Best fantasy books from China

Travel the world without leaving your chair. If you are into fantasy here are some fantasy books from China for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.

Book Depository

Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang EN

Rating: 3.8 12 Votes

Country: Asia /

China

Description:

From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he'll enroll in Oxford Univer... continue

Genre fiction Adult Fantasy Historical fiction

Tags: Set in UNITED KINGDOM Female author

Recommended: 27 Jan 2023

See on Amazon

Book Depository

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang EN

Rating: 3.6 36 Votes

Country: Asia /

China

Description:

“I have no doubt this will end up being the best fantasy debut of the year [...] I have absolutely no doubt that [Kuang’s] name will be up there with the likes of Robin Hobb and N.K. Jemisin.” -- Booknest A Library Journal, Paste Magazine, Vulture, BookBub, and ENTROPY Best Books pick! Washington Post "5 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel" pick! A Bustle "30 Best Fiction Books" pick! A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic, in the tra... continue

Genre fiction Fantasy

Tags: Female author

Recommended: 01 Sep 2022

See on Amazon

Book Depository

Abebooks

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong EN

Rating: 3.5 8 Votes

Country: Asia /

China

Description:

An Instant New York Times Bestseller! A BuzzFeed Best Young Adult Book of 2020 Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Serpent & Dove, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River. The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Sc... continue

Genre fiction Fantasy Mystery

Tags: Set in CHINA Female author

Recommended: 11 Sep 2022

Fantasy books from China

Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang EN

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang EN

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong EN

FIND BOOKS FROM CHINA BY GENRE

FIND BOOKS FROM CHINA BY LANGUAGE

BEST BOOKS FROM ASIA BY COUNTRY