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Novels by New Writers These Days Are So Good! I Love These Historical Fiction What-If Stories!

Looking for something like *A Thousand-Year Family Is Revealed: Only Now Do People Realize They Trespassed into the Heavenly Household*.

Any Good Historical Novels?

Historical fiction

Looking for High-Quality Historical Fiction!

Looking for Alternate-History Novels: Political Scheming, Conquest, Ministers, a Single Female Lead, and So On

Looking for books similar to . Conquer the realm, rule the realm. Emperor among the stars, the Purple Star. Care for all under heaven, leave a legacy for the ages!! Chinese generals, swearing brotherhood in blood across a thousand miles. Blood stains the land, their might shakes the four corners of the world.

Looking for Ancient-Style Political Intrigue with a Smart Protagonist Who Plots on a Grand Scale

The protagonist should have their own faction. No System!!!

Looking for Historical Fiction with No System and No Excessive Invention

*My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang* is a great example. I like power-struggle stories, and all of Wu Laolang’s books are great, like *Three Kingdoms: A Good Kid*. No womanizers, and don’t give the female lead too much screen time. Absolutely no System stories, no wish-fulfillment stories, and no creator-type stories.

Looking for Historical Court-Intrigue Novels With Brilliant Schemes and Elegant Prose

Looking for books like *She Wants to Take It Easy, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel (Ascending to the Golden Palace).*

Any Book Will Do, No White Text, No Brainless, No Cliche Plot, High Score

There is a shortage of real books, so give some books to your children!

Novels With Principled, Decisive, and Strong-Willed Protagonists

I'm in a reading slump. Please recommend something! (≧∇≦) Any genre is fine, no need to check the tags.

No Power Fantasies or Mindless Stories: Something Substantial and Not Cringey

After reading a few books that really make you think, I can't get into brainless stories anymore. It's frustrating. (No heroine, or just one heroine, but don't demean women, or I really can't stand it.)

Historical Power Struggles, No Harem, No Womanizing, Male Lead’s Perspective

I'm out of books to read. I don't have many requirements, and it doesn't matter if there's a female lead or not. Just no harem or womanizer stories. I simply don't like books with multiple female leads or lots of romance.

High-Quality Alternate-History Fiction

Wuxia, not xianxia. The protagonist should be a skilled fighter, and it shouldn't be some brainless power fantasy.

Looking for a Smart, Rational Political Intrigue Novel

No dumbed-down characters, and no using political scheming as a cover for romance. I want a broader scope.

Looking for Pure Political Intrigue: A Smart Protagonist and Competent Supporting Characters

The supporting characters should be smart, too.

Looking for Good Historical Fiction Recommendations!

Anything set in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the Qin and Han dynasties, the Three Kingdoms and Wei-Jin eras, the Tang or Song dynasties, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, or the Ming and Qing dynasties. I'll take anything!

Ancient-era Stories About Building up Your Own Power Step by Step

Secretly establishing his own faction

Looking for Historical Fiction Rated 9.0 or Higher, Preferably with Some Sense to It

Transmigration, Alternate World, Military Strategy, Passion, Brotherhood, and Historical Warfare

Political Intrigue, Historical Setting

Are there any grand-scale political intrigue novels like *Scheming for Love* and *The Prosperous Age's Strategist*, with court politics and a turbulent martial world, but no domestic infighting?

I'm Out of Things to Read. Looking for High-Quality Stories with Great Writing and a Smooth, Unawkward Plot

I'm more interested in historical settings. Farming, fantasy, palace intrigue, romance, or male-male pairings are all fine, as long as the writing and plot are good. Ideally, there shouldn't be any misunderstandings between the leads. These days I drop so many novels before I even get halfway through. The ratings are ridiculously inflated, and I don't even want to get started on the leads' characterizations.

Save Me With Highly Rated, High-IQ Scheming Novels

Alternate History or Parallel Worlds, Political Intrigue and Warfare, with Smart Characters

A battle of wits, with schemes and strategies interlocking at every turn.

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.

I Just Want to Experience Following a Story as It Updates. Any New Releases?

I love discussing books with other people. Reading feels less fun when I don't have anyone to talk about them with, so I'm looking for new books that lots of people are reading.