Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daughters of a Coral Dawn | 1984 | Katherine V. Forrest | Buy |
| 2 | Daughters of an Amber Noon | 2002 | Katherine V. Forrest | Buy |
| 3 | Daughters of an Emerald Dusk | 2005 | Katherine V. Forrest | Buy |
The Coral Dawn Trilogy is a science fiction series by Katherine V. Forrest that begins with Daughters of a Coral Dawn (1984). The first novel introduces Megan, a woman of extraordinary abilities, and her descendants, who grow dissatisfied with life on a male-dominated Earth. They depart for the planet Maternas, where they build a new civilization on their own terms. The book was one of the earliest lesbian science fiction novels to reach a wide readership.
The sequels, Daughters of an Amber Noon (2002) and Daughters of an Emerald Dusk (2005), continue the story across later generations. The second book deals with a group of women who chose to remain on Earth and the consequences they face, while the third returns to Maternas as the colony confronts new challenges. Forrest wrote the original novel in the early 1980s but waited nearly two decades before returning to the world she had created, giving the trilogy an unusual scope that reflects changes in both the author and her audience over that time.