Janie Chang Books in Order

Janie Chang has written 5 books, published between 2013 and 2026. The first book is Three Souls (2013) and the newest is The Fourth Princess (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
5
Published
2013–2026
Pages on record
1,248 in 3 of 5 books
Reading time
21–31 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,248 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 5 titles with a page count on record.

Janie Chang writes historical fiction with ghosts and the afterlife in it, following young women through coming-of-age stories. Five books are catalogued: Three Souls (2013), Dragon Springs Road (2017), The Library of Legends (2020), The Porcelain Moon (2023) and The Fourth Princess (2026). Roughly three years separate one from the next, and the books run long, at a median of 400 pages.

How many Janie Chang books are there?

Janie Chang has 5 books, released between 2013 and 2026.

Janie Chang Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 5 Janie Chang books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Three Souls2013 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013448
  2. 2
    Dragon Springs Road2017 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017400
  3. 3
    The Library of Legends2020 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020400
  4. 4
    The Porcelain Moon2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  5. 5
    The Fourth Princess2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026

Janie Chang books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

5 books

5 Janie Chang titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Janie Chang books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 5 Janie Chang books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Janie Chang

Start with Three Souls (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Janie Chang book?

The Fourth Princess (2026) is the newest Janie Chang book released so far.

Is there a new Janie Chang book coming?

No next Janie Chang book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Janie Chang at a glance

Still publishing
Janie Chang published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Janie Chang books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,248 pages across the 3 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Janie Chang books, 3 of 5, were published in the 2020s.

What the Janie Chang books are about

2 of the 5 Janie Chang books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.