fiction:

Larry Dixon lives with his wife Mercedes Lackey in 'the weirdest house in Oklahoma', where they run a sanctuary for birds of prey and an aviary for exotic birds.

The author/illustrator has a particular affinity for Gryphons, as evidenced by his various online identities as "The Gryphon King." He is active on Twitter: https://twitter.com/larrydixontgk

Works

Novels

Mercedes Lackey has stated that Larry is a significant contributor to a lot of her writing. He is specifically credited as co-author on multiple novels:

• The Black Gryphon
• The White Gryphon
• The Silver Gryphon
• Owlflight
• Owlsight
• Owlknight

He also contributes interior illustrations, and is credited for them in the above novels as well as these:

• Winds of Fate
• Winds of Change
• Winds of Fury
• Storm Warning
• Storm Rising
• Storm Breaking
• The Valdemar Companion (Map of Velgarth)

Anthologies

Works by Larry Dixon have appeared in the following Valdemar anthologies:

• Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar, Valdemar Anthology, volume 1 (1997)
• Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar, Valdemar Anthology, volume 3 (2005)
• Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar, Valdemar Anthology, volume 4 (2008)
• Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar, Valdemar Anthology, volume 6 (2010)
• Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar, Valdemar Anthology, volume 7 (2011)
• Tempest, Valdemar Anthology, volume 10 (2016)
• Passages, Valdemar Anthology, volume 14 (2020)

Gryphon Kelvren Miniseries

Larry Dixon is the creator of this miniseries.

1. "A Perfect Day in Valdemar" in Fantasy : DAW 30th Anniversary
2. "Transmutation" in Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar, Valdemar Anthology, volume 3
3. "Ripples and Cracks," co-authored with Mercedes Lackey, in Tempest, Valdemar Anthology, volume 10

Other anthology stories

• "Ironrose," co-authored with Mel. White, in Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar, Valdemar Anthology, volume 1
• "Moving Targets," co-authored with Mercedes Lackey, in Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar, Valdemar Anthology, volume 4
• "Finding the Way," co-authored with Mercedes Lackey, in Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar, Valdemar Anthology, volume 6

Essays

• "Under the Vale" in Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar, Valdemar Anthology, volume 7
• "The Hawkbrothers' Ways" in Passages, Valdemar Anthology, volume 14

Interviews, panels, etc.

• "Returning to Valdemar with Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon," worldbuilders.org (August, 2021)
• "Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon Spotlight," Emerald City ComicCon, Seattle, Washington, 2019 [YouTube]
• "Fantasy Lit Panel DragonCon 2016 featuring Christopher Paolini and Mercedes Lackey," DragonCon, Atlanta, Georgia, 2016 [YouTube]
• "Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon @ DragonCon 2016," DragonCon, Atlanta, Georgia, 2016 [YouTube]