Kylie Chan

Kylie Chan is a bestselling Australian author, best known for "The Dark Heavens" trilogy, set in modern day Hong Kong.

The first novel in the trilogy, "White Tiger", was published in July 2006, followed by "Red Phoenix" in January 2007. The last in the trilogy, "Blue Dragon" was released in August 2007.

Writing history

Drawing fom the years Chan spent living in Hong Kong, and her careful research into Chinese myth and philosophy, the trilogy introduces Emma Donohoe, who takes a job as nanny to the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Unaware at first that he is in reality a Chinese god, she is drawn into a world of martial arts and magic where gods and demons walk the streets.

On her publisher's website Kylie Chan explains how she came to write "The Dark Heavens" trilogy, saying that after she returned to live in Australia, she read her way through every fantasy title she could find. Basing her writing on the genres she enjoyed - romance, action and the supernatural, and adding her knowledge and of, and research into Chinese mythology and Taoist philosophy she created the first in the series, the acclaimed "White Tiger". [http://www.voyageronline.com.au/authors/profile.cfm?Author=228]

According to the author's website two further trilogies in the same universe are to follow, starting in 2009. She is at present engaged in writing her fourth book.

Kylie Chan has a website and forum, where she can sometimes be found interacting with readers and answering questions: [http://www.kyliechan.com]

Her works

Novels

The "Dark Heavens" Series

* "White Tiger" (2006)
* "Red Phoenix" (2007)
* "Blue Dragon" (2007)

A second Trilogy "Journey to Wudang" (Tentative Title)

* "Earth to Hell" (Mid 2009) (projected)(Won't be titled "Black Turtle", book name not yet decided)(Tentative Title)
* "Hell to Heaven" (TBA)(Tentative Title)
* "Heaven to Wudang" (TBA)(Tentative Title)Short Stories

* "Child Support" (2005), a story in the anthology The Devil In Brisbane