This is a pages with a growing list of Asian Inspired Adult SfF Book. I hope you’ll find it interesting and discover your next read. I just started so many books will be missing, please feel free to leave comments with titles to add to this list!
1. Never Die by Rob J. Hayes

Japanese inspired
Goodreads: here
2. The Reborn Empire Series by Devin Madson

Set in an Asian-inspired world with influences for ancient China and the Mongol Empire
Goodreads: here
3. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Inspired by Eastern and Western history and mythology
Goodreads: here
4. The Poppy War Series by R.F. Kuang

Draws its plot and politics from mid-20th-century China, with the conflict in the novel based on the Second Sino-Japanese
Goodreads: here
5. The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

Japanese-inspired
Goodreads: here
6. The Drowning Empire by Andrea Stewart

World inspired by Asian cultures
Goodreads: here
7. The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee

Asian inspiered city, Lee describes the novel as “The Godfather with magic and kung fu”
Goodreads: here
8. Under Heaven Duology by Guy Gavriel Kay

Setting that evokes the dazzling Tang Dynasty of eighth-century Chin
Goodreads: here
9. The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson

Sanderson explains that he was inspired to write this story after visiting the National Palace Museum in Taiwan and also by memories from the two years he spent in Korea as an LDS missionary.
Goodreads: here
10. Spinning Silk Duology by T. Cook

Inspired by Japanese folklore
Goodreads: here
11. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

Weaves strands of Yiddish and Middle Eastern literature
Goodreads: here
12. Monstress by Marjorie M. Liu

Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900’s Asia
Goodreads: here
13. The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho

Asian inspired
Goodreads: here
14. The Books of Ambha by Tasha Suri

Mughal India-inspired
Goodreads: here
15. The Dandelion Dynasty Series by Ken Liu

Chinese-inspired and reimagining of the founding of China’s Han Dynasty
Goodreads: here
Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripathi

The tale of a Tibetan tribal called Shiva, whose adventures nearly 4,000 years ago, morphed into the mythical legends of the Hindu God, Shiva.
Goodreads: here
More to come!!!
I strongly recommend The Priory of the Orange Tree. I know it looks intimidating but it’s a great story!
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