The Greatest Diviner

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!!!

Political Intrigue, Darkness, High Intelligence, and Masterminds

A master strategist who can anticipate your every move and make plans from behind the scenes.

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 Alternate-History Political Schemes Without Forced Idiocy or Garbage Writing

Historical What-Ifs and Great Political Intrigue

Looking for books similar to *The First Diviner*. Those who follow Heaven prosper; those who defy it perish. And yet some people go against the natural order, turning an entire nation into a furnace and treating its people like dogs, refining the power of all living things just to attain immortality and ascend to the heavens. And I, Lu Xiu, Lu Ziye, wield the Book of Cause and Effect...