This is an Asian alternative history novel. It plays on the idea that the entirety of European culture got wiped out by the Black Plague. |
Cartomancy by Michael Stackpole definately has a different feel – more of the “Shogun” variety. Worth reading? I thought so, Stackpole is different in that bad things happen to good people. But he created some amazing people in that book. The sequel wasn’t as good as the first one. |
This is composed of original myths based largely on the mythic styles and structures of non-Western countries. |
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set in China, tale that I’d recommend for its “magic realism” moments, among other outstanding elements. He won a Nobel Prize in Literature. |
This plays upon certain Hindu and Buddhist traditions. |
