Kylie Chan is an 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. After this, she wrote two more trilogies with the same characters.

Kylie Chan married a Hong Kong national in a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony in Eastern China. She lived in Australia for ten years, then moved to Hong Kong for another ten years, where she learned a great deal about Chinese culture and came to appreciate the customs and way of life. In 2003, she closed down her successful IT consultancy company in Hong Kong and moved back to Australia.

She decided to use her knowledge of Chinese mythology, culture, and martial arts to weave a story that would appeal to a wide audience. Since returning to Australia, Kylie has studied Kung Fu, specifically Wing Chun and Southern Chow Clan styles.