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y separately published work icon White Tiger single work   novel   fantasy   mystery  
Is part of Dark Heavens Trilogy Kylie Chan , 2006 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 White Tiger
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Kylie Chan creates a fast and furious story balanced between the celestial and the mortal, the powerful and the innocent ... Emma Donahoe has just started her new job as nanny to Simone, the daughter of John Chen, a very rich Hong Kong businessman. She understands that Simone may be a target for kidnappers but she does not expect to be drawn into a world of martial arts, magic and extreme danger, where both gods and demons can exist in the mortal domain. When John and his American bodyguard, Leo, teach Emma their particular style of martial arts, they begin to realise that Emma herself is more than she seems ...(Backcover)

Notes

  • Dedication: For my sister, Fiona, my best friend, Alana, and most of all my fantastic kids, William and Madeleine.
  • Epigraph: At the bottom of the Mariana Trench, where the water is freezing and dark, a great black Serpent sleeps in the mud.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Voyager , 2006 .
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      Extent: 569p.
      Description: illus., port.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 24th July 2006
      • Cover design by Darren Holt.
      ISBN: 9780732282967, 0732282969
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Voyager ,       2011 .
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      Extent: 569p.p.
      ISBN: 9780007349791
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Voyager ,       2011 .
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      Extent: 516p.p.
      ISBN: 9780061994050
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    y separately published work icon The Dark Heavens Trilogy Kylie Chan , Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2013 8768664 2013 selected work novel fantasy

    'In WHITE TIGER, RED PHOENIX and BLUE DRAGON, Kylie Chan creates an addictive story balanced between the Celestial and mortal worlds.

    'Emma Donahoe has just started her job as nanny to Simone, the daughter of rich businessman John Chen. She knows that Simone may be a target for kidnappers but she has no idea of just how dangerous her new job could be. Soon she is drawn into a world of martial arts, magic and extreme danger ... And the mysterious John Chen seems to be more than just a businessman.

    'Get set to be drawn into a fast-paced world of action as Emma learns about martial arts, discovers her own secret abilities, fights demons, and falls in love with a 3000-year-old Chinese god. ' (Publication summary)

         Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2013
Alternative title: 玄天. 第1卷 (白虎)
Language: Japanese
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      East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,      :       Babel ,       2012 .
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      Extent: 519p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published June 2012.
      ISBN: 9784894491281, 4894491281
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  • Also large print.
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Related Works

y separately published work icon Small Shen Kylie Chan , Queenie Chan (illustrator), South Sydney area : HarperCollins Australia , 2012 Z1904151 2012 single work graphic novel fantasy manga 'SMALL SHEN is the amazing story of Gold -- a stone spirit and a chronic troublemaker in the court of the great Gods of Chinese mythology.

A mix of Kylie Chan′s brilliant storytelling and Queenie Chan′s beautiful illustrations, SMALL SHEN is a fantastic treat for fans of WHITE TIGER. Readers will be thrilled to discover the events leading up to John Chen and Emma Donahoe′s story in this wonderful prequel.

Shown through Queenie Chan′s stunning illustrations and comics, the story follows the stone spirit Gold′s entertaining adventures throughout history. His escapades include seducing a dragon princess, attempting to steal one of the Tiger′s wives, making bets with demons, and working for the Blue Dragon of the East.

Eventually, as a result of his crimes against Heaven and his constant philandering, Gold is ordered to join the household of Xuan Wu, the Dark Lord of the Northern Heavens. Xuan Wu is also known as John Chen, a Hong Kong businessman.

The story then follows Gold and Jade -- the dragon princess - in contemporary Hong Kong. The two small shen must help guard John Chen′s beloved human wife and baby daughter from demon attack. John Chen is vulnerable to attack while living on Earth, but his family are in the most danger of all...

SMALL SHEN is a unique piece of work for fans of Kylie Chan to treasure, but also a fantastic introduction to this gripping series.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Works about this Work

Untitled Prudence Russell , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , no. 38/39 2007; (p. 208-210)
— Review of White Tiger Kylie Chan , 2006 single work novel ; Red Phoenix Kylie Chan , 2007 single work novel ; Blaze of Glory Michael Pryor , 2006 single work novel ; Chrome Steven Cooper , 2006 single work novel
Walking Among the Gods Jason Nahrung , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 28 - 29 April 2007; (p. 31)
— Review of Red Phoenix Kylie Chan , 2007 single work novel
Asian Flavour in Recipe for Global Fantasy Success Colin Steele , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 October 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of The Harsh Cry of the Heron Lian Hearn , 2006 single work novel ; Kered's Crown Kaaren Sutcliffe , 2006 single work novel ; The Silver Road Grace Dugan , 2006 single work novel ; Weather Witch Cecilia Dart-Thornton , 2006 single work novel ; White Tiger Kylie Chan , 2006 single work novel ; Torments of the Traitor Ian Irvine , 2006 single work novel
Asian Flavour in Recipe for Global Fantasy Success Colin Steele , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 October 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of The Harsh Cry of the Heron Lian Hearn , 2006 single work novel ; Kered's Crown Kaaren Sutcliffe , 2006 single work novel ; The Silver Road Grace Dugan , 2006 single work novel ; Weather Witch Cecilia Dart-Thornton , 2006 single work novel ; White Tiger Kylie Chan , 2006 single work novel ; Torments of the Traitor Ian Irvine , 2006 single work novel
Untitled Prudence Russell , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , no. 38/39 2007; (p. 208-210)
— Review of White Tiger Kylie Chan , 2006 single work novel ; Red Phoenix Kylie Chan , 2007 single work novel ; Blaze of Glory Michael Pryor , 2006 single work novel ; Chrome Steven Cooper , 2006 single work novel
Walking Among the Gods Jason Nahrung , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 28 - 29 April 2007; (p. 31)
— Review of Red Phoenix Kylie Chan , 2007 single work novel
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