List of 32 Books Based on Chinese Mythology
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You might be trying to find books whose stories have a particular source of inspiration. Want to find something specific? Take a look at this useful list of books based on Chinese mythology.
| Title | Author | Publishing Year | Genre |
| Ancient Tales and Folklore of China | Edward T. C. Werner | 1986 | History, Fantasy, Mythology |
| Black Scales White Fur | Kylie Chan | 2013 | Fantasy Fiction |
| Chinese Mythology: An Encyclopedia of Myth and Legend | Derek Walters | 1992 | Fantasy, Mythology |
| Dark Serpent | Kylie Chan | 2013 | Fantasy Fiction, Urban fantasy |
| Descendant of the Crane | Joan He | 2019 | Fantasy Fiction, Mystery |
| Earth to Hell | Kylie Chan | 2010 | Urban fantasy, Fantasy Fiction |
| Eon | Alison Goodman | 2011 | Novel, Fantasy Fiction, Speculative fiction |
| Essential Chinese Mythology: Stories That Change the World | Martin Palmer, Zhao Xiaomin, Joanne O’Brien, James Palmer | 1997 | Fantasy, Mythology, Folklore |
| Jade City | Fonda Lee | 2017 | Novel, Fantasy Fiction, High fantasy, Adventure fiction, Thriller |
| The Kuan Yin Chronicles: The Myths and Prophecies of the Chinese Goddess of Compassion | Martin Palmer, Jay Ramsay | 1995 | Nonfiction, Spirituality, Religion, History |
| Lady White Snake: A Tale From Chinese Opera | Aaron Shepard | 2016 | Cultural, Asia |
| Monkey: A Journey to the West | David Kherdian | 1992 | Folklore, Biographical Fiction |
| Mooncakes and Hungry Ghosts: Festivals of China | Carol Stepanchuk, Charles Wong | 1992 | Ghosts |
| Myths and Legends of China | E.T.C. Werner | 1922 | Fairy tale |
| Origins of Chinese Festivals | Goh Pei Ki | 1997 | Comics, Non-fiction comics |
| Reflection: A Twisted Tale | Elizabeth Lim | 2018 | Fantasy Fiction, Adventure fiction |
| Small Shen | Kylie Chan | 2012 | Fantasy Fiction |
| Soundless | Richelle Mead | 2015 | Fantasy Fiction |
| Starry River of the Sky | Grace Lin | 2012 | Fiction, Fairy tale |
| Taoism and Chinese Religion | Henri Maspero | 1971 | Cultural, Religion, Taoism, Religion, Philosophy |
| The Eight Immortals of Taoism: Legends and Fables of Popular Taoism | translated by Kwok Man Ho and Joanne O’Brien | 1990 | Religion, Taoism, Nonfiction |
| The Epic Crush of Genie Lo | F.C. Yee | 2017 | Fiction |
| The Ghost Bride | Yangsze Choo | 2013 | Historical Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Ghost story |
| The Killing Fog | Jeff Wheeler | 2020 | Fantasy Fiction, High fantasy |
| The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan | Sherry Thomas | 2019 | Fiction |
| The Monkey King: A Superhero Tale of China, Retold from The Journey to the West | Aaron Shepard | 2005 | Fiction |
| The Poppy War | R.F. Kuang | 2018 | Novel, Fantasy Fiction, High fantasy, Grimdark, Historical Fiction, Historical fantasy |
| The Story of Kao Yu | Peter S. Beagle | 2016 | Fantasy Fiction, Fairy tale |
| The Woman Warrior | Maxine Hong Kingston | 1976 | Autobiography, Biography, Künstlerroman |
| Three Kingdoms | Luo Guanzhong | 1522 | Novel, historical novel, Historical Fiction, War story |
| Where the Mountain Meets the Moon | Grace Lin | 2009 | Children's literature, Fairy tale, Fantasy Fiction, Juvenile fantasy |
| White Tiger | Kylie Chan | 2006 | Fantasy Fiction |
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