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Kylie Chan Books in Order

Kylie Chan has written 18 books, published between 2006 and 2025. The first book is White Tiger (2006) and the newest is The Serpent Princess (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2006–2025
Pages on record
5,087 in 12 of 18 books
Reading time
85–127 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,087 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

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Kylie Chan is an Australian fantasy author best known for the Dark Heavens trilogy, set in modern-day Hong Kong and built on Chinese mythology, demons and martial arts. White Tiger appeared in July 2006, Red Phoenix in January 2007 and Blue Dragon in August 2007; two further trilogies, Journey to Wudang and Celestial Battle, continue with the same characters. Eighteen books span 2006 to 2025, reaching The Serpent Princess.

How many Kylie Chan books are there?

Kylie Chan has 18 books, released between 2006 and 2025. They include 6 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Kylie Chan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Kylie Chan 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. Cover of Red Phoenix by Kylie Chan, book 2 of the Dark Heavens series (2007)
  2. Cover of Blue Dragon by Kylie Chan, book 3 of the Dark Heavens series (2007)
  3. Cover of Earth to Hell by Kylie Chan, book 1 of the Journey to Wudang series (2010)
  4. Cover of Hell to Heaven by Kylie Chan, book 2 of the Journey to Wudang series (2010)
  5. Cover of Heaven to Wudang by Kylie Chan, book 3 of the Journey to Wudang series (2011)
  6. Cover of Small Shen by Kylie Chan, book 4 of the Dark Heavens series (2012)
  7. Cover of Dark Serpent by Kylie Chan, book 1 of the Celestial Battle series (2013)
  8. Cover of The Gravity Engine by Kylie Chan (2014)
  9. Cover of Black Jade by Kylie Chan, book 3 of the Celestial Battle series (2016)
  10. Cover of Guardian of Empire by Kylie Chan, book 2 of the Dragon Empire Trilogy (2019)
  11. Cover of Dawn of Empire by Kylie Chan, book 3 of the Dragon Empire Trilogy (2020)
  1. 1
    White TigerDark Heavens #12006 · 516 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006516
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  2. 2
    Red PhoenixDark Heavens #22007 · 563 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007563
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  3. 3
    Blue DragonDark Heavens #32007 · 588 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007588
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  4. 4
    Earth to HellJourney to Wudang #12010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  5. 5
    Hell to HeavenJourney to Wudang #22010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  6. 6
    Heaven to WudangJourney to Wudang #32011 · 570 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011570
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  7. 7
    Small ShenDark Heavens #42012 · 332 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012332
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  8. 8
    Black Scales White Fur2013 · 110 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013110
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  9. 9
    Dark SerpentCelestial Battle #12013 · 547 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013547
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  10. 10
    Demon ChildCelestial Battle #22014 · 527 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014527
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  11. 11
    The Gravity Engine2014 · 84 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201484
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  12. 12
    The Bride with Red Hair2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  13. 13
    Black JadeCelestial Battle #32016 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016464
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  14. 14
    Scales of EmpireDragon Empire Trilogy #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  15. 15
    Guardian of EmpireDragon Empire Trilogy #22019 · 388 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019388
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  16. 16
    Dawn of EmpireDragon Empire Trilogy #32020 · 398 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020398
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  17. 17
    Minds of Sand and LightCouncil of AIs #12023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  18. 18
    The Serpent PrincessHouse of the North #12025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Kylie Chan 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.

Dark Heavens in order

4 books
  1. 1. White Tiger
  2. 2. Red Phoenix
  3. 3. Blue Dragon
  4. 4. Small Shen

Journey to Wudang in order

3 books
  1. 1. Earth to Hell
  2. 2. Hell to Heaven
  3. 3. Heaven to Wudang

Celestial Battle in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dark Serpent
  2. 2. Demon Child
  3. 3. Black Jade

Dragon Empire Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Scales of Empire
  2. 2. Guardian of Empire
  3. 3. Dawn of Empire

Council of AIs in order

1 book
  1. 1. Minds of Sand and Light

House of the North in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Serpent Princess

Standalone books

3 books

3 Kylie Chan titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kylie Chan books in order?

You only need to read Kylie Chan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Kylie Chan

Start with White Tiger (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kylie Chan book?

The Serpent Princess (2025) is the newest Kylie Chan book released so far.

Is there a new Kylie Chan book coming?

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

Kylie Chan at a glance

Still publishing
Kylie Chan published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Kylie Chan books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,087 pages across the 12 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 490 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kylie Chan books, 12 of 18, were published in the 2010s.

What the Kylie Chan books are about

9 of the 18 Kylie Chan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: demonology is tagged on 7 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.