Modern Fantasy Novels based on Non-Western Mythology or Folklore

1
Bridge of Birds
de Barry Hughart
2,514 membres
96 ressenyes
½ 4.4
4 Members
aulsmith, Cecrow, souloftherose, spiphany
Explicacions
aulsmith: Chinese
2
Alif the Unseen
de G. Willow Wilson
1,726 membres
109 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
souloftherose, Dilara86, spacehedgy
Explicacions
Dilara86: Arab mythology, djinns
3
Anansi Boys
de Neil Gaiman
20,123 membres
462 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
aulsmith, Dilara86
Explicacions
aulsmith: African and African-Caribbean
4
Lord of Light
de Roger Zelazny
5,172 membres
114 ressenyes
4
2 Members
aulsmith, spacehedgy
Explicacions
aulsmith: Hindu and Buddhist
5
Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure
de Michael Chabon
2,913 membres
141 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
aulsmith, spacehedgy
Explicacions
aulsmith: I don't remember any magic, but it's definitely got elements from the Arabian Nights.
6
Stormdancer
de Jay Kristoff
1,135 membres
93 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
Cecrow, spacehedgy
7
The Will of the Wanderer
de Margaret Weis
1,125 membres
8 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
Cecrow, spacehedgy
8
Redemption in Indigo
de Karen Lord
640 membres
46 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
souloftherose, spacehedgy
Explicacions
souloftherose: Based on a Senagalese folktale
9
The Tiger's Daughter
de K Arsenault Rivera
627 membres
24 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
Cecrow, spacehedgy
10
A Secret Atlas
de Michael A. Stackpole
551 membres
11 ressenyes
½ 3.4
2 Members
Cecrow, spacehedgy
11
The Years of Rice and Salt
de Kim Stanley Robinson
3,485 membres
106 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
aulsmith
Explicacions
aulsmith: Mostly an alternate history, but when Robinson is switching time periods, he places the characters in an between-life place based on Buddhist mythology.
12
Under Heaven
de Guy Gavriel Kay
1,899 membres
114 ressenyes
4.1
Member
Cecrow
13
The Killing Moon
de N. K. Jemisin
1,752 membres
100 ressenyes
3.9
Member
Cecrow
14
Throne of the Crescent Moon
de Saladin Ahmed
1,359 membres
95 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
Cecrow
15
Creatures of Light and Darkness
de Roger Zelazny
1,209 membres
19 ressenyes
3.8
Member
aulsmith
Explicacions
aulsmith: Egyptian
16
Brown Girl in the Ring
de Nalo Hopkinson
1,180 membres
53 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
aulsmith
Explicacions
aulsmith: African-Caribbean
17
River of Stars
de Guy Gavriel Kay
810 membres
52 ressenyes
4.1
Member
Cecrow
18
The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox
de Barry Hughart
536 membres
8 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Member
aulsmith
Explicacions
aulsmith: Chinese
19
The Initiate Brother
de Sean Russell
473 membres
7 ressenyes
4.1
Member
Cecrow
20
Tomoe Gozen
de Jessica Amanda Salmonson
225 membres
4 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
Cecrow
21
The Jaguar Princess
de Clare Bell
118 membres
4 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Aztec
22
Marco Polo and The Sleeping Beauty
de Avram Davidson
83 membres
3.2
Member
aulsmith
Explicacions
aulsmith: I found this too episodic, but the allusions to Chinese mythology were interesting.