Patrick Taylor

Patrick Taylor is one of the noteworthy Irish-Canadian authors who has written a number of books on medical fiction and world literature. Most of the books written by Patrick are based on the Humor, Fiction, and Literature & Fiction genres. Before becoming a novelist, Patrick studied medicine in one of the medical colleges of North Ireland.

The best place to start is the Irish Troubles series, the earliest of Patrick Taylor's multi-book series: it opens with Only Wounded (1997) and runs to 3 books across 1997–2005, ending with Now and in the Hour of Our Death (2005). Patrick Taylor's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Patrick Taylor has 23 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1994 and 2021. 22 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Irish Country series with 17 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Patrick Taylor's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Irish Troubles (1997–2005, 3 books), Irish Country (2004–2021, 17 books) and Irish Country Short Story Collections (2014–2017, 2 books).

This guide splits Patrick Taylor's 23 books into 3 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Irish Country (17 books, 2004–2021); Irish Troubles (3 books, 1997–2005); Irish Country Short Story Collections (2 books, 2014–2017).