Below is a list of fantasy books that aren’t limited to White-Medieval-European perspectives.

 Africa | Asia | Greco-Roman | Middle East | Native American | World | Other | I’m Not Exactly Sure…

Africa

• Nancy Farmer – The Eye, the Ear, and the Arm (1994): Zimbabwe.
• Esther Friesner – Sphinx’s Princess (2009): Ancient Egypt.
• Jane Lindskold – The Buried Pyramid (2004): Egypt.
• Judith Tarr – Lord of the Two Lands (1993); Throne of Isis (1994): Ancient Egypt.

Asia

• Alma Alexander – The Secrets of Jin-Shei (2004): China.
• Margaret Ball – Changeweaver (1993): Alternate Himalaya.
• L. G. Bass – Sign of the Qin (2004): Chinese Mythology.
• Libba Bray – A Great and Terrible Beauty (2003), Rebel Angels (2005), The Sweet Far Thing (2007): India & England.
• Leah R. Cutter – Paper Mage (2003): China.
• Kara Dalkey – Goa (1996), Bijapur (1997), Bhagavati (1998): India. Little Sister (1996): Japan.
• Alison Goodman – Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (2008), Eona: The Last Dragoneye (2011): Alternate China.
• Lafcadio Hearn – Japanese Fairy Tales and Others (1936): Japan.
• Lian Hearn (Gillian Rubinstein) – Across the Nightingale Floor (2002), Grass for His Pillow (2003), Brilliance of the Moon (2003), The Harsh Cry of the Heron (2006), Heaven’s Net is Wide (2007): Alternate Japan.
• Barry Hughart – Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was (1984): Alternate China.
• Guy Gavriel Kay – Under Heaven (2010): Alternate China.
• Jane Lindskold – Thirteen Orphans (2008), Nine Gates (2009), Five Odd Honors (2010): Chinese Mythology.
• Adeline Yen Mah – Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society (2004): China.
• Antonia Michaelis – Tiger Moon (2006): India.
• Cindy Pon – Silver Phoenix (2009): China.
• Philip Pullman – The Firework-Maker’s Daughter (1995): Southeast Asia.
• R. San Souci – Fa Mulan: The Story of a Woman Warrior (1998): China.
• Martha Wells – Wheel of the Infinite (2000): Southeast Asia.
• Carole Wilkinson – Dragonkeeper (2003): China.
• Laurence Yep – Dragon of the Lost Sea (1982), Dragon Steel (1985), Dragon Cauldron (1991), Dragon War (1992): Chinese Mythology. The Tiger’s Apprentice: Book One (2003), Tiger’s Blood: Book Two (2005), Tiger Magic: Book Three (2006): Chinese Mythology.

Greco-Roman

• Marion Zimmer Bradley – The Firebrand (1987): Trojan War.
• Caroline B. Cooney – Goddess of Yesterday (2002): Trojan War.
• Roberta Cray – The Sword and the Lion (1993): Greek-Inspired.
• Sara Douglass – Hades’ Daughter (2002), Gods’ Concubine (2004), Darkwitch Rising (2005), Druid’s Sword (2006): Greek Mythology.
• Catherine Fisher – The Oracle Betrayed (2003), The Archon/The Sphere of Secrets (2003), Day of the Scarab (2005): Greek-Inspired.
• Esther Friesner – Nobody’s Princess (2007), Nobody’s Prize (2008): Trojan War. Temping Fate (2006): Greek Mythology (Present Day).
• Patrice Kindl – Lost in the Labyrinth (2002): Greek Mythology.
• Naomi Kritzer – Freedom’s Gate (2004), Freedom’s Apprentice (2005), Freedom’s Sisters (2006): Alternate Greece.
• Donna Jo Napoli – Sirena (1998), The Great God Pan (2003): Greek Mythology.
• Stephanie Spinner – Quiver (2002), Quicksilver (2005): Greek Mythology.
• Nancy Springer – Dusssie (2007): Greek Mythology (Present Day).
• Megan W. Turner – The Thief (1996), The Queen of Attolia (2000), The King of Attolia (2006), A Conspiracy of Kings (2010): Greek-Inspired.
• Carrie Vaughn – Discord’s Apple (2010): Greek Mythology (Present Day).

Middle East

• Carol Berg – Transformation (2000), Revelation (2001), Restoration (2002): Middle East-Inspired.
• Barbara Cohen & Bahija Lovejoy – Seven Daughters and Seven Sons (1982): Ancient Middle East.
• Susan Fletcher – Shadow Spinner (1998): Arabian Nights-Inspired. Alphabet of Dreams (2006): Biblical Retelling.
• Laura Gallego Garcia – The Legend of the Wandering King (2001): Ancient Middle East.
• Shannon Hale – Book of a Thousand Days (2007): Middle East-Inspired.
• Barbara Hambly – The Witches of Wenshar (1987): Middle East-Inspired.
• Tanith Lee – Night’s Master (1978), Death’s Master (1979): Arabian Nights-Inspired.
• Geraldine McCaughrean – Not the End of the World (2004): Biblical Retelling.
• Donna Jo Napoli – Beast (2000): Ancient Persia.
• Susan Shwartz – Shards of Empire (1996), Cross and Crescent (1997): Byzantium.
• Judith Tarr – Alamut (1989): Middle Ages Jerusalem.

Native American

• Kathi Appelt – The Underneath (2008): Proto-Native American.
• Joseph Bruchac – Skeleton Man (2001), Hidden Roots (2004).
• Mercedes Lackey – Sacred Ground (1994).
• Helen Hughes Vick – Walker of Time (1993), Walker’s Journey Home (1995), Tag Against Time (1996).

World

• Noel-Anne Brennan – The Sword of the Land (2003), The Blood of the Land (2004).
• Neil Gaiman – The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes and the rest of the series (1988-1996; Graphic Novels), American Gods (2001), Anansi Boys (2005).
• Jane Lindskold – Changer (1998), Legends Walking (1999).
• C. E. Murphy – Urban Shaman (2005).
• Eric Nylund – Mortal Coils (2009).

Other

• Isabel Allende – City of the Beasts (2002), Kingdom of the Golden Dragon (2004), Forest of the Pygmies (2004): Brazil.
• Emma Bull – Territory (2007): American West.
• Orson Scott Card – Enchantment (1999): Medieval Ukraine/Georgia.
• Steven Goldsberry – Maui the Demigod: An Epic Novel of Mythical Hawaii (1984): Hawaii.
• Bruce Hale – The Legend of the Laughing Gecko: A Hawaiian Fantasy (1989), Moki and the Magic Surfboard: A Hawaiian Fantasy (1996): Hawaii.
• Nalo Hopkinson – Midnight Robber (2000), Skin Folk (2001): Caribbean.
• Guy Gavriel Kay – The Lions of Al-Rassan (1995): Moorish Spain. Sailing to Sarantium (1998), Lord of Emperors (2000): Alternate Byzantium.
• Katharine Eliska Kimbriel – Night Calls (1996), Kindred Rites (1997): Alternate Frontier America.
• Meredith Ann Pierce – The Woman Who Loved Reindeer (1985): Finland.
• Carol Severance – Demon Drums (1992), Storm Caller (1993), Sorcerous Sea (1993): Hawaii.
• Catherynne Valente – The Orphan’s Tales: In the Night Garden (2006), The Orphan’s Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice (2007): Various.
• Patricia C. Wrede – Thirteenth Child (2009): Alternate Frontier America.
• Patricia Wrightson – The Ice is Coming (1977), The Dark Bright Water (1978), Journey Behind the Wind (1981): Australia.

I’m Not Exactly Sure…

• Elizabeth Bear – Bone and Jewel Creatures (2010).
• Bruce Coville – Into the Land of the Unicorns (1994), Song of the Wanderer (1999), Dark Whispers (2008), The Last Hunt (2010).
• Laurie J. Marks – Fire Logic (2002), Earth Logic (2004), Water Logic (2007).
• Robin McKinley – The Blue Sword (1982).
• Andre Norton – Witch World (1963) and the rest of the Witch World series.
• Meredith Ann Pierce – Birth of the Firebringer (1985), Dark Moon (1992), The Son of Summer Stars (1996).
• Terry Pratchett – Nation (2008).
• Sherwood Smith – Inda (2006), The Fox (2007), King’s Shield (2008), Treason’s Shore (2009).
• Martha Wells – City of Bones (1995).