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Time Between the Stars

by Andrew M. Greeley

The Time Between the Stars series by Andrew M. Greeley has 7 known books (7 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Virgin and Martyr (1985).

Books
7 known books (7 novels)
Published
7
First published
1985
Status
deceased
Shelved under
Literary Fiction
Start here: Virgin and Martyr (1985) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Virgin and Martyr
Virgin and Martyr (1985)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Virgin and Martyr

    Novel
    Virgin and Martyr opens Andrew M. Greeley's Time Between the Stars series, published in 1985, running 438 pages. It precedes Angels of September in the reading order.
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  2. Angels of September

    Novel
    Angels of September is the 2nd entry in Andrew M. Greeley's Time Between the Stars series, published in 1986 at 451 pages. It follows Virgin and Martyr and precedes Patience of a Saint in the reading order.
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  3. Patience of a Saint

    Novel
    Patience of a Saint is the 3rd entry in Andrew M. Greeley's Time Between the Stars series, published in 1987 at 446 pages. It follows Angels of September and precedes Rite of Spring in the reading order.
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  4. Rite of Spring

    Novel
    Rite of Spring is the 4th entry in Andrew M. Greeley's Time Between the Stars series, published in 1987 at 436 pages. It follows Patience of a Saint and precedes Love Song in the reading order.
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  5. Love Song

    Novel
    Love Song is the 5th entry in Andrew M. Greeley's Time Between the Stars series, published in 1988 at 442 pages. It follows Rite of Spring and precedes St. Valentine's Night in the reading order.
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  6. St. Valentine's Night

    Novel
    St. Valentine's Night is the 6th entry in Andrew M. Greeley's Time Between the Stars series, published in 1989 at 435 pages. It sits between Love Song and Wages of Sin in the reading order.
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  7. Wages of Sin

    Novel
    Wages of Sin is the 7th entry in Andrew M. Greeley's Time Between the Stars series, published in 1992 at 349 pages. It follows St. Valentine's Night in the reading order.
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Key facts about the Time Between the Stars series

Our list has 7 books in the Time Between the Stars series. Since all 7 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with Virgin and Martyr, since it opens the publication order in 1985. Angels of September is book 2, from 1986. Patience of a Saint is book 3, from 1987.

Rite of Spring is book 4, from 1987. Love Song is book 5, from 1988. St. Valentine's Night is book 6, from 1989. Wages of Sin is book 7, from 1992.

The list keeps the books in date order, while each title links to its own page. Each book page shows its dates and editions. No next book has a date yet.

The books came out between 1985 and 1992, while their length runs from 349 to 451 pages. That is a run of 7 years.

Andrew M. Greeley has 64 books on our list. Additionally, they write Passover Trilogy, Blackie Ryan and Angel Fire, plus 3 more series. We shelve the books under contemporary fiction.

About the Time Between the Stars series

A loosely connected run of seven contemporary novels set mostly among Chicago's Irish Catholic community, unified more by theme and setting than by a fixed cast: Andrew Greeley uses each book to explore grace, sin, and redemption through romantic and family entanglements, often with a mystical or explicitly supernatural undercurrent (Angels of September pairs its love story with an actual guardian angel). A younger version of Blackie Ryan, the priest-detective of Greeley's other main series, makes cameo appearances across several of these books, loosely tying the two series together without making Time Between the Stars a numbered sequel sequence in its own right.

Frequently asked questions

Is Time Between the Stars connected to the Blackie Ryan series?

Loosely -- a younger version of Blackie Ryan appears in several of these books, but it's a separate series with its own recurring themes rather than a numbered extension of the Blackie Ryan mysteries.

Do I need to read these in order?

No -- each novel is largely self-contained; they're linked by theme, setting, and occasional shared characters rather than a continuous plot.

How many books are in the Time Between the Stars series?

7, from Virgin and Martyr (1985) through Wages of Sin (1992).

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