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Lisa See Books in Order

Lisa See has written 13 books, published between 1995 and 2026. The first book is On Gold Mountain (1995) and the newest is Daughters of the Sun and Moon (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1995–2026
Pages on record
3,960 in 11 of 13 books
Reading time
66–99 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,960 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Lisa See, author

Chinese and Chinese American history is Lisa See's material, handled as family fiction across generations. On Gold Mountain (1995) is a non-fiction family history; the novels follow, among them Flower Net, The Interior, Dragon Bones, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005), Peony in Love and Shanghai Girls. Thirteen books make up the catalogue, which includes the Red Princess mysteries and runs to Daughters of the Sun and Moon in 2026.

How many Lisa See books are there?

Lisa See has 13 books, released between 1995 and 2026. They include 2 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.

Lisa See Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Lisa See books in the order they were released, 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 On Gold Mountain by Lisa See (1995)
  2. Cover of Flower Net by Lisa See, book 1 of the Red Princess series (1997)
  3. Cover of Dragon Bones by Lisa See, book 3 of the Red Princess series (2002)
  4. Cover of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (2005)
  5. Cover of Peony in Love by Lisa See (2007)
  6. Cover of Shanghai Girls by Lisa See, book 1 of the May and Pearl series (2009)
  7. Cover of Dreams of Joy by Lisa See, book 2 of the May and Pearl series (2011)
  8. Cover of China Dolls by Lisa See (2014)
  9. Cover of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (2017)
  10. Cover of The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (2019)
  11. Cover of Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See (2023)
  1. 1
    On Gold Mountain1995 · 402 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995402
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  2. 2
    Flower NetRed Princess #11997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  3. 3
    The InteriorRed Princess #21999 · 391 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999391
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  4. 4
    Dragon BonesRed Princess #32002 · 348 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002348
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  5. 5
    Snow Flower and the Secret Fan2005 · 277 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005277
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  6. 6
    Peony in Love2007 · 297 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007297
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  7. 7
    Shanghai GirlsMay and Pearl #12009 · 322 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009322
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  8. 8
    Dreams of JoyMay and Pearl #22011 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011400
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  9. 9
    China Dolls2014 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014400
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  10. 10
    The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane2017 · 371 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017371
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  11. 11
    The Island of Sea Women2019 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019384
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  12. 12
    Lady Tan's Circle of Women2023 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023368
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  13. 13
    Daughters of the Sun and Moon2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Lisa See 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.

Red Princess in order

3 books
  1. 1. Flower Net
  2. 2. The Interior
  3. 3. Dragon Bones

May and Pearl in order

2 books
  1. 1. Shanghai Girls
  2. 2. Dreams of Joy

Standalone books

8 books

8 Lisa See titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Lisa See Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Lisa See books run from On Gold Mountain (1995) to Daughters of the Sun and Moon (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Lisa See in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Lisa See books in order?

You only need to read Lisa See books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Lisa See books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with On Gold Mountain (1995), the earliest published title. After it come Flower Net (1997), The Interior (1999), Dragon Bones (2002) and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Lisa See book?

Daughters of the Sun and Moon (2026) is the newest Lisa See book released so far.

Is there a new Lisa See book coming?

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

Awards Lisa See has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for Lisa See. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature2010Won
  • Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature2006Won

Lisa See at a glance

Still publishing
Lisa See published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Lisa See books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
3,960 pages across the 11 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 371 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lisa See books, 4 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Lisa See books are about

12 of the 13 Lisa See books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 3 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.