Bregdan Chronicles Books in Order
Bregdan Chronicles contains 23 books, published between 1996 and 2026: 22 in the Bregdan Chronicles and 1 related title. The first book is Storm Clouds Rolling In (1996) and the newest main-line book is Lifted By The Wings of Destiny (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1996–2026
- Pages on record
- 7,088 in 14 of 23 books
- Reading time
- 118–177 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,088 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 23 titles with a page count on record.
Set against American slavery, the Underground Railroad, plantation life and Reconstruction, the Bregdan Chronicles are historical novels credited to Ginny Dye, also known as Virginia Gaffney. The 23 books run from Storm Clouds Rolling In (1996) through On To Richmond, Spring Will Come and Dark Chaos. The Last Long Night (2013), Carried Forward By Hope and Glimmers of Change mark a later stretch. A Bregdan Chronicles Companion line exists, and Lifted By The Wings of Destiny (2026) is the newest title.
How many Bregdan Chronicles books are there?
Bregdan Chronicles has 23 books, released between 1996 and 2026. 22 of them belong to the Bregdan Chronicles, and 1 related title sit outside it: companion books.
Bregdan Chronicles Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Bregdan Chronicles 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.
- 119965102/4
- 219975442/4
- 319975092/4
- 419984862/4
- 520135322/4
- 620145282/4
- 720145182/4
- 820155322/4
- 920165362/4
- 102017–2/4
- 1120174962/4
- 1220175222/4
- 1320185242/4
- 1420183282/4
- 152018–2/4
- 162019–2/4
- 1720195232/4
- 182020–2/4
- 192021–2/4
- 202022–2/4
- 212023–2/4
- 222024–2/4
- 232026–1/4
Do you have to read Bregdan Chronicles books in order?
You should read the Bregdan Chronicles in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (companion books) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Bregdan Chronicles book also stands alone.
Where to start with Bregdan Chronicles
Start with Storm Clouds Rolling In (1996), the earliest published book in the Bregdan Chronicles.
What is the newest Bregdan Chronicles book?
Lifted By The Wings of Destiny (2026) is the newest book in the Bregdan Chronicles.
Is there a new Bregdan Chronicles book coming?
No next Bregdan Chronicles book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Bregdan Chronicles at a glance
- Still running
- Bregdan Chronicles is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Bregdan Chronicles books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,088 pages across the 14 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 522 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Bregdan Chronicles books, 13 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 23 titles, 17 are credited to Ginny Dye and 6 to Ginny Dye / Virginia Gaffney.
What the Bregdan Chronicles books are about
6 of the 23 Bregdan Chronicles books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 5 of 6 books
- Histoire 4 of 6 books
- Romans, nouvelles 4 of 6 books
- Women 4 of 6 books
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) 3 of 6 books
- Esclaves fugitifs 2 of 6 books
- Femmes 2 of 6 books
- Fugitive slaves 2 of 6 books