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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