11 must-read mythology books like Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends by Frederick H. Martens

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Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

By: Frederick H. Martens

3.45

Format: 279 pages, Hardcover

An elegantly packaged new edition of a classic Chinese folktale collection that responds to the con…

If you liked the mythology plot in Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends by Frederick H. Martens , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying, #1)

By: Xiran Jay Zhao

4.09

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

Zachary Ying never had many opportunities to learn about his Chinese heritage. His single mom was b… read more

Similar categories in Xiran Jay Zhao's Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying, #1) book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • mythology
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Если хочешь обрести истинную власть над своей жизнью, тебе нужно перестать так сильно беспокоиться о том, что подумают другие"

-Xiran Jay Zhao, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying, #1)

"«Если хочешь обрести истинную власть над своей жизнью, тебе нужно перестать так сильно беспокоиться о том, что подумают другие»."

-Xiran Jay Zhao, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying, #1)

"He died taking mercury pills that he thought would make him immortal," Tang Taizong said. "So did you!" Qin Sho Haung yelped without looking at him. "Allegedly! Sources differ!" "You know what you di…"

-Xiran Jay Zhao, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying, #1)

"You cling so hard to morality out of a desperation for others to like you. You think they'd stop treating you like an outsider if you were a good boy who did everything they wanted. This is your grea…"

-Xiran Jay Zhao, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying, #1)

Cover of The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

2. The Black God's Drums

By: P. Djèlí Clark

4.01

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Creeper, a scrappy young teen, is done living on the streets of New Orleans. Instead, she wants to … read more

Similar categories in P. Djèlí Clark's The Black God's Drums book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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3. He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2)

By: Shelley Parker-Chan

4.25

Format: 486 pages, ebook

How much would you give to win the world? Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after … read more

Similar categories in Shelley Parker-Chan's He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2) book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"A man's greatest treasure is his sons."

-Shelley Parker-Chan, He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2)

"Take him out drinking with you somewhere in Qingyuan tonight. Then on the way home,"

-Shelley Parker-Chan, He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2)

"This was the part she loved, fiercely. The leap from which there was no turning back; the buoyant thrill of knowing that all the threads of action would come together—had to come together—into succes…"

-Shelley Parker-Chan, He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2)

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4. Carmilla and Laura

By: S.D. Simper

4.25

Format: 159 pages, Kindle Edition

In the late 19th century, Laura lives a lonely life in a schloss by the forest, Styria, with only h… read more

Similar categories in S.D. Simper's Carmilla and Laura book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • fantasy
"I had missed you all my life."

-S.D. Simper, Carmilla and Laura

"Now, I felt I had lost something I’d never even held."

-S.D. Simper, Carmilla and Laura

"You give in to your passions with the fearlessness of one already damned"

-S.D. Simper, Carmilla and Laura

"To savor every moment together would be enough. It would have to be enough."

-S.D. Simper, Carmilla and Laura

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5. 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 Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • mythology
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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6. Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

By: Nikita Gill

4.02

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Poet, writer, and Instagram sensation Nikita Gill returns with a collection of fairytales poeticall… read more

Similar categories in Nikita Gill's Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • fairy tales
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"That idea...it was you. You are the universe’s fairytale come true."

-Nikita Gill, Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

"She wears strength and darkness equally well, The girl has always been half goddess, half hell"

-Nikita Gill, Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

"They pull at a thread of pain left by someone in your mind, and sew an entire ghost out of you."

-Nikita Gill, Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

"Out there may be monsters, my dear. But in you still lives the dragon you should always believe in."

-Nikita Gill, Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

Cover of The Pale Dreamer (The Bone Season, #0.5) by Samantha    Shannon

7. The Pale Dreamer (The Bone Season, #0.5)

By: Samantha Shannon

3.90

Format: None pages, ebook

The exhilarating prequel to the internationally bestselling Bone Season series. In the perilous … read more

Similar categories in Samantha Shannon's The Pale Dreamer (The Bone Season, #0.5) book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"it still amused me that criminals had laws."

-Samantha Shannon, The Pale Dreamer (The Bone Season, #0.5)

"You see this, O my lovely? This is yours,' he said. 'This street, this path, is yours to walk. If you follow it, it will you into the labyrinth of London's underworld, where you truly belong. All you…"

-Samantha Shannon, The Pale Dreamer (The Bone Season, #0.5)

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8. Japanese Myths & Tales (Epic Tales)

By: Alan Cummings

3.88

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

From the creation myth of Izanagi and Izanami designed to explain the orgins of the island of Japan… read more

Similar categories in Alan Cummings's Japanese Myths & Tales (Epic Tales) book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • classics
  • asia
  • short stories
  • folklore
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
Cover of Wrath of the Triple Goddess (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #7) by Rick Riordan

9. Wrath of the Triple Goddess (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #7)

By: Rick Riordan

4.43

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Percy Jackson, now a high school senior, needs three recommendation letters from the Greek gods in … read more

Similar categories in Rick Riordan's Wrath of the Triple Goddess (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #7) book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • mythology
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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10. Goddess of the River

By: Vaishnavi Patel

3.86

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

A powerful reimagining of the story of Ganga, goddess of the river, and her doomed mortal son, from… read more

Similar categories in Vaishnavi Patel's Goddess of the River book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • mythology
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Art of Destiny (War Arts, #2) by Wesley Chu

11. The Art of Destiny (War Arts, #2)

By: Wesley Chu

4.16

Format: 651 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a prophecy that a chosen one would rise to defeat the Eternal Khan, an immortal god-… read more

Similar categories in Wesley Chu's The Art of Destiny (War Arts, #2) book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"May you still experience more dreams than memories."

-Wesley Chu, The Art of Destiny (War Arts, #2)

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12. The Night Ends with Fire (The Night Ends with Fire, #1)

By: K.X. Song

3.84

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Infused with magic and romance, this sweeping fantasy adventure inspired by the legend of Mulan fol… read more

Similar categories in K.X. Song's The Night Ends with Fire (The Night Ends with Fire, #1) book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • mythology
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"She swallowed hard. 'They would never let a woman hold on to power."

-K.X. Song, The Night Ends with Fire (The Night Ends with Fire, #1)

"They say a girl with an ill-fated mother is doomed to follow in her footsteps."

-K.X. Song, The Night Ends with Fire (The Night Ends with Fire, #1)

"I needed to prove that I, as a woman, could be better than the rest of them. That I too could belong. That I too could be free."

-K.X. Song, The Night Ends with Fire (The Night Ends with Fire, #1)

"Because it was depravity, for a woman to desire more than her lot in life. To aspire to more than safety, protection. To aspire to power ."

-K.X. Song, The Night Ends with Fire (The Night Ends with Fire, #1)

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13. The Book of Cat Poems

By: Ana Sampson

4.09

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

See the kitten, how she starts, Crouches, stretches, paws and darts; With a tiger-leap half way Now… read more

Similar categories in Ana Sampson's The Book of Cat Poems book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • fiction
Cover of Legend of the White Snake by Sher Lee

14. Legend of the White Snake

By: Sher Lee

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A snake spirit transforms into a boy and must hide his true identity after falling for a headstrong… read more

Similar categories in Sher Lee's Legend of the White Snake book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • mythology
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) Vol. 1 by Meng Xi Shi

15. Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) Vol. 1

By: Meng Xi Shi

4.40

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

One dark and snowy night, after the Sui dynasty has come into power, a convoy sent by the Kingdom o… read more

Similar categories in Meng Xi Shi's Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) Vol. 1 book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • china
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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16. The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 6

By: Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

4.70

Format: 420 pages, Paperback

CALM BEFORE THE STORM After two lifetimes of misunderstandings, Mo Ran and Chu Wanning have at l… read more

Similar categories in Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou's The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 6 book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • china
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Blood Orchid (The Scarlet Alchemist, #2) by Kylie Lee Baker

17. The Blood Orchid (The Scarlet Alchemist, #2)

By: Kylie Lee Baker

4.20

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Since Zilan entered the world of royal alchemists, she has learned that alchemy comes at a price. S… read more

Similar categories in Kylie Lee Baker's The Blood Orchid (The Scarlet Alchemist, #2) book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • asian literature
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends by Frederick H. Martens

18. Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

By: Frederick H. Martens

3.45

Format: 279 pages, Hardcover

An elegantly packaged new edition of a classic Chinese folktale collection that responds to the con… read more

Similar categories in Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • fairy tales
  • classics
  • asia
  • short stories
  • folklore
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • china
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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19. The Last Dragon of the East

By: Katrina Kwan

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Inspired by Chinese myths of ancient dragon gods and threads of fate, Katrina Kwan’s dazzling fanta… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Kwan's The Last Dragon of the East book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • asian literature
  • mythology
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Celtic Myths & Tales (Gothic Fantasy) by Jake Jackson

20. Celtic Myths & Tales (Gothic Fantasy)

By: Jake Jackson

3.64

Format: 479 pages, Hardcover

The mythic invasions of Ireland, the mystical kingdoms, warriors, giants, creatures of the underwor… read more

Similar categories in Jake Jackson's Celtic Myths & Tales (Gothic Fantasy) book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • classics
  • folklore
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
Cover of Moonshine by Jasmine Gower

21. Moonshine

By: Jasmine Gower

3.45

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Daisy's starting a new job and stylish city life, but mage-hunters out for her dark magic threaten … read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Gower's Moonshine book and Frederick H. Martens's Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

  • fantasy
  • fiction

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Ann Liang

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