Children of the Dragon Books in Order

Children of the Dragon begins with a great middle-grade hook: thirteen-year-old Harley Spark finds an old Chinese vase on the footpath and accidentally releases Qing, one of five dragon sisters trapped for centuries. Harley thinks he's just a regular kid living with his mum, Delia. Then one strange decision drops him into a much older conflict full of magic, family secrets, and people who would kill to control what he has uncovered.

Qing is a big part of what makes the series move. She isn't a cute mascot or a wise guide who calmly explains everything. She's proud, impatient, dangerous when cornered, and completely driven by the need to find her family. That gives the books a strong emotional centre. Harley may be the human point of entry, but Qing's search, for her sisters, for her father, and for some kind of justice, is what gives the adventure its urgency.

Dragons, in these books, are tied to family as much as magic.

In The Relic of the Blue Dragon, Lim sets up the larger feud behind Harley and Qing's partnership. Ancient supernatural families, stolen objects, rumoured criminal ties, and hidden powers all begin to collide. By The Race for the Red Dragon, Harley and Qing are already on the move again, heading toward the Wudang Mountains to learn what happened to Qing's father and sisters, then making an unscheduled stop when rumours of another dragon vase surface. The second book keeps the pressure on. Enemies are everywhere, and every clue seems to lead to a bigger problem.

The setting matters here. These are not generic fantasy quests dressed up with dragon names. Lim folds Chinese mythology, martial arts, relic lore, and questions of inheritance into a recognisably modern world of auction houses, road trips, crime, and uneasy alliances. Harley's life never fully leaves the everyday behind, which helps the series feel grounded even when the supernatural action ramps up.

The tone is quick, lively, and adventurous without getting too grim. There are real dangers, but there is also humour, momentum, and the steady pleasure of watching two very different characters learn to trust each other. Harley is often outmatched and confused, which keeps the books accessible for younger readers. Qing's growing power raises the stakes, but it also raises harder questions about what power is for, and who gets hurt when old wars start again.

If you're wondering what kind of fantasy this is, think fast-moving adventure with a strong mythic thread running through it. These books are built around relic hunts, supernatural family conflict, and a partnership that has to survive both magic and mistrust. They are short enough for confident middle-grade readers to race through, but the world around them feels much bigger than the page count suggests.