Series
John the Balladeer
Manly Wade Wellman · 5 novels · 31 short stories · 2 collections · 1951–2023
Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
- Farther Down the Trail(4 works)
- Omnibus editions(1 edition)
Map
John the Balladeer at the centre, 2 subseries around it, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
Stats
By decade
- 1950s11
- 1960s13
- 1970s3
- 1980s10
- 1990s0
- 2000s0
- 2010s0
- 2020s1
Shape
5 novels · 31 short stories · 2 collections
1 author · completed series
reads like:fantasymusicnorth americamid 20th centuryeerieadult
Mood
Grim and intense: 96% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 46%.
grim · intensebright · intensegrim · calmbright · calmtenseadventurousdarkeeriefunnylightheartedrelaxingsadcatalogthis series
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book26 of 38 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- The Hanging Stonesdarkest
- Wonder As I Wander: Some Footprints on John's Trail Through Magic Mountainsbrightest · calmest
- John the Balladeermost intense