Colin Taber

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  • Bibliography:
    30 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2009
  • Latest Book:
    August 2024
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Full Series List in Order

The Markland Settlement Saga

1 - The Landing (Mar-2013)
2 - The United States of Vinland: Red Winter (Nov-2014)
2.5 - A Short Tale From Norse America: Old Gods (Dec-2014)
3 - The United States of Vinland: Loki's Rage (Jun-2015)
3.5 - A Short Tale From Norse America: A Valkyrie of Vinland (Jul-2022)
4 - The United States Of Vinland: Odin's Hall (May-2023)
5 - United States of Vinland: Markland Aflame (Jul-2023)

Ossard

1 - The Fall of Ossard (Feb-2009)
2 - Ossard's Hope (May-2011)
3 - Ossard's Shadow (Jan-2015)
4 - Ossard Rising (Jun-2015)
5 - Lae Ossard (Nov-2015)
6 - Lae Ossard: Two Souls Grae (Jul-2022)
7 - Three Fates Red (Apr-2023)

Book List in Order: 30 titles

  • The Fall of Ossard

    Ossard - 1

    "Brave... Innovative... Bold..." - Stefen Brazulaitis, reviewer and columnist, Australian Bookseller and Publisher. "I stayed up all night!" - Sara Douglass. Ossard is falling... Growing up in a city of Merchant Princes, Juvela discovers she can see ...

  • Ossard's Hope

    Ossard - 2

    What people are saying about The Fall of Ossard: "I stayed up all night" - Sara Douglass "A dark fantasy world that will suck you in" - The Newcastle Herald "Brave... Innovative... Bold..." & "Recommended for readers of Robin Hobb, Sara Douglass & Fi...

  • The Landing

    The Markland Settlement Saga - 1

    What if?What if the descendants of the Vikings who settled Greenland and went on to reach North America around the end of the first millennium had stayed? Five hundred years later, would Christopher Columbus have arrived to the south of an eastern se...

  • A Short Tale From Norse America: Young Ravens & Hidden Blades

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    Two Norse boys, a raft, and some unbroken rules to test.


    Join Ulfarr and Brandr in t...

  • Young Ravens & Hidden Blades

  • Red Winter

  • The United States of Vinland: Red Winter

    The Markland Settlement Saga - 2

    Over a thousand years ago the Norse reached the Americas, but never stayed.What if they had?Following on from The United States Of Vinland: The Landing comes Red Winter.Eskil's dream of settling the newly discovered lands of the west to honour the Go...

  • A Short Tale From Norse America: Old Gods

    The Markland Settlement Saga - 2.5

    This short tale by L. E. Sheppard has been authorised and published by Colin Taber, the creator and owner of the United States Of Vinland setting.Change is sweeping the newly discovered lands west of Greenland as the Norse claim Markland for their ow...

  • Ossard's Shadow

    Ossard - 3

    What people are saying about The Ossard Series: "I stayed up all night" - Sara Douglass "A dark fantasy world that will suck you in" - The Newcastle Herald "Brave... Innovative... Bold..." & "Recommended for readers of Robin Hobb, Sara Douglass & Fio...



  • Ossard Rising

    Ossard - 4

    Following on from the third Ossard book, Ossard's Shadow: Juvela and the Prince have reached Ba Er Kaan, a ruined ogre city of the dead, so her truth can be revealed. But they are not alone. Meanwhile, far to the west, Sef and Anton have reached t...

  • The United States of Vinland: Loki's Rage

    The Markland Settlement Saga - 3

    One Thousand years ago Norse explorers reached North America during the Viking Age. What if they had stayed? Join the adventure as we begin rewriting one thousand years of history!*Loki's Rage will continue the Markland Settlement Series fi...

  • Lae Ossard

    Ossard - 5

    Lae OssardCan what is fallen, rise again?All who have tried to take Ossard from the cultists have failed, but no one is capable of launching what the Fifth and Final Dominion of the Lae Wair-Rae can. In Yamere, the Horn of A...

  • Burning Skies

    Book One Of The Red Sub-SeriesThe year is 2037AD.Red: Mars is being colonized by the communist Chinese.White: The Moon is Russian, but now, just like great swathes of the Siberian steppe, no longer loyal to the Putinists in Moscow.And Blue: The US is...

  • Taberland

    Welcome to Taberland!Colin Taber has produced a diverse range of work from Vikings settling America five hundred years before Columbus, to a dying fantasy world searching for one last desperate spark of hope, to the red world of Mars in 2037AD hidin...

  • The United States of Vinland: 4 Tales From Norse America

  • Lae Ossard: One White Rose

    Lae Ossard: One White RoseCan what is fallen rise again?All who have tried to take Ossard from the cultists who claimed the city have failed, but no nation is capable of launching the awesome military campaign the Fifth and Final Dominion of Lae ...

  • A Valkyrie of Vinland

  • Lae Ossard: Two Souls Grae

    Ossard - 6

    Lae Ossard: Two Souls GraeCan what is fallen rise again?All who have tried to take Ossard from the cultists who claimed the city have failed, but no nation is capable of launching the awesome military campaign the Fifth and Final Dominion of Lae Wair...

  • A Short Tale From Norse America: A Valkyrie of Vinland

    The Markland Settlement Saga - 3.5

    A Valkyrie of Vinland.Gylla, Bjorn and her crew are marooned on new shores as an early winter closes in fast and fierce.There are friends, foes, and a mysterious treasure, and that's all before the gods intervene!Welcome to the early years of Norse A...



  • Three Fates Red

    Ossard - 7

    Lae Ossard: Three Fates RedThe time for battle has finally come and the city will either stand or fall again.Whatever Ossard's fate will be, there is no doubt it will be bloody.But there are other fates tied to that of the city and the world will nev...

  • The United States Of Vinland: Odin's Hall

    The Markland Settlement Saga - 4

    One Thousand years ago Norse explorers reached North America during the Viking Age.What if they had stayed?Join the adventure as we rewrite history!***Odin's Hall continues the Markland Settlement Saga first begun in The Landing as riv...

  • United States of Vinland: Markland Aflame

    The Markland Settlement Saga - 5

    One Thousand years ago Norse explorers reached North America during the Viking Age.What if they had stayed?Join the adventure as we rewrite history!***Markland Aflame concludes the Markland Settlement Saga first begun in The Landing as...

  • Markland Aflame

  • Odin's Hall

  • The Dying Lights

    The Dying Lights is the opening short story in a series of occasional tales.*The world we know has passed, yet there are survivors. In the ruins, in tunnels under the streets, what is left of mankind tries to survive. Amidst the slumped towers, ...

  • The Rising

    Welcome to a Drowning World​Long ago, the world offered prosperity and hope for all, but not now. In a new age, after the end of the Dragon Wars, the world is instead scarred and slowly dying. The storms above roll with greater fury, th...

  • Blue#1: Burning Skies

    Book One Of The Blue Sub-Series The year is 2037AD. Red: Mars is being colonized by the communist Chinese. White: The Moon is Russian, but now, just like great swathes of the Siberian steppe, no longer loyal to the Putinists in Moscow....

  • A Storm's Roar

    Welcome to a drowning world.Long ago, the world offered prosperity and hope for all, but not now. In a new age, after the end of the Dragon Wars, the world is instead scarred and slowly dying. The storms above roll with greater fury, the forests with...

  • White#1: Burning Skies

    Book One Of The White Sub-Series The year is 2037AD. Red: Mars is being colonized by the communist Chinese. White: The Moon is Russian, but now, just like great swathes of the Siberian steppe, no longer loyal to the Putinists in Moscow...



  • A New Day's Hope

    Welcome to a drowning world.Long ago, the world offered prosperity and hope for all, but not now. In a new age, after the end of the Dragon Wars, the world is instead scarred and slowly dying. The storms above roll with greater fury, the forests with...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Colin Taber has published 30 books.

The next book by Colin Taber, A New Day's Hope, will be published in August 2024.

The first book by Colin Taber, The Fall of Ossard, was published in February 2009.

Yes. Colin Taber has 2 series.
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