Books
Clements is a prolific author, whose many non-fiction publications, on subjects ranging from the history of the Vikings to the life of Chairman Mao Tse-tung, serve as research for his fiction. His books have been translated into a dozen languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and Korean. His major works include:
- The Moon in the Pines (2000, reprinted in paperback as Zen Haiku, 2007)
- The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 (1st ed. 2001, 2nd ed. 2006, with Helen McCarthy)
- The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953 (2003, with Motoko Tamamuro)
- The Pirate King: Coxinga and the Fall of the Ming Dynasty (2004, publ. in paperback as Coxinga, 2005)
- Confucius: A Biography (2004)
- A Brief History of the Vikings (2005)
- The First Emperor of China (2006)
- Mao (2006)
- Wu (2007)
- Marco Polo (2007)
- Beijing: The Biography of a City (2008)
- Makers of the Modern World: Prince Saionji (2008)
- Makers of the Modern World: Wellington Koo (2008)
- Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trade (2009)
- Mannerheim: President, Soldier, Spy (2009)
- A Brief History of the Samurai (2010)
- Admiral Togo: Nelson of the East (2010)
- A Brief History of Khubilai Khan (2010)
- Sun Tzu's Art of War: A New Translation (2012)
In 2011, he became a contributing editor to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 3rd ed, with special responsibility for Chinese and Japanese entries.
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