Katie Zhao Books in Order

Katie Zhao has written 10 books, published between 2019 and 2025. The first book is The Dragon Warrior (2019) and the newest is Zodiac Legacy (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2019–2025
Pages on record
1,712 in 5 of 10 books
Reading time
29–43 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,712 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

Katie Zhao writes children's fiction across the Dragon Warrior, Winnie Zeng, Descendants of the Zodiac and How We Fall Apart series. The 10 catalogued books run from The Dragon Warrior (2019) to Zodiac Legacy (2025). The Fallen Hero (2020), How We Fall Apart (2021), Last Gamer Standing (2021) and The Lies We Tell (2022) come in between. Winnie Zeng Unleashes a Legend (2022), Winnie Zeng Vanquishes a King (2023) and Winnie Zeng Shatters the Universe (2024) are listed, as is Zodiac Rising (2024).

How many Katie Zhao books are there?

Katie Zhao has 10 books, released between 2019 and 2025. They include 4 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Katie Zhao Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Katie Zhao 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
    The Dragon WarriorDragon Warrior #12019 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019368
  2. 2
    The Fallen HeroDragon Warrior #22020 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020352
  3. 3
    How We Fall ApartHow We Fall Apart #12021 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021352
  4. 4
    Last Gamer Standing2021 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021288
  5. 5
    Winnie Zeng Unleashes a LegendWinnie Zeng #12022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  6. 6
    The Lies We Tell2022 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022352
  7. 7
    Winnie Zeng Vanquishes a KingWinnie Zeng #22023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  8. 8
    Zodiac RisingDescendants of the Zodiac #12024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024
  9. 9
    Winnie Zeng Shatters the UniverseWinnie Zeng #32024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024
  10. 10
    Zodiac LegacyDescendants of the Zodiac #22025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025

Katie Zhao 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.

Winnie Zeng in order

3 books
  1. 1. Winnie Zeng Unleashes a Legend
  2. 2. Winnie Zeng Vanquishes a King
  3. 3. Winnie Zeng Shatters the Universe

Dragon Warrior in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Dragon Warrior
  2. 2. The Fallen Hero

Descendants of the Zodiac in order

2 books
  1. 1. Zodiac Rising
  2. 2. Zodiac Legacy

How We Fall Apart in order

1 book
  1. 1. How We Fall Apart

Standalone books

2 books

2 Katie Zhao titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Katie Zhao books in order?

You only need to read Katie Zhao books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Katie Zhao

Start with The Dragon Warrior (2019), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Katie Zhao book?

Zodiac Legacy (2025) is the newest Katie Zhao book released so far.

Is there a new Katie Zhao book coming?

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

Katie Zhao at a glance

Still publishing
Katie Zhao published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Katie Zhao books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,712 pages across the 5 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Katie Zhao books, 9 of 10, were published in the 2020s.

What the Katie Zhao books are about

5 of the 10 Katie Zhao books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.