
The Secret Song
秘宋
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.9M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 6y ago
- English
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Wuxia, the Imperial Court, and the Jianghu. Get It?
Martial arts and the jianghu.
Any Highly Rated Ancient-Era Novels, 9.5 or Above? Alternate History Is Fine Too
The protagonist is pretty level-headed.
Historical Novels You Absolutely Can't Miss!!!
What? He gets to be a dad after being reborn? A soft, adorable little girl keeps chasing him and calling him Daddy? What? Qin Shi Huang, who's lived for two hundred years, keeps chasing after him, desperate to take him as his apprentice and learn the art of immortality? From the Great Xia Kingdom's top soldier to the Prince of Changyi!
High-Quality Alternate-History Fiction
Court politics, the martial world, wuxia, political intrigue, romance...
Looking for Meticulously Researched Historical Fiction
They seem pretty hard to find. Let's give it a try.
The Ming, Song, and Tang Dynasties
Are there really no stories about the Liao, Jin, Yuan-Mongol, Dali, and Tubo? Is it because there aren't enough sources or historical records? Did we all have different textbooks in our nine years of compulsory education? Do I have to look up local gazetteers?
Novels Set in the Song Dynasty
Stories set in the Song dynasty.
Alternate History Set in the Ming Dynasty, with Nuanced Characters and No Plodding Prose
Looking for books similar to The Great Duke of Ming.
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When Eastern Culture Rules the World
The Empire: A Storm Is Brewing
I Became an Emperor with an Intellectual Disability, So I Played the Fool to Save the Southern Song
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The Mystery of the Nine Gates
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The Hegemony of Northern Qi
Endless Horizons at the End of the Ming
War of Resistance: The Empire’s Great Dictator
Clouds of Smoke over the Flourishing Tang Dynasty
The Jin Destroy the Northern Song: I Take the Empresses for a Donkey-Cart Joyride
A Romantic Song Dynasty
I Became the Emperor's Eldest Legitimate Son from the Start, and Took Off!
I Transmigrated into the Empress's Most Hated Man
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The author's research on the official system and customs of the Northern Song Dynasty is meticulous, making the reader feel as if they are there. The writing is concise and thought-provoking. A great book!
OMG I thought I was reading a book by Ma Boyong, but when I looked up, I realized it wasn't by the author. This platform actually has such a gem. I've only read a few dozen chapters; I hope it doesn't have a bad ending. I'll give it a 5-star rating first. At least for now, the writing is skillful, the characters are vivid and lifelike, and the historical knowledge is also very solid.
I spent more time reading this novel than usual... I started to feel like giving up as summer approached and I entered the desert, but I persevered and finished it... The ending was a bit rushed... The story is still coherent... There are always some issues... But it's undeniably one of the better historical time-travel novels... Looking forward to your new work... (●'◡'●)
It seems the author simply couldn't write anymore... I can emotionally understand their current physical and mental exhaustion. But looking at the work itself, things are unresolved, plot holes remain unfilled, and at best, it's just a minor, albeit somewhat clumsy, attempt at writing...
I've always said that a writer's style reflects their character. The era of online novels illustrates this even better. Men all have a heroic streak, the so-called "cultivating oneself, managing one's family, governing the state, and bringing peace to the world." It's certain that a man with certain ambitions will write a certain kind of online novel.
The writing is good; the character portrayal might be slightly lacking, but given that everyone has different tastes, it's still commendable; the plot is intricate and captivating; the local dialect and slang are well-suited to the historical context. Deserves 5 stars.
It's clear the author put a lot of effort into writing about the Song Dynasty. The character portrayals and plot are quite reasonable and historically accurate, without any abrupt transitions. The most regrettable part is the ending; it feels like the story was abandoned, or rather, it left readers unsatisfied, with too many loose ends. However, I still have to commend the author's writing style.
I'd give it a perfect score. It's a very good book with delicate writing.
The content is superb, the descriptions are detailed, and the plot is vivid and interesting; it's definitely worth watching!
It would be even more interesting if we took Sima Guang down with us! That would be so satisfying!