outlined by Pearson. The first book in the series, Disney after Dark, was released August 29, 2005. With Disney After Dark selling well, Hyperion wanted to expand the series to 10 novels, however, Pearson felt he could only stretch out the series to 7 books. With needing to move the story to Disneyland, the story in book 5 jumps to Disney Magic cruise ship which was being repositioned to California. The fourth book in the series, Power Play, came out in April 2011 and made the New York Times Bestseller Children's Series the week of April 24, 2011. With the last book, Kingdom Keepers VII: The Insider, Pearson crowdsourced some 200 out of 600 pages, with fans voting online for which direction the book would take. During the tour for the final book in the series, Pearson announced a new sequel trilogy for this fictional world, called The Return. On March 31, 2015, the first book in the trilogy follow-up series was released. Pearson was thinking of a series called Kingdom Keepers International, taking the main characters away from the parks and going international. On April 14, 2020, the first three books, which had been rewritten to reflect the updated and more modern aspects of the park. The remaining four updated books are yet to be released but are expected to be published in 2021. Included with the updated version was a preview of the upcoming Kingdom Keepers book, "First Light." It was slated to be released in March of 2021, however, due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was pushed to a later date. Ridley has posted, on his website, that a new story in the series, currently titled Kingdom Keepers Inheritance: The Shimmer, is now set to be released on February 21, 2023. This series appears to take place in the future and focuses on the children of the original Kingdom Keepers, based on the preview given in the updated books. Publishing Original series: Disney after Dark (August 29, 2005) Disney Editions audiobook (August 1, 2005) Brilliance Audio, read by Gary Littman Disney at Dawn (August 26, 2008) Disney in Shadow (April 6, 2010) Power Play (April 5, 2011) DisneyHyperion, on the New York Times Bestseller Children's Series the week of April 24, 2011 Shell Game (April 3, 2012) Dark Passage (April 2, 2013) The Insider (April 1, 2014) The Fairlies: The Syndrome : Finders Keepers, Losers Sleepers A