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Colleen Ferguson
A rider on a rearing horse, silhouetted against a vast pale moon, with a small copper moon above.

The Distant Lands trilogy

Three desperate souls. One ruthless enemy.

An epic science-fantasy trilogy spanning two worlds: peaceful Maa Erda, and the Crystal Moon above it, where a mysterious crystal can alter matter itself.

Where to buy The Song of DawnRead the first chapter

“I feel like I’ve been to a distant land, not just read a book.”

Ben Hancock, Amazon UK review

Amazon category bestseller · #6 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy for Young Adults (paperback)

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The Distant Lands trilogy

  1. The Song of Dawn cover

    Book 1

    The Song of Dawn
  2. The Song of Chaos cover

    Book 2 · Coming soon

    The Song of Chaos

  3. Book 3 · Coming later

    The Song of Secrets

    The third and final book in the trilogy.

A dragon breathing fire across a vast icy planet, with a small copper moon above.

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Book 2 of the Distant Lands trilogy

The Song of Chaos

Something is wrong on Crystal Moon.

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Colleen Ferguson

Colleen Ferguson is the author of the Distant Lands trilogy, science fantasy where magic and science collide. The Song of Dawn, more than eighteen years in the making, became an Amazon category bestseller.

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