Order of Ballad Books
The Ballad series is a series of Appalachian fiction novels by American novelist Sharyn McCrumb. The series combines the legends, geography and issues of Appalachia to tell its stories. Set during contemporary times, each book uses an event from the history of the region as part of the tale.
Sharyn McCrumb began her Ballad series in 1990 with the novel If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Sharyn McCrumb’s Ballad novels in order of when they were originally released (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of Ballad Books
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If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O |
(1990) |
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The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter |
(1992) |
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She Walks These Hills |
(1994) |
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The Rosewood Casket |
(1996) |
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The Ballad of Frankie Silver |
(1997) |
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The Songcatcher |
(2001) |
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Ghost Riders |
(2003) |
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The Devil Amongst the Lawyers |
(2010) |
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The Ballad of Tom Dooley |
(2011) |
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King’s Mountain |
(2013) |
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Nora Bonesteel’s Christmas Past |
(2014) |
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Prayers the Devil Answers |
(2016) |
Note: If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O was also released using the more abbreviated title of If Ever I Return.