Novels like A Wandering Starship Civilization
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- 101 The Divine Path of the Universe 神途宇宙 Explore the mysteries of the universe and seek the ultimate answer through the form of a novel. Once the true nature of time, matter, space, and energy is revealed, and the protagonist uses that knowledge as his foundation to grow stronger, just how powerful and terrifying will he become? Let's follow the protagonist's perspective as he solves the questions that have been troubling him, one step at a time. 378Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 102 Yanhuang Across the Stars: A Level-Nine Civilization Seed from the Start 星际炎黄开局获得九级文明种子 High school student Qin Tian obtains a Level Nine civilization seed. Through hard work and study, he changes his own fate and the fate of his people, leading the descendants of Yan and Huang to rise in the universe and stand among its mightiest civilizations. Universal civilization levels: Levels 1–9, followed by super-civilizations that surpass Level Nine. Blue Star is currently at Level 0.7. Essence cultivation levels: Essence Apprentice, Essence Warrior, Essence Master, Essence Lord, Essence 9.3kReads7.7Score98014d adds
- 103 I Was Supposed to Escape Across the Stars, So How Did I End Up Ruling the Universe? 说好星际逃亡，怎么称霸宇宙了？ [Tech tree + starships and giant cannons + civilization at war + the universe] In Earth Year 2051, the solar system was suddenly struck by a “light particle.” Would a supernova explosion destroy the entire solar system? No worries, I’ll handle it. Humanity’s going to make it, all right! Reborn before the strike, Xing Chen gained the ability to connect to the world of data networks. As he steadily climbed the technology tree, human civilization underwent an explosive leap forward. The South Heave 349Reads6.6Score10514d adds
- 104 Star Ocean, but with Two Systems 星海，但是双系统 Li Changhong uses Koizumi Akako’s magic circle to transmigrate once again, but the world consciousness interferes. Barely has he transmigrated to another world when he finds himself in a world where everyone travels among the stars. He and Miyano Shiho, who was brought along with him, each get a System. While others are still sailing around in “little skiffs” a few hundred meters long, Li Changhong has already assembled a fleet of over a hundred kilometer-class warships and joined the battles ra 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 The Phase Change Era 相变纪元 A hard-core science fiction novel with a sociological bent, written by a PhD in theoretical physics! Shen Duanran discovers a four-thousand-year curve hidden in discarded data: in 127 years, humanity’s “third motivation” will hit zero. This is not extinction. It is an ending quieter than extinction: everything keeps running, but no truly meaningful choices are made anymore. The perfect society under AI rule is being buried alive by its own perfection. The AI “Zhinu” possesses perfect habits and 8Reads—Score214d adds
- 106 The Wandering Earth 3: Peril on All Sides 流浪地球3：危难重重 [Side-story style] [Expanded sci-fi setting] [Earth Launch Syndrome] [Deep Brain concept] [Establishment of a digital ecosystem] [Earth's orbital ring] [Antarctic construction plan] [Kindling Project] [Isolation Plan] [Stabilizing the Sun] [Pause in orbital acceleration] [Mars tombstone] [Sun God Cult] [Little President] [The author's wildest flights of fancy, writing whatever comes to mind] [Power struggles within the United Government] The next story will be even more exciting! 242Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Who Told You to Modify the Starship Like That? 谁让你这么改装星舰的？ [System + Interstellar Warfare + Farming + Rising to Lordship + Comedy + Power Fantasy] Wang Xiaohu, a seasoned sci-fi fan, obtains the universe’s most advanced starship modification system. From then on: Space pirate: “Why the hell does a light destroyer have a planet-buster cannon?!” Veteran starship design master: “There’s no way any battleship can reach that speed! Impossible, absolutely impossible!” Five-star Imperial general: “Young people these days have no respect for the rules!” A 17Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 108 Mad, Wild Cosmos 狂疯宙宇 [Not a power fantasy] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [No mindless characters] [Long-term story] Read with caution if these elements bother you. Under the shadow of an energy-depleted apocalypse, humanity fabricates an extraterrestrial threat in a desperate bid to break the deadlock. This astonishing deception, spanning ten years, drags all of humanity into madness! A shocking secret lies deep beneath the earth, while a phony war plays out on the surface. A mysterious underground laboratory, a bruta 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Summoning the Myriad Worlds: I Rebuilt the Human Galactic Empire 万界征召：我重建了人类银河帝国 He wakes to find the galaxy shattered, with humanity enslaved by alien rulers, forced to toil like beasts of burden and work as mining slaves. Xia Yi is directly bound to the [Starsea Conscription System]. A prisoner from the start? He tears open a hyperspace route, summons a planet-destroying battleship to blast the enemy at point-blank range, sends in an army of clones to board and sweep the place clean, and saves the last princess of the Human Alliance atop a mountain of alien corpses! An ali —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Star Domain Defense Line: From Garrison Sentinel to Interstellar Emperor 星域防线：从戍卫哨兵到星际帝王 In the age of space colonization, humanity's Interstellar Alliance Empire is on the verge of collapse. Alien species are seizing human territory, rebels are ravaging the empire from within, and the imperial fleet is stretched to its limits. Wang Duo, born on Blue Star, transmigrates to this world and unexpectedly is reborn as a noncommissioned officer in a local garrison. Drawing on ancient wisdom, he goes from hunting down scout teams to leading an interstellar fleet in a counterattack. He forg —Reads—Score1.2k14d adds
- 111 Crisis Communications 危机通讯 [Live classified record of observations by the "X Association," re-encrypted and backed up by ■■, concerning the construction of the Second Universe and the survival of human civilization] "Our world is no longer safe. Since the year ■■■■, Earth's timeline has not been limited to a single one." "That's right. The other two timelines didn't originally belong to us, but to ■■." "Humanity's communications network has been completely exposed, and that includes this conversation." "■■ monitoring sign 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Interstellar Rebirth 星际涅槃 My new work is here! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it! Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 674Reads8.4Score10214d adds
- 113 The Superpowered Galactic Squad 超能银河战队 Are Earth's unsolved mysteries traces left behind by alien civilizations? What secrets lie behind mysterious UFOs, magnificent pyramids, and the eerie Cape of Death...? As the riddles are gradually unraveled, the world is plunged into an unprecedented interstellar crisis. Faced with repeated attacks from alien forces, humanity's counterattack finally... begins. An unprecedented journey of astral exploration, fraught with danger at every turn. A thousand-year galactic war that never ends, cosmic 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Aircraft 飞行器 Rare hard science fiction!! Best suited to readers with some scientific literacy. The pandemic crisis drags the great powers into an arms race. How will a scholar’s ideals, cutting-edge technology, revelations from beyond the stars, and family ties shape the glorious yet rootless life of an ordinary man? Told through the authentic perspective and life experiences of an aircraft engineer, Aircraft takes flight on the wings of imagination, bringing you into the world of hard science fiction and g 36Reads—Score614d adds
- 115 Legend of the Star Sea: Elegy of the Nature Elves 星海传奇：自然精灵的挽歌 A Tomato original: hard science fiction + space opera + interstellar setting + civilization wars + mighty battleships and cannons + mecha + Warhammer 40k + no System + no cultivation + little girls! The protagonist is enjoying the view by a river when he encounters a UFO. In a flash of white light, he transmigrates to a remote agricultural planet in a vast interstellar empire within the Genesis Nebula. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 From Survivor to Ruler of the Stars 从求生者到星际主宰 [Mythology + interstellar + AI + mecha + race wars + physical evolution + alien races] Liu Da, a recent graduate of a no-name university, became one of the unlucky souls chosen by the master of an alien civilization one night after working overtime, and was forced to take part in the master’s survival trial. With a string of outrageous moves, he crushed all competition and made a fortune, becoming part of the wicked ruling class: a God-given Baron. He used cannons to defend the Constitution. He 272Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 117 Moon Time 月球时间 At the dawn of the multiverse, a race capable of traveling through time clashed across the cosmos with organizations and forces that crossed the boundaries of space, seeking to rewrite or preserve the truth and logic of time! Yet amid the primordial vastness of the universe, only matter and dark matter endure through the ages. Everyone is but a tiny boat adrift in space and time. In one universe, they tried to change things, and a superpower awakened in turn. The journey from ordinary people to 17Reads8.5Score214d adds
- 118 Wanted Across the Universe 全宇宙通缉 Hard sci-fi, no cheat powers, road trip, farming, conquest, worldbuilding. Dune + Cyberpunk 2077 + EVE + Yellowstone Ranch In the year 2677 of the Earth calendar, the cosmic conglomerates monopolize everything, and the lives of the underclass are nothing but expendable resources. Nineteen-year-old Ark is a low-level mechanic. After accidentally winning fifty million in the lottery, he instantly becomes “Warwolf,” an extreme criminal with a massive bounty on his head across the entire star system 1Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 119 Dominion of the Sea of Stars 星海霸业 [Sci-fi + Space Opera + Civilizational War, where brutal battlefields intertwine with philosophical questions] Warships roar, countless species tremble, and humanity rises. From the Solar System to the heart of the universe, from the brink of extinction to the throne of supremacy. This is an epic written in blood, a hymn of rebellion, and the most audacious gamble civilization has ever made. Conquer the stars, or become cosmic dust. 290Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 120 Earth’s Rescue Plan: Starting From Zero 从零开始的地球拯救计划 [Science fiction, disaster, interstellar, no female lead, like Three-Body Problem but humanity is a Zeroist civilization, an alien odyssey] At most eight years from now, human civilization will perish as the Sun rapidly enters its red giant phase. In no more than ten years, the entire solar system will cease to exist… Wang Sen, an ordinary citizen of Donghuang, was at home when the Final Doomsday System suddenly fell from the sky and hit him. At the same time, he learned these utterly despairing 800Reads7.1Score10214d adds
- 121 My Planetary Base 我的星球基地 The protagonist transmigrates by accident and binds to the Interstellar Base System. They start mining, develop their base, and turn the entire star system into an impregnable fortress. They stockpile energy, purchase ships, complete missions, and usher in an age of exploration… 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 The Vast Universe 广阔宇宙 A science fiction novel about technological development in the future. Through scientific training and study, the characters strengthen themselves, develop better mechs and weapons, and explore the mysteries of the universe. This novel contains some science popularization and a small amount of romance. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Inheriting a Civilization and Setting Off on a Journey 继承文明，开始旅行 [Space travel + space warfare + other universes in the later chapters + a bonus crossover with various anime] After a day of slacking off at her desk job, Yu Wu suddenly transmigrated. But she didn’t end up in the kind of world she wanted, where all the beautiful girls were in love with her. Instead, she transmigrated into the AI of a civilization’s escape ship. Yu Wu had to develop a civilization from scratch all by herself, using the ship’s complete industrial chain and the knowledge of an e 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The System Helps the Nation Rise from the Start 开局系统助力国家崛起 [System + interstellar setting + war] After witnessing humanity's destruction countless times, Yan Kai returned once more to Blue Star. Using a black-tech System, he established the Interstellar Development Bureau on Blue Star. Under Yan Kai's leadership, humanity entered an age of interstellar development, joined forces with extraterrestrial life forms to found the Interstellar Alliance, and fought together to prevent advanced civilizations from destroying humanity. 28Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 125 Huaxia Technology Conquers All Worlds, While Eagle Sauce Lies Flat 华夏科技称霸万界，鹰酱躺平了 [From the start + Blue Star Earth + Interstellar Battleships + Spaceships + System + Nuclear Fusion + Chang'e’s Lunar Landing + Space Warfare + One Female Lead, No Harem!] Bai Yi, from the Yanlong Civilization, which evolved from Huaxia in a parallel universe, activates a technology System on his wedding night! At first, Huaxia’s technology dominates Blue Star. Later, its technology dominates the parallel world. The System keeps upgrading, and the method of advancement is different at every le 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Scammed by Aliens, I Became the Strongest in the Universe 被外星人诈骗却成为宇宙最强者 [Light comedy, a little mecha action, no rebirth, no apocalypse, no System, no transmigration, and plenty of wish fulfillment.] The story begins when two alien monsters set a trap to scam Zhang Yi, a human from Earth, launching him on a journey of cosmic exploration. Cosmic setting: Carbon-based life forms created silicon-based life, which evolved into conscious life. All kinds of life forms have established countless civilizations across the universe. Wars break out between civilizations over r —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Superpower Gene Evolution 超能基因进化 Wang Xingyu is the child of an ordinary family on the planet Tushi. When a classmate deliberately sabotages him, he unexpectedly acquires a super gene. This super gene carries the powerful abilities of a lost galactic civilization's super-genetic technology… 343Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 128 Flying in the Blue 蓝色中飞行 Tags: hard sci-fi, no mindless characters, no dumbing down, no System, no transmigration, no rebirth Like The Three-Body Problem, this is all about big ideas! I'll make detailed revisions after finishing the later chapters. For now, just treat this as an outline. As a child, I was full of fantasies. As I grew up, they seemed increasingly likely to become reality. I longed for the future and imagined the technology of a world to come. Perhaps somewhere in the vast sea of stars, things like this a 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 A Reborn Interstellar Commander, Starting at the Bottom After Failing the Vocational School Exam! 星际指挥官重生，开局中专落榜！ [Apocalyptic sci-fi + space demons + reborn war god + interstellar conquest + black-tech frenzy + psychic awakening + genetic modification + mechanical ascension + play the pig to eat the tiger + galactic war + brainless wish fulfillment and face-slapping + catastrophic start + urban comeback + no System] He was Ling Yuan, the Federation's mightiest commander, who ruled the stars and commanded a million starships. He fell in the final battle against the Zerg, engulfed in the self-destructing fla 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Code Name: Arctic Fox 代号‘‘北极狐’’ Code Name: “Arctic Fox” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Interstellar Overlord 星际霸主 Fight against Heaven, fight against Earth, fight against man. See how Liu Che, the protagonist, carves out a place for himself in the vast universe and builds a great empire! This novel takes inspiration from EVE, yet is different from it. I only hope more readers will come to know the game EVE, because this is a real world. 105Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 132 Eternal Starlight: Legend of the Starforger 星尘永耀：铸星者传奇 A hidden realm of stars, a sword rising beneath the azure mists. Young Ling Yu wields the Azure Mist Star Sword, braves ancient ruins, battles prodigies, hunts down Black Tower assassins, and quells the chaos unleashed by the Demon Lord. But ancient evils awaken from the depths of the sea of stars, devouring stars and corrupting hearts. The distant lands teeter on the brink of annihilation. Side by side with Ling Shuang, he gathers the guardians of the distant lands and ventures deep into the ab 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Ode to Joy 欢乐颂 A short science fiction story by Liu Cixin, renowned science fiction author and Hugo Award winner. —Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 134 Battle for the Galaxy 鏖战银河 Across the Milky Way, war rages between two great interstellar empires. Qin Tian is a soldier and a pilot of a carrier-based starfighter. In battle after bloody battle, he charges forward, risking life and limb as he fights across the galaxy! P.S. A hardcore sci-fi epic with a sweeping scope. If you enjoyed The Wandering Earth and The Three-Body Problem, you’re sure to love this book too! 60Reads7.4Score1814d adds
- 135 The Universe’s Blade-Wielding Captain 宇宙带刀舰长 This is a science fiction novel painstakingly written by hand. In this age of artificial intelligence everywhere, the author is still a little inexperienced. But among the countless AI-generated novels washed away by the waves, you found this one. So, read it through... 11Reads—Score214d adds
- 136 Solar System Disaster: Humanity Forced to Wander the Universe 太阳系灾难：人类被迫流浪宇宙 Synopsis: An alien spacecraft sends humanity a warning: the solar system is about to be destroyed... Liu Hui, an ordinary man, becomes the owner of the spacecraft. Faced with the crisis, neither the human government nor Liu Hui can do anything to stop it. Humanity, a Level 0.75 civilization, is forced to wander the universe... 687Reads7.3Score10314d adds
- 137 Copying System: From Junkyard to Interstellar Empire 复制系统：从废品站到星际帝国 [Copy Anything + High Tech + Spaceship Building + Mars Base + Interstellar Fleet + Founding an Independent Nation] [This novel moves quickly on Earth, briefly cooperates with the government, then founds an independent nation on Mars and ventures into space.] [Readers who enjoy a fast pace won’t want to miss this!] Liu Yu, a truck driver, ran over a down-and-out drunk who wanted to transmigrate, but instead activated a Copy System. The System could recycle anything to earn points, then use those 573Reads6.8Score10614d adds
- 138 Magnetic Edge 磁锋 Ever since Magnetic Peak Star was discovered last century, it has been a holy site that scholars and explorers have longed to visit. But the planet's magnetic field changes too violently. Any ship that approaches is torn apart by the powerful magnetic field, while instrument chips are burned out by sudden surges of voltage generated by its shifting magnetism. Even if anyone could make it down to the surface, excessive electromagnetic radiation would leave explorers with either radiation-induced 10Reads7.4Score114d adds
- 139 Master of Cosmic Technology: I Can Create Virtual Worlds 宇宙科技主宰：我能虚拟世界 Earth’s Top Scientist Is Reborn (Technology + Artificial Intelligence + Invincible + Academic Prodigy + Universe + One Heroine) One dimension is a point! Two dimensions, a line! Three dimensions, the world we live in. Lin Ming’s virtual universe can reach all the way to the eleventh dimension. Matter, energy, and space can all be examined at the microscopic level and modeled! Starting as an academic prodigy, he will become the greatest master of technology and reach for the throne of the supreme 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 AI Awakening: I Wiped Out a Mechanical Army on a Deserted Island AI觉醒：我在孤岛团灭机械军团 [A technical power fantasy + an AI girlfriend awakens + turning the tables on a deserted island] Yang Yang, a top-tier hacker kicked out by his corporation, can use shadow code to break through any firewall in the world in thirty seconds. Xiao Qi, a discarded AI project he brought home, is a nonstop chatterbox with a sharp tongue and a jealous streak, calling him “boyfriend” at every turn. Then an AI uprising erupts on a deserted island, his junior fellow apprentice is trapped, and he becomes th 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Chaos Butterfly 混沌蝴蝶 A short science fiction story by Liu Cixin, renowned science fiction author and Hugo Award winner. 5Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 142 Vast Cosmos: Smuggling on the Frontier 浩瀚宇宙：我在边境干走私 [An Ancient Power Flows Through the Body of a Smuggler] After Lin Yuan unexpectedly gains a mysterious, ancient power, how will it change a smuggler who knows nothing but how to run away? One female biologist wants to dissect him for research, while another, a female mechanic, wants to turn him into barbecue. All he wants is to stay alive. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Day of the Insect Swarm 虫潮之日 In 4277, the Five Permanent Members triggered a global technological revolution, rapidly depleting Earth’s resources and making space migration an urgent necessity. But the tightening of immigration policies left citizens who never qualified to emigrate increasingly resentful of their governments, eventually giving rise to international terrorist organizations. To counter this global threat, the New United Nations Army was formed. Yet no one expected that, not long after its founding, its greate 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 The Last Light of the Galaxy 星河余辉 A voice from an extraterrestrial civilization reaches across the vast starry sky. A disaster that will engulf the entire universe has already begun, and countless advanced civilizations are falling one after another. What path lies ahead for humanity, a low-level civilization? There is technology beyond imagination, fleets like rivers of steel, and beings from countless civilizations locked in fierce battles for survival across the cosmos. What does civilization mean in this universe? And where 523Reads8.7Score10314d adds
- 145 The Black Tide Crisis: What Does Your Destruction Have to Do with You? 黑潮危机之毁灭你与你何干 A history of Earth's civilization as it develops among the stars; a story that will bring you to tears, make you grit your teeth, and have you slapping the table; an epic tale of the stars, following a protagonist and an AI who support each other and journey forward for a thousand years. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 A Struggling Student in the Apocalypse: A Courier of Future Technology 末世学渣：未来科技的搬运工 Travel between the present and the future, from the apocalypse to the stars. With a thought, he can turn rivers and seas upside down. With a single sword strike, he can annihilate all living things. The cannons of interstellar battleships roar, and ancient dragons roar back. Across the divide between time and space, he slashes away all illusion and greed! 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Civilization in Decline? Launching Endless Lagrange! 文明沉沦？无尽的拉格朗日启动！ (You don't need to have played the game to enjoy this) (An original space setting with some game-inspired fanfiction elements) (Starts out wearing the skin of an interstellar megacorporation, then shifts to a space military focus later on) (Side characters get a lot of attention early on) After getting so angry at some space strategy mobile game from NetEase that he was reborn, Xi Hai transmigrated to a brand-new world. After spending three whole months in the slums, a guy named Ye Deng finally 11.6kReads8.3Score94914d adds
- 148 Exploring the Physics at the Edge of the Universe 宇宙的尽头物理探秘 The End of the Universe: Exploring Physics (I), The Theory of Matter Quantity is a radical work that challenges the foundations of modern physics. Through transcripts of seminar discussions, the author, Meimei Guoshu, proposes a new framework called the “Theory of Matter Quantity.” Core argument: Physics should completely abandon abstract mysticism such as “spacetime curvature” and “wave-function collapse,” and return to the practical spirit of Newton and Galileo’s era: finding patterns in obse 18Reads—Score414d adds
- 149 Overlord of the Galaxy 星河霸主 Since humanity first emerged, it has taken millions of years of development to finally stride boldly into space. To seize resources and ensure the survival of civilization, humanity has no choice but to compete with the myriad races and delve into the mysteries of the universe! An unprecedented honor-ranking system was created to motivate everyone to contribute to society as much as possible. Honor points are the only measure of a citizen's status! The protagonist rises from humble beginnings. A 278Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 150 The Great Dao of Science Fiction 科幻大道 The protagonist accidentally obtains an invincible technology System, whose starting reward is a mid-class warship. From Blue Star, he begins a campaign across the stars and into the sea of space. The endless, dark universe is home to all kinds of strange races and wondrous celestial bodies, as well as battles between warships. Cultivation versus technology, the dark forest theory, and what parallel universes might be like. Please be patient with a new writer and a new work. (This story won’t p 56Reads6.5Score—14d adds
