Oct 13, 2018

50 Asian fantasies and fantasy books with Asian characters


I guess we have started a new trend of turning established characters into Asians. I have always been open about my appreciation towards Throne of Glass ( sense the sarcasm ) and this is just extreme. Because I am done with checkbox Asian characters, here's a list of fantasy books that are either based on Asian cultures/worlds and/or feature Asian characters.



Ownvoices books are marked with *

Backlist

1. The Star Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi*

The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen, #1) 

2. Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C.Dao*

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Rise of the Empress, #1)

3. For A Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig*

For a Muse of Fire (For a Muse of Fire, #1)

4. The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1)

5. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir*

An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)

6. The Library of Fates by Aditi Khorana*

The Library of Fates

7. The Crystal Ribbon by Celeste Lim*

The Crystal Ribbon

8. Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh

Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist, #1)

9. Huntress by Malinda Lo

Huntress

10. A Thousand Beginnings and Endings compiled by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman. Stories by Renee Ahdieh, Sona Charaipotra, Preeti Chhibber, Roshani Chokshi, Aliette de Bodard, Melissa de la Cruz, Julie Kagawa, Rahul Kanakia, Lori M. Lee, E. C. Myers, Cindy Pon, Aisha Saeed, Shveta Thakrar, and Alyssa Wong

A Thousand Beginnings and Endings

11. The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

The Bone Witch (The Bone Witch, #1)


The Epic Crush of Genie Lo (The Epic Crush of Genie Lo #1)

13. Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi*

Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava Quartet, #1)

14. A Thousand Nights by E.K.Johnston

A Thousand Nights (A Thousand Nights, #1)

15. Serpentine by Cindy Pon*

Serpentine (Serpentine, #1)

16. The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi*

The Gauntlet  (The Gauntlet, #1)

17. The Poppy War by R.F.Kuang

The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)

18. Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa*

Shadow of The Fox (Shadow of the Fox, #1)

19. The Tiger's Daughter by K.Arsenault Rivera

The Tiger's Daughter (Their Bright Ascendency, #1)

20. Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani*

Pashmina

21. Whichwood by Tahereh Mafi*

Whichwood (Furthermore, #2)

22. The Serpent's Secret by Sayantani Dasgupta*

The Serpent's Secret (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond, #1)












23. The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakurani*

The Palace of Illusions

24. Prophecy by Ellen Oh*

Prophecy (The Dragon King Chronicles, #1)

25. Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon*

Silver Phoenix (Kingdom of Xia, #1)

26. The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan*

The Bloodprint (The Khorasan Archives, #1)

27. Where the Stars Rise edited by Lucas K.Law, Derwin Mak. Introduction by Elsie Chapman. Stories by S.B.Divya, Diana Xin, Miki Dare, Regina Kanyu Wang, Angela Yuriko Smith, Karin Lowachee, Jeremy Szal, Calvin D. Jim, Priya Sridhar, E.C. Myers, Naru Dames Sundar, Joyce Chng,  Anne Carly Abad, Tony Pi, Minsoo Kang, Deepack Bharathan, Joseon Fringe, Rati Mehrotra and Fonda Lee

Where the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy

28. Jade City by Fonda Lee*

Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)

29. Reflection by Elizabeth Lim*

Reflection (Twisted Tales, #4)

30. Markswoman by Rati Mehrotra*

Markswoman (Asiana, #1)

31. The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi.* Translated by Cathy Hirano

The Beast Player

Upcoming releases


32. The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad*

The Candle and the Flame

33. Gumiho by Kat Cho*

34. Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan*

Girls of Paper and Fire

35. Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim*

36.The Girl King by Mimi Yu*

The Girl King

37. Seven Deadly Shadows by Valynne E.Maetani,* Courtney Alameda

38. Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri*

Empire of Sand (The Books of Ambha)


40. Descendant of the Crane by Joan He*

Descendant of the Crane

41. The Dragon Warrior by Katie Zhao*

42. Ship of Smoke and Steel by Django Wexler

Ship of Smoke and Steel (The Wells of Sorcery, #1)

43. Guardians of Dawn by S.Jae Jones*

44. The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala*

The Tiger at Midnight

45. Blood Heir by Amelie Wen Zhao*

46. Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean*

Empress of All Seasons

47. Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly

48. We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal*

We Hunt the Flame

49.  The Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shah*

50. The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, #1)

Go read these books, buy them, add them to your TBR, preorder. First Nagini, now this. I am tired. Give Asian books and authors your love.


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