FeatherWings (series)

***FeatherWings*** is a trilogy of novels by Moon Luna. The series is inspired by/loosely based on *Wings of Fire*, *Dragonriders of Pern*, and older science-fiction and fantasy novels.

The series could be read for free on Wattpad until March 6th, 2023, when the author deleted it to make room for *These Alien Dragons*, the final version of this series.

## Premise

One hundred years in the future (from the 2020s), humans develop spaceflight technology and colonize all known habitable planets they can find - Eukarya is one of these planets.

One hundred years after humans initially colonize Eukarya (in the 2220s), the symbiotic relationship they formed with the native dragons begins to deteriorate when spaceborne invaders covertly invade the planet. Three young dragons joined by unusual circumstances are the first ones to notice this deterioration, and they decide to seek out the legendary FeatherWings as a possible measure to defend the planet. Using the past to save the present, their journey takes them all across continent/planet Eukarya... and the course of universal history will change forever.

## Books

### *Dragon Soul*

**Point of View: Maple**

*Peace doesn't last forever...*

In the distant future, humanity leaves their homeworld of Earth, travels the stars of their Milky Way galaxy, and colonize all Earth-like planets they can find. Eukarya is one of these planets, and it is dominated by dragons.

Or dragon-like lifeforms, at least.

### *Dragon Heart*

**Point of View: Sand**

*Who are you?*

In the desert, the dragons there live by a code - a code that states that everything which is abnormal must be cast out and left to die in the scorching heat.

Sand has believed this from hatching, even now when she finds that no other Eukaryan doesn't follow this code or think like the HeatWings. Thrust into a journey with two other species she doesn't trust and barely knows, Sand leads the new trio to the Eukaryan savannas, where an outcasted herd of HeatWings welcomes them with open wings and knows a thing or two about the past.

But the past may just hold more than just the answers they want...

### *Dragon Wings*

**Point of View: Cloud**

*Find them, or all is lost...*

Having narrowly escaped the Flat Desert, Maple, Sand, and Cloud now have an idea of where the FeatherWings might be - a few islands located in the Mountain Claws, a continuous chain of mountainous islands in the western ocean.

With time running out, Cloud must lead his friends through StormWing territory to find the legendary dragons before the threat from the sky descends on Eukarya - and horrors unknown to the planet will exterminate them all.

## Other

### *Guide to Eukarya*

The *Guide to Eukarya* is the followup to *Dragon Wings* and the series bible of *FeatherWings*. It also acts as the series finale of the series.

## Trivia

* There are only three books in *FeatherWings* since there is a growing trend of long-running series continuation (when there shouldn't be) in mainstream media. L1quid believes that all franchises (books, films, games, etc.) should have a defined beginning and ending.
* All the covers of *FeatherWings* (prior to professional publishing) are hand-drawn by the authors themselves. The digital covers and the text on the covers were done with Pixlr.
	+ If the author publishes the books in the future, they will have a professional artist clean up their original drawings for the dragons and make them look more realistic, rather than cartoonish.
* *FeatherWings* is the author's way of combating mainstream "woke" (Marxist) novels, especially those targeted at pre-teens and adolescents.
* The author intentionally added real-life science and physics into the series to give it some brevity, as some books ignore the laws of science and physics completely.
	+ The shows that the author watched to help with the space aspects of the series are *The Universe* and other shows. They also watch nature documentaries for portraying different environments realistically and accurately, alongside character inspiration.
* The series name ("FeatherWings") initially came from the author switching the words "feather" and "wing" in the title of the series *The Wingfeather Saga*, a middle-grade fantasy series by Andrew Peterson.
* *FeatherWings* was initially going to be written only as a middle-grade series. However, the author decided to write the books as a middle-grade series that can be enjoyed by all ages (like *Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra* and *The Dragon Prince*).
	+ As the author wrote the novels, they added elements in them that would be more appropriate for a YA (young adult) series than a MG (middle-grade series); this makes *FeatherWings* a more YA-oriented series than an MG-oriented series.
* If the author decides to write a sequel trilogy after the original trilogy, a possible sequel trilogy would focus on older versions of the dragonets the appeared in the original trilogy (Bud, Blossom, etc.); the fates and lives of the original trilogy's main protagonists; and the aftermath/repercussions of the events of the original trilogy. Another idea would be to focus more on the world of Eukarya. However, to prevent themselves from creating a long-running series, a sequel trilogy is highly unlikely and the companion book *Guide to Eukarya* will follow up *Dragon Wings* by expanding Eukarya while also giving closure to the series.
	+ If readers want a sequel trilogy but if L1quid doesn't want to write three more books, they won't write the books. But if they want to write those books, the sequel trilogy will focus on the other two continents of Eukarya and will have a black hole as the main antagonist. The idea for a black hole as an antagonist came from a segment on black holes in an episode of *The Universe* explaining if science-fiction tropes could be real using scientific principles.
		- The original main protagonists of the sequel trilogy were originally going to be Peak, Marine, and Lava. The list was changed to be Marine, Lava, and an unknown SnowWing.
* On January 19th, 2023, the series title was renamed *These Alien Dragons* due to the science-fiction aspect of it and because "FeatherWings" sounds silly for a science-fiction trilogy. "*FeatherWings*" is now the working name of the series, and "*These Alien Dragons*" is the final name of the series.

## Gallery

Official poster of Sequoia during a Eukaryan autumn by the authorAlternate poster of Maple during a Eukaryan autumn by the authorOfficial Autumn 2022 poster by the authorOfficial poster of Maple, Sand, and Cloud during a Eukaryan winter by the authorOfficial Christmas/New Year's 2022 poster by the author