What to Read After Empress
Readers who loved Empress by Shan Sa keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Empress is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Empress
Peony in Love
The Last Empress
Women of the Silk
Pavilion of Women
The Blood of Flowers
The Street of a Thousand Blossoms
The Secrets of Jin-shei
Pearl of China
Imperial Woman
The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel
The Teahouse Fire
The Painter from Shanghai
Dragon Lady
Honolulu
Becoming Madame Mao
Spring Moon
The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow, Translated by Michael Berry and Susan Chan Egan
Empress Orchid
Valley of Amazement
Last Concubine
Geisha
Nefertiti
The Heretic Queen