<a href="/jiang-nan">Jiang Nan</a> (江南, born 1977) is one of China's most commercially successful contemporary fantasy authors. His works blend wuxia, science fiction, and urban fantasy for a young adult audience.
Major series
Novoland: Eagle Flag (九州·缥缈录)
Jiang Nan’s breakthrough work — a six-volume epic fantasy set in the fictional Novoland universe, co-created with other Chinese fantasy authors. The series follows the young Lü Guichen (吕归尘) and his companions as they navigate the politics and warfare of a fractured empire.
- Novoland: Eagle Flag 《九州·缥缈录》 — Volume I
- Novoland: Eagle Flag II 《九州·缥缈录Ⅱ》
- Novoland: Eagle Flag III 《九州·缥缈录Ⅲ》
- Novoland: Eagle Flag IV 《九州·缥缈录Ⅳ》
- Novoland: Eagle Flag V 《九州·缥缈录Ⅴ》
- Novoland: Eagle Flag VI 《九州·缥缈录Ⅵ》
Adapted into the 2019 TV series Novoland: Eagle Flag starring Song Zu’er and Liu Haoran.
Dragon Raja (龙族)
Jiang Nan’s most commercially successful series — an urban fantasy following Lu Mingfei (路明非), an ordinary teenager who discovers he has dragon blood and enrolls in a secret academy for dragon-slaying warriors.
- Dragon Raja I: Dawn of Fire 《龙族Ⅰ 火之晨曦》
- Dragon Raja II: Eye of the Mourner 《龙族Ⅱ 悼亡者之瞳》
- Dragon Raja III: Tides of the Black Moon (Part 1) 《龙族Ⅲ 黑月之潮（上）》
- Dragon Raja III: Tides of the Black Moon (Part 2) 《龙族Ⅲ 黑月之潮（中）》
- Dragon Raja III: Tides of the Black Moon (Part 3) 《龙族Ⅲ 黑月之潮（下）》
- Dragon Raja IV: Odin’s Abyss 《龙族Ⅳ 奥丁之渊》
The Dragon Raja series has sold over 15 million copies in China, making Jiang Nan one of the bestselling Chinese authors of his generation.
The Boys of That Time (此间的少年)
A campus novel reimagining Jin Yong’s characters as university students in modern-day Beijing. A cult classic that introduced a new generation to Jin Yong’s character archetypes.
- The Boys of That Time 《此间的少年》
- The Boys of That Time II 《此间的少年Ⅱ》
Shanghai Fortress (上海堡垒)
A science fiction romance set during an alien invasion of Shanghai. One of the early works of Chinese science fiction aimed at young adult readers.
- Shanghai Fortress 《上海堡垒》
Adapted into the 2019 film Shanghai Fortress starring Lu Han and Shu Qi.
Other works
- Butterfly Storm 《蝴蝶风暴》
- Bright Emperor 《光明皇帝》
- Zhuolu: The Last Descendant of Yan 《涿鹿·炎的最后王孙》
- Long Yu Shao Nian You 《龙与少年游》
- Tian Zhi Chi 《天之炽》
See also
Where to go next
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