
The Mage with a Blade
带刀法师
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 2.4M Words
- Genre
- Eastern Fantasy
- Subgenre
- European Fantasy
- Updated
- 3y ago
- English
- Request a translation
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Looking for Good Western Fantasy: Swords and Sorcery, Nobles, Adventurers, Warriors, and Mages
I want books similar to Another World: From the Start, I Captured a Female Knight.
Recommend a Few Engrossing Xuanhuan Novels
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Magic, Other Worlds, and a Touch of Western Fantasy
I’ve run out of things to read. Please recommend something, veterans!
Western Fantasy, Otherworlds, Swords and Sorcery
Something more conventional, with a grander worldbuilding. That’s about it.
I'm in a Bit of a Reading Slump. Any Fellow Cultivators Have Good Books to Recommend?
Douluo Stories: Humiliate Tang San and Beat Up the Grandmaster
Douluo stories where the protagonist joins Spirit Hall. It'd be great if they could kill Grandmaster and Tang San.
A Magical World of Elves, Goblins, Humans, Orcs, Dwarves, and More!
Fantasy Novels Set on Another Continent, with Magic and Swordsmen
Isekai, lordship.
Empires, Magic, Knights, Battle Aura, the Church, Magical Beasts, and Elves
Novels like The Law of the Devil and The Rise of the Tree Shepherd.
Looking for Novels About Real Mages, the Arcane Arts Type
Looking for books like "Superstring Wizard". I want real mages and arcanists, not novels with MMORPG-style stat points or skills forcibly handed out by a System. I want characters who pursue the world's essence through their own research and accumulated knowledge.
Looking for Western Fantasy, Not a Hodgepodge with Cultivation in a Western Fantasy World
Dragons and Magic, Humans, Dwarves, Elves, Orcs... A Clash of Civilizations
The protagonist enters a game and develops from scratch, continually merging with different races and civilizations, such as dwarves and orcs. They compete for supremacy with civilizations developed by other players. It has a Western low-magic setting, with a medieval Warhammer-like backdrop and a 40K-like later stage.
Wizards or Mages: I've Been Reading for Twelve Years and Have Run Out of Books
Desperately looking for a great book with both excellent writing and plot.
Magic, Superpowers, Otherworlds, and Elemental Magic
I'm looking for Western-style magic novels set in another world, with archmages and the like. Ideally, the mage can master every element. I need at least two million characters, so don't recommend anything around one million.
Looking for Completed Novels About Otherworlds, Magic, Battle Aura, or Summoning! Many Thanks
Please recommend completed novels involving other worlds, magic, battle aura, or summoning! Many thanks.
Western Fantasy and Magic Novels, New or Old
Looking for books similar to "The Demon King with His Head Hung Low and the Princess with a Faint Smile (The End of Fantasy)". No harem stories, no overpowered wish-fulfillment, and nothing too tragic. Please spare me the nauseating stories with anti-human premises. Everyone else is welcome.
Versatile Mage
Something longer.
Otherworlds, Magical Beasts, and Magic
Stories like this.
Looking for Cultivation Novels With Transmigration Into a Magical World
Any Novels Like Getting Stronger by Grinding Proficiency?
Seriously, don't recommend weird stuff like Village Life or I Really Want to Be Number One. I only want stories with a System, stat panels, training proficiency that gives stat points, and stat allocation. Please don't suggest anything else. It's so cringey.
Looking for Supernatural Stories Where the Male Lead Wields a Saber
Looking for a Modern-Day Story with History, Two Worlds, a System, and a Wild Imagination
Please don't recommend books suggested by the System, and don't recommend books under 500,000 words either. Thank you.
A Stunning, Powerful, Slightly Adorable and Goofy Heroine in a Cultivation Story
A Book You Can’t Put Down!
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I hope the author continues writing; it's really good. I haven't read a novel like this in a long time. Cultivation is about pursuing one's true self. The protagonist has some minor flaws, but compared to other novels, it's quite good.
The content is rich and interesting to read.
Personally, I like this slow and steady, peaceful rhythm!
This book! Actually, the author's writing is quite good! But the reader's experience wasn't entirely satisfying. However, the book's logic is tight, and the progression is gradual and unhurried! Those of you experiencing a reading slump should definitely check this out! You won't be disappointed! Wow (●°u°●)" Highly recommended!
Overall, this book is rather bland. There's nothing particularly wrong with it, but you can't really pinpoint its strengths either. It's just very ordinary. If you're bored, it's not bad to read. There's something really strange about this book right now: the characters who oppose the protagonist are inexplicably gifted, fighting their way from a small town all the way to the realm of gods, and…
How come such a good book doesn't have a high rating?
What I like about it is that it depicts the protagonist's rise from humble beginnings within an established, stable system, surrounded by powerful figures, which feels quite realistic. It's a bit too colloquial, but the political intrigue and other aspects are well-written. Pretty good.
It's been a long time since I've encountered a novel that I could read from beginning to end. Many novels are interesting at the start, but I lose interest after a few hundred chapters and can't continue. This book has a very grand world-building, from the struggles between various forces on a massive map in a lower plane to the higher plane. Books that keep you wanting to keep reading are rare. The more you read, the more addictive it becomes.
The character names were a bit confusing at first, but it got much better later. The content was also quite good. The ending, while somewhat intellectually stimulating, wasn't quite perfect 🤦, but it was still very good overall.
If you're looking for something to read, you can check this out. The author isn't putting much effort into it; this book is rather bland, the romance and action are both average. It's suitable for beginners. It has a pretty good score of over eight on Tomato Books.