Asian-inspired Fantasy

Invented worlds drawn from Asian myth and history. Courts, cultivation, spirits and dynastic intrigue, built on traditions the Western fantasy shelf spent a century ignoring.

On the Fantasy & the Invented shelf.

Books shelved as Asian-inspired Fantasy

• The Dragon's Promise — Elizabeth Lim
• A Crown of Wishes — Roshani Chokshi / Priya Ayyar
• Fevered Star — Rebecca Roanhorse
• The Tapestry of Fate — S. A. Chakraborty
• The Warrior Queen — Emily R. King
• The Rogue Queen — Emily R. King
• A Bond Undone — Jin Yong / Gigi Chang
• Raven of the Inner Palace, Vol. 2 — Kouko Shirakawa / Ayuko
• Raven of the Inner Palace, Vol. 5 — Kouko Shirakawa
• The Kingdom of Copper — S. A. Chakraborty
• Orphan Warriors — Lian Hearn
• Raven of the Inner Palace, Vol. 6 — Kouko Shirakawa
• Brilliance of the Moon — Kevin Gray / Aiko Nakasone / Lian Hearn
• Heavenly Tyrant — Xiran Jay Zhao
• Mirrored Heavens — Rebecca Roanhorse
• Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori — Lian Hearn
• Untitled — S. A. Chakraborty
• Raven of the Inner Palace, Vol. 3 — Ayuko / Kouko Shirakawa
• Grass for His Pillow — Lian Hearn
• The Empress of Salt and Fortune — Nghi Vo
• Raven of the Inner Palace, Vol. 4 — Kouko Shirakawa / Ayuko
• The Harsh Cry of the Heron — Lian Hearn
• A Heart Divided — Shelly Bryant / Gigi Chang / Jin Yong
• A Snake Lies Waiting — Anna Holmwood / Gigi Chang / Jin Yong

Related genres

• Fantasy
• Epic Fantasy
• Urban Fantasy
• Dark Fantasy
• Cozy Fantasy
• Historical Fantasy
• Dragons
• Fairy Tale Retelling
• LitRPG
• Military Fantasy
• Contemporary Fantasy
• Grimdark
• Court Intrigue
• Sapphic Fantasy
• Fae
• Portal Fantasy
• Quest Fantasy
• Flintlock Fantasy
• Necromancy
• Roman-inspired Fantasy
• Dying Earth

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