14 must-read mythology books like A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee

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A Thousand Steps into Night

By: Traci Chee

3.78

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, Traci Chee, comes a Japane…

"He was meandering along one of the paths, watching the fire crackle around him as if it were an opera—stirring, magnificent—and he, its only patron."

-Traci Chee, A Thousand Steps into Night

"He was meandering along one of the paths, watching the fire crackle around him as if it were an opera—stirring, magnificent—and he, its only patron."

-Traci Chee, A Thousand Steps into Night

"To anyone else, the appearance of the village might have been cause for alarm, but to Miuko, who had only ever known such deterioration, it was beautiful in its ordinariness."

-Traci Chee, A Thousand Steps into Night

"To anyone else, the appearance of the village might have been cause for alarm, but to Miuko, who had only ever known such deterioration, it was beautiful in its ordinariness."

-Traci Chee, A Thousand Steps into Night

If you liked the mythology plot in A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1)

By: Judy I. Lin

3.83

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault. She was t… read more

Similar categories in Judy I. Lin's A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1) book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"In the morning, Lian and I tuck into a breakfast of fluffy baozi, fresh from the bamboo steamers of Small Wu’s kitchen m. We pull the dough apart to reveal the filling within — ground pork mixed with…"

-Judy I. Lin, A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1)

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2. The Red Palace

By: June Hur

4.13

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

Joseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to illegitimate daughters in the capital city… read more

Similar categories in June Hur's The Red Palace book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • asian literature
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"We are women,"

-June Hur, The Red Palace

"There is only you."

-June Hur, The Red Palace

"I say with utmost respect,"

-June Hur, The Red Palace

"Do you not know me, nauri? I am Baek-hyeon."

-June Hur, The Red Palace

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3. The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

By: Axie Oh

4.11

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, whil… read more

Similar categories in Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Sometimes, only through a story can a truth be heard."

-Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

"My grandfather understood the comfort there is in shared silence."

-Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

"Sometimes I can be thoughtless. And I like to tease. But you can depend upon me."

-Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

"I don't think love can be bought or earned or even prayed for. It must be freely given."

-Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

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4. Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

By: Sue Lynn Tan

4.10

Format: 503 pages, Hardcover

Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from th… read more

Similar categories in Sue Lynn Tan's Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1) book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Never again would I be content to remain in the shadows."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

"Everyone has their own troubles; some lay them bare while others hide them better."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

"Some scars are carved into our bones - a part of who we are, shaping what we become."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

"I do care," he ground out. "despite my sense, my judgement and honor - I cannot help but care."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

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5. Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom, #2)

By: Sue Lynn Tan

4.03

Format: 466 pages, Hardcover

After her perilous quest to free her mother, Xingyin thrives once more in the tranquility of her ho… read more

Similar categories in Sue Lynn Tan's Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom, #2) book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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6. A Crane Among Wolves

By: June Hur

4.03

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, crafts a devastating and pulse-pounding tale that w… read more

Similar categories in June Hur's A Crane Among Wolves book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
"What need has the king for a thousand courtesans? I cannot possibly imgaine wanting a thousand husbands." "Because rape - "He flicked an uneasy glance my way, as though afraid to offend my womanly se…"

-June Hur, A Crane Among Wolves

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7. The Fox Wife

By: Yangsze Choo

4.01

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

Some people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi, or life force, bu… read more

Similar categories in Yangsze Choo's The Fox Wife book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • mythology
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Chinese traditionally consider shadows part of the soul. Harm done to a shadow, whether by pinning it to the ground or stepping on it, was considered spiritual damage to the person. Of course none of…"

-Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife

"Sometimes our wishes come back in the darkest, most twisted ways, like a thorn that pierces and grows through your flesh. A tree that drinks blood and blots out the sun. The sin was mine; I had water…"

-Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife

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8. Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White (Song of the Last Kingdom, #2)

By: Amélie Wen Zhao

3.92

Format: 345 pages, Paperback

The epic sequel to the book Song of Silver, Flame Like Night, is a fast-paced, riveting YA fantasy … read more

Similar categories in Amélie Wen Zhao's Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White (Song of the Last Kingdom, #2) book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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9. Strike the Zither (Kingdom of Three, #1)

By: Joan He

3.74

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The year is 414 of the Xin Dynasty, and chaos abounds. A puppet empress is on the throne. The realm… read more

Similar categories in Joan He's Strike the Zither (Kingdom of Three, #1) book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"When i was mortal, I thought myself a god."

-Joan He, Strike the Zither (Kingdom of Three, #1)

"People are more predictable than they care to admit."

-Joan He, Strike the Zither (Kingdom of Three, #1)

"You wound me I remove his hand and meet him in the eye. "No worse than I already have."

-Joan He, Strike the Zither (Kingdom of Three, #1)

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10. A Bright Heart (A Bright Heart, #1)

By: Kate Chenli

3.78

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

What if you could avenge your own murder? A brilliant young woman gets a second chance at life in t… read more

Similar categories in Kate Chenli's A Bright Heart (A Bright Heart, #1) book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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11. Song of the Six Realms

By: Judy I. Lin

3.58

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

Judy I. Lin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Magic Steeped in Poison, weaves a dreamy got… read more

Similar categories in Judy I. Lin's Song of the Six Realms book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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12. Descendant of the Crane

By: Joan He

3.63

Format: 413 pages, Paperback

In New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He's debut novel, Descendant of the Crane , a d… read more

Similar categories in Joan He's Descendant of the Crane book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
"To learn, her mind had needed to unlearn."

-Joan He, Descendant of the Crane

"No night was perfect for treason, but this one came close."

-Joan He, Descendant of the Crane

"Knowledge is truth, Little Bird. Those who refuse to learn live in a world of falsity."

-Joan He, Descendant of the Crane

"In the times ahead, you may not know whom to trust. So trust in yourself, and trust in your beliefs."

-Joan He, Descendant of the Crane

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13. A Thousand Steps into Night

By: Traci Chee

3.78

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, Traci Chee, comes a Japane… read more

Similar categories in Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • adventure
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • japan
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"He was meandering along one of the paths, watching the fire crackle around him as if it were an opera—stirring, magnificent—and he, its only patron."

-Traci Chee, A Thousand Steps into Night

"To anyone else, the appearance of the village might have been cause for alarm, but to Miuko, who had only ever known such deterioration, it was beautiful in its ordinariness."

-Traci Chee, A Thousand Steps into Night

"She could not help but think of her mother and how much she would have loved it, how she would have devoured every sight, every souund, every phantasmagoric scent wafting up from the volcanic fissure…"

-Traci Chee, A Thousand Steps into Night

"Once, at Ogawa Castle, Miuko had thought him lonely; but now, seeing him encircled by such unrepentant destruction, she understood that he could never be lonely, because he did not desire company. No…"

-Traci Chee, A Thousand Steps into Night

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14. Her Radiant Curse

By: Elizabeth Lim

4.17

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of SIX CRIMSON CRANES comes a tale of two sisters—one as… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Lim's Her Radiant Curse book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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15. The Dragon's Promise (Six Crimson Cranes, #2)

By: Elizabeth Lim

3.79

Format: 482 pages, Hardcover

A journey to the kingdom of dragons, a star-crossed love, and a cursed pearl with the power to mend… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Lim's The Dragon's Promise (Six Crimson Cranes, #2) book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Even chaos has its place."

-Elizabeth Lim, The Dragon's Promise (Six Crimson Cranes, #2)

"I’m not leaving you. I promise."

-Elizabeth Lim, The Dragon's Promise (Six Crimson Cranes, #2)

"Yet you act as though he’s the one who gave you a piece of his heart."

-Elizabeth Lim, The Dragon's Promise (Six Crimson Cranes, #2)

"Your heart is your home. Until you understand that, you belong nowhere."

-Elizabeth Lim, The Dragon's Promise (Six Crimson Cranes, #2)

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16. Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1)

By: Amélie Wen Zhao

3.80

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

In a fallen kingdom, one girl carries the key to discovering the secrets of her nation’s past—and u… read more

Similar categories in Amélie Wen Zhao's Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1) book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"A sword's purpose may be determined by its wielder, but take the weapon away entirely, and neither the merciful nor the cruel may draw blood with it."

-Amélie Wen Zhao, Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1)

"What use are tears? Ying had murmured to her once, back when they had just crossed their twelfth cycle of life and the wounds of Lan’s losses still cut deep every night. The dead will neither feel th…"

-Amélie Wen Zhao, Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1)

"What use are tears? Ying had murmured to her once, back when they had just crossed their twelfth cycle of life and the wounds of Lan’s losses still cut deep every night. The dead will neither feel th…"

-Amélie Wen Zhao, Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1)

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17. Tales of the Celestial Kingdom (The Celestial Kingdom, #2.5)

By: Sue Lynn Tan

4.13

Format: 153 pages, Hardcover

Sue Lynn Tan’s highly acclaimed, bestselling Celestial Kingdom duology is expanded with this new c… read more

Similar categories in Sue Lynn Tan's Tales of the Celestial Kingdom (The Celestial Kingdom, #2.5) book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"I would move the stars for you," I said quietly, as something shifted into place inside me. "I would defy them all."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom (The Celestial Kingdom, #2.5)

"The past is embedded in who we are, whether we choose to change or keep our course. Without our history, we are unmarked sheets of paper."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom (The Celestial Kingdom, #2.5)

"As for him, he had learned his lesson better than I had, pursuing her with unwavering dedication, risking everything, even choosing her life over his."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom (The Celestial Kingdom, #2.5)

"What was eternity to love? To be held by him this way, like I was the only person who mattered in the world, to feel this fullness in my chest, to have him beside me as we lay in our bed-all this was…"

-Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom (The Celestial Kingdom, #2.5)

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18. The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1)

By: Kylie Lee Baker

4.06

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Zilan dreams of becoming a royal alchemist, of providing for her family by making alchemical gold a… read more

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  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Your ducks weren't rude to me. I don't want to eat them." "I do." Yufei whispered..."

-Kylie Lee Baker, The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1)

"I am offended,"" he said, making a show of crossing his arms and turning away. ""I may forgive you if you kiss me, though."

-Kylie Lee Baker, The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1)

"Ahead of us, a man was pulling a cart of cabbages out into the street. I grabbed three chunks of amethyst in one hand and slammed my other palm into the cart. It burst in to wood splinters, cabbage l…"

-Kylie Lee Baker, The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1)

"Uncle Fan had busied himself making lots of míngqì to bury them with—soft baby lambs and tiny ponies and wise teachers. They will be well taken care of, where they’re going, he’d said. My cousins gre…"

-Kylie Lee Baker, The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1)

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19. Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)

By: Elizabeth Lim

4.20

Format: 454 pages, ebook

A princess in exile, a shapeshifting dragon, six enchanted cranes, and an unspeakable curse... S… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Lim's Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1) book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Let’s play a game,"

-Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)

"Curiosity was my greatest weakness."

-Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)

"Fear is just a game. You win by playing."

-Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)

"You are my daughter, not of my blood, but of my heart."

-Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)

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20. A Venom Dark and Sweet (The Book of Tea, #2)

By: Judy I. Lin

3.61

Format: 352 pages, None

The enthralling conclusion to Judy I. Lin's Book of Tea duology—A Magic Steeped in Poison and A Ven… read more

Similar categories in Judy I. Lin's A Venom Dark and Sweet (The Book of Tea, #2) book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"The bond of family is a kind of magic all its own."

-Judy I. Lin, A Venom Dark and Sweet (The Book of Tea, #2)

"To be human is to be vulnerable. To be human is to have more power than the gods will ever wield"

-Judy I. Lin, A Venom Dark and Sweet (The Book of Tea, #2)

"We all believe we are the center of the universe, but we forget we are merely specks among the stars. Moving through the streams of possible futures, sometimes colliding."

-Judy I. Lin, A Venom Dark and Sweet (The Book of Tea, #2)

"Magic does not belong to Shénnóng. It is not unique to one god or the other. Those are human terms, human rules. All magic is the same. It is only the vessel that shapes it."

-Judy I. Lin, A Venom Dark and Sweet (The Book of Tea, #2)

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21. Frigid

By: Giao Chi

4.14

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

Dong Tu may be a normal girl, but her high-profile affair with the Whispered World’s most dangerous… read more

Similar categories in Giao Chi's Frigid book and Traci Chee's A Thousand Steps into Night

  • fantasy

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3.83

Transform Your Habits

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June Hur

4.13

Transform Your Habits

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Axie Oh

4.11

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