Asian Science Fiction & Fantasy: The Essential Reading List (2016)

1.
The Arrival
The Arrival
by: Shaun Tan
4.35 avg rating — 59,072 ratings
2.
The Man with the Compound Eyes
The Man with the Compound Eyes 3.84 avg rating — 3,196 ratings
3.
Stories of Your Life and Others
Stories of Your Life and Others 4.25 avg rating — 120,090 ratings
4.
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 4.11 avg rating — 148,384 ratings
5.
Uncanny Magazine Issue 2: January/February 2015
Uncanny Magazine Issue 2: January/February 2015 3.84 avg rating — 1,021 ratings
6.
Spirits Abroad
Spirits Abroad
by: Zen Cho
4.17 avg rating — 1,965 ratings
7.
Tokyo Cancelled
Tokyo Cancelled 3.25 avg rating — 1,310 ratings
8.
UFO in Her Eyes
UFO in Her Eyes 3.43 avg rating — 596 ratings
9.
Conservation of Shadows
Conservation of Shadows 4.02 avg rating — 941 ratings
10.
A Tale for the Time Being
A Tale for the Time Being 4.06 avg rating — 131,676 ratings
11.
Cat Country: A Satirical Novel of China in the 1930's
Cat Country: A Satirical Novel of China in the 1930's
by: Lao She
3.64 avg rating — 1,285 ratings
12.
Distances
Distances 3.97 avg rating — 59 ratings
13.
The City of Devi (The Hindu Gods, #3)
The City of Devi (The Hindu Gods, #3) 3.28 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
14.
The King's Last Song
The King's Last Song 3.76 avg rating — 437 ratings
15.
The Devourers
The Devourers
by: Indra Das
3.75 avg rating — 4,672 ratings
16.
Of Tales and Enigmas
Of Tales and Enigmas 4.09 avg rating — 23 ratings
17.
When Fox is a Thousand
When Fox is a Thousand 3.75 avg rating — 588 ratings
18.
The SEA Is Ours: Tales of Steampunk Southeast Asia
The SEA Is Ours: Tales of Steampunk Southeast Asia
by: Nghi Vo
3.80 avg rating — 363 ratings
19.
Alternative Alamat: Stories Inspired by Philippine Mythology
Alternative Alamat: Stories Inspired by Philippine Mythology 4.12 avg rating — 453 ratings
20.
Cyberpunk: Malaysia
Cyberpunk: Malaysia
by: Zen Cho
3.38 avg rating — 162 ratings
20.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,107 ratings
22.
The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
by: Liu Cixin
4.08 avg rating — 460,746 ratings
23.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,703 ratings
24.
Things We Found During the Autopsy
Things We Found During the Autopsy 3.94 avg rating — 128 ratings
25.
Escape from Baghdad!
Escape from Baghdad! 3.98 avg rating — 632 ratings
26.
Half of What I Say
Half of What I Say 3.26 avg rating — 27 ratings
27.
The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet and Other Stories
The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet and Other Stories 3.93 avg rating — 279 ratings
28.
A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India
A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India 3.75 avg rating — 71 ratings
29.
The Tale of the Old Fisherman: Contemporary Urdu Short Stories
The Tale of the Old Fisherman: Contemporary Urdu Short Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
30.
All About H. Hatterr
All About H. Hatterr 3.86 avg rating — 462 ratings
31.
Inspector Matadeen on the Moon
Inspector Matadeen on the Moon 4.35 avg rating — 48 ratings
32.
The Calcutta Chromosome
The Calcutta Chromosome 3.49 avg rating — 7,006 ratings
33.
The Buried Giant
The Buried Giant 3.59 avg rating — 117,622 ratings
34.
The Last Jet-Engine Laugh
The Last Jet-Engine Laugh 3.12 avg rating — 78 ratings
35.
River of Gods (India 2047, #1)
River of Gods (India 2047, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 6,110 ratings
36.
THE VIRGIN FISH OF BABUGHAT
THE VIRGIN FISH OF BABUGHAT 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings
37.
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
by: Ken Liu
4.36 avg rating — 36,812 ratings
38.
Paradise Tales: and Other Stories
Paradise Tales: and Other Stories 3.48 avg rating — 84 ratings
39.
The Lifecycle of Software Objects
The Lifecycle of Software Objects 3.92 avg rating — 7,202 ratings
40.
Zero and Other Fictions by Huang Fan and translated from
Zero and Other Fictions by Huang Fan and translated from
by: Huang Fan
3.23 avg rating — 39 ratings
41.
Zero and Other Fictions
Zero and Other Fictions
by: Huang Fan
3.23 avg rating — 39 ratings
42.
Mushishi, Vol. 1
Mushishi, Vol. 1 4.29 avg rating — 7,542 ratings
43.
Hopeful Monsters
Hopeful Monsters 3.62 avg rating — 161 ratings
44.
Scale-Bright
Scale-Bright 3.74 avg rating — 587 ratings
45.
Turbulence
Turbulence 3.49 avg rating — 1,293 ratings
46.
Resistance
Resistance 3.58 avg rating — 311 ratings
47.
Turbulence + Resistance
Turbulence + Resistance really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 25 ratings
48.
Ela
Ela 3.83 avg rating — 46 ratings
49.
More than Real: A History of the Imagination in South India
More than Real: A History of the Imagination in South India 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings
50.
The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)
The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)
by: Liu Cixin
4.40 avg rating — 204,547 ratings
51.
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
by: Liu Cixin
4.41 avg rating — 159,259 ratings