Trevor Ferguson Books in Order
This page shows Trevor Ferguson books in order, with short summaries, novel background, and simple guidance on where to start.
Last updated: June 30, 2026
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Publication Order
7 books
High Water Chants
by Trevor Ferguson
1977
Set on a remote island off the British Columbia coast, this early novel follows men haunted by a young woman's murder into a brutal chase. Wilderness, guilt, and survival drive the story forward.
Onyx John
by Trevor Ferguson
1985
A drifter with a past in smuggling and an alchemist-preacher father tries to make sense of a family and criminal world that refuse to stay separate. Ferguson turns the chaos into a crooked, comic search for meaning.
The Kinkajou
by Trevor Ferguson
1989
Kyle Elder inherits a huge Vermont inn from the father he never knew and almost immediately finds trouble. A skeleton in his trunk, a dead guest, and a nun he cannot forget send him back toward the past he tried to outrun.
The True Life Adventures of Sparrow Drinkwater
by Trevor Ferguson
1993
Told that his father was a raven, Sparrow Drinkwater grows up abandoned, adopted, and never quite at home anywhere. His search for his missing mother carries him through Montreal and far beyond in a strange, searching odyssey.
The Fire Line
by Trevor Ferguson
1995
Reed Kitchen, a railway man with a gift for language and big visions, moves through a world of camps, trains, and dangerous loyalties. It is a rough, restless novel about work, love, and the trouble people bring down on themselves.
The Timekeeper
by Trevor Ferguson
1995
Young Martin Bishop takes a job as timekeeper on a remote railway crew in Canada's north. Faced with cruelty, corruption, and wilderness survival, he has to decide what kind of man he will be.
The River Burns
by Trevor Ferguson
2014
Wakefield is split over whether to replace its old covered bridge, and the argument turns vicious. With a logger and his policeman brother on opposite sides, the town slides toward violence that could damage everyone.
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