L. Darby Gibbs

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  • Bibliography:
    29 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 2011
  • Latest Book:
    March 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Annals of the Dragon Dreamer

1 - Dragon-Eyed Dream (Feb-2023)
2 - Dragon-Eyed Rogue (Apr-2023)
3 - Dragon-Eyed Prime (May-2023)
4 - Dragon-Eyed Madness (Aug-2023)

Kavin Cut Chronicles

1 - Ring True (Jul-2020)
2 - Nock Arrow (Sep-2020)
3 - Reign Queen (Feb-2021)

Solstice Dragon

1 - The Dragon Question (Aug-2018)
2 - Dragon Bone Ridge (Oct-2018)
3 - Dira's Dragon (Mar-2019)
4 - To Harbor a Dragon (May-2020)
5 - The Would-Be Dragon (Nov-2021)
6 - The Keepsake Dragon (Dec-2022)

Standing Stone

1 - The Sharded Boy (Mar-2017)
2 - The Shifter Shard (May-2017)
3 - The Heart of Lal (Oct-2017)
4 - The Sand Wielders (Nov-2019)
5 - The Wielder's Grimoire (Sep-2021)

Students of Jump

1 - In Times Passed (Jul-2011)
2 - No-Time Like the Present (Jul-2013)
3 - Next Time We Meet (Jul-2014)
4 - That's the Trouble with Time (Nov-2015)
5 - At Any Given Time (Mar-2018)

Book List in Order: 29 titles

  • In Times Passed

    Students of Jump - 1

    Brent Garrett is tired of living up to and not living up to everyone’s expectations. Family, friends and the Complex Council are all waiting for the big moment. When he accidentally invents a time travel machine, it seems like the answer to his fru...

  • Gardens in the Cracks & Other Stories

    Anthology of short stories."Gardens in the Cracks"Marga Graber has been living under the pandemic-inspired edicts of the desert planet Castoe all her life, following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother, her ravine farm has prospered. She e...

  • No-Time Like the Present

    Students of Jump - 2

    Sometimes you have to speak your mind. What if the one who needs to hear it is years away? Years and years away? Misty's carrying a grudge, and Quixote Cervantes has a plan. Misty wants to make a delivery: a small cardboard box carrying a load of ang...

  • Next Time We Meet

    Students of Jump - 3

    Recently trained to travel in time and set to take a honeymoon in the past, an anachronistic building contractor and his quick-witted wife find the leisure life lacks challenge, so they take on locating a missing and notably annoying physitech, pl...

  • That's the Trouble with Time

    Students of Jump - 4

    Quinn Riley needs to be approved for his solo time jump. Have backpack, will time travel. He's selected his grandmother's best friend, a woman who went missing after her last mission. It's a test he'd better not fail.Sarra Marsh is occupied with avoi...

  • The Sharded Boy

    Standing Stone - 1

    Hate is a powerful motivator. Pain runs a close second. Jahl must cope with both if he hopes to fulfil his dream of becoming a master wielder. He teams up with the best friend that abandoned him and the girl who ridiculed him. Rouen has a secret to k...

  • The Shifter Shard

    Standing Stone - 2

    It's the simplest things that can throw you for a loop.Young wielder Pratter agrees to travel to Carolan Faire to pick up an apprentice whose master died unexpectedly and bring him to the Chussen wielder school. It seemed simple enough until he learn...

  • The Heart of Lal

    Standing Stone - 3

    Wielder school's out for the summer, but Jahl, Donya and Rouen can't seem to get a quiet moment anywhere. Jahl's certain Donya is up to some sort of mischief, separate from having their first child any day, and Rouen has received a mysterious pack...

  • At Any Given Time

    Students of Jump - 5

    Though Sam's been claiming that teamwork is a pain in the neck, she really wasn't looking for proof.When time traveler Samantha Gorz finds herself stuck in a 17-century Sicilian catacomb filled with preserved friars and other important citizens, she ...



  • The Dragon Question

    Solstice Dragon - 1

    The Dragon King is dying, all for want of an answer. For centuries, the Dragon King has ruled over High Cadore and horded a library that is the envy of neighboring kingdoms. Researcher Shennon Trelor, intent on hunting out the reasons for a long-stan...

  • Dragon Bone Ridge

    Solstice Dragon - 2

    Dragons can be so demanding at times, even those stuck in stone. Nyle came to Maribelle in a dream demanding she help him reclaim his missing dragon pieces. She has more than enough keeping her busy, except for a man in her life. Adding searching for...

  • Dira's Dragon

    Solstice Dragon - 3

    If you listen very closely, keep track of every nuance of his word choice, bargaining with a dragon is no big deal. Keep in mind solstice dragons live a very long time, and they don't mind hanging on to an open-ended bargain until they really need ...

  • The Sand Wielders

    Standing Stone - 4

    Jahl and Donya journey to Loeban Desert to solve a mystery, but they don’t go together. Their two-year-old daughter is a handful around essence, and Donya believes it best to keep her home. So she sends Jahl off with her brother Rouen and a Martanâ...

  • To Harbor a Dragon

    Solstice Dragon - 4

    All Lena wants is to go to university. One more productive season on her family's crabbing boats is all she needs to finish saving and to get there on her own. However, her aspirations are hindered by a series of setbacks.The local crab population is...

  • Ring True

    Kavin Cut Chronicles - 1

    Which is worse? To be distrusted without reason and banished or to earn the trust of a prince who is the target of someone out to destroy his kingdom?All Kambry wanted was to be noticed just once. One summer day to know she could catch someone's eye ...

  • Nock Arrow

    Kavin Cut Chronicles - 2

    Queens are not born ready-made.Kambry is weeks away from becoming the queen of Kavin Wood. She should be busy planning her wedding and learning the basics of court etiquette.When Prince Russal leaves his kingdom in her care to rescue his kidnapped si...

  • Reign Queen

    Kavin Cut Chronicles - 3

    Hours away from her coronation, Kambry receives a prophecy that will challenge her skills as queen of Kavin Wood. She must keep King Russal from facing his archenemy Felip Covey until the time is right. Keeping them separated is challenging, consider...

  • The Wielder's Grimoire

    Standing Stone - 5

    There's seeking knowledge and then there's obsession. Ever since Jahl's experience at High Reach putting the grid back together after the renegade sand walker nearly dismantled it, he's had nightmares. With them has come an insatiable curiosity for p...

  • The Would-Be Dragon

    Solstice Dragon - 5

    Did you enjoy The Dragon Question and wish there was a sequel? Guess what? Hint: if you haven't read The Dragon Question, fix that mistake. If you have, this is it from the curse side of the story.Some curses come with a benefits package, even when t...



  • The Keepsake Dragon

    Solstice Dragon - 6

    Imagine inheriting a dragon, one intending to dog your every step.Adrielle is the last Rovada, of which the family dragon reminds her daily.It has yet to be an advantage, especially when combined with acting as scullery maid to her uncle and two cous...

  • Dragon-Eyed Dream

    Annals of the Dragon Dreamer - 1

    Dragon dreamer: melder, madness, destruction incarnate.By old law, dragon dreamers are put to death at birth or bound by magic, never to cast a spell or meld a dragon. Which fate occurs depends on who arrives first.Orphaned, ostracized, and magicless...

  • Dragon-Eyed Rogue

    Annals of the Dragon Dreamer - 2

    Some truths are better said repeatedly, so the lie buried inside can leak out.Melders go mad. They are best killed or their magic bound to stem the madness.Say it again. Melders go mad, so kill them or bind their magic and stem the madness.One more t...

  • Dragon-Eyed Prime

    Annals of the Dragon Dreamer - 3

    From The History of Melding and Dragons: Melding and casting at the same time results in fire, floods, ice, or drought. Combinations of these destructive forces can occur and have occurred.Definition: Dragon dreamers are melders who can pass into the...

  • Dragon-Eyed Madness

    Annals of the Dragon Dreamer - 4

    In a world where trust is precarious, Zyla Powerbane finds herself at odds with her former mentor after stealing the mad melder from his clutches.While some may argue that her act was justified in the name of rescue, questions arise about who truly b...

  • In a Dragon's Age

    In the gritty streets of a desperate city, Xiami, a former pickpocket and unemployed factory worker, finds herself entangled in a world of danger and intrigue. When she stumbles upon a hidden treasure amidst the loot of a notorious gang, her moral co...

  • Dragon-Eyed Void

    In the heart of Rigaria, where ancient sentient forests hold the secrets of the land, a dire crisis unfolds: the dragons of the Void teeter on the brink of extinction, and salvation demands a monumental effort from each individual set on a separate i...

  • Dragon in Parallel

    Love has the power to move mountains, but can it rewrite ancient law, inspire forgiveness, and reunite a fractured family? When an avalanche forces dragonets, unhatched eggs, and their caretakers from their creche, they must come together for transpo...

  • On the Wing

    For over fifty years, the Realm of Shartres has endured relentless attacks from ogres. The kingdom's survival grows dire when ogres use dragons to decimate the Shartres warriors and terrorize towns, stealing cattle and children alike.Everything is me...

  • Like to a Lonely Dragon

    In the realm of Shlognar, where dragons and humans have little in common, Dakcodger stands out among his kind. A 500-year-old Solstice dragon, Dakcodger is a self-chosen scholar, hoarding knowledge like treasure. His insatiable curiosity leads him to...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

L. Darby Gibbs has published 29 books.

The next book by L. Darby Gibbs, Like to a Lonely Dragon, will be published in March 2025.

The first book by L. Darby Gibbs, In Times Passed, was published in July 2011.

Yes. L. Darby Gibbs has 5 series.
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