The Young Master's Plan to Destroy the Empire

The Pinnacle of Mystery and Detective Fiction

Fellow bookworms, please recommend some suspense and detective novels with tightly interwoven plots.

Looking for Meticulously Researched Historical Fiction

They seem pretty hard to find. Let's give it a try.

Looking for a Wuxia Novel About Wandering the Martial World Freely and Carelessly

No joining the imperial court as an official, especially not as a secret-police guard or an Eastern Depot agent. I just want someone roaming the martial world, free and carefree.

Looking for Historical Novels Set in Ancient Times, With a Male Protagonist. A Normal Number of Wives and Concubines Is Fine

Every Twist Leads to Another, and It Gets Better the More You Read

Wuxia, Court Politics, Scheming, and Alternate History

Traditional wuxia stories where the male lead is powerful and influential, has a hidden faction, roams the martial world, and falls into a love-hate relationship with the female lead.

High-IQ Alternate-History Novels

I want something with intelligent characters. No stories that rub my nose in how stupid I am, even if I’m not exactly a genius.

Power Struggles ♛ Masterminds Behind the Board ♞ Schemes to Rule the World ♝

Looking for novels with a protagonist who’s almost supernaturally clever and skilled at political maneuvering. A System or not is fine, and a female lead or not is fine, but I don’t like protagonists who think with their pants. I’m begging you, great masters!!!

Seeking High-IQ, Highly Strategic, System-Free, Transmigrated Ancient Alternate-History Novels

Looking for an alternate-history novel about transmigrating to ancient times, with a highly intelligent protagonist, masterful strategy, and no System.

High-IQ Historical Alternate-World Novels

An alternate-history novel with a highly intelligent protagonist who builds a hidden power from scratch

High-IQ Historical Alternate-World Novels Without a System, Tang, Song, or Ming Are All Fine

Looking for Historical or Alternate-History Novels With Good Prose and a Smart Protagonist

Alternate History

A novel about an alternate-history setting where someone transmigrates to ancient times

Looking for Martial Arts Stories About a Powerful Protagonist Who Retires, Opens a Restaurant, and Gets Caught Up in All Kinds of Trouble

The protagonist is powerful but low-key, has seen through the world and retired from it, and runs a small restaurant. Then all sorts of trouble crops up and forces them to step in. A wuxia setting would be best.

Xianxia and Jianghu Like Sword Snow Stride, No Power Fantasy, No System

I don't want stories where everyone except the male lead has no intelligence. I've read too many of those goofy novels, and they're bad for your brain.

Any Good, Engaging Wuxia Novels?

I'm out of books to read.

High Intelligence, Deduction, Putting Profit First, and Scheming

The Protagonist Is Incredibly Skilled but Hides His Abilities, So the People Around Him Don’t Know How Strong He Is

Any Historical or Alternate-History Novel Recommendations?

Something like Tang Bricks, New Song, or The Southern Song's Greatest Spy, but it has to be finished.

Please, I Need Political Intrigue Novels. No Idiot Protagonists

Are there any good political intrigue novels left? I'm begging you. I don't care if there's a System, as long as the protagonist isn't an idiot.

Urban Novels with Hidden Superpowers and Ranked Ability Systems

The Hero Is an Easygoing Prince or Imperial Son, Hiding His Profound Cultivation from the World

Looking for novels with a laid-back prince or royal heir as the male lead. He has profound cultivation but keeps it hidden from the world, has forces of his own, and one day suddenly reveals his power.

There Are Too Few Great Transmigration Stories with Poetry, Alternate History, and Brain-Teasing Plots

Semi-Behind-the-Scenes Stories Where the Protagonist Appears but Is Very Mysterious, or Only Sends Others Out

Must have at least 10,000 readers and 1,000 reviews!!!