Reforming the Qing: The Jiaqing Restoration

Looking for Rigorous, High-Quality Historical Fiction Like A Borrowed Surname in Langya

Looking for stories like "The Matter of the Southern Dynasties' Noble Young Master Being an Impostor".

Looking for High-Quality Historical Fiction. No Mindless Power Trips or Brain-Dead Plotting

I want high-quality historical fiction that’s engaging and doesn’t dumb things down or rely on brainless plots. It can be satisfying, but don’t treat readers like idiots. No stories like the one where the protagonist fools Cao Cao’s quartermaster about the provisions from the start, or those where a literati protagonist suddenly has the strength of a tyrant. They’re unoriginal and mindless...

Please Recommend High-Quality Historical or Alternate-History Novels with Highly Intelligent Characters

Anything is fine as long as it isn't brainless and the supporting characters don't suddenly lose all their intelligence.

Late Qing, Beiyang, Warlords. No Mindless Stories

Late Qing, Beiyang, warlords. Looking for stories with intelligent characters.

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 Meticulously Researched Historical Fiction

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

The Pinnacle of Historical Fiction

Looking for books similar to "Tang Dynasty: Defying the Imperial Decree Is the Only Way to Get Stronger". This book makes me cry every time I read it. I've read it five or six times, and I still cry. I just can't believe anything else is better. It's the strongest historical novel in my book! An 8.9 rating is way too low. I'd give it a 9.

Historical Fiction That Feels Realistic

No System, and nothing about The Legend of Qin. Just straight historical fiction.

Any Books Like <i>Qing Gaoqi Ming</i> That Combine Hard Science and a Good Plot?

I feel like "The Rising of the Tangled River" has a lot of specialized knowledge, and the overall plot is pretty plausible. I’ve only read the beginning so far, not the parts set in the capital. Are there any similar books? It doesn’t have to be a group transmigration story. I mainly want something both technically detailed and plot-driven.

Brilliant Historical Fiction, Rated 9 or Higher, Meticulously Researched, with a Down-to-Earth Protagonist

I've read a lot of stories like this, even some highly rated ones, but their protagonists all seem to have an arrogant, godlike perspective. Since they know how things unfold and how they end, they spoil everything for the locals and act smug about it. It's really uncomfortable, and they show no respect for history.

The Pinnacle of Historical Fiction

I'm looking for the definitive masterpiece for each historical era, the one that no other work can match. For example, the Song dynasty's greatest work is "Song of the Southern Dynasty". Are there similar books for other dynasties?

Meticulously Researched Historical Fiction

A twisting, suspenseful plot, a protagonist who's not an idiot, and something I can learn from while reading. Ideally, it should be close to real history.

Looking for Historical Novels Set During the Industrial Revolution, the Victorian Era, or World War I and World War II

Soldiers, spies, secret agents, aristocrats.

Stories About the Qing Dynasty, Preferably the Late Qing, for Male Readers 🌝

Desperately Short on Historical Fiction, Please Recommend Some to Save Me From This Reading Drought

Preferably a historical novel with a realistic feel.

Emperor, Reform, Conquest, and War: Over Four Million Words

Looking for High-Quality Historical Fiction!

Pure Ancient Military Fiction, Alternate History, No Harem, No Fantasy

Preferably something centered on schemes and strategy. The longer, the better.

Looking for Strategic-Scale Warfare and All-Out Clashes

There are way too many novels on Tomato where the protagonist is a sneaky schemer. I like protagonists who fight head-on. Are there any like that? A score of 9 is fine. Please recommend some, thanks!

Any Highly Rated Ancient-Era Novels, 9.5 or Above? Alternate History Is Fine Too

The protagonist is pretty level-headed.

I Don't Believe Tomato Has Any Masterpieces with Deep Ideas, Epic Scope, and a Grand, Sweeping Feel

I still haven't found a novel like this.

A Man's Romance: Massive Warships and Huge Guns, Late Qing, World War I, or Republican-Era China Are All Fine!

Looking for High-Quality Historical Alternate-History Novels About War, Rebellion, and Restoring Order to a Chaotic World

The protagonist earns merit on the border and rises through the ranks step by step, fighting the nomads in the north. Then the realm descends into chaos, and the protagonist brings peace to the land.

Historical Novels You Absolutely Can't Miss!!!

What? He gets to be a dad after being reborn? A soft, adorable little girl keeps chasing him and calling him Daddy? What? Qin Shi Huang, who's lived for two hundred years, keeps chasing after him, desperate to take him as his apprentice and learn the art of immortality? From the Great Xia Kingdom's top soldier to the Prince of Changyi!