Oriental Themed Fantasy

[Celexei]

Ok, I asked about this in a previous post, but decided i'd make a seperate post, maybe attract some more attention. Has anyone ever read or knows of Japanese or Oriental themed fantasy. Same kind of fantasy, magic, swords, evil people, good people, gods and mythical things, but with a Samurai, Ninja, Japanese Empire sorta feel. Was just curious 'cause I love fantasy writing as well as the Japanese culture and wanted to see if there was a combination somewhere out there. If anyone knows of anything please let me know!

Thanks, Cel

[Soulpieced]

It's not exactly fantasy, but you would do well reading Musashi's Book of Five Rings.

[Celexei]

Whats it about Soulbrotha?

[Soulpieced]

The below was plagiarized by Soulpieced from http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0517415283/002-1256376-1386452?v=glance

From Library Journal
Written by legendary Japanese swordsman Musashi, this 17th-century exposition of sword-fighting strategy and Zen philosophy has been embraced by many contemporary readers, especially business school students, as a manual on how to succeed in life. There are many English translations, but every one, including this one, suffers from inadequate cultural, literary, and philosophical commentary. Musashi's work should be studied, not simply read, and Cleary's translation lacks commentary; it also makes the prose seems flat and the philosophy simplistic. Yet what makes this new translation worthwhile is the second text, buried deep in the back like an appendix: Yagyu Munenori's The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War. This text, also an exposition on sword fighting and Zen philosophy, is difficult to find in an English translation, and its availability is welcome. Recommended for academic libraries generally.
- Glenn Masuchika, Chaminade Univ. Lib., Honolulu
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

[Drew]

Bridge of Birds. No ninjas or samurais, but an amazing and hilarious book. One of the most underated of all time. Anyone who I've told to read it loves it.

[Edaarin]

I'm not sure that you're going to find fantasy in the sense that you want.

The closest you're probably going to come is mythology and village stories. Search Amazon for said topics, I guess.

[Edaarin]

I'm not sure that you're going to find fantasy in the sense that you want.

The closest you're probably going to come is mythology and village stories. Search Amazon for said topics, I guess.

[Celexei]

Well, it is my goal in my life to write ( I wanna be an author) a Japanese set fantasy then!!! SOMEONE HAS TO!

[crazymage]

la blue girl.

[Flurbins]

Originally posted by crazymage
la blue girl.

Mmmm, Tentacles.

[ieva]

Read: The Snow Fox.
It's awesome. No magic though.

[Warriorbird]

Taiko, by Eiji Yoshikawa. More historical fiction than fantasy, but the real events are exciting enough.

[Edited on 8-1-2005 by Warriorbird]