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The Fallon Trilogy
The Fallon Trilogy series by Robert Jordan has 3 known books (3 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with The Fallon Blood (1980).
- Books
- 3 known books (3 novels)
- Published
- 3
- First published
- 1980
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Historical Fiction
Start here: The Fallon Blood (1980)
— then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
The Fallon Blood
The Fallon Blood, published in 1980 under Robert Jordan's pen name Reagan O'Neal, opens the trilogy at 471 pages, following Irish indentured servant Michael Fallon fleeing to 1765 Charleston as revolutionary unrest builds. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Fallon Blood - Book 2:
The Fallon Pride
The Fallon Pride followed in 1981 as the trilogy's longest volume at 544 pages, carrying the Fallon family's fortunes forward through the following decades. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Fallon Pride - Book 3:
The Fallon Legacy
The Fallon Legacy closed the trilogy in 1982, the shortest of the three at 382 pages, bringing the family's story to the eve of the fight for Texas independence. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Fallon Legacy
Key facts about The Fallon Trilogy series
The Fallon Trilogy series has 3 books on our list. Since all 3 are out now, you can read the whole list today.
Start with The Fallon Blood, since it opens the publication order in 1980. The Fallon Pride is book 2, from 1981. The Fallon Legacy is book 3, from 1982.
Each title links to its own page, while the list keeps them in date order. Each book page shows its dates and editions. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.
The books came out between 1980 and 1982, while their length runs from 382 to 544 pages. That is a run of 2 years.
Robert Jordan has 27 books on our list. Additionally, they write Conan: The Robert Jordan Novels and The Wheel of Time. We shelve the books under historical fiction.
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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