Fantasy Aficionados discussion

I'm looking for books that take place in a Middle Eastern type of setting. Suggestions? I can't really find any..

Several great new ones:
Alif the Unseen by G Willow Wilson
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Desert of Souls by Howard Jones

Haroun And The Sea Of Stories and Luka and the Fire of Life. Young adult but enchanting. I suppose technically, not that setting because there is also a fantasy land.

Also The Desert of Souls.

I loved and

I have not read Throne of the Crescent Moon so I can't vouch for it, but it looks interesting (and appropriate to topic).

H. wrote: "I have not read Throne of the Crescent Moon so I can't vouch for it, but it looks interesting (and appropriate to topic)."

I thought it was very good.

The Golem and the Jinni is on my to read list, but I had not heard of the others, so that's great!
Because Middle Eastern legends and tales are so fantasy rich, I have often wondered if there were any fantasy books set there.
Of course with its tales of Jinn, shape shifters, flying carpets,people teleporting and more, the original Arabian Nights or Tales of 1001 Nights could definitely be considered an example of early Fantasy or even Science Fiction.

Jalilah wrote: "Of course with its tales of Jinn, shape shifters, flying carpets,people teleporting and more, the original Arabian Nights or Tales of 1001 Nights could definitely be considered an example of early Fantasy or even Science Fiction. "

True, and I like to explore that old stuff, the original fantasy. I'm into one at the moment, fantasy-adventure: The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan: An Arab Folk Epic.

While not actually middle eastern, all of Brent Weeks's books have strong middle eastern influences.

H. wrote: "I have not read Throne of the Crescent Moon so I can't vouch for it, but it looks interesting (and appropriate to topic)."

I came to the thread to recommend it.

A good fantasy series that feels like a Middle Eastern setting, with djinni, is the trilogy that starts with Freedom's Gate.

I'm reading which is the book after . I'm liking Dabir & Asim's new adventure.

Well, okay, I feel a little weird about this, but I actually wrote a fantasy book that takes place in a Middle Eastern setting. It's YA, and there is a sequel coming out in a few months.



Also, I am reading Pale Queen's Courtyard right now, and I'm generally enjoying it pretty well - a very well-thought-out and engrossing world!

Hmmm, what else. I heartily enjoyed , but would recommend reading first, and the latter is not set in a middle eastern setting.

Glen Cook's The Tower of Fearhas what I would call a Middle Eastern vibe.

I came back just to second The Killing Moon. Pretty awesome.

The Master of Izindi by Dave Wallace seems a perfect fit. It's in a fictional setting, but the Middle Eastern style is quite clear (caliphs, emirs, viziers etc), and it's rather good.