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Cultural base pulling from imperial silkpunk histories, classic martial arts philosophy, and deep East Asian cultural values.

The thrill of ancient martial arts philosophy guiding a society, where honor and lineage are tied to potent magic. It's the immersive experience of a world steeped in silkpunk aesthetics and deep cultural values, where every name and custom resonates with history.

Books

The Years of Rice and SaltKim Stanley Robinson
Dragon PearlYoon Ha Lee
The Empress of Salt and FortuneNghi Vo
Jade LegacyFonda Lee
Secrets of the terra-cotta soldierYing Chang Compestine
River of StarsGuy Gavriel Kay
KojikiKeith Yatsuhashi
Of Jade and DragonsAmber Chen
The Jade Setter of JanloonFonda Lee
Tiger HonorYoon Ha Lee
The story of the stoneBarry Hughart
The Mirror of Kong HoErnest Bramah
The Citadel of Weeping PearlsAliette de Bodard
Path of the WarriorGav Thorpe
The Bone Shard WarAndrea Stewart
The Desert and the BladeS. M. Stirling
Star Trek: KlingonDean Wesley Smith
Fox SnareYoon Ha Lee
Shanghai SparrowGaie Sebold
Ebony GateKen Bebelle
The Golden PrincessS. M. Stirling
DragonwallTroy Denning
Heart and SoulSarah A. Hoyt
Five Odd HonorsJane Lindskold
Portal of a Thousand WorldsDave Duncan
The White MountainDavid Wingrove
Manchu PalacesJeanne Larsen
GenpeiKara Dalkey
Blue DragonKylie Chan
Blood JadeKen Bebelle
The Silk MapChris Willrich
After the DragonsCynthia Zhang
Sarah CanaryKaren Joy Fowler
Silk Roads and ShadowsSusan Shwartz
Daylight on Iron MountainDavid Wingrove
Nine GatesJane Lindskold
The Embers of HeavenAlma Alexander
ShadowboxerTricia Sullivan
The steel throneEdward Bolme
Peasprout Chen, Future Legend of Skate and SwordHenry Lien
The Shadow of Weng-ChiangDavid A. McIntee
Shadow LordLaurence Yep
Juni Taisen: Zodiac WarNisiOisiN
Silk Road: A Novel of Eighth-Century ChinaJeanne Larsen
Peasprout Chen: Battle of ChampionsHenry Lien
The Return of Kai LungErnest Bramah
The Mongoliad: Book OneCooper Moo
Shadow of the Moon, Shadow of the Sea: Part 1Fuyumi Ono
Flame in the MistRenee Ahdieh
Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never WasBarry Hughart
Gatherer of CloudsSean Russell
The Shadow PavilionLiz Williams
The Gods of ViceDevin Madson
A Fire Born of ExileAliette de Bodard
The Blood Dimmed TideStephen Aryan
The Secrets of Jin-sheiAlma Alexander
The Eleventh TigerDavid A. McIntee

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