Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold Mountain Blues | 2009 | Zhang Ling | Buy |
| 2 | A Single Swallow | 2017 | Zhang Ling | Buy |
| 3 | Where Waters Meet | 2023 | Zhang Ling | Buy |
| 4 | Aftershock | 2024 | Zhang Ling | Buy |
Zhang Ling has published four standalone novels between 2009 and 2024. Because these are independent stories rather than a connected series, they can be read in any order. Gold Mountain Blues came first in 2009, followed by A Single Swallow in 2017, Where Waters Meet in 2023, and Aftershock in 2024.
The spacing between releases shows a writer who takes time between books. Eight years passed between the first and second novels, while the more recent pair arrived just a year apart. Readers new to Zhang Ling can start with whichever title interests them most without worrying about missing earlier plot threads.