Gene Luen Yang

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  • Bibliography:
    69 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2004
  • Latest Book:
    November 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Books of Clash

1 - The Books of Clash Volume 1: Legendary Legends of Legendarious Achievery (Jun-2023)
2 - The Books Of Clash Volume 2: Legendary Legends Of Legendarious Achievery (Nov-2023)
3 - The Books of Clash Volume 3: Legendary Legends of Legendarious Achievery (Jun-2024)

Secret Coders

1 - Secret Coders (Oct-2015)
2 - Paths & Portals (Sep-2016)
3 - Secrets & Sequences (Mar-2017)
4 - Robots & Repeats (Oct-2017)
5 - Potions & Parameters (Apr-2018)
6 - Monsters & Modules (Oct-2018)

Shadow Hero

1 - The Green Turtle Chronicles (Feb-2014)
2 - The Dawn of a Golden Age (Mar-2014)
3 - Fathers and Sons (Apr-2014)
4 - Fights You Cannot Win (May-2014)
5 - True Colors (Jun-2014)
6 - Enter the Green Turtle (Jul-2014)

Multi-Author Series List

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 1 (Jan-2012)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 2 (May-2012)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 3 (Sep-2012)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise (Feb-2013)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search, Part 1 (Apr-2013)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search, Part 2 (Jul-2013)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search, Part 3 (Nov-2013)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search (Feb-2014)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift Part 1 (Mar-2014)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift Part 2 (Aug-2014)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift Part 3 (Nov-2014)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow, Part 1 (Oct-2015)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow, Part 2 (Jan-2016)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow, Part 3 (Apr-2016)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: North And South, Part One (Sep-2016)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow (Oct-2016)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South, Part Two (Feb-2017)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South, Part Three (May-2017)
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Team Avatar Tales (Oct-2019)
Avatar: The Last Airbender--The Lost Adventures and Team Avatar Tales (Nov-2020)

DC Comics: Justice League

New Super-Man & the JLC Vol. 1: Justice League China (Feb-2019)

DC Comics: Superman

Superman Volume 1: Before Truth (Oct-2016)
Superman: Savage Dawn (Oct-2016)
Superman Volume 2: Return to Glory (Mar-2017)
Superman Smashes the Klan (May-2020)

Famous Characters: Superman

Superman Volume 1: Before Truth (Oct-2016)
Superman: Savage Dawn (Oct-2016)
Superman Volume 2: Return to Glory (Mar-2017)
Superman Smashes the Klan (May-2020)

Shang-Chi

Shang-Chi by Gene Luen Yang Vol. 1: Brothers & Sisters (Apr-2021)
Shang-Chi By Gene Luen Yang Vol. 2: Shang-Chi Vs. The Marvel Universe (Jan-2022)
Shang-Chi By Gene Luen Yang Vol. 3: Family Of Origin (Aug-2022)

Book List in Order: 69 titles

  • Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks

    • From Gene Yang ― the author of the National Book Award-nominated American Born Chinese ― comes this tale of a dim-witted but lovable high school student who learns an important lesson on life after getting something unexpectedly lodged u...

  • Loyola Chin and the San Peligran Order

    • In this sequel to Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks, high school sopomore Loyola Chin meets the mysterious Saint Danger in one of her many food induced dreams. The two strike up a friendship which leads to something entirely beyond L...

  • American Born Chinese

    Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.

    Jin Wang starts at a new school where he's the only Chinese-American student. When a boy from Taiwan joins his class, Jin doesn't want to be associated with an FOB like...

  • Monkey Prince Vol. 1: Enter the Monkey

    Introducing the newest hero in the DCU, the great sage, equal to the heavens, better than his predecessor the legendary Monkey King, even better than the Justice League and definitely the Teen Titans (actually, all the heroes combined), everyone put ...

  • The Eternal Smile

    Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what's popularly known as the MacArthur "Genius" Grant.

    A fantastical adventure through the worlds we live in and the worlds we...

  • Animal Crackers: A Gene Luen Yang Collection

    • The early work of Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese, is collected in this special edition containing Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks, and Loyola Chin and the San Peligran Order, plus an all-new story by Yang. Animal C...

  • Prime Baby

    From the pages of the New York Times and the pen of Printz Award winner Gene Luen Yang comes a tale of math, aliens, and new siblings.

    Thaddeus doesn't like his new sister (she's not that smart-- and she gets all the attention). He likes he...

  • Level Up

    Smackdown! Video Games vs. Medical School! Which will win the battle for our hero’s attention in Gene Luen Yang’s new graphic novel? Dennis Ouyang lives in the shadow of his parents’ high expectations. They want him to go to med schoo...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 1

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    The wait is over! Ever since the conclusion of Avatar: The Last Airbender, its millions of fans have been hungry for more—and it's finally here!This series of digests rejoins Aang and friends for exciting new adventures, beginning with a fa...



  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 2

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    Aang and Katara are working tirelessly for peace when an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei over Fire Nation colonies within the borders of the Earth Nation threatens to plunge the world back into war! Meanwhile, Sokka must help Toph ...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 3

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko bring The Promise to its explosive conclusion! The Harmony Restoration Movement has failed, and the four nations are plunged back into war! In the midst of the battle, ca...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    The Avatar’s adventures continue right where the TV series left off, in this beautiful oversized hardcover of The Promise, from Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko and Eisner and Harvey Award winner Gene Luen Yang! Aang a...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search, Part 1

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    What happened to Fire Lord Zuko's mother? Finding a clue at last, Zuko enlists the aid of Team Avatar - and the most unlikely ally of all - to help uncover the biggest secret of his life. ...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search, Part 2

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    In search of their long-lost mother, Fire Lord Zuko and his deadly and insane sister Azula have brought Avatar Aang and his friends into a mysterious forest, but what they discover within may be more than they can face. Will they too be lost in these...

  • Boxers

    China,1898. Bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. Little Bao has had enough. Harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an army of Boxers - commoners trained in kun...

  • Saints

    China, 1898. An unwanted fourth daughter, Four-Girl isn't even given a proper name by her family. She finds friendship -- and a name, Vibiana -- in the most unlikely of places: Christianity. But China is a dangerous place for Christians. The Boxer Re...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search, Part 3

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    Avatar Aang travels to the spirit world to parley with an ancient power; bringing Fire Lord Zuko ever closer to discovering the truth about his mother's fate—and his own past. Yet Zuko's sister Azula is becoming increasingly dangerous; thre...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    The biggest mystery of Avatar -- the fate of Fire Lord Zuko’s mother -- is revealed in this remarkable oversized hardcover collecting parts 1-3 of The Search, from Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko! Featuring annotation...

  • The Green Turtle Chronicles

    Shadow Hero - 1

    The Shadow Hero is based on the adventures of the Green Turtle, who solved crimes and fought injustice just like any other comics hero of the 1940s. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret identi...



  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift Part 1

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    Avatar Aang asks his friends to help him honor Yangchen's Festival—one of the highest Air Nomad holidays, which hasn't been celebrated in over one hundred years. But cryptic visits from the spirit of Avatar Yangchen herself lead Aang to dis...

  • The Dawn of a Golden Age

    Shadow Hero - 2

    The Shadow Hero is based on the adventures of the Green Turtle, who solved crimes and fought injustice just like any other comics hero of the 1940s. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret ide...

  • Fathers and Sons

    Shadow Hero - 3

    The Shadow Hero is based on the adventures of the Green Turtle, who solved crimes and fought injustice just like any other comics hero of the 1940s. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret ide...

  • Fights You Cannot Win

    Shadow Hero - 4

    The Shadow Hero is based on the adventures of the Green Turtle, who solved crimes and fought injustice just like any other comics hero of the 1940s. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret ide...

  • True Colors

    Shadow Hero - 5

    The Shadow Hero is based on the adventures of the Green Turtle, who solved crimes and fought injustice just like any other comics hero of the 1940s. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret ide...

  • The Shadow Hero

    In the comics boom of the 1940s, a legend was born: the Green Turtle. He solved crimes and fought injustice just like the other comics characters. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret identity...

  • Enter the Green Turtle

    Shadow Hero - 6

    The Shadow Hero is based on the adventures of the Green Turtle, who solved crimes and fought injustice just like any other comics hero of the 1940s. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret ide...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift Part 2

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    Written and drawn by the team behind the best-selling books, Avatar: The Promise and Avatar: The Search, Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru, in collaboration with the Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra animated series creators Michael Dante DiMa...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift Part 3

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    Team Avatar is in peril as a dangerously powerful ancient spirit awakens with vengeance and destruction on its mind. Bonds will be tested and new truths revealed as Aang must answer an important question: Can humans and spirits co-exist?! Written ...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow, Part 1

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    The Fire Nation is threatened by a prophecy told by the Kemurikage--mysterious figures thought only to exist in legend--remove Zuko from the throne or the country will perish!Avatar Aang and his friends escort Zuko and his family back to the capitol ...



  • Secret Coders

    Secret Coders - 1

    Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved! The founder of the school left many clues and puzzles to challenge his enterprising students. Using their wits and their growing prowess with coding, Hopper and ...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow, Part 2

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    With the disappearances of children in the Fire Nation Capitol, Avatar Aang and his friends are doing everything they can to find out what is going on.

    Aang and Zuko must work together to keep the peace but the emergence of the New Ozai Societ...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow, Part 3

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    Children are disappearing in the Fire Nation capital! Avatar Aang and his friends are doing everything in their power to save them -- but will it be enough?And worse, when Azula -- the mad sister of Fire Lord Zuko -- appears on the scene, Zuko locks ...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: North And South, Part One

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    From National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Eisner Award winner, and #1 New York Times bestseller Gene Yang!When Aang leaves to aid Zuko with the Kemurikage, Katara and Sokka return to the Southern Water Tribe by themselves. K...

  • Paths & Portals

    Secret Coders - 2

    There's something lurking beneath the surface of Stately Academy―literally. In a secret underground classroom Hopper, Eni, and Josh discover that the campus was once home to the Bee School, an institute where teachers, students, and robots worked t...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    The Fire Nation is threatened by a prophecy told by the Kemurikage--mysterious figures thought only to exist in legend: "remove Zuko from the throne or the country will perish!" Unrest is brewing as the New Ozai Society prepares to make its move agai...

  • Superman Volume 1: Before Truth

    DC Comics: Superman
    Famous Characters: Superman

    A new era for the Man of Steel begins here-crafted by National Book Award nominee Gene Luen Yang (AMERICAN BORN CHINESE) and legendary artists John Romita Jr. (KICK-ASS, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and Klaus Janson (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS). Sup...

  • Superman: Savage Dawn

    DC Comics: Superman
    Famous Characters: Superman

    IT�S DARKEST AT THE DAWN! Vandal Savage can afford to be patient-he�s immortal, thanks to fragments from a comet he came into contact with more than 40,000 years ago...a comet that he has since spent aeons and spilled blood trying to bring back ...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South, Part Two

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    After attempting to kidnap Katara and Sokka, Southerner Gilak leaves a haunting note for Hakoda: "Soon you will see the truth, chieftain". The vow leaves everyone on edge--including Katara, who remains wary of the two tribes' integration. As Northern...

  • Secrets & Sequences

    Secret Coders - 3

    Stately Academy is no ordinary school: it was once home to an elite institute where teachers, students, and robots worked together to unravel the mysteries of coding. Hopper, Eni, and Josh won't rest until they've learned the whole story, but they ar...



  • Superman Volume 2: Return to Glory

    DC Comics: Superman
    Famous Characters: Superman

    HE�S NEVER BEEN SO POWERLESS...OR MORE NEEDED! Life as Superman knew it is no more. He�s lost his identity as Clark Kent, his job and almost all of his powers. But he�s still Superman. And, powers or no, he�s determined to uncover the maste...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South, Part Three

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei arrive in the Southern Water Tribe amid protests of Gilak's imprisonment. While the leaders hold council to solidify Malina and Hakoda's unification plans, Gilak breaks free and leads a powerful rebellion! In the fa...

  • New Super-Man Vol. 1: Made In China

    #1 New York Times best-selling author and National Book Award nominee Gene Luen Yang continues his work at DC with NEW SUPER-MAN VOL. 1, a part of DC Universe Rebirth! An impulsive act of heroism thrusts an arrogant young man into the limelight of ...

  • New Super-Man Vol. 2: Coming to America

    Exploding from the pages of the blockbuster DC Rebirth event, the second volume of New York Times best-selling writer Gene Luen Yang�s bold reimagining of comics� greatest hero features art from Billy Tan and Viktor Bogdanovic in NEW SUPER-MAN VO...

  • Robots & Repeats

    Secret Coders - 4

    Dr. One-Zero has added a new class to Stately Academy's curriculum. But in "Advanced Chemistry," they only teach one lesson: how to make Green Pop! While their classmates are manufacturing this dangerous soda, the Coders uncover a clue that may lead ...

  • Potions & Parameters

    Secret Coders - 5

    From graphic novel superstar (and former computer programming teacher) and New York Times-bestselling author Gene Luen Yang, Secret Coders: Potions & Parameters is the fifth volume in a wildly entertaining series that combines logic puzzles and basic...

  • New Super-Man Vol. 3: Equilibrium

    Shanghai is under siege. Emperor Super-Man rules the streets. And Kong Kenan--the New Super-Man--is running out of options. Kenan's mind is reeling from revelations about his parents. Meanwhile, his teammates in the Justice League of China are dro...

  • Monsters & Modules

    Secret Coders - 6

    From graphic novel superstar (and former computer programming teacher) and New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang, Secret Coders: Modules & Monsters is the sixth and final volume in a wildly entertaining series that combines logic puzzles a...

  • New Super-Man & the JLC Vol. 1: Justice League China

    DC Comics: Justice League

    Number-one New York Times best-selling author, Eisner Award winner and National Book Award nominee Gene Luen Yang continues his incredible run with the new graphic novel New Super-Man & the Justice League of China Vol. 1: Justice League China! Thr...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender - Team Avatar Tales

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    This anthology from the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender features all your favorite characters, brought to life by a cast of all-star creators! Journey along with Team Avatar as they rescue a pumpkin farmer waylaid by monsters, go undercover in...



  • Dragon Hoops

    In his latest graphic novel, Dragon Hoops, New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches. Gene understands stories―comic book stories, in particular. Big action...

  • Superman Smashes the Klan

    DC Comics: Superman
    Famous Characters: Superman

    The year is 1946, and the Lee family has moved from Chinatown to Downtown Metropolis. While Dr. Lee is eager to begin his new position at the Metropolis Health Department, his two kids, Roberta and Tommy, are more excited about being closer to the fa...

  • The Terrifics Vol. 3: The God Game

    Simon Stagg strikes at the team with virtual dangers inspired by the twelve plagues of Egypt! Plus, it's Terrific tales times three as Plastic Man, Sapphire and Java each get their turn in the spotlight. Collects from The Terrifics #15-18 and Annual ...

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender--The Lost Adventures and Team Avatar Tales

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    The comics continuation of Nickelodeon's hit series Avatar: The Last Airbender returns with a treasure trove of short stories, collected for the first time in hardcover!Follow Team Avatar as they journey through the four nations! From Earth King Kuei...

  • The Terrifics Vol. 4: The Tomorrow War

    "Eisner-Award winner, Gene Luen Yang, weaves together the tales of THE TERRIFICS in this epic collection!

    Ever wondered what it''s like to go back to the ""good old days""?
    Does Time Travel seem just crazy enough to be a good idea?

    B...

  • Shang-Chi by Gene Luen Yang Vol. 1: Brothers & Sisters

    Shang-Chi

    Collects Shang-Chi (2020) #1-5. The Marvel Universe’s greatest fighter returns to a world of death and destruction he thought he left behind! An ancient and evil secret society has remained in hiding since the death of their leader, Zheng Zu. But n...

  • Batman/Superman Vol. 1

    Dive into strange new worlds as the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight are met by new villains, new heroes, and a transdimensional threat! In the aftermath of Dark Nights: Death Metal, the DC Universe has been completely shaken. Witness a debut of ...

  • Batman/Superman: The Archive of Worlds

    Worlds collide! In the aftermath of Dark Nights: Death Metal comes a glimpse into brave new worlds within the DC Universe�but what are these strange planets? You have never seen Batman and Superman like this before-so buckle up and get ready for Ge...

  • Shang-Chi By Gene Luen Yang Vol. 2: Shang-Chi Vs. The Marvel Universe

    Shang-Chi

    Collects Shang-Chi (2021) #1-6. Shang-Chi vs. the Marvel Universe! The martial arts master and his family are back - and this time, they're colliding head-to-head with Earth's biggest and best heroes! Shang-Chi has finally taken his place as the lead...

  • Marvel's Voices: Identity

    Collects Marvel's Voices: Identity (2021) #1; Amazing Fantasy (2004) #15, Incredible Hulk (2000) #100 (Amadeus Cho stories); Magnificent Ms. Marvel (2019) #13; Shang-Chi (2020) #1; Marvel (2020) #5 (Wong story); Demon Days: X-Men (2021) #1; Silk (202...

  • Shang-Chi By Gene Luen Yang Vol. 3: Family Of Origin

    Shang-Chi

    Collects Shang-Chi (2021) #7-12, Marvel's Voices: Identity (2021) #1 (Shang-Chi story). Prepare to learn the secrets of Shang-Chi's mother! Arrows will fly as the first meeting of Shang-Chi's parents is revealed - and not the Cupid's arrows! Who exac...

  • Monkey Prince

    Move over, Monkey King, there’s a new prankster in town!Introducing the newest hero in the DCU, the great sage, equal to the heavens, better than his predecessor the legendary Monkey King 孫悟空, even better than the Justice L...

  • Shang-Chi And The Ten Rings

    Collect SHANG-CHI AND THE TEN RINGS #1-6 and SHANG-CHI: MASTER OF THE TEN RINGS #1.The true origin of the Ten Rings! Shang-Chi has gained possession of some of the most powerful weapons in the universe, but so much concentrated energy has not gone un...

  • The Books of Clash Volume 1: Legendary Legends of Legendarious Achievery

    Books of Clash - 1

    Based on Clash of Clans and Clash Royale and penned by superstar graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, this first volume of this action-packed eight-volume series brings the characters from everyone's favorite mobile gaming sensation to life!SEE! The illu...

  • Monkey Prince Vol. 2: The Monkey King and I

    After retrieving the legendary Ruyi Jingu Bang from the depths of Atlantis, the Monkey Prince now wields a golden staff that can expand as large as a building and shrink as small as a toothpick for safekeeping in his own ear! As awesome as that is, M...

  • The Books Of Clash Volume 2: Legendary Legends Of Legendarious Achievery

    Books of Clash - 2

    Based on the global hit Clash of Clans and penned by superstar graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, this second volume of a new action-packed series brings the characters from everyone's favorite mobile gaming sensation to life!Once upon a time, archers ...

  • Lunar New Year Love Story

    Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, forgiveness, and lion dancing. Valentina Tran was named after Valentine's Day, which used to be her favorite holiday. But when...

  • The Books of Clash Volume 3: Legendary Legends of Legendarious Achievery

    Books of Clash - 3

    Based on the global hit Clash of Clans and penned by superstar graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, this third volume of a new action-packed series brings the characters from everyone's favorite mobile gaming sensation to life!Sonny the golem is tired of...

  • Shang-Chi By Gene Luen Yang

  • The Books of Clash Volume 4: Legendary Legends of Legendarious Achievery

    Based on the global hit Clash of Clans and penned by superstar graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, this fourth volume of a new action-packed series brings the characters from everyone's favorite mobile gaming sensation to life!A nameless, villageless ro...

Award-Winning Books by Gene Luen Yang

American Born Chinese
2006 Cybils -- Graphic Novel/YA
2007 Michael L. Printz Award -- Young Adult
Boxers & Saints Boxed Set
2013 L.A. Times Book Prize -- Young Adult Literature


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Gene Luen Yang has published 69 books.

The next book by Gene Luen Yang, The Books of Clash Volume 4: Legendary Legends of Legendarious Achievery, will be published in November 2024.

The first book by Gene Luen Yang, Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks, was published in June 2004.

Yes. Gene Luen Yang has 3 series.
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