Saeguk drama-like novels?

Hi guys, I love saeguk dramas and reading, so I wondered why not combine the two? Do any of you guys know any good novels that set historical asia (k,j, c - I don't mind)?? Romance, Action, heroics or anything like it. samurai, court intrigue etc... Your recommendations are much appreciated! To get you started I've got a few that I have read before, that I would recommend to everyone (even though they are not really drama-like): Memoirs of a Geisha (which you probably all know as a movie) Autumn bridge by Takashi Matsuoka BuBu Jing Xin by Tong Hua There is also Amy Tan's novels (but she's not my style) there are a lot of book lists on goodreads, but you can't search them well. So I need you guys' help!

Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn : you've got Love, action, mystery, fantasy and it's set in a fictional world based on feudal Japan. So you'll be more into a japanese-like culture. It's a saga, there are 5 books, all of them incredible. Did I fail to mentiion that the love story is awesome and moving ?

And just because it's not the real Japan doesn't mean it's absurd. The author really knew what she was doing, it's really well researched.

You also have Genji Monongatari (The Tale of the Genji) which is a classic of Japanese litterature. It's a love story set in the Imperial Court, and has been adapted into a movie recently.

here is the movie's MDL page : Genji

Interesting story behind that book : it is considered as the first novel ever written in Japanese, and it was done by a woman. Plus, it was entirely written in Hiragana, because hiragana was the only way of writing taught to women at that time (they thought a woman couldn't handle Kanjis because it was too complicated.)

Kokoro and Sanshiro are both written by Natsume Soseki and translated into English. These novels take place from the transition of Edo to Meiji in Japan. Both are very good.

Although I have a copy, I've never read The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa by Yasunari Kawabata. The book takes place during 1920s Japan.

It's kind of weird, although I love sageuks and Korean Dramas, I've never read any books taking place in those time periods of Korea. It might be because it's hard to find a translation of any of the novels. I think I might have to research and check out some fiction published and translated from the earlier eras of Korea.

Yes, I know :) (and I've seen both versions of it.) I added that one, because it came to my mind. By then I had thought about books so hard I'd forgotten what I'd written before ;) Unfortunately, so far I haven't even found a translation of it (ie haven't read it myself (yet)). I frequent goodreads frequently. But it's different from asking fellow drama addicts for their opinion.