![]() And of course I just read a ton of Chinese webnovels, and you can find those translations all over-but also now from publishers like Seven Seas. The Chinese classic novel Jin Ping Mei was a big influence. ![]() There's the kdrama Empress Ki, the Korean film A Frozen Flower, the international film Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan, and the Netflix series Marco Polo. Jin Yong's super famous wuxia series Legends of the Condor Heroes is set in about the same time period (the first book in English is called A Hero Born). I think he has a new one out, too, about Chinese food. Spence's historical biographies: they're interesting, accessible and very humanising accounts. This novel reminded me so much of The Poppy War Trilogy that I think it’s perfect for this list From the morally ambiguous female main character, to the political machinations and a focus on military strategy, this book is a great readalike to Kuang’s own trilogy. Shelley Parker-Chan I'm such a scattered researcher that I'm a bad person to ask this to! I just read a lot of random things over many years, from academic accounts to cd …more I'm such a scattered researcher that I'm a bad person to ask this to! I just read a lot of random things over many years, from academic accounts to cdramas to webnovels, and let it all jumble together. Shelley Parker-Chan debuted in 2021 with She Who Became the Sun. ![]()
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