Novels like The Three-Body Problem: Side Stories
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- 51 Wandering the Galaxy with the Moon 带着月亮浪迹银河 Gazing up at the night sky, I ask the bright moon from afar: Are you ours? If one day all we have left is the moon, can we still survive in this cold, empty universe? The Weaver Star shines far away, and the River Girl Star glows bright. I’ve brought the moon to come find you! Fomalhaut, Pollux, Eta Carinae, Betelgeuse: which one will become our new home? 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 SAIF (Hard sci-fi) At some point in the future, she is humanity’s hope for salvation. The girl walks forward alone, unafraid of anything. The heroine represents the most powerful creation in the universe, yet she blends in among the crowd... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 When Dawn's Light Shines 黎明的曙光照耀时 In a distant galaxy, two brave human astronauts embark on endless explorations. But danger descends, and an advanced civilization bares its fangs. Humanity fights back, and at last, in the first year of a new cosmic era, the dawn of hope appears. At daybreak that day, humanity finally succeeds. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Proton: A Solo Voyage 质子：独行远航 (No brainless characters, no invincible protagonist, no harem, pure sci-fi. If you like science fiction, give it a try... Well... though it may not be particularly good science fiction.) This is genuine science fiction. On the surface, it does include some elements that aren't hard sci-fi, but at its core, it is definitely hard sci-fi. Still, science fiction is hard to write, but I'll try to write a better story so you can enjoy reading it! If you have any questions about the original plot, feel —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 The Epic of Divine Wishes 神愿史诗 A fantasy world with magic, set in an alternate universe. Plot-driven. “Should an epic have a protagonist? Will that protagonist be a god or a mortal? Should they succeed or fail?” “It doesn’t really matter.” The Creator God Yang Qian falls into the mortal realm. On his journey to reclaim his divine throne, he discovers that this world is far more complicated than it first seemed. One morning, a girl wakes up and finds a portal. She even speaks with another version of herself. Where does the tru 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Reborn in The Three-Body Problem: I Challenge the Singers to a Karaoke Battle 重生三体我与歌者比K歌 (Alternate title: Reborn in The Three-Body Problem: From the Start, I Smash the Droplet with a Geological Hammer) A single rendition of “Just Because You’re So Beautiful” leaves the Singer unable to speak! [Reborn] + [Book Transmigration] + [No Female Lead] + [Hardcore] + [Decisive Killing] + [Interstellar] + [Sci-Fi] + [Urban] + [Invincible] The protagonist, Qin Kun, wakes up in The Three-Body Problem universe with the Droplet invasion only three months away. With no other choice, he joins the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 The Three-Body Problem: An Unimagined Path 三体：未曾设想的道路 After opening a game called The Three-Body Problem, Liu Yun somehow ended up in the Three-Body universe itself. Liu Yun admits he's a little panicked, but not that much. Though the road ahead is unclear, he's determined to forge a whole new path... (I'm still in middle school, and this is my first time writing a book. I don't have high expectations, so feel free to roast it, just go easy on me.) (Warning: this book has an extremely high science fiction content.) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 Chronological Hunt 时序猎杀 Chronological Hunt 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 Microcosmos 微型宇宙 The Descartes System in the Andromeda constellation is counting down to its destruction. Should its people surrender, or fight back with everything they have? The Stellar Project will provide the answer! So what if the universe ceases to exist? The human civilization of the Descartes System will remain, along with everything it has achieved! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 I Became a Trisolaran 我成了三体人 “It’s so cold. Where am I?” “Beep. System detects multiple weak vital signs in Host. Treatment system starting… Repairing bodily tissue. Progress: 1%...” “Who’s there? Who’s talking?” Chen Feng abruptly sat up. A wave of weakness washed over him, and it took several deep breaths before he recovered. Only then did he realize he was in an unfamiliar place. It was a low-ceilinged room, its mottled walls marked by the passage of time. A strangely shaped ceiling light cast a dim glow. Perhaps because —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 A Sci-Fi Desert? We Screened The Three-Body Problem Live, and the Whole Internet Was Stunned 科幻贫瘠？现场播三体，全网麻了 Xie Feng transmigrates to a parallel world, where his younger sister is dying of cancer. To earn money for her treatment, he starts livestreaming The Three-Body Problem. As the story grows more gripping, his audience surges from a dozen people at first to millions, then tens of millions watching at once. The viewers are stunned! This wave of Longguo's sci-fi culture taking on the world leaves everyone everywhere in a cold sweat. [I'm with the Eagle Sauce Writers' Association. May we invite you t 803Reads5.4Score114Shelves
- 62 I Transmigrated as a Suicidal Scientist, Saved Yang Dong, and Broke the Three-Body Problem 穿越自杀科学家，拯救杨冬杀崩三体 Chang Wang transmigrates into the world of The Three-Body Problem and becomes one of the suicidal scientists right from the start, with barely one breath of life left in him. He arranges to meet Yang Dong and helps her become a happy turkey. He submits controlled nuclear fusion technology and activates the life-prolonging Main God System. As long as he advances technology and changes the outcome in which human civilization is ultimately destroyed, he can obtain technology from a higher level. Fa 215Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 63 Making The Three-Body Problem from the Start: Players Around the World Hunt Cheng Xin 开局制作三体，全球玩家追杀程心 Chen Yi transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers by chance that the Three-Body game is even more popular there than it is on Blue Star. After successfully binding to the System, he develops the Three-Body game. Unlike a story-driven experience, this is a fully immersive VR game where players can freely create value in its world. The moment it launches, it shocks the globe. Without the constraints of a fixed plot, players completely lose it. Every move they make in the Three-Body game s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Tales of the Starship 星舰往事 Su Xingmo gazed out the porthole at the blue planet, his imagination running wild. Why were we born aboard a starship in outer space? What secrets did that planet hold? Driven by curiosity, he set off to explore, meeting many kindred spirits along the way and experiencing all kinds of bizarre and uncanny events... Why did someone who fell from a rooftop freeze in midair, as if time had stopped? Why did someone’s soul end up in the body of the person who killed them? Why had humanity lived aboard —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Three-Body: From the Start, I Became Sun Wukong 三体开局，化身孙悟空 Synopsis: This book is also known as . [Military Strategy]➕ [Science Fiction]➕ [Earth Alliance]➕ [One or Two Heroines]➕ [An Increasingly Powerful Antagonist]➕ [Soft Science Fiction] For the sake of the story, all plot points and works referenced in this novel differ to varying degrees. This book takes precedence. It diverges significantly from the original The Three-Body Problem, including, but not limited to, the timeline —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 Holding the Memory Core of Human Civilization From the Start 开局手握人类文明记忆体 [Pure science fiction, with no fantasy elements whatsoever (the Book of Changes doesn’t count! Modern science can neither prove nor disprove it, so please stop arguing about it). The first few chapters are a bit rough and can be skipped.] As the universe dies and is reborn again and again, who will become the variable in fate when the course of Lu Ning’s universe diverges? After an accident gives Lu Ning a memory archive from a human civilization in a dead universe, he gains all of humanity’s 28Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 67 In Three-Body, I'm Zhang Beihai's Younger Brother 人在三体，成章北海亲弟 [A serious tone, no comedy or silliness + decisive and ruthless + no System + happy ending + no female lead] Zhang Beiyang transmigrates into the world of The Three-Body Problem as Zhang Beihai’s younger brother. He pulls off one audacious move after another: he wins over Ding Yi, recruits the Wallfacers as his underlings, and purges the Trisolaris Organization... Through Zhang Beiyang’s careful planning and thunderous execution, humanity ultimately wipes out the Trisolaran civilization, then be 168Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 68 The Three-Body Problem: Creating the Shenhe Civilization and Declaring War on the Returners 三体：缔造神河文明，宣战归零者 Chang Hao transmigrated to the Three-Body world and became the head of a research institute. He obtained the Super God Academy System. As long as he built the specified technology, he would receive generous rewards. Build a Void Engine and receive a divine body! Build black armor and receive a Space-Time Gene! Countless years later, the Returners left the micro-universe and returned to the greater universe. Looking at the transformed cosmos before him, the Returner leader slowly formed a que 258Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 Fate 命运 A short science-fiction story by Liu Cixin, renowned science-fiction author and Hugo Award winner. —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 70 The Three-Body Problem: Igniting the Dark Forest from Zero 三体，从零点燃黑暗森林 By sheer chance, ordinary nerd Chen Dazhuang transmigrates into the world of The Three-Body Problem, and through a twist of fate, is chosen as a Wallfacer. He hopes to use the opportunity to become the happiest shut-in in history without affecting the story’s direction, but the ETO assigns him a genius beauty as his Wallbreaker. The butterfly effect that follows quietly steers the story in a direction he never imagined... 732Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 71 The Three-Body Problem: I Am ETO 三体：我是ETO “Wallfacer Luo Ji, I am your wallbreaker.” Li Yunfan, a mathematics professor thoroughly disillusioned with humanity, stumbled upon the Three-Body game and grew fascinated by the Trisolaran world. He joined the ETO as a member of the Adventist faction. After a global strike, he was forced to disguise himself as an Adventist, becoming the one and only wallbreaker chosen by the Lord. 37Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 72 The Three-Body Problem: Reborn Aboard the Natural Selection 三体：重生在自然选择号上 Zhang Xiaofan unexpectedly transmigrates. As luck would have it, he transmigrates onto the Natural Selection, just before it enters Forward Four. It's a bombshell from the start. What should he do? Will the story end before it even gets going? 158Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 A Swallow's Nest on the Curtain 燕巢幕上 Five races exist in the universe: humans, gods, demons, devils, and ghosts. These five races established strict agreements back in ancient Egypt, promising not to interfere with one another. Even today, Earth hides many organizations dedicated to maintaining the seemingly peaceful status quo, though it is as precarious as a nest beneath the eaves, with danger lurking everywhere. The Five Races: Humans: No introduction needed, right? Gods: Highly advanced extraterrestrial beings from the center —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Calamity Strikes: I Become the Creator God in the Void 天灾降临：我在虚空当创世神 Urban planner He Muyan unexpectedly binds herself to the Disaster Relief System. At first, she thinks it is merely a high-dimensional, immersive infrastructure-building game, where she can survey eight worlds on the brink of destruction and manage them with cold, data-driven precision. In the initial world, battered by torrential rain, the divine defensive fortress she casually summons crushes the rebels' conspiracy and saves Li Ying, a blind priestess. From that moment on, the incomprehensible —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 The Three-Body Problem: From the Start, I Founded a Company to Save the World 开局三体，我创办救世公司 All of humanity thought Lin Yu was just a tech tycoon obsessed with making money. It wasn't until the Trisolaran fleet pierced the dust clouds that the United Nations discovered the truth: The “game” he had released had quietly turned all of human civilization into a sandbox. And every defeat in that sandbox had already laid out a way to survive in the real world. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 The Three-Body Problem: I Really Don't Want to Make a Fool of Myself! 三体：我真不想犯二啊！ [Longevity + No Romance + System] As the Trisolarans grow and match wits with the Wallfacer Yun Tian, they think they've learned intrigue and how to threaten Earthlings. Then Yun Tian turns the tables and traps them in the slow fog. Trisolarans: “Yun Tian, that's not playing fair!” Yun Tian: “I don't have time to play with you! You're not my target!” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 Divine Dream: The One Who Entered the Forbidden Zone 神梦：踏足禁区之人 [Written entirely by hand, no AI] [Pure Sci-Fi] [Ensemble Cast] [No System] [No Cheats] [One Female Lead] The universe cast itself aside and sent its wanderers beyond the end of the road, hoping that no matter how far humanity traveled, it would never forget its roots. Whether a dictator or a tyrant, right or wrong, let future generations be the judges. I’ll write no more. I must complete my final mission. Beichen... I still couldn’t bring you home. Year 100 of the White Calamity Era (2266 CE), —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 Higher-Dimensional Revelation: Advancing Scientific Civilization 高维启示，提升科技文明 As someone who received enlightenment from a higher dimension, Xing Lin created several things that were theoretically impossible in a three-dimensional world, yet highly practical. Annihilation batteries, folded states, super states, and eventually anti-gravity devices. Framed by corrupt officials and caught in traps abroad, he returned home through one perilous ordeal after another, eventually earning the attention of the country's leaders. Hostile forces attempted to assassinate him, and th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 The Source Awakener 本源激活者 (100% original! No tired tropes, no imitation, no System, no dumb or clueless characters. A touch of cerebral mystery. Read at your own discretion.) A boy artificially “created” with a split personality and a body full of secrets. His body is the soil in which strange spirits cultivate supernatural energy, his soul is the remnant of a higher-dimensional being, and his DNA is unlike anyone else’s, carrying mysterious code... This is primarily a science-fiction mystery blended with urban fantasy. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 Mecha Era: Anything Can Happen in This World 机甲纪元：这个世界允许一切发生 After transmigrating during an exam, Lin Feng arrives in a future without tests or the 996 work schedule. Students here learn to pilot mechs and build rockets, completing internships on the Moon and Mars. Even at a young age, they can earn high salaries and respect through their contributions. The first time Lin Feng is praised for his supposedly "useless" imagination, he cries. At last, he understands that the pain he felt in the old world was not his fault. The fault lay with a world that want —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 Profaning the Cosmos: The Dark Entropy Era 亵渎宇宙：暗熵纪元 In 2160, people were still basking in the prosperity brought by the Earth Alliance. But an energy fluctuation in space twelve years earlier had brought an unknown substance called “Dark Entropy,” which transformed all things and turned many people into “Awakened Ones.” Fang Yi, a young artist with supernatural abilities, was drawn into an inexplicable experiment because of his unusual power. A mysterious organization came to his door, forcing him to confront the truth about his abilities. As he —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 The Flintstone Era 火石纪元 The energy of the underground firestone spirals out of control. The mysterious crystals Xu Chu and the miners dig up lead to a global catastrophe. These crystals, threaded with flowing golden veins, are “locator beacons” planted by an alien civilization. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 The Three-Body Problem: It All Started When I Hit Luo Ji 三体：从砸伤罗辑开始 [Readers unfamiliar with the original can read this with no trouble. Rare terms from the original will be explained through dialogue.] [The Three-Body Problem fanfiction + mainly fantasy + a little goofy + a little overpowered] College student Cui Jiu was crushed by the violent debt collection tactics of loan sharks. Under the weight of life’s pressures and his mother’s death, he was in such pain that he wanted to end his life. But after an offhand remark, he found himself in the world of The Th 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 Son of the Lord God 主神之子 This is my first novel. The protagonist is a fan of The Three-Body Problem, and this is a science-fiction fairy tale about him! Foreword: When you hear the word “god,” what comes to mind? Supreme power? Supernatural abilities? For many people without a steadfast faith, gods are an abstract, elusive concept. In fact, the gods in the myths and legends of most civilizations have one very clear meaning: Creator. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 The Three-Body Problem: The Immortal Emperor Awakens to a Trisolaran Invasion! 三体：仙帝沉睡，醒来三体入侵！ Invincible protagonist + ruthless and decisive + no female lead As the Wallfacers were selected, the ETO's Wallbreaker operations quickly got underway... This was a war for the fate of humanity. The Wallfacers had to do everything in their power to secure humanity's future! But many people knew this was a battle whose outcome had never been in doubt. Humanity... was too weak! While every nation struggled to prepare for this unwinnable war of the future, a young man in a white robe slowly walked 110Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 86 I Speak to the World of The Three-Body Problem: Believe in the Light! 我对三体世界讲话：相信光！ [Wild ideas spanning countless worlds + infinite worlds + everyone is a Wallfacer + urban mind games + black technology + the glory of civilization + Star Gates] From the start, he gets sent to the hospital by a truck driver and unlocks the [Black Technology System of Myriad Worlds]! Written as He Xie, pronounced “nuclear harmony”! In the Three-Body universe, he mass-produces Iron Man suits! What? A Droplet attack?! I hit back with an Annihilation Storm! The Sophons are monitoring the whole worl 67Reads5.1Score—Shelves
- 87 Counterattack Against the Three-Body Fleet: Return from Pluto 反攻三体：从冥王星归来 [Hard sci-fi, continuing from the ending of Three-Body, fast-paced, and striving to stay close to the original style. Readers who haven’t read Three-Body can enjoy it too.] In that doomed universe, the Solar System had become a motionless two-dimensional painting. Luo Ji, the former Wallfacer, had not vanished completely. He endured more than a thousand years of torment in the lifeless two-dimensional world, surviving in a form beyond life itself. Now he has crossed the dimensional barrier and a 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 Heaven-Defying Comprehension: I Revive the Solar System and Shock the Three-Body World 悟性逆天，复活太阳系，震惊三体 [The Three-Body Problem + Technology + Interstellar + Multiple Heroines] Wang Shuo transmigrated into the Three-Body universe and gained heaven-defying comprehension. When the solar system was destroyed by a dimensional strike, he set out to bring it back to life. From the [dimensional strike], he comprehended [dimensional weapons] and [dimensional ascension technology]. From [Trisolaran biology], he comprehended [resurrection technology]. From [dark energy], he comprehended [two-dimensional spa 56Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 89 Thirty Thousand Years into the Future 未来三万年 An ultimate civilization’s warship from another universe crashes into the greater cosmos. To escape the heat death of the universe, civilizations everywhere clash over it. An eighth-level civilization, among the universe’s twelve levels of civilization, fights its way from higher-dimensional spacetime to the Solar System. Meanwhile, human civilization is in the midst of an artificial intelligence rebellion, and the surviving humans are forced to flee into the vast universe. Drift, survive, devel 69Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 World Development Begins with The Wandering Earth 世界开发从流浪地球开始 I’m just writing this for fun. Most of it is based on a movie or book I’ve just finished, worked into a single novel. This is my first time writing, so I’m not very good at it. I don’t know if I’ll keep writing in the future. Just bear with me and give it a read. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 If You Vanish, the Universe Becomes Nothing 你若消逝宇宙为零 I haven't looked at the table of contents, and everything feels kind of all over the place. I'm new, nobody's reading this, and no one's given me any advice, so I'm pretty lost. Please give me some suggestions... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 Mecha Mindlink: I Open Resource Packs for the Base 心声机甲：我为基地开资源包 In the 227th year of the Universal Federation, genius commander Lin Qi offended the powerful and was exiled to the front lines of the war against the Zerg: a base about to be decommissioned. There were only 97 female soldiers here, all injected with mecha serum, with resources running low and an endless tide of Zerg bearing down on them. In this desperate situation, Lin Qi activated a mysterious System: completing specific intimate missions would let him exchange for strategic resources. But he 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 Three Kingdoms: The Supreme One of All Heavens Begins as the Young Emperor 三国：诸天至尊从少帝开始 He is reborn from a modern cultivation world as Emperor Shao of Han, Liu Bian. The Ten Attendants have just plunged the court into chaos, He Jin has been killed, and Luoyang is in turmoil. Dong Zhuo has led the Western Liang army into the city, and according to history, Liu Bian will be poisoned to death by Dong Zhuo. His life is in danger. The Myriad Worlds Wish Power System recognizes him as its master, allowing him to search for treasure chests across the Myriad Worlds. In the Five Barbarians 4Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 94 The Three-Body Problem: The Ultimate Wallfacer Builds a God-Tier Civilization 三体：最强面壁者，打造神级文明 From the start, he transmigrates into the world of The Three-Body Problem and becomes the fifth Wallfacer. Who would have thought he’d be given god-tier black technology as well?!! [Worlds of science fiction novels] are at my beck and call... He turns around and summons the Singer civilization! Ling Xiao: “So you’re the one they call the Trisolarans?” The Trisolarans: “You’re too kind. Just call me Little Three...” As more and more worlds from science fiction novels open up, Ling Xiao discov —Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 95 The Three-Body Problem: Sophon, I’m Your Wallfacer! 三体：智子，我是你的破壁人！ [No System + No Female Lead + Not a Mindless Power Fantasy + Fun + Keeping a Low Profile + Conquering the Sea of Stars!] Gu Han unexpectedly transmigrates to the Crisis Era and arrives just as the Planetary Defense Council is convening. When he sees Luo Ji successfully elected as a Wallfacer, he finally breathes a sigh of relief. But when he learns that he is a member of the ETO, tasked with assassinating Luo Ji, he completely loses his composure. Assassinate Luo Ji? Wouldn’t Shi Qiang, the 2.1kReads8.8Score263Shelves
- 96 In the Three-Body World, I Summon the Ten Kings of Hell to Crush the Droplet 人在三体，召唤十殿阎王捏爆水滴 [No knowledge of the original story needed to enjoy this!] Chen Yuan transmigrates to the world of The Three-Body Problem and becomes the fifth Wallfacer after Luo Ji. Faced with one threat after another, from sophons and droplets to the photoid strike and the dual-vector foil, Chen Yuan binds himself to a supernatural System. The higher the fear level of the supernatural entities, the stronger he becomes. Once he makes a pact with them, Chen Yuan can also gain all their powers. He immediately c 96Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 97 All the Stars Blink with Murderous Eyes 所有的星星都眨着杀人的眼睛 This is a story from before humanity emigrated to the stars. On his way to school, ten-year-old Shandaer barbecued a nest of wasps, hoping to surprise a classmate. He caused a huge commotion, and, more alarmingly, discovered that these wasps weren't from Earth! And that little princess wasn't from this universe, either. Shandaer was shocked to discover that not one of his friends or family was an ordinary person! A bunch of alien friends, the Ten Great Divine Clans, fun and humor, interstell 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 The Three-Body Problem: I, Luo Ji, Refuse to Be the Swordholder! 三体：这执剑人我罗辑不当了！ [Easy read, complete, and you can finish it in half a day] Time stretches on, And civilization rests upon time, borrowing its endlessness... After transmigrating as Luo Ji, he puts on his own mask and sings the praises of civilization. Humanity does not thank Luo Ji, and it seems he never needed their thanks in the first place. The Lord does not care. 325Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 99 The Three-Body Problem: Past Events of the Universe 三体：宇宙往事 During the 16 days Cheng Xin and Guan Yifan were trapped in the Black Domain, Blue Star had already lived through 18.9 million years. What stories did Yun Tianming, Ai AA, and even the entire universe experience over those 18 million years… 271Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 The Three-Body Problem: From the Start, I Turn Ye Wenjie to My Side 三体：开局策反叶文洁 Chen Mo transmigrates by accident and is just about to win the Nobel Prize when he discovers that his girlfriend Yang Dong’s mother is named Ye Wenjie! This is the world of The Three-Body Problem! And at this very moment, only one year remains before the sophons reach Earth… So Chen Mo begins his resistance against the Trisolarans. He turns Ye Wenjie to his side and destroys the ETO. When the surviving ETO members broadcast Earth’s coordinates to the universe, Chen Mo decides to establish a dete 838Reads8.1Score114Shelves
