The Fallon Blood

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**The Fallon Blood**
Author	Reagen O'Neal (real name James Oliver Rigney Jr
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Michael Fallon trilogy
Genre(s)	Historical Romance
Publisher	Ace Books
Released	1 February 1980
Media Type	Print (Paperback & Hardback)
ISBN	ISBN 0-441-22665-5 (paperback edition) & ISBN 0-312-85973-2 (hardback edition)

The Fallon Blood is a novel written by fantasy author James Oliver Rigney, Jr. under the name Reagen O'Neal. It is typical of the genre historical romance. It is the first book in the Michael Fallon trilogy. The more common 1995 printing is a new reprint, released by Tor Books under the Forge imprint in order to capitalize on the success of The Wheel of Time.

[edit] Plot introduction

In The Fallon Blood, escaping brutal English overlords, 1760s Irishman Michael Fallon becomes an indentured servant to Charleston, South Carolina, merchant Thomas Carver, where his infatuation with Carver's sensual daughter Elizabeth causes life-changing complications.

[edit] Plot summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

In The Fallon Price, Michael Fallon's son Robert Fallon survives years at sea fighting Barbary pirates and enduring the siege at Tripoli. He then returns to America with an Irish wife, Moira McConnell, and goes into business in Charleston where he raises a somewhat troublesome family.

In The Fallon Legacy, James Fallon, the last scion of the Fallon line, strikes south and west, adventuring in New Orleans, Missouri, and finally Texas (then still part of Mexico). He loves and loses women, ranches and breeds horses, and becomes entangled in the schemes of shady men and women. Enemies made by Michael and Robert during their lifetimes converge upon James, who must find out if he has strength enough to stand against them.