tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post1999517442587215488..comments2024-03-09T03:30:45.524-05:00Comments on Mad Hatter's Bookshelf & Book Review: Recommendations | Non-European Fantasy by WomenThe Mad Hatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14135107584625716128noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-2846342097629282016-05-03T22:09:09.558-04:002016-05-03T22:09:09.558-04:00"How about Megan Whelan Turner's Thief of..."How about Megan Whelan Turner's Thief of Attolia series? It's not strictly a fantasy as there isn't much magic (unless you count Gods)but it's got a definite Greek flavor.<br />The Thief<br />Queen of Attolia<br />King of Attolia <br />Conspiracy of Kings"~Anonymous<br />Those books are great! And I agree with the Greek influence- a pantheon of gods, city-states (or close enough), olives as a main crop, separate from a mainland. Maybe not a fairies and elves fantasy, but definitely has divine influence as a major part, and the travel/growth/kings/quests/warrior, scholar, & rogue arrangement of many epic fantasy stories. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-76550370403107838242014-05-03T16:31:46.240-04:002014-05-03T16:31:46.240-04:00Haven't noticed anyone else mentioning Paper M...Haven't noticed anyone else mentioning Paper Mage by Leah Cutter. Chinese wizards and family loyalty. Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01927387067382311292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-28543407224753055562013-04-04T17:10:48.782-04:002013-04-04T17:10:48.782-04:00This list is fantastic! I wonder if it could be or...This list is fantastic! I wonder if it could be organized by region? Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00014180266038928713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-11110233926754943512012-10-14T23:04:03.059-04:002012-10-14T23:04:03.059-04:00Starry River of the Sky, the companion to Where th...Starry River of the Sky, the companion to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin, was recently published. Link: http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316125956<br /><br />I also have a few recommendations of a couple juvenile / YA books that have more contemporary settings:<br /><br />White Jade Tiger, by Julie Lawson, is set both in contemporary Victoria, British Columbia (on Canada's west coast), and 150 years earlier during a major gold rush (and a national-railway-building endeavour) in British Columbia. All the main characters are ethnically Chinese. The fantasy elements include (but are not limitted to) the time travel. Link: http://www.julielawson.ca/whitejadetiger.html<br /><br />Alison Baird is the author of a series of books about a Chinese Canadian girl living in Toronto ends up with a dragon egg. The dragon is definitely Chinese, and many shenanigans and magical adventures ensue, including a trip back to China to visit all the other dragon's relatives. I absolutely <i>loved</i> the first book as a child (The Dragon's Egg), though I haven't read the sequels. Link, under the Kids section: http://www.alisonbaird.net/<br /><br />Lastly is the Magic or Madness triglogy by Justine Larbalestier. It's set in contemporary Australia and New York City, and its protagonists are a white Australian boy, and African American boy, and a bi-racial aboriginal Australian girl. The magic has some aboriginal elements and some more original elements (or ones that unrecognizable to me at least), but either way it's pretty different from traditional medieval European stuff.<br /><br />I also have some recommendations for various Celtic-based (non-Aurthurian!) fantasy novels, but though they're definitely not Catholic or Protestant based, they are set in western Europe (or in some cases, Canada) and features caucasian protagonists. So, let me know if you'd like me to submit those as well, or leave them for another list : )April Q.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-22456311058146937002012-10-01T00:05:07.808-04:002012-10-01T00:05:07.808-04:00Ballou Gregorian's Tredana trilogy is a lot of...Ballou Gregorian's Tredana trilogy is a lot of fun. For something set in Aboriginal Australia, try Patrcia Wrightson's "Song of Wirrun" trilogy. She wrote other books as well, it's years since I read them, but many emphasise pre-European Australian culture. Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-7714550509605631272012-07-23T15:14:45.335-04:002012-07-23T15:14:45.335-04:00Very good list which I keep bookmarked for referen...Very good list which I keep bookmarked for referenc whenever i'm looking for something different<br /><br />Just picked up a secondhand book called "castledown" by a Joyce Ballou Gregorian,i've briefly researched it and it the second of a series set in a middle eastern analogue world. It looks good and is quite old too.Musereadernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-44114657634936981312012-07-09T06:10:16.630-04:002012-07-09T06:10:16.630-04:00Alison Goodman's Eon has a sequel, Eona, btw. ...Alison Goodman's Eon has a sequel, Eona, btw. Wonderful list!Carissa St. Amandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485457935094701048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-55219173444014080242012-07-05T08:50:28.939-04:002012-07-05T08:50:28.939-04:00How about Misty Lackey's Sacred Ground (Native...How about Misty Lackey's Sacred Ground (Native American) or Burning Water (can't remember if it's Mayan or Aztec mythology)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-38998119935944682032012-07-02T11:40:02.011-04:002012-07-02T11:40:02.011-04:00Just bookmarked this for future reference. I'm...Just bookmarked this for future reference. I'm definitely making it a goal to read from this list. Thank you for putting it together.Sadieforsythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744505728777650782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-90499736643874146972012-05-09T11:14:40.665-04:002012-05-09T11:14:40.665-04:00KJ Bishop's The Etched City probably counts? I...KJ Bishop's The Etched City probably counts? I'm not quite sure. Its world and characters are based on an amalgamation of many influences. The lands involved are def. not European though, and one pov character is roughly analogous to Middle Eastern and the other is from a far northern matriarchal society.<br /><br />There's also another by Noriko Ogiwara: Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince (sequel to Dragon Sword and Wind Child)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-8754681071268284172012-05-08T12:25:09.030-04:002012-05-08T12:25:09.030-04:00Very nice list! I think I've read about half o...Very nice list! I think I've read about half of the books presented here. Now, I must track down the other half!Sumayyah Talibahhttp://sumayyahsaidso.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-49012766917685402622012-05-06T17:10:11.740-04:002012-05-06T17:10:11.740-04:00Here is another for consideration:
Clare Bell'...Here is another for consideration:<br />Clare Bell's People of the Sky<br />As I recall, it has Hopi influences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-12445508095416805462012-05-05T11:29:22.064-04:002012-05-05T11:29:22.064-04:00Wonderful list, I'm going to bookmark this pag...Wonderful list, I'm going to bookmark this page.<br /><br />One curiosity, though how does Alice Borchardt's The Silver Wolf qualify as 'non European'? It is set in Rome at the time of Charlemagne...Marina Bonominoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-72187280763880926932012-05-03T20:34:42.468-04:002012-05-03T20:34:42.468-04:00I am going to attempt to read at least one from ea...I am going to attempt to read at least one from each author by this time next year...tall order, but I like a challenge! Amazing lst by the way. Been meaning to read something from Octavia Butler for a while, so Wild Seed will be my first one.Trish Loydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07839494951706070596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-4086011347329184122012-05-02T23:40:38.413-04:002012-05-02T23:40:38.413-04:00These are from the 1930's and 1040's ,but ...These are from the 1930's and 1040's ,but Joan Grant's Winged Pharoah and the duology Eyes of Horus and Lord of the Horizon are set in Ancient Egypt and have magic in them.To make sure you get the right one ,one has to use Joan Marshall Grant some times.I'm pretty certain the first book is still in print. These are three of my all-time favorite books! Mary Cay Martin--marycmartin@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-42676056215807504722012-05-02T15:11:25.825-04:002012-05-02T15:11:25.825-04:00What a fabulous list!
I would guibble about Nancy...What a fabulous list!<br /><br />I would guibble about Nancy Springer's trilogy, which I re-read not long ago. It's totally British/Arthurian/Robin Hood-y.<br /><br />And Kate Elliott's fabulous series is pretty European as well. Has a few Central Asia steppe elements but it's most set in a fantasy version of Europe.<br /><br />I am really looking forward to reading some of these.Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328578657332047837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-24774176148112794392012-05-02T09:37:41.239-04:002012-05-02T09:37:41.239-04:00Adding to the list one of my favorites:
The W...Adding to the list one of my favorites: <br /><br /> The Wood Wife by Terry Windling<br /><br />features native american magical elements from the Tucson area.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02756400462331246697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-36298753695648437622012-05-01T20:13:58.349-04:002012-05-01T20:13:58.349-04:00Kelso's Amberlight has two sequels, Riversend ...Kelso's <i>Amberlight</i> has two sequels, <i>Riversend</i> and <i>Source</i>, if you want to add those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-64458859404354448232012-04-30T15:15:31.675-04:002012-04-30T15:15:31.675-04:00A few maybes:
Rebecca Bradley's Tetmutma: vam...A few maybes:<br /><br />Rebecca Bradley's <i>Tetmutma</i>: vampire novel set in Hong Kong.<br /><br /><i>The Jaguar Princess</i> by Clare Bell: jaguar-shapeshifters, set in the Aztec Empire.<br /><br />How about Ekaterina Sedia's <i>House of Discarded Dreams</i>? Starts in the U.S., but really it's set in a house that sort of drifts away into a world based on African mythologies and urban legends.<br /><br />K.J. Baker's <i>The Etched City</i> is a little hard to classify - the setting reminds me a bit of the one in Martha Wells' <i>City of Bones</i> - sort of Near / Middle East, with touches of European (the griffin) and weird. <br /><br />Not sure if Steph Swainton's series that starts with <i>The Year of Our War</i> should be here. It's odd, and has a neverending war with giant bugs and its own even weirder alternate secondary world that one of the characters occasionally escapes to, but also a mostly standard feudal setup.<br /><br />Sherri Tepper's <i>Land of the True Game</i> books? Sf-ish fantasy set in a world sort of like a mad scientist's version of a chess game for intelligent superpowered lab rats.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368931851928318115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-82725450355477804092012-04-29T13:27:52.666-04:002012-04-29T13:27:52.666-04:00How about Megan Whelan Turner's Thief of Attol...How about Megan Whelan Turner's Thief of Attolia series? It's not strictly a fantasy as there isn't much magic (unless you count Gods)but it's got a definite Greek flavor.<br />The Thief<br />Queen of Attolia<br />King of Attolia <br />Conspiracy of KingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-53910989789557045922012-04-28T22:20:48.211-04:002012-04-28T22:20:48.211-04:00How about Jennifer Roberson's Tige and Del nov...How about Jennifer Roberson's Tige and Del novels? The North has European elements, but most of the story takes place in the South.zednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-57311974674514298772012-04-28T18:40:23.427-04:002012-04-28T18:40:23.427-04:00Great idea!
Noriko Ogiwara also has more books in...Great idea!<br /><br />Noriko Ogiwara also has more books in the same setting as <i>Dragon Sword and Wind Child</i> (<i>Sorairo Magatama</i> in the original Japanese). The second book is <i>Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince</i> (originally <i>Hakuchou Iden</i>). The third book has not yet been translated in English and the title is <i>Usubeni Tennyo</i>.<br /><br />I'm hoping it does get translated because I really liked the first book!Kristenhttp://www.fantasybookcafe.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-80500696734965016682012-04-27T09:47:18.340-04:002012-04-27T09:47:18.340-04:00Great list! Thank you so much for making it. I mig...Great list! Thank you so much for making it. I might also recommend Karen Healey's YA book Guardian of the Dead, which is about Maori mythology.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634766750596400436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-10758007446504059192012-04-27T09:21:41.474-04:002012-04-27T09:21:41.474-04:00I'm so thrilled to see myself on this list! Ca...I'm so thrilled to see myself on this list! Can I ask that my second book Daughter of the Flames, and the companion novel FrostFire also be included? They're based (loosely!) on Northern India and Tibet :)Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-82522948912640123592012-04-27T08:35:55.691-04:002012-04-27T08:35:55.691-04:00BethN: we included a few books that used elements ...BethN: we included a few books that used elements from early Russia or Byzantium because they aren't as common as western European settings and we thought readers might be interested in them.<br /><br />Eric578: N.K. Jemisin's books are already on the list.Martha Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07987464072035106570noreply@blogger.com