* _Fortress of Gold_ (2008)
* _The Bone Shrine_ (2009)
* _The Tropic of Serpents_ (2010)
* _The Secret of the Golden Flower_ (2011)
* _The Echo Chamber_ (2012)
* _The Memory Palace_ (2013)
* _The Labyrinth of Echoes_ (2014)
* _The City of Mirrors_ (2015)
* _The House of Whispers_ (2016)
* _The Garden of Secrets_ (2017)
* _The River of Shadows_ (2018)
Nonfiction
* _The History of the Opium Wars_ (2007)
* _The Chinese Diaspora: A History_ (2011)
* _The Red China: A History of the Chinese Revolution_ (2013)
* _The Great Wall: A History_ (2015)
* _The Silk Road: A History_ (2017)
* _The Forbidden City: A History_ (2019)