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Frank Delaney Books in Order

Frank Delaney has written 30 books, published between 1981 and 2013. The first book is James Joyce's Odyssey (1981) and the newest is Undead (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
1981–2013
Pages on record
7,186 in 19 of 30 books
Reading time
120–180 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,186 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 30 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Frank Delaney, author

Frank Delaney was an Irish novelist, journalist and broadcaster. His novel Ireland became a New York Times bestseller and named the series it belongs to, and Simple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea is one of his non-fiction books. The catalogue holds 30 titles, from James Joyce's Odyssey in 1981 to Undead in 2013, taking in The Celts (1986), A Walk In The Dark Ages (1988) and Legends of the Celts (1989). Irish history, literary landmarks and travel run through the work.

How many Frank Delaney books are there?

Frank Delaney has 30 books, released between 1981 and 2013. They include 2 series and 20 titles listed outside any series.

Frank Delaney Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Frank Delaney books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of James Joyce's Odyssey by Frank Delaney (1981)
  2. Cover of Betjeman Country by Frank Delaney (1983)
  3. Cover of The Celts by Frank Delaney (1986)
  4. Cover of A Walk In The Dark Ages by Frank Delaney (1988)
  5. Cover of The Sins of the Mothers by Frank Delaney (1993)
  6. Cover of Telling the Pictures by Frank Delaney (1993)
  7. Cover of A Walk to the Western Isles by Frank Delaney (1994)
  8. Cover of A Stranger in Their Midst by Frank Delaney (1995)
  9. Cover of The Amethysts by Frank Delaney (1997)
  10. Cover of Desire and Pursuit by Frank Delaney (1998)
  11. Cover of Pearl by Frank Delaney (1999)
  12. Cover of At Ruby's by Frank Delaney (2001)
  13. Cover of Ireland by Frank Delaney (2004)
  14. Cover of Simple Courage by Frank Delaney (2006)
  15. Cover of Tipperary by Frank Delaney, book 1 of the Ireland series (2007)
  16. Cover of Shannon by Frank Delaney, book 2 of the Ireland series (2009)
  17. Cover of Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show by Frank Delaney, book 3 of the Ireland series (2010)
  18. Cover of The Matchmaker of Kenmare by Frank Delaney, book 4 of the Ireland series (2011)
  19. Cover of The Last Storyteller by Frank Delaney, book 5 of the Ireland series (2012)
  1. 1
    James Joyce's Odyssey1981 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981192
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  2. 2
    Betjeman Country1983 · 233 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983233
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  3. 3
    The Celts1986 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986240
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  4. 4
    A Walk In The Dark Ages1988 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988240
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  5. 5
    Legends of the Celts1989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  6. 6
    My Dark RosaleenChap #11990 · 126 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990126
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  7. 7
    The Sins of the Mothers1993 · 607 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993607
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  8. 8
    Telling the Pictures1993 · 490 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993490
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  9. 9
    A Walk to the Western Isles1994 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994320
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  10. 10
    A Stranger in Their Midst1995 · 403 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995403
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  11. 11
    The Amethysts1997 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997496
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  12. 12
    Desire and Pursuit1998 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998400
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  13. 13
    Pearl1999 · 343 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999343
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  14. 14
    Writers of Ireland1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  15. 15
    At Ruby's2001 · 311 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001311
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  16. 16
    The Bell Walk2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  17. 17
    Ireland2004 · 651 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004651
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  18. 18
    Simple Courage2006 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006480
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  19. 19
    TipperaryIreland #12007 · 445 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007445
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  20. 20
    ShannonIreland #22009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  21. 21
    Venetia Kelly's Traveling ShowIreland #32010 · 427 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010427
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  22. 22
    The DruidStorytellers #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  23. 23
    The Matchmaker of KenmareIreland #42011 · 397 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011397
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  24. 24
    The Girl Who Lived on The MoonStorytellers #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  25. 25
    PigsongStorytellers #32012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  26. 26
    The Sea-FolkStorytellers #42012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  27. 27
    The Last StorytellerIreland #52012 · 385 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012385
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  28. 28
    Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island (As: Francis Bryan)2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  29. 29
    re:Joyce2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  30. 30
    Undead2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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Frank Delaney books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Ireland in order

5 books
  1. 1. Tipperary
  2. 2. Shannon
  3. 3. Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show
  4. 4. The Matchmaker of Kenmare
  5. 5. The Last Storyteller

Storytellers in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Druid
  2. 2. The Girl Who Lived on The Moon
  3. 3. Pigsong
  4. 4. The Sea-Folk

Chap in order

1 book
  1. 1. My Dark Rosaleen

Standalone books

20 books

20 Frank Delaney titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Frank Delaney books in order?

You only need to read Frank Delaney books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Frank Delaney

Start with James Joyce's Odyssey (1981), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Frank Delaney book?

Undead (2013) is the newest Frank Delaney book released so far.

Is there a new Frank Delaney book coming?

No next Frank Delaney book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Frank Delaney at a glance

Died
Frank Delaney died in 2017, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Frank Delaney on record dates from 2013.
Release pace
Frank Delaney books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
7,186 pages across the 19 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 397 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Frank Delaney books, 10 of 30, were published in the 2010s.

What the Frank Delaney books are about

22 of the 30 Frank Delaney books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: ireland is tagged on 7 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.