🏯 East Asian Inspired

Fantasy and fiction that draws on the mythologies, aesthetics, and cultural traditions of China, Japan, Korea, and neighboring regions to build richly textured worlds.

The Grace of Kings

by Ken Liu • 2015

A rogue and a warrior become brothers in revolution, then rivals for the throne.

3.80

30k+

🏯 East Asian Fantasy 🗡️ Political Intrigue ⚔️ Allies To Enemies 🤔 Reluctant Leader 🛡️ Honor Bound Warrior

The Grace of Kings 90%

A rogue and a warrior become brothers in revolution, then rivals for the throne.

by Ken Liu 2015

3.80

30k+ ratings

🏯 East Asian Fantasy 🗡️ Political Intrigue ⚔️ Allies To Enemies 🤔 Reluctant Leader 🛡️ Honor Bound Warrior

The Art of Prophecy

by Wesley Chu • 2022

After his prophecy shatters, a chosen hero is hunted by the lords who once championed him.

4.04

6k+

🌀 Chosen One Subversion ⚔️ Wuxia Fantasy 🦉 Reluctant Mentor 🤝 Found Family 👁️ Multiple Pov

The Art of Prophecy 89%

After his prophecy shatters, a chosen hero is hunted by the lords who once championed him.

by Wesley Chu 2022

4.04

6k+ ratings

🌀 Chosen One Subversion ⚔️ Wuxia Fantasy 🦉 Reluctant Mentor 🤝 Found Family 👁️ Multiple Pov

The Bone Shard Emperor

by Andrea Stewart • 2021

A constructed emperor, a drowning empire, and the forbidden magic that could save or destroy both.

4.06

15k+

🏯 East Asian Fantasy 👑 Imperial Fantasy 🧩 Construct Identity 🐾 Bonded Companions 🎭 Hidden Loyalties

The Bone Shard Emperor 89%

A constructed emperor, a drowning empire, and the forbidden magic that could save or destroy both.

by Andrea Stewart 2021

4.06

15k+ ratings

🏯 East Asian Fantasy 👑 Imperial Fantasy 🧩 Construct Identity 🐾 Bonded Companions 🎭 Hidden Loyalties

Unravel the Dusk

by Elizabeth Lim • 2020

The demon curse inside the imperial tailor is winning. Outside, the empire's last war has begun.

3.77

29k+

🌏 Asian Inspired Fantasy ⚖️ Faustian Bargain 🖤 Losing Humanity 💫 Star Crossed Lovers 🌑 Cursed Heroine

Unravel the Dusk 89%

The demon curse inside the imperial tailor is winning. Outside, the empire's last war has begun.

by Elizabeth Lim 2020

3.77

29k+ ratings

🌏 Asian Inspired Fantasy ⚖️ Faustian Bargain 🖤 Losing Humanity 💫 Star Crossed Lovers 🌑 Cursed Heroine

Kinslayer

by Jay Kristoff • 2013

Creature voices flood a rebel's mind as the lover she betrayed hunts her through a dying empire.

3.97

8k+

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy ☣️ Eco-Dystopia 🐅 Animal Companion ⚔️ Guerrilla Resistance 👑 Corrupt Empire

Kinslayer 89%

Creature voices flood a rebel's mind as the lover she betrayed hunts her through a dying empire.

by Jay Kristoff 2013

3.97

8k+ ratings

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy ☣️ Eco-Dystopia 🐅 Animal Companion ⚔️ Guerrilla Resistance 👑 Corrupt Empire

The Japanese Mind

by Roger J. Davies • 2002

Japan runs on unwritten rules. Twelve everyday concepts reveal the logic beneath the surface.

3.72

2k+

🗾 Japanese Society 🌏 Cross-Cultural 🤫 Indirect Communication 🎁 Social Obligation 🎋 Japanese Aesthetics

The Japanese Mind 89%

Japan runs on unwritten rules. Twelve everyday concepts reveal the logic beneath the surface.

by Roger J. Davies 2002

3.72

2k+ ratings

🗾 Japanese Society 🌏 Cross-Cultural 🤫 Indirect Communication 🎁 Social Obligation 🎋 Japanese Aesthetics

The Dragon's Promise

by Elizabeth Lim • 2022

A princess enters a dragon court to deliver a cursed pearl and is claimed as payment.

3.77

37k+

🏮 East Asian Folklore 🐉 Dragon Politics 💍 Arranged Marriage 💎 Cursed Artifact 🕊️ Magical Companion

The Dragon's Promise 89%

A princess enters a dragon court to deliver a cursed pearl and is claimed as payment.

by Elizabeth Lim 2022

3.77

37k+ ratings

🏮 East Asian Folklore 🐉 Dragon Politics 💍 Arranged Marriage 💎 Cursed Artifact 🕊️ Magical Companion

The Wall of Storms

by Ken Liu • 2016

When a scholar challenges a rigged exam, dragon-riding invaders breach the empire's storm barrier.

4.35

10k+

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Ruthless Empress ⚔️ Foreign Invasion 🗡️ Court Intrigue

The Wall of Storms 89%

When a scholar challenges a rigged exam, dragon-riding invaders breach the empire's storm barrier.

by Ken Liu 2016

4.35

10k+ ratings

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Ruthless Empress ⚔️ Foreign Invasion 🗡️ Court Intrigue

The Demon and the Light

by Axie Oh • 2025

A hidden celestial maiden loves a boy with a demon inside. Every kiss feeds the monster.

3.78

3k+

🏯 Korean Folklore Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 😈 Demon Love Interest 🖤 Inner Demon Struggle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Demon and the Light 89%

A hidden celestial maiden loves a boy with a demon inside. Every kiss feeds the monster.

by Axie Oh 2025

3.78

3k+ ratings

🏯 Korean Folklore Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 😈 Demon Love Interest 🖤 Inner Demon Struggle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Japonisme

by Erin Niimi Longhurst • 2018

Seven Japanese concepts to find purpose, embrace imperfection, and build a calmer life.

3.74

3k+

🎋 Japanese Philosophy 🌸 Japanese Aesthetics 🌏 Cultural Self-Help 🧘 Mindful Living 🌲 Forest Bathing

Japonisme 88%

Seven Japanese concepts to find purpose, embrace imperfection, and build a calmer life.

by Erin Niimi Longhurst 2018

3.74

3k+ ratings

🎋 Japanese Philosophy 🌸 Japanese Aesthetics 🌏 Cultural Self-Help 🧘 Mindful Living 🌲 Forest Bathing

The Killing Fog

by Jeff Wheeler • 2020

She can smell deception, but the cursed blade in her hand has its own dark purpose.

4.15

8k+

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 👃 Truth-Sensing Magic 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Blade 🔄 Cycle Of Vengeance

The Killing Fog 88%

She can smell deception, but the cursed blade in her hand has its own dark purpose.

by Jeff Wheeler 2020

4.15

8k+ ratings

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 👃 Truth-Sensing Magic 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Blade 🔄 Cycle Of Vengeance

Endsinger

by Jay Kristoff • 2014

A pregnant beast-speaker and her winged ally must seal a hellgate before darkness consumes all.

4.27

5k+

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 🌍 Poisoned Land 🦅 Human-Animal Bond 💕 Found Family ⚔️ Rebellion Against Empire

Endsinger 88%

A pregnant beast-speaker and her winged ally must seal a hellgate before darkness consumes all.

by Jay Kristoff 2014

4.27

5k+ ratings

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 🌍 Poisoned Land 🦅 Human-Animal Bond 💕 Found Family ⚔️ Rebellion Against Empire

A Beginner's Guide to Japan

by Pico Iyer • 2019

Why 32 years in Japan taught Pico Iyer less than his first week.

3.81

2k+

🗾 Travel Essays 🎭 Japanese Culture 🔬 Cultural Anthropology 🤫 Indirect Communication 👥 Social Conformity

A Beginner's Guide to Japan 88%

Why 32 years in Japan taught Pico Iyer less than his first week.

by Pico Iyer 2019

3.81

2k+ ratings

🗾 Travel Essays 🎭 Japanese Culture 🔬 Cultural Anthropology 🤫 Indirect Communication 👥 Social Conformity

Night of the Dragon

by Julie Kagawa • 2020

A half-kitsune and her demon-possessed swordsman race for a wish that could end the world.

4.31

10k+

🦊 Japanese Mythology 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Trickster Heroine 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Romance

Night of the Dragon 88%

A half-kitsune and her demon-possessed swordsman race for a wish that could end the world.

by Julie Kagawa 2020

4.31

10k+ ratings

🦊 Japanese Mythology 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Trickster Heroine 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Romance

The Way of Zen

by Alan W. Watts • 2011

Zen claims truth cannot be spoken. Watts explains the philosophy, history, and practices anyway.

4.16

24k+

🧘 Zen Buddhism 📜 Eastern Philosophy ☯️ Taoism 🕉️ Mahayana Buddhism ☝️ Non-Duality

The Way of Zen 88%

Zen claims truth cannot be spoken. Watts explains the philosophy, history, and practices anyway.

by Alan W. Watts 2011

4.16

24k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 📜 Eastern Philosophy ☯️ Taoism 🕉️ Mahayana Buddhism ☝️ Non-Duality

The Burning God

by R.F. Kuang • 2020

Her fire stolen, a shaman allies with a former enemy to save her homeland from colonization.

4.27

177k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🏴 Anti-Colonial War ✨ Shamanic Magic 🤝 Reluctant Allies

The Burning God 88%

Her fire stolen, a shaman allies with a former enemy to save her homeland from colonization.

by R.F. Kuang 2020

4.27

177k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🏴 Anti-Colonial War ✨ Shamanic Magic 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Eona

by Alison Goodman • 2011

To reclaim a stolen throne, a dragon mage must ally with her treacherous former mentor.

4.10

41k+

🏯 Political Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💪 Breaking Gender Roles 🤝 Unlikely Alliance ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Eona 88%

To reclaim a stolen throne, a dragon mage must ally with her treacherous former mentor.

by Alison Goodman 2011

4.10

41k+ ratings

🏯 Political Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💪 Breaking Gender Roles 🤝 Unlikely Alliance ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Jade Fire Gold

by June C.L. Tan • 2021

An orphan with forbidden magic must trust an exiled prince to find a legendary sword.

3.68

11k+

🏯 Chinese-Inspired Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 👑 Hidden Royalty 💫 Reluctant Chosen One

Jade Fire Gold 88%

An orphan with forbidden magic must trust an exiled prince to find a legendary sword.

by June C.L. Tan 2021

3.68

11k+ ratings

🏯 Chinese-Inspired Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 👑 Hidden Royalty 💫 Reluctant Chosen One

A Forgery of Fate

by Elizabeth Lim • 2025

A desperate art forger marries a dragon prince. Only her enchanted paintings can break his curse.

4.15

11k+

🌸 East Asian Mythology 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 💔 Cursed Love Interest ✨ Fated Mates

A Forgery of Fate 88%

A desperate art forger marries a dragon prince. Only her enchanted paintings can break his curse.

by Elizabeth Lim 2025

4.15

11k+ ratings

🌸 East Asian Mythology 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 💔 Cursed Love Interest ✨ Fated Mates

Wabi Sabi

by Nobuo Suzuki • 2021

A Japanese philosophy that trades perfectionism for the beauty of cracks, age, and letting go.

4.20

1k+

🎋 Japanese Aesthetics 📜 Eastern Philosophy ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🍂 Impermanence 🪡 Imperfection

Wabi Sabi 88%

A Japanese philosophy that trades perfectionism for the beauty of cracks, age, and letting go.

by Nobuo Suzuki 2021

4.20

1k+ ratings

🎋 Japanese Aesthetics 📜 Eastern Philosophy ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🍂 Impermanence 🪡 Imperfection

The Empress of Salt and Fortune

by Nghi Vo • 2020

A servant kept an empress's secrets for decades. A traveling cleric finally gets her to speak.

3.90

46k+

🏯 Quiet Fantasy 📖 Story Within A Story 🏮 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 📜 Hidden Histories 👑 Behind The Throne

The Empress of Salt and Fortune 88%

A servant kept an empress's secrets for decades. A traveling cleric finally gets her to speak.

by Nghi Vo 2020

3.90

46k+ ratings

🏯 Quiet Fantasy 📖 Story Within A Story 🏮 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 📜 Hidden Histories 👑 Behind The Throne

A Short History of Chinese Philosophy

by Feng Youlan • 1948

The 2,500-year argument over how to live well that China conducted instead of religion.

4.33

687

🏮 Chinese Philosophy 🌏 Eastern Thought 🏛️ Schools Of Thought 📜 Confucianism 🌊 Taoism

A Short History of Chinese Philosophy Summary

A Short History of Chinese Philosophy 88%

The 2,500-year argument over how to live well that China conducted instead of religion.

by Feng Youlan 1948

4.33

687 ratings

🏮 Chinese Philosophy 🌏 Eastern Thought 🏛️ Schools Of Thought 📜 Confucianism 🌊 Taoism

The Ring of Earth

by Chris Bradford • 2010

A hunted English samurai finds refuge among ninja whose trust he must earn to survive.

4.42

4k+

🏯 Feudal Japan 🥷 Ninja Adventure ⚔️ Samurai Training 🏘️ Hidden Village 🤝 Enemies To Allies

The Ring of Earth 88%

A hunted English samurai finds refuge among ninja whose trust he must earn to survive.

by Chris Bradford 2010

4.42

4k+ ratings

🏯 Feudal Japan 🥷 Ninja Adventure ⚔️ Samurai Training 🏘️ Hidden Village 🤝 Enemies To Allies

The Art of Destiny

by Wesley Chu • 2023

His prophecy broken, a hero branded villain hides on a remote pillar while the world erupts.

4.08

2k+

🥋 Wuxia Fantasy 📜 Broken Prophecy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🗡️ Assassin Guild 👑 Political Scheming

The Art of Destiny 88%

His prophecy broken, a hero branded villain hides on a remote pillar while the world erupts.

by Wesley Chu 2023

4.08

2k+ ratings

🥋 Wuxia Fantasy 📜 Broken Prophecy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🗡️ Assassin Guild 👑 Political Scheming

Underlord

by Will Wight • 2019

Lindon must face his past to advance, hunted by rivals as a tournament decides the empire's future.

4.61

35k+

🌱 Cultivation Fantasy 📈 Progression Fantasy 🏆 Tournament Arc 💞 Found Family 💪 Determined Underdog

Underlord 88%

Lindon must face his past to advance, hunted by rivals as a tournament decides the empire's future.

by Will Wight 2019

4.61

35k+ ratings

🌱 Cultivation Fantasy 📈 Progression Fantasy 🏆 Tournament Arc 💞 Found Family 💪 Determined Underdog

Throne of Jade

by Naomi Novik • 2006

Defying orders to keep his dragon, a captain risks war when China demands the Celestial's return.

3.90

56k+

🐉 Dragon Riders 🌏 East Meets West ⚔️ Napoleonic Wars 🛡️ Aerial Combat 🫂 Found Family

Throne of Jade 88%

Defying orders to keep his dragon, a captain risks war when China demands the Celestial's return.

by Naomi Novik 2006

3.90

56k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Riders 🌏 East Meets West ⚔️ Napoleonic Wars 🛡️ Aerial Combat 🫂 Found Family

Spin the Dawn

by Elizabeth Lim • 2019

Disguised as her brother, a tailor wins the emperor's trial, then must sew gowns from light.

3.97

65k+

🏮 Mulan Retelling 🧵 Competition Fantasy 🗺️ Mythic Quest 💔 Forbidden Romance 🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy

Spin the Dawn 88%

Disguised as her brother, a tailor wins the emperor's trial, then must sew gowns from light.

by Elizabeth Lim 2019

3.97

65k+ ratings

🏮 Mulan Retelling 🧵 Competition Fantasy 🗺️ Mythic Quest 💔 Forbidden Romance 🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy

Wintersteel

by Will Wight • 2020

A sacred artist devours his rivals through a tournament whose prize can execute Monarchs.

4.68

33k+

🏔️ Progression Fantasy ⚔️ Tournament Arc 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Relentless Protagonist 🌱 Underdog Hero

Wintersteel 88%

A sacred artist devours his rivals through a tournament whose prize can execute Monarchs.

by Will Wight 2020

4.68

33k+ ratings

🏔️ Progression Fantasy ⚔️ Tournament Arc 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Relentless Protagonist 🌱 Underdog Hero

American Shaolin

by Matthew Polly • 2007

A Princeton dropout arrives at Shaolin expecting mystical masters and finds a kung fu theme park.

4.02

3k+

🥋 Martial Arts Memoirs 🇨🇳 China Travelogues 🌏 Cultural Immersion 💪 Physical Discipline 🧑 Male Coming Of Age

American Shaolin 88%

A Princeton dropout arrives at Shaolin expecting mystical masters and finds a kung fu theme park.

by Matthew Polly 2007

4.02

3k+ ratings

🥋 Martial Arts Memoirs 🇨🇳 China Travelogues 🌏 Cultural Immersion 💪 Physical Discipline 🧑 Male Coming Of Age

Immortal

by Sue Lynn Tan • 2025

A mortal ruler hides a sacred lotus from an immortal warrior, whose hunt turns to devotion.

3.77

19k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology 💓 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Court Intrigue 💖 Epic Fantasy Romance 🏮 Ancient Chinese Setting

Immortal 88%

A mortal ruler hides a sacred lotus from an immortal warrior, whose hunt turns to devotion.

by Sue Lynn Tan 2025

3.77

19k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology 💓 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Court Intrigue 💖 Epic Fantasy Romance 🏮 Ancient Chinese Setting

The Wisdom of Tea

by Noriko Morishita • 2002

The Japanese tea ceremony is not about tea: a lifelong training in presence and peace.

3.92

2k+

🇯🇵 Japanese Aesthetics 🍵 Tea Culture 🧘 Mindful Practice 🍂 Seasonal Living ☸️ Zen Buddhism

The Wisdom of Tea 88%

The Japanese tea ceremony is not about tea: a lifelong training in presence and peace.

by Noriko Morishita 2002

3.92

2k+ ratings

🇯🇵 Japanese Aesthetics 🍵 Tea Culture 🧘 Mindful Practice 🍂 Seasonal Living ☸️ Zen Buddhism

The Veiled Throne

by Ken Liu • 2021

His mother's empire is a slaughterhouse. The woman he loves is its conquered princess.

4.13

5k+

🛠️ Engineered Magic ⚔️ War And Imperialism 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 📜 Stories Within Stories 💔 Divided Loyalties

The Veiled Throne 88%

His mother's empire is a slaughterhouse. The woman he loves is its conquered princess.

by Ken Liu 2021

4.13

5k+ ratings

🛠️ Engineered Magic ⚔️ War And Imperialism 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 📜 Stories Within Stories 💔 Divided Loyalties

The Bone Shard Daughter

by Andrea Stewart • 2020

An emperor's memory-blank heir battles her foster brother for the throne and a soul-stealing magic.

3.98

37k+

🧙 Hard Magic System 🏰 Palace Intrigue ⚔️ Rival Heirs 🤖 Sentient Constructs 🐾 Magical Beast Bond

The Bone Shard Daughter 88%

An emperor's memory-blank heir battles her foster brother for the throne and a soul-stealing magic.

by Andrea Stewart 2020

3.98

37k+ ratings

🧙 Hard Magic System 🏰 Palace Intrigue ⚔️ Rival Heirs 🤖 Sentient Constructs 🐾 Magical Beast Bond

Six Crimson Cranes

by Elizabeth Lim • 2021

A princess cursed into silence must save six brothers transformed into cranes by her stepmother

4.17

106k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Folklore 🤫 Cursed Into Silence 🕊️ Sibling Rescue 💍 Reluctant Betrothed

Six Crimson Cranes 88%

A princess cursed into silence must save six brothers transformed into cranes by her stepmother

by Elizabeth Lim 2021

4.17

106k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Folklore 🤫 Cursed Into Silence 🕊️ Sibling Rescue 💍 Reluctant Betrothed

The Night Ends with Fire

by K.X. Song • 2024

To flee an arranged marriage, she becomes a soldier. A dragon waits in her blood.

3.77

19k+

🗡️ Mulan Retelling 🎭 Disguised As A Boy 💔 Enemies To Lovers ✨ Hidden Powers 🐉 Chinese Mythology

The Night Ends with Fire 88%

To flee an arranged marriage, she becomes a soldier. A dragon waits in her blood.

by K.X. Song 2024

3.77

19k+ ratings

🗡️ Mulan Retelling 🎭 Disguised As A Boy 💔 Enemies To Lovers ✨ Hidden Powers 🐉 Chinese Mythology

Bending Adversity

by David Pilling • 2013

A forty-foot wave erased a town and revealed the hidden cracks in Japan's economic miracle.

4.09

1k+

🇯🇵 Modern Japan 💴 Japanese Economy 👥 Japanese Society 🎋 National Resilience 🌏 Asian Geopolitics

Bending Adversity 88%

A forty-foot wave erased a town and revealed the hidden cracks in Japan's economic miracle.

by David Pilling 2013

4.09

1k+ ratings

🇯🇵 Modern Japan 💴 Japanese Economy 👥 Japanese Society 🎋 National Resilience 🌏 Asian Geopolitics

Four Ruined Realms

by Mai Corland • 2025

Five outcasts take a job to kill a king and learn the king hired them himself.

4.04

19k+

🗡️ Heist Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Romance 😈 Morally Gray

Four Ruined Realms 88%

Five outcasts take a job to kill a king and learn the king hired them himself.

by Mai Corland 2025

4.04

19k+ ratings

🗡️ Heist Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Romance 😈 Morally Gray

River Town

by Peter Hessler • 2001

Fuling: no Americans in 50 years. Hessler arrived a teacher, and became Ho Wei.

4.28

14k+

🌾 Rural China 📍 Memoir Of Place 🗣️ Language Immersion 📕 Cultural Revolution 🚫 Daily Authoritarianism

River Town 88%

Fuling: no Americans in 50 years. Hessler arrived a teacher, and became Ho Wei.

by Peter Hessler 2001

4.28

14k+ ratings

🌾 Rural China 📍 Memoir Of Place 🗣️ Language Immersion 📕 Cultural Revolution 🚫 Daily Authoritarianism

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

by Ken Liu • 2016

Paper animals breathe, AI curates love, history is witnessed: fifteen stories of longing.

4.35

39k+

📚 Literary Speculative 🧧 Chinese Diaspora ✨ Magic In The Mundane 🐲 Chinese Mythology 📜 Cultural Memory

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories Summary

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories 88%

Paper animals breathe, AI curates love, history is witnessed: fifteen stories of longing.

by Ken Liu 2016

4.35

39k+ ratings

📚 Literary Speculative 🧧 Chinese Diaspora ✨ Magic In The Mundane 🐲 Chinese Mythology 📜 Cultural Memory

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

by Axie Oh • 2022

A sacrificial bride falls into the spirit realm finding a sleeping god and a brooding warrior.

4.08

98k+

🧧 Korean Folklore 🪢 Fated Bond 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🗡️ Brooding Protector 🌊 Sorrowful Deity

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea Summary

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea 88%

A sacrificial bride falls into the spirit realm finding a sleeping god and a brooding warrior.

by Axie Oh 2022

4.08

98k+ ratings

🧧 Korean Folklore 🪢 Fated Bond 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🗡️ Brooding Protector 🌊 Sorrowful Deity

Her Radiant Curse

by Elizabeth Lim • 2023

Her sister is beautiful. Her face is a curse. The witch who marked her is back.

4.17

11k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Fantasy 👹 Heroine As Monster ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Sister

Her Radiant Curse 88%

Her sister is beautiful. Her face is a curse. The witch who marked her is back.

by Elizabeth Lim 2023

4.17

11k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Fantasy 👹 Heroine As Monster ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Sister

Shadow of the Fox

by Julie Kagawa • 2018

A half-kitsune with a stolen scroll must rely on the demon-cursed samurai sent to retrieve it.

4.00

26k+

🦊 Japanese Folklore ⚔️ Cursed Sword ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 👹 Demon Possession

Shadow of the Fox 88%

A half-kitsune with a stolen scroll must rely on the demon-cursed samurai sent to retrieve it.

by Julie Kagawa 2018

4.00

26k+ ratings

🦊 Japanese Folklore ⚔️ Cursed Sword ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 👹 Demon Possession

Daughter of the Moon Goddess

by Sue Lynn Tan • 2022

A moon goddess's hidden daughter tumbles into an immortal court that wants her blood.

4.06

131k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Warrior Woman

Daughter of the Moon Goddess 88%

A moon goddess's hidden daughter tumbles into an immortal court that wants her blood.

by Sue Lynn Tan 2022

4.06

131k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Warrior Woman

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2025

A demon hunter enters the immortal trials. Her rival: the half-demon prince she was born to hate.

3.70

6k+

🏮 Xianxia Fantasy 🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💀 Deadly Trials 💔 Forbidden Love

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom Summary

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom 88%

A demon hunter enters the immortal trials. Her rival: the half-demon prince she was born to hate.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2025

3.70

6k+ ratings

🏮 Xianxia Fantasy 🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💀 Deadly Trials 💔 Forbidden Love

Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2024

Bound to ancient demon gods, two rebels fight to reclaim their homeland and their souls.

3.84

5k+

🐉 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 💀 Demon Bargains 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Resistance Against Empire 🖤 Tragic Romance

Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White Summary

Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White 88%

Bound to ancient demon gods, two rebels fight to reclaim their homeland and their souls.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2024

3.84

5k+ ratings

🐉 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 💀 Demon Bargains 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Resistance Against Empire 🖤 Tragic Romance

The Hurricane Wars

by Thea Guanzon • 2023

To save her people, the last light-wielder agrees to marry the enemy prince who commands shadows.

3.68

50k+

🏰 Romantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 💒 Arranged Marriage 🏠 Found Family 👥 Dual Pov

The Hurricane Wars 88%

To save her people, the last light-wielder agrees to marry the enemy prince who commands shadows.

by Thea Guanzon 2023

3.68

50k+ ratings

🏰 Romantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 💒 Arranged Marriage 🏠 Found Family 👥 Dual Pov

Bloodline

by Will Wight • 2021

His homeland is doomed. Returning means surrendering the power he sacrificed everything to gain.

4.50

31k+

🪜 Progression Fantasy 🛡️ Battle Forged Bonds 🎭 Enigmatic Mentor 🐢 Bonded Companion 🏯 Eastern Fantasy

Bloodline 88%

His homeland is doomed. Returning means surrendering the power he sacrificed everything to gain.

by Will Wight 2021

4.50

31k+ ratings

🪜 Progression Fantasy 🛡️ Battle Forged Bonds 🎭 Enigmatic Mentor 🐢 Bonded Companion 🏯 Eastern Fantasy

Abroad in Japan

by Chris Broad • 2023

He went to rural Japan to teach English. A missile alert at dawn changed everything.

4.11

23k+

🏞️ Rural Japan 📚 Teaching Abroad 🍜 Japanese Food 😳 Culture Shock 🌏 Expat Life

Abroad in Japan 88%

He went to rural Japan to teach English. A missile alert at dawn changed everything.

by Chris Broad 2023

4.11

23k+ ratings

🏞️ Rural Japan 📚 Teaching Abroad 🍜 Japanese Food 😳 Culture Shock 🌏 Expat Life

Has the West Lost It?

by Kishore Mahbubani • 2018

China and India ran the global economy for 1,800 years. The West's brief interruption is ending.

3.70

984

🌍 Global Power Shifts 🇨🇳 China's Rise ♟️ Realpolitik 🕊️ Non-Interventionism 🏛️ Multilateralism

Has the West Lost It? 87%

China and India ran the global economy for 1,800 years. The West's brief interruption is ending.

by Kishore Mahbubani 2018

3.70

984 ratings

🌍 Global Power Shifts 🇨🇳 China's Rise ♟️ Realpolitik 🕊️ Non-Interventionism 🏛️ Multilateralism

The Buried World

by Jeff Wheeler • 2020

A girl who scents truth is the chosen sacrifice to end a dragon emperor's conquest.

4.33

5k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Epic Fantasy Quest 🏮 Ancient China 🐣 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Love Triangle

The Buried World 87%

A girl who scents truth is the chosen sacrifice to end a dragon emperor's conquest.

by Jeff Wheeler 2020

4.33

5k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Epic Fantasy Quest 🏮 Ancient China 🐣 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Love Triangle

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