Jeffrey Lord Books in Order

Richard Blade encounters a society where women dominate men and violent rituals culminate in human sacrifice. As an arena ceremony approaches its deadly conclusion, he must choose how to intervene without becoming another victim of Tharn's customs.

Transported without clothing or weapons to an unfamiliar world, Richard Blade meets Princess Taleen fleeing her kidnappers. Helping her draws him into rival powers, dangerous religious rites and the ambitions of a ruthless queen.

Richard Blade arrives in a dimension where the aristocratic Caths face relentless attacks from the Mongs. Caught amid continuing warfare, the lone traveler must use his fighting skills to help people whose survival hangs in the balance.

Lord Leighton's computer sends Richard Blade into Sarma, a violent land ruled by formidable women warriors. A Russian agent who duplicates Blade's appearance presents another danger, complicating his struggle to survive this unfamiliar dimension.

A dying empress orders Richard Blade to marry a young princess and lead the Jedds north. Carrying out her commands exposes him to a sinister floating brain and a spreading yellow plague that threatens his mission.

Another journey through Lord Leighton's computer leaves Richard Blade uncertain whether he has shrunk or entered a world of enormous proportions. Struggling to interpret his surroundings, he faces an adventure where his usual physical advantages appear unreliable.

Sent into another parallel dimension, Richard Blade finds himself caught in a war. A woman worshipped as a goddess faces torture by her own priests, and his effort to help her is complicated by her uncertain identity.

Richard Blade has retired, but replacement explorers sent into Dimension X return damaged or die. Called back for another mission, he faces lingering trouble from a mysterious brain implant while confronting difficulties in his life on Earth.

Richard Blade enters a divided dimension where violent Wakers roam freely while Dreamers retreat into vaults. To protect the sheltered Dreamers, he must confront people whose way of life revolves around unrestricted fighting and killing.

Richard Blade investigates attacks by dragons on isolated settlements in another dimension. The threat extends beyond the creatures themselves: a human directs their assaults, forcing Blade to confront both monstrous opponents and the intelligence controlling them.

Adrift at sea, Richard Blade joins shipwreck survivors before encountering Royth's Grand Duke. Pirate attacks threaten the surrounding waters, while suspicious behavior aboard the duke's vessel suggests that betrayal may be as dangerous as the approaching buccaneers.

Richard Blade encounters a gigantic serpent guarding the water he needs in an unfamiliar dimension. Armed with an inadequate staff, he must survive the immediate threat before becoming entangled in the world's competing powers.

Captured by amphibious mermen, Richard Blade discovers a plot to provoke war between them and Talgar's floating cities. The Nurnian Empire seeks domination through deception, pushing him to expose its scheme before rival peoples destroy each other.

Riding a golden horse into Pendar, Richard Blade unwittingly fulfills a religious prophecy and is hailed as a savior. Accepting that role commits him to defending Vilesh against an enemy equipped with powerful siege machines.

Richard Blade encounters a murderous religious cult threatening neighboring kingdoms. Disguised as a servant, he infiltrates its secret temples, but drugs administered to the followers threaten to turn him into one of the cult's assassins.

Richard Blade becomes a queen's warrior and lover in Melnon, a civilization divided into privileged rulers and oppressed subjects. Appalled by its enforced social order, he attempts reform despite the danger of widespread bloodshed.

Captured after arriving near a city of black jade, Richard Blade faces execution and befriends a female prisoner. Rapid shifts between dimensions and interference from a Russian spy complicate his effort to survive unfamiliar cultures.

Richard Blade and a barbarian woman are captured in a new dimension. His combat abilities earn him a place among the emperor's elite bodyguards, drawing the stranded traveler into the responsibilities and dangers of imperial service.

Richard Blade unexpectedly returns to Tharn, where invaders from another dimension threaten its people with advanced machines. Discovering a personal connection to its king, he prepares to oppose the attackers with help from a defector.

Richard Blade encounters women who hunt captive men, then discovers a neighboring society of men who kill women. Trapped between two brutal cultures, he searches for a resolution that neither side seems willing to accept.

Richard Blade enters a feudal empire and inadvertently claims warrior status by wearing a restricted color. Allied with a powerful lord, he becomes involved in political conflict where human chess pieces fight lethal duels.

Richard Blade joins efforts to depose a tyrannical emperor ruling rival cities and kingdoms. Condemned to galley slavery, he faces pirate warfare and treachery as the struggle to restore the rightful heir takes new directions.

Richard Blade arrives in Englor, a futuristic counterpart of England facing conflict with Russland. Recruited as a spy, he hears warnings about flying dragons being developed as weapons, but persuading others of the danger proves difficult.

Richard Blade attempts to free Princess Neena from a king whose army includes giant spiderlike beasts. His intervention places her homeland at risk, forcing him to consider how ordinary human defenders might resist an overwhelming attack.

Richard Blade joins flood-displaced migrants after proving himself through combat. Their search for a safe homeland faces attacks from flying reptiles and the formidable Torians, leaving him to help defend people threatened on multiple fronts.

Richard Blade enters a world whose inhabitants have transferred their hostile emotions into robots. What appears to be a solution to human aggression creates a different threat, confronting him with machines that embody the impulses their makers rejected.

Richard Blade discovers a society that uses drugs and indoctrination to eliminate fear and pain. His independence threatens its ruler, and an alliance with a neighboring leader draws him into resistance against the conditioned warriors.

Richard Blade meets Riyannah, an envoy from another planet, in resource-starved Targa. Its dictator plans space travel to conquer and exploit other worlds, prompting Blade to join an underground effort to prevent that expansion.

Richard Blade arrives among villages terrorized by a wizard's soldiers. The ruler's telepathy, hypnosis and other paranormal powers make resistance difficult, and Blade must find a way to organize opposition without exposing it to constant surveillance.

Suffering amnesia, Richard Blade remains on Earth while Lord Leighton seeks expert help in San Francisco. Strange apparitions follow him, and a threat from another dimension forces him to confront dangers beyond his impaired memory.

Richard Blade discovers jungle tribes exploited by the city of Hapanu, whose rulers use slaves in mines and arenas. Captured as a gladiator, he seeks allies among enslaved people and free tribes to oppose their masters.

A new capsule transports Richard Blade onto a merchant vessel facing pirates. Passing as a historian from the future, he encounters rival factions and a rebellious colony, forcing him to navigate Gohar's politics and ambitions.

Richard Blade discovers plans for war between interdependent farming and mining nations separated by carnivorous plants. A queen's secret protection against the forest could enable invasion, and he must cross the deadly barrier to warn her intended victims.

Richard Blade reaches a world scarred by nuclear destruction, where mutated survivors compete for dominance. One tribe's access to remote-controlled devices threatens weaker groups, challenging him to protect people struggling to survive an already devastated landscape.

Richard Blade enters a feudal society where intelligent monkeylike creatures serve human masters. A merciless struggle among eight lords threatens widespread destruction, and the creatures' uncertain loyalties further complicate his attempt to intervene.

Richard Blade returns unexpectedly to Kaldak without the feathered companion meant to accompany him. The inhabitants have mastered formerly forgotten technology, creating dangers that could reach his own dimension as he assesses this changed world.

Richard Blade and his feathered companion Cheeky enter a dimension inhabited by warrior tribes who ride large lizards. Their encounter with a society governed by the stern Wise One brings another unfamiliar culture to navigate.