Frank Delaney

Frank Delaney

6 Series • 33 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Ireland Books
Start with: Tipperary (2007)
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Publication Order of Storytellers Books
Start with: The Druid (2011)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Sins of the Mothers (1993)

ⓘ About Frank Delaney

Frank Delaney was a historical fiction author, a journalist, radio and TV broadcaster, lecture screenwriter, Playwright, and a judge of numerous prizes. He was born and raised in County Tipperary, Ireland. He stayed in England for over twenty-five years before relocating to the US in 2002. He had gotten himself a name as the most eloquent man in the world after interviewing over 3500 most prominent writers. Frank Delaney married Diana Meier, who was a writer and a marketer. Delaney died on February 22, 2017 The story opens with the arrival of a man who’s said to be Ireland’s itinerant storyteller, where he starts describing the evolution of the prehistoric new Grange.

All Book Series by Frank Delaney

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Tipperary

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2007

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2007
2
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Shannon

Book 2 of 5 · published 2009

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2009
3
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Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show

Book 3 of 5 · published 2010

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2010
4
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The Matchmaker of Kenmare

Book 4 of 5 · published 2011

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2011
5
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The Last Storyteller

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2012

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2012
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The Druid

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2011

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2011
2
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The Girl Who Lived on The Moon

Book 2 of 4 · published 2012

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2012
3
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Pigsong

Book 3 of 4 · published 2012

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2012
4
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The Sea-Folk

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2012

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2012
1
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The Sins of the Mothers

Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1993

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1993
2
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Telling the Pictures

Book 2 of 10 · published 1993

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1993
3
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A Stranger in Their Midst

Book 3 of 10 · published 1995

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1995
4
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The Amethysts

Book 4 of 10 · published 1997

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1997
5
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Desire and Pursuit

Book 5 of 10 · published 1998

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1998
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Pearl

Book 6 of 10 · published 1999

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1999
7
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At Ruby's

Book 7 of 10 · published 2001

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2001
8
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The Bell Walk

Book 8 of 10 · published 2003

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2003
9
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Ireland

Book 9 of 10 · published 2004

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2004
10
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Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island

Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2012 Pen name · Francis Bryan

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2012
1
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My Dark Rosaleen

Single-title series · published 1990

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1990
1
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James Joyce's Odyssey

Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1981

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1981
2
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Betjeman Country

Book 2 of 10 · published 1983

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1983
3
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The Celts

Book 3 of 10 · published 1986

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1986
4
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A Walk In The Dark Ages

Book 4 of 10 · published 1988

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1988
5
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Legends of the Celts

Book 5 of 10 · published 1989

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1989
6
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A Walk to the Western Isles

Book 6 of 10 · published 1994

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1994
7
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Writers of Ireland

Book 7 of 10 · published 1999

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1999
8
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Simple Courage

Book 8 of 10 · published 2006

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2006
9
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re:Joyce

Book 9 of 10 · published 2013

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2013
10
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Undead

Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2013

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2013
1
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Silver Apples, Golden Apples

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1989

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1989
2
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The Hutchinson Book of Essays

Book 2 of 3 · published 1991

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1991
3
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Jane Austen Made Me Do It

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2011

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2011

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Frank Delaney?

Frank Delaney was a historical fiction author, a journalist, radio and TV broadcaster, lecture screenwriter, Playwright, and a judge of numerous prizes. He was born and raised in County Tipperary, Ireland. He stayed in England for over twenty-five years before relocating to the US in 2002.

Which Frank Delaney series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Ireland series, the earliest of Frank Delaney's multi-book series: it opens with Tipperary (2007) and runs to 5 books across 2007–2012, ending with The Last Storyteller (2012). Frank Delaney's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Frank Delaney written?

Frank Delaney has 33 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1981 and 2013. 9 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Ireland series with 5 books — and 24 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Frank Delaney's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Frank Delaney's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ireland (2007–2012, 5 books) and Storytellers (2011–2012, 4 books).

How are Frank Delaney's books organised into series?

This guide splits Frank Delaney's 33 books into 2 named series and 24 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Ireland (5 books, 2007–2012); Storytellers (4 books, 2011–2012).