Non-European/Western Based Fantasy (61 books)

Fantasy books with settings that are not the classic fantasy with knights in shinning armor, warring kings and marauding goblins. I am counting Norse and Greek/Roman mythology as heavily inspiring European fantasy, and am reluctant to include books based in those pantheons in this list.

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1	Mist Bound: How to Glue Back Grandpa by Daryl Kho (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 165 ratings score: 500, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1) by Renée Ahdieh (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 186,168 ratings score: 379, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1) by Laini Taylor (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 135,334 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1) by Alwyn Hamilton (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 66,388 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Muse of Nightmares (Strange the Dreamer, #2) by Laini Taylor (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 70,794 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) by Tomi Adeyemi (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 250,985 ratings score: 284, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Djinn City by Saad Z. Hossain (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 1,299 ratings score: 278, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Arabian Nights by Anonymous 4.03 avg rating — 81,937 ratings score: 277, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1) by S.A. Chakraborty (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 154,516 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Heaven Official’s Blessing [天官赐福] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 4.73 avg rating — 13,004 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1) by P. Djèlí Clark (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 35,524 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda 3.76 avg rating — 6,645 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 482,334 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	An Older Kind of Magic by Patricia Wrightson 3.84 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Bunyip Hole by Patricia Wrightson 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Tiger’s Daughter (Ascendant, #1) by K. Arsenault Rivera (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 4,168 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Eyes (Half-Alive, #1) by Nghịch Tử (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Black Water Sister by Zen Cho (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 11,225 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 333,830 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	InuYasha, Vol. 1: Turning Back Time (InuYasha, #1) by Rumiko Takahashi 4.32 avg rating — 72,883 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1) by Shannon Chakraborty 4.25 avg rating — 79,220 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Of Mountains And Seas by Emily Renk Hawthorne (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 377 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2) by Tomi Adeyemi (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 81,153 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 27,441 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	In the Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 2,712 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	How the Man in Green Saved Pahang, and Possibly the World by Joshua Kam 3.26 avg rating — 153 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Nargun and the Stars by Patricia Wrightson 4.01 avg rating — 401 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hossain (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 2,364 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley 3.43 avg rating — 6,398 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1) by Kwame Mbalia (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 10,728 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Inanna (Sumerians, #1) by Emily H. Wilson (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 2,307 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Off the Beaten Path by Gustavo Bondoni (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, #2) by Nghi Vo (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 18,784 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1) by Katherine Arden (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 234,191 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1) by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 38,400 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Diamond Horse by Stacy Gregg (Artist) 4.12 avg rating — 400 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Deep by Rivers Solomon (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 40,125 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Skin of the Sea (Skin of the Sea, #1) by Natasha Bowen (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 16,372 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Secret History of Moscow by Ekaterina Sedia 3.39 avg rating — 1,570 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Seven Unfortunate Lifetimes, All Thanks to a Single Moment of Impulse by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang 3.86 avg rating — 271 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1) by Elizabeth Lim (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 104,216 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Aye I Longwhite by Alan Tien 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Skin Folk by Nalo Hopkinson 3.97 avg rating — 1,972 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Girl Who Kept Winter (The Winter Epic #1) by Giao Chi (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 432 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, #1) by Alison Goodman (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 62,816 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas, #1) by Zoraida Córdova (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 14,554 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Taijiku by Elizabeth Andre (Goodreads Author) 3.44 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu (Goodreads Author) (Writer) 3.96 avg rating — 66,137 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 37,530 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, #1) by Lian Hearn 4.06 avg rating — 45,432 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Silverhair (Mammoth, #1) by Stephen Baxter 3.51 avg rating — 672 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Ostentatious Zhao Yao by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang 4.10 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Malinalli by Veronica Chapa 3.40 avg rating — 976 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Ink (Paper Gods, #1) by Amanda Sun (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 10,033 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 19,898 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Noragami 01 (Noragami: Stray God, #1) by Adachitoka 4.36 avg rating — 23,431 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	七爷 [Qī Yé] by Priest 4.12 avg rating — 1,426 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 77,434 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 28,311 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Last of the Talons (Talons, #1) by Sophie Kim (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 2,086 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Wild Seed (Patternist, #1) by Octavia E. Butler 4.20 avg rating — 39,706 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars