Last Dragon Chronicles Books in Order
Last Dragon Chronicles by Chris d’Lacey contains 8 books, published between 2001 and 2012: 7 in the Last Dragon Chronicles and 1 related title. The first book is The Fire Within (2001) and the newest main-line book is The Fire Ascending (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2001–2012
- Confirmed
- 7 of 8 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,199 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 37–55 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,199 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
The Last Dragon Chronicles is a fantasy sequence for children by Chris d'Lacey, running to eight catalogued books between 2001 and 2012. The Fire Within (2001) opens it and The Fire Ascending (2012) closes it. Subjects recorded across the books include dragons, the supernatural, good and evil, squirrels, polar bears and environmental degradation. Readers searching for the Last Dragon Chronicles books in order also meet a Last Dragon Chronicles Non-Fiction listing under d'Lacey's name.
How many Last Dragon Chronicles books are there?
Last Dragon Chronicles has 8 books, released between 2001 and 2012. 7 of them belong to the Last Dragon Chronicles, and 1 related title sit outside it: non-fiction.
Last Dragon Chronicles Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Last Dragon Chronicles 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.
- 120013403/4
- 220034213/4
- 320051803/4
- 420075163/4
- 52009–3/4
- 620101662/4
- 72011–3/4
- 820125763/4
Do you have to read Last Dragon Chronicles books in order?
You should read the Last Dragon Chronicles in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (non-fiction) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Last Dragon Chronicles book also stands alone.
Where to start with Last Dragon Chronicles
Start with The Fire Within (2001), the earliest published book in the Last Dragon Chronicles.
What is the newest Last Dragon Chronicles book?
The Fire Ascending (2012) is the newest book in the Last Dragon Chronicles.
Is there a new Last Dragon Chronicles book coming?
No next Last Dragon Chronicles book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Last Dragon Chronicles at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Last Dragon Chronicles title on record is The Fire Ascending (2012), 14 years ago.
- Release pace
- Last Dragon Chronicles books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,199 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 380 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Last Dragon Chronicles books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
What the Last Dragon Chronicles books are about
All 8 Last Dragon Chronicles books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dragons is tagged on 8 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Dragons 8 of 8 books
- Children's fiction 6 of 8 books
- Supernatural 6 of 8 books
- Fantasy 4 of 8 books
- Authorship 3 of 8 books
- Boardinghouses 3 of 8 books
- Good and evil 2 of 8 books
- Paranormal fiction 2 of 8 books
More books by Chris d’Lacey
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Chris d’Lacey books in order 39 books