The Grand Magician
大奇术师
- Status
- Ongoing
- Length
- 2.6M Words
- Genre
- Urban
- Subgenre
- Urban High Martial Arts
- Updated
- 5d ago
- English
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I've Become Immune to Tomato Reads. Nothing Interests Me Anymore. I'm in a Serious Reading Slump
I don’t like quick transmigration, except for Su Lvxia.
Any Books About Organizations That Use Playing Cards as Code Names, Like the Theater God’s Twilight Society?
After finishing "God of the Drama", I thought the premise was incredible. The protagonist fans a deck of cards with matching numbers and suits out around them. So cool (´｡✪ω✪｡`)
Recommend High-Quality Books. I'm Very Picky, and Hidden Masterpieces That Get Low Ratings Are Welcome Too
Voyages, Potions, and Sequences!
I’m out of books to read.
Looking for Recommendations, Any Genre Is Fine. I Can't Find Anything to Read
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Looking for Books About the Occult, Sequence Advancement, Potions, and Cosmic Horror
Looking for books similar to "You Were Supposed to Resist the Evil God, But You're the Evil God Yourself?"
High-IQ Protagonists, Intricate Plots, No Harem, Dark and Scheming, Not Goody-Two-Shoes
Please Recommend Cthulhu-Themed Novels Where the Protagonist Is Already an Old One from the Start
Magic, Academy, Western Style, Preferably a Minor Noble, Harem or No Harem Is Fine
There Are No More Masterpieces in the High-Martial Arts Genre
High-Quality but Underrated Novels
I want something like The Lost Spirits and the Silver-Winged Twin Stars. Are there any high-quality but really obscure novels? Any genre is fine!
A Tribute to the Ten Greatest High-Martial Arts Novels: Vote for the Best!
Looking for books similar to My Talent Is Absolutely S-Tier in a High-Martial-Arts Online Game.
Potions, Sequences, 700K+ Words
Mysterious, eerie, potions, sequences! Come on, guys!
The Middle Ages, Retro Style, the Steam Age, Lovecraftian Horror, and the Mysterious
I'm looking for books similar to The Pillar Project. Something like Lord of the Mysteries, set in the medieval steam age, with Lovecraftian elements, an enigmatic atmosphere, and mysterious secrets.
Looking for an Exhilarating Team Story Where Every Member Matters, No Mindless Romance!
I want a very cool male lead, no CP, and no overly obvious romantic tension either, so it is easy to ship anyone... Then preferably a team-focused story. It can be tragic or lighthearted, with no CP, and involve the supernatural, games, or anime. Slay the Gods
Looking for Lovecraftian Books About Humanity's Grueling Fight Against Outer Gods, Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment
Looking for books similar to The Old Days Return: Have I Become a Pillar of Humanity? Any recommendations like this book, Pillar Project? Humanity struggles against the Outer Gods. No mindless power fantasy, please, and at least some basic logic. I want to see humanity making progress step by step. I've been searching for ages, but...
Weird Fiction, Lovecraftian, Over One Million Words. Read Carefully! Over One Million Words
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Recommendations for Supernatural Series and Sequence-Based Novels
Mutations, Strange Phenomena, Evolution
I remember it was an interstellar war, and the characters could awaken a skill at each stage. The protagonist's skills mutated. I think the first one was catching a blade barehanded. I can't remember the others.
Tired of Dark Fiction. I Want Something Positive, with a Protagonist Who Has a Strong Moral Compass
The kind of good person you never meet in real life: a living Buddha who helps everyone, gets praised by the whole world, and doesn't hide his identity. What happens when he runs into a villain? I've got people all around me who want to repay my kindness. In fantasy novels, you know the type: you mess with me, and the Heavenly Dao strikes you dead on the spot.
Give Me Some Truly Great Reads. I'm Really, Really Out of Books
Looking for books similar to "Transmigrating into a Single-Player Game: I Broke the NPCs".
British Style, Medieval Aristocracy
Looking for Stories Set in the Cthulhu Mythos. I’m a Fan of the Original Works
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Having read this far, there's no doubt that this is an excellent work. The overall reading experience is similar to *Lord of Mysteries*, and the inclusion of some traditional Chinese elements reminds me of *Taoist Mysteries*. However, the abundance of beautiful elements, such as brotherhood and lovely ladies, washes away the gloom and despair, bringing a beautiful and refreshing reading…
If you enjoy reading *Lord of Mysteries*, if you like playing 1999, if you yearn for that modern era, if you are fascinated by the mysterious world, then I think this book can satisfy you.
I didn't give it five stars because the character design is still fairly standard, lacking any outstanding highlights. However, considering the overall structure, it's among the top-tier works by Tomato (a popular Chinese film critic). Worth watching.
A truly remarkable book. The characters are well-developed and memorable, even the supporting ones. This is rare in Western occult novels, as Western names are indeed difficult to remember, and it's uncommon for the protagonist to have a Chinese name in this genre.
I know my writing skills are mediocre, and I can't muster the most beautiful words to describe a book. But this book is different—it's the most amazing book I've ever read on Tomato Reading, so amazing that I'm speechless, unsure how to describe it. For readers who haven't yet read it, please be patient, read it slowly with some soft music playing. Its true charm will gradually unfold before you.
It's very good, but the setting is very similar to Lord of Mysteries. The author probably borrowed some elements from it. Role-playing has become the theme of the story, and it seems that the supporting characters have become the main characters.
The plot is quite good ٩(•̤̀ᵕ•̤́๑)ᵒᵏᵎᵎᵎᵎ The setting is quite novel to me, at least, and the characters are well-developed. It's great! The Western fantasy character designs are right up my alley, similar to Lord of Mysteries. Definitely worth watching! 🥰🥰
No, how can such a great book not get any traffic? How are the recommendation lists ranked?
It's rare to find a novel with such smooth writing and a clear story framework on Tomato Book, especially since this rating only makes the readership of this excellent work even worse (I really doubt whether this book should have been published on Qidian). But no matter what, it's my luck to see such a novel, and it's my honor to experience this story. I hope the author can finish this novel and take us to experience this magnificent world.
It's really good, a hidden gem. It has a Lovecraftian theme and is a tabletop RPG, the protagonist isn't mindlessly overpowered, and the plot is reasonable and nuanced.