* The Battle for China (1992)
* The Dynasty Warriors (1994)
* Red Sun, Black Death: A Novel of the An Lushan Rebellion (2004)
* The Memory Keeper's Son (2008)
* The Tao of Muhammad: A Novel of the Prophet's Life (2012)
* Wild Swan: A Novel of the Empress Wu (2015)
* The Book of Emperors: A Novel of the Ming Dynasty (2017)
* When Dragon's Dream (2020)