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The Fallon Trilogy
The Fallon Trilogy series by Robert Jordan has 3 books and is best read in publication order, starting with The Fallon Blood (1980).
- Books
- 3 books
- First published
- 1980
- Status
- completed
- Last checked
Start here: The Fallon Blood (1980) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
The Fallon Blood
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Fallon Blood - Book 2:
The Fallon Pride
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Fallon Pride - Book 3:
The Fallon Legacy
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Fallon Legacy
About The Fallon Trilogy
Before The Wheel of Time made him one of fantasy's biggest names, Robert Jordan wrote a trilogy of sweeping historical fiction under the pen name Reagan O'Neal, following the Fallon family across three generations of early American history. The Fallon Blood (1980) opens in 1765 with Michael Fallon, an Irish indentured servant fleeing English persecution for Charleston, South Carolina, where his fortunes become entangled with the growing unrest that will erupt into the American Revolution. The Fallon Pride and The Fallon Legacy carry the family's story forward through the following decades, tracking a bloodline's rise through love, war and ambition against the backdrop of a young nation forming around them, up to the eve of the fight for Texas independence.
Written for the historical-romance market of the era, the trilogy trades Jordan's later epic-fantasy scale for grounded, character-driven costume drama — but the same appetite for sprawling, multi-generational storytelling that would define The Wheel of Time is already visible here, more than a decade before The Eye of the World.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Reagan O'Neal?
Reagan O'Neal was a pen name used by Robert Jordan (James Oliver Rigney Jr.) for this historical fiction trilogy, published before The Wheel of Time made him famous under the Jordan name. It's the same person, not a separate author or ghostwriter, so this database credits the books to Robert Jordan directly.
Is The Fallon Trilogy connected to The Wheel of Time?
No. It shares no world, characters, or genre with Jordan's fantasy work — it's grounded historical fiction following one family across the American Revolution and its aftermath.
How many books are in The Fallon Trilogy?
Three: The Fallon Blood (1980), The Fallon Pride (1981), and The Fallon Legacy (1982).
What time period does the trilogy cover?
It begins in 1765 with Michael Fallon's arrival in colonial Charleston and follows his descendants across roughly six decades, through the American Revolution and up to the eve of the Texas independence struggle.
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