An Empire Rises Amid the Thorns
帝国，在荆棘中崛起
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- Completed
- Length
- 2.7M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 3mo ago
- Source
- Fanqie
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Historical Fiction Set in an Imaginary Ancient World, No System
No System, no System, no System. Thanks, everyone.
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.
🔥2025’S Latest and Greatest Chart-Topping Masterpieces!
Looking for books like *I'm Not the God of Theater*. One masterpiece per person~ What book do you think could make it onto the 2025 all-time greats list?
As Good as Yan Yu Lou, With an Incredibly Intelligent Protagonist
Looking for books like *The Misty Rain Tower*.
Recommend a Masterpiece Rated 9.9
Overlooked Masterpieces
Cultivation, fantasy, or historical fiction are all fine.
Looking for Novels Set During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty, or the Northern and Southern Dynasties
I’ve read so many stories set in the Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties that I’m tired of them. I’d like to try some less common historical periods. Preferably completed. Please recommend some~~~
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.
Political Intrigue, Realism, and Strategy
Looking for books similar to Starting as a Secretary in the Political World.
Modern Historical Fiction Has Almost No Gems. Disagree? Come Debate Me
The protagonist should not be sanctimonious, and the novel should not be mindless.
Transmigrating into Detective Dee
Novels about transmigrating into Detective Di Renjie
Historical Stories (Any Dynasty, No System, and with Intelligent Characters)
Looking for books like *The Glory of the Great Wei*. Historical novels with some brains behind them. Read too many mindless wish-fulfillment stories and they’ll rot your mind.
Looking for High-Quality Historical Alternate Universe Stories with Wars, Rebellion, and Bringing Order to a Chaotic Era
The protagonist earns merit on the frontier and rises through the ranks step by step. He fights the northern nomadic tribes, then when the realm falls into chaos, he restores order.
The Protagonist Is Extremely Lazy but Has an Extremely Noble Status
High-Quality Alternate-History Fiction
Court politics, the martial world, wuxia, political intrigue, romance...
Over 2,000 Chapters About Building an Army and Founding a Dynasty
Over 2,000 chapters, about someone raising an army and founding a dynasty, with martial arts.
Any Excellent Historical Novels?!
I'm sick of those power-fantasy stories where the protagonist shows off all the time!
Any Political Intrigue Stories with Grand Strategies and Highly Intelligent Scheming?
Please Recommend High-Quality Historical Novels, Preferably About Emperors, Princes, or Imperial Grandsons
Please stop recommending mindless System novels or stories about princes and grandsons of the emperor who were raised among commoners. Those plots are just ridiculous.
Good Taoist Novels, No Systems. I Really Can't Stand System Stories
Looking for Taoist priest novels. The important thing is that they don’t have a System. I want one without a System. Whenever I see a System novel, I feel like every kind of story becomes boring. Any experts have good supernatural novels to recommend? Remember, no System, no System.
Alternate History, Political Scheming, and Struggles for Supremacy!
Traditional historical fiction. No System, no transmigration, and no plagiarizing ancient poetry!
A Prince Reborn as a Baby
A sign-in System from childhood that can summon an army of civil officials and military generals.
The Protagonist Transmigrates into a General or Military Commander
I want the protagonist to transmigrate into a general, or at least someone really powerful. The kind who can hold a pass alone against ten thousand enemies.
The Protagonist Is a Palace Retainer, a Member of the Imperial Clan, and High in the Family Hierarchy
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It's rare to see a protagonist like this in ancient times who was not disliked by his father. There are a lot less of them. Other novels of this type are either suppressed or disliked in various ways. He even wants to kill the protagonist! This book contains the love between father and son, brotherhood, family and country. It's beautiful.
Not bad. It's well written. There's not much brainless plot.
Is it a behind-the-scenes introduction to a good-looking [Send the Heart]? Although the word count occasionally slips, the pace is well controlled and the writing is good. [Top post] The only drawback is that I read it too early and it's not finished yet [crying]
It's very exciting. There are no cheats like ordinary time travel novels. Everything is logical and natural. The characters have distinct characteristics, the plot is tense, and the wits are endless. Each link is closely linked, making people unable to put it down! Hope the update is faster.
This book is very interesting. The protagonist and enemies have online intelligence. I haven't seen a novel like this for a long time.
This time-traveling thing is still an ox and a horse. [Laughing and crying] [laughing and crying] [laughing and crying] It has the physique of a holy father, which makes people feel aggrieved and has to fight wits and courage to survive. Fortunately, the writing style is humorous and interesting, and it is still good-looking [face covering] [face covering] [face covering]
It is very interesting to watch. The author is like fishing, urging readers to read The Story of the Prince's Transformation. This is no longer a contest between the prince and the princes, but a contest between modern people and ancient people. It is novel and exciting!
A good novel. Although it is a time-travel through a bad street, the writing and plotting are still good. Nowadays, there are more and more high-quality Tomato novels.
After reading dozens of chapters, it's quite interesting to see how brothers are harmonious and filial piety comes first without sacrificing power. It's worth reading.
These tactics are wonderful, that's what I think, author, come on!