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R/Fantasy's Non-Western SFF List

The best Non-Western Fantasy and Science Fiction novels (and novellas and series) according to R/Fantasy. https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/vneohp/rfantasys_big_list_of_nonwestern_fantasy/
Only first book in each series is included.
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The Empress of Salt and Fortune (Nghi Vo)
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
1
Nghi Vo
A Master of Djinn (P. Djeli Clark)
A Master of Djinn
2
P. Djeli Clark
Jade City (Fonda Lee)
Jade City
3
Fonda Lee
She Who Became the Sun (Shelley Parker-Chan)
She Who Became the Sun
4
Shelley Parker-Chan
The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang)
The Poppy War
5
R. F. Kuang
Black Sun (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Black Sun
6
Rebecca Roanhorse
The Jasmine Throne (Tasha Suri)
The Jasmine Throne
7
Tasha Suri
The Sword of Kaigen (M. L. Wang)
The Sword of Kaigen
8
M. L. Wang
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
9
Katherine Arden
The Rage of Dragons (Evan Winter)
The Rage of Dragons
10
Evan Winter
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
11
S.A.Chakraborty
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
The Three-Body Problem
12
Liu Cixin
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
13
Arkady Martine
Vita Nostra (Marina and Sergey Dyachenko)
Vita Nostra
14
Marina and Sergey Dyachenko
Iron Widow (Xiran Jay Zhao)
Iron Widow
15
Xiran Jay Zhao
Ninefox Gambit (Yoon Ha Lee)
Ninefox Gambit
16
Yoon Ha Lee
The Emperor's Soul
The Emperor's Soul
17
A Stranger in Olondria (Sofia Samatar)
A Stranger in Olondria
18
Sofia Samatar
Black Water Sister (Zen Cho)
Black Water Sister
19
Zen Cho
Raybearer (Jordan Ifeuko)
Raybearer
20
Jordan Ifeuko
The Long Price Quartet
The Long Price Quartet
21
The Traitor Baru Cormorant (Seth Dickinson)
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
22
Seth Dickinson
Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)
Spinning Silver
23
Naomi Novik
The Grace of Kings (Ken Liu)
The Grace of Kings
24
Ken Liu
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
25
Ursula K. Le Guin
Phoenix Extravagant (Yoon Ha Lee)
Phoenix Extravagant
26
Yoon Ha Lee
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
27
Nnedi Okorafor
The Killing Moon
The Killing Moon
28
The Black Tides of Heaven (Neon Yang)
The Black Tides of Heaven
29
Neon Yang
Rosewater (Tade Thompson)
Rosewater
30
Tade Thompson
Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
31
Naomi Novik
Redemption in Indigo (Karen Lord)
Redemption in Indigo
32
Karen Lord
The Bone Shard Daughter (Andrea Stewart)
The Bone Shard Daughter
33
Andrea Stewart
The Wolf in the Whale (Jordanna Max Brodsky)
The Wolf in the Whale
34
Jordanna Max Brodsky
Gods of Jade and Shadow (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Gods of Jade and Shadow
35
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Unbroken (C. L. Clark)
The Unbroken
36
C. L. Clark
Empire of Sand (Tasha Suri)
Empire of Sand
37
Tasha Suri
The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox (Barry Hughart)
The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox
38
Barry Hughart
Monstress (Marjorie Liu)
Monstress
39
Marjorie Liu
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Vol. 1 (Mo Xiang Tong Xiu)
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Vol. 1
40
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
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