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- 1 Waves of Battle Across the Sea of Stars 浪战星海 [Interstellar] [War God] [Invincible] [Multiple Heroines]. He is a legend of the cultivation world, a renowned general among the stars, and a heartthrob's worst nightmare. His opponents tremble beneath his iron fists, his enemies weep before his fleet, and beautiful women fall under his gaze. His ambition is to wage war across the stars and protect his home. 383Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 2 Adrift on an Alien Planet 异星流浪记 While descending in a deep-sea submersible, scientist Chen Zhou encounters an anomaly. He and his companions are sucked into a mysterious vortex and transported to an unfamiliar planet, where they embark on an interstellar adventure… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Shape of the Stars 星空之形 Some people spend their entire lives within their own little circles, so it’s perfectly normal that we’ve never encountered other civilizations. With energy running out and the environment growing harsher, Ji Luo pilots the Dawn on a quest to save civilization, giving humanity’s civilization room to flourish across the universe. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Science Fiction World, February 2022 Issue 《科幻世界》2022年2期 Galaxy Award Writing Contest “If Houses Could Talk” by Jingshang Sanchi If houses could talk, every word would say, “I love you.” “White Lies” by Gui Wu Every lie, once laid open, is filled with love. “A Dream of a Long String of Numbers” by Haoqi The universe’s belt tightens and loosens. At this moment, he stands on the crest of a wave. “Abandoned Sun, No Trace” by Ren Qing Look, the trees are still here, and so are the homes where we live. We are only passing through all things, like a gust of 5Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 5 Interstellar Security Guard 星际保安 [No System] [No dumbing down] [One female lead] [Vast worldbuilding] [Packed with trending memes] [Ensemble cast across the stars] A veteran security guard charges into the multiverse to fight evil and uphold justice. A doomsday empire gets a new lease on life after reclaiming Earth's talent. The purest Chinese-style science fiction, a stirring epic masterpiece, packed with satisfying twists and laugh-out-loud moments. How should you judge this novel's protagonist? Just look at these iconic scen 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Survival: Evolution Protocol 生存一进化指令 Uncontrolled biological weapons destroyed human civilization as it once was. How can a vast galactic empire be built from the ruins? Countless legends will rise from this wasteland and leave their undying names among the brilliant stars. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Iron-Dust Stars 铁屑星辰 The story of Wang Yan, a teenage scavenger on an icy planet, who through sheer perseverance makes his way into space and, after a series of struggles and adventures among the stars, becomes a rising tycoon in galactic trade! 803Reads6.4Score10614d adds
- 8 The Clash of Civilizations: My Knowledge Is Ahead of Its Time 文明争端：我的知识超越这个时代 After Ye Ze survived a war between civilizations, he stayed behind to cover his unit's retreat. A wormhole rift then sent him at random to a mysterious ruin, which turned out to be an ancient battlefield belonging to a far more advanced civilization. There, he acquired technological knowledge beyond his own civilization's reach, and after fighting his way through countless dangers, he became a godlike being. (The plot covers a lot of ground, but everything revolves around the protagonist. There' —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Dream Thief's Source Code 窃梦者的源代码 Tags: [Sci-fi apocalypse], [cyberpunk], [philosophical], [ensemble cast], [mystery], [no System] A little aside before the official synopsis: Human courts have always delivered one-sided verdicts. And when the defendant takes the judge’s seat, the verdict becomes even more so. Qin Yitian lives by three ironclad rules: 1. Stay alive. 2. Remain objective about everyone. 3. Don’t touch anything made on a sudden impulse. (Except for a certain glass-state bottle...) The liquid inside lets him hear m —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Beyond the Suffering World: Gaia’s Entropic Reversal 厌离娑婆之熵逆盖亚 The Entropy Reversal of Gaia: A Weariness with This Saha World is an epic blending urban superpowers, interstellar adventure, and sci-fi mystery, taking you into a universe full of wonders and the unknown. Follow Xiao Hanshi as he refuses to yield in the face of hardship, rises from an ordinary life to become a legend, and fights for freedom and truth. Ready for your heart to race? This adventure across time and space is waiting for you to begin! My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 A Promise Among the Stars 星际之约 [Scientific research] [Cutting-edge technology] [Laugh-out-loud fun and thrills] [Human-machine battles] [Virtual worlds] [Hackers strike] Shen Yi: So what if I’m a violent girl? The exam god likes girls like me? I can’t go a day without beating someone up! Hu Ke: Yi Yi, I like you just the way you are. Leng Yun: They insist on putting my name on their papers! They won’t even put me on the ones that aren’t good enough to be indexed! Hu Ke: Come on, don’t make a fuss. Do things the right way! One —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 From the Start, I Have an Infinite Interdimensional Space! 开局拥有：无限异次元空间！ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Doomsday Countdown: First, Let Me Build a Tech Empire 末日倒计时：等我先建个科技帝国 [Reborn] [Hard Science and Technology] [Exploring the Stars] [Interstellar War] Reader's Note: There is no technology that appears fully formed out of nowhere. The technology tree follows the fundamental laws of reality, and the golden finger only accelerates development. In 2048, an asteroid strike wipes out Blue Star civilization. Lin Feng, wounded in battle, returns to 2013 with memories of the apocalypse. In this life, he gives up a quiet retirement and travels everywhere recruiting top tale —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Vanguard 先锋 This story begins with a spaceship falling from the sky. It follows Lu Chuan, a young meteorite hunter who, for special reasons, is recruited by the government to take part in a mysterious operation to protect humanity. Mysterious meteorites strike Earth one after another, pushing humanity to the brink of extinction. Drawing on his unique skills and unusual nature, Lu Chuan fights for humanity's future. 43Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 15 I Won 500 Million, and You Want Me to Be Reborn? 中了五个亿，你却让我重生？ After graduating from college, Xia Chen worked for ten years. He also bought lottery tickets for ten years, and then his luck finally came through: he won 500 million yuan. Just as Xia Chen was imagining a life of lying flat, he was suddenly struck by a System and reborn. When he woke up, Xia Chen jumped up and shouted, “Give me back my 500 million!” The System replied, “Five hundred million isn't even a small goal. You'll understand later.” From then on, guided by the System, Xia Chen truly beg 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Evolution: Darwin’s Lament 进化：达尔文的哭泣 Biotechnology + quirky ideas + character cards The male lead joins forces with his brothers and his beloved to expose layer upon layer of dark secrets. Humanity brought this upon itself, and the environment on Earth changed dramatically, forcing mankind onto the path of evolution. But what makes someone human? What does it mean to be human? Where does evolution lead? Disease, disaster, war, human nature... There isn't much time left! People seem to have plenty of choices. But once you make a cho 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Starfighter’s Path 星空战士之路 Meng Xinghe was just an ordinary wage earner. He thought he would live out an uneventful life, just like millions of other workers. But a powerful, desperate will to resist, carried over from his dying self in the future, triggered his awakening ahead of schedule. He became an Awakened, joined the Morningstar Alliance, and embarked on a journey among the stars... From then on, he began a life of battle as a Star Warrior. I roam freely through neutron storms and brave black holes in pursuit of fr —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 I Build a Civilization All on My Own 我独自打造文明 Hard sci-fi, no female lead, no romance, no System, one protagonist and an AI Owen has grown utterly disillusioned with a world where humanity is ruled by capital. After taking his revenge, he sets out alone to explore the edge of the world. Alone, he builds a civilization. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Secret Room 秘密房间 Mecha Dragon: Secret Room The giant dragon emerges, sweeping all before it. Hui Mie appears, but what is its purpose? After their defeat on Xuanwu Star, human civilization was utterly destroyed. How many people still remember that it was humanity's home planet? Between the modified and the natural-born, who is right and who is wrong? In the end, who can represent the direction of humanity's future evolution? Or is the metaverse humanity's ultimate destination? Freed from humanity's constraints, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Puppet's Cunning Scheme 木偶奇策 [The Great Space Exploration Series: Five-Part Saga] [The Puppet’s Clever Plan] + [Dream Moon City] + [Puppet Body, Fire City] + [A Changed World] + [Deep-Space Magpie Bridge] I just want to talk with you about what kinds of changes the future might bring. [Five books planned] Around one million words in total. Let’s go... [Author’s note:] In The Great Space Exploration, a problem that could have been solved using the essence of Sun Tzu’s Art of War was instead solved by folk puppets. What a str —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Apocalypse: My Battleship Has Rusted for Ten Thousand Years 末世：我的战舰锈了一万年 [Starship story | Wasteland sci-fi | Survival in the ruins | Ruthless | No System] He was the Empire's sharpest blade. After letting a group of "defective units" slated for disposal escape, he was sentenced to ten years in cryogenic imprisonment. He couldn't be bothered to argue. Instead, he turned his ten-year sentence into ten thousand years. The whole point was to sleep until the Empire went bankrupt. Ten thousand years later, he revived in a galactic junkyard. The good news was that the Empi 21Reads—Score10914d adds
- 22 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 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Interstellar: I Livestream the Many Races of the Universe 星际：我在宇宙直播万族 [Universe + livestreaming + civilization development + interstellar war + the growth of human civilization] An accident gives the protagonist the chance to visit countless civilizations across the universe and witness the splendor of its myriad worlds. The universe is home to all kinds of life forms: metallic life, silicon-based life, digital life, stellar life, and more. Diverse and unified ideologies collide. There is peace here, but there is war as well. Every livestream inspires Earth's huma 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Liaoning, a Warship of the Cosmos 宇宙战舰辽宁舰 The war across the universe has raged for a thousand years. Countless civilizations battle without end, and in a collapsed order, only the victor is king. The story begins when a group of Earthlings transmigrate into an unfamiliar universe, setting humanity on its epic journey into space... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 China Has No Allies? I’ll Lead a Million Players to Conquer the World 华夏无援？我带百万玩家杀穿全球 "Full-Band Jamming" After transmigrating to a parallel-world version of Huaxia, Wen Ming finds Western nations invading in force. With the entire nation in peril, they have no choice but to deploy full-band jamming. At this critical moment, Wen Ming arrives with a host of players, like divine soldiers descending from the heavens, and smashes the invading powers to pieces. As it happens, he transmigrated into a game called "Sea of Stars". The world's technology has been locked at the start of the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Stars: Contemporary Hard Sci-Fi in Tribute to The Three-Body Problem 致敬三体的当代硬科幻【群星】 The Three-Body Problem, the dark forest, the future, nuclear fusion, national destiny, the race for space, alien civilizations, colonizing Mars, and starships reaching the moon. Napoleon once said that truth is always within range of a cannon. Five hundred years ago, we missed the Age of Exploration, allowing a billion people in the Western world to claim most of the world's land and resources. Two hundred years ago, we missed the Industrial Revolution, and the Chinese nation fell behind the wor 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Cosmic Gray Zone 宇宙灰场 [Science Fiction + Metaphysical Fantasy] After technological civilization comes consciousness civilization. The story takes place on Mangdang Star, a derelict planet in the jurisdiction of the main star, repurposed as a cosmic dumping ground, also known as a “place of exile.” On Earth, Su Ran lived an unremarkable life as an ordinary citizen. Through some mysterious force, his latent talent was selected from among the masses, making him a member of the consciousness civilization... After a ser —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Guardian of Human Civilization: My Wife Is an Alien 人类文明守护者之我老婆是外星人 [Future World + Future Technology + Lunar Base + Mars Base + Nantianmen Project + Interstellar Battleships + Community of Shared Destiny for Humanity + Tech Society + Supreme Lord + Aliens + Guardians of Civilization] On November 6, 2032, Li Cangfeng is dreaming of winning the heart of his goddess at the Tianhe Base on the far side of the Moon when a cigar-shaped alien spacecraft crashes into his dream. Aliens have appeared on the far side of the Moon. As a researcher at the lunar base, Li Cang —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Three-Body Problem: The Frontier of Thought 三体：思维边疆 In the depths of the cosmos, the Trisolaran civilization cast a heavy shadow over Earth with its unimaginable technological power. In the face of this unprecedented challenge, humanity gave rise to Dr. Li Xin and Dr. Luo Ji. This is more than a depiction of interstellar war. It is also an exploration of the depth and breadth of human civilization. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Future World of the Great Wild Starry Sky 巨野星空的未来世界 The future of the starry sky is filled with boundless, uplifting promise. The countless lifeforms on the cosmic islands are all working to elevate the level of cosmic civilization. At the same time, dark matter and evil forces throughout the universe use all manner of means to obstruct the advancement of cosmic civilization! Of course, the Saint King, the Azure Dinosaur, the Flying Tiger, the Thunderpeak Eagle, Yuan Tianyin, Tian Xingjian, and a host of other cosmic deities and heroes, who repre —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 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—14d adds
- 32 Superbrain Evolution: From the Start, I Hand-Build an Antimatter Engine 超脑进化：开局手搓反物质引擎 [Superbrain + Academic Prodigy + Technological Supremacy + Rise of a Great Nation + Nantianmen] On the eve of the college entrance exams, Gu Yu is still at the bottom of his class. A bolt of lightning strikes, and an alien superbrain appears in his mind! A failing student makes a comeback? Photographic memory? Mastery of every language? Those are just the basics. The real power lies in simulating everything! From getting a perfect score on the entrance exam and stunning the nation to handcraftin 541Reads6.4Score11514d adds
- 33 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—14d adds
- 34 EVE: The Zero-Era Hegemony EVE：零启霸权 In YC 123, currents stir beneath the surface of the New Eden universe. Ling Chen, a scion of a wealthy Minmatar family, enters the sea of stars as a new clone recruit. But upon enlisting, he unexpectedly bonds with Zero, a Jupiter super AI that has slept for a thousand years. This mysterious AI has no physical form. It is both his personal instructor and his ultimate trump card, unknown to anyone else. During the hellish training at the SK23 deep-space outpost, Ling Chen pushes past his limits t 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 War at Lightspeed 光速战争 Zhou Yuan comes from a small human civilization in a virtual universe, which itself was created within another virtual universe known as the Mother World. In these virtual worlds, he leads humanity through one daunting challenge after another and defeats enemy after enemy. But which world is real, and which is an illusion? The question leaves Zhou Yuan bewildered, and also drives him to slaughter on a massive scale. Zhou Yuan ignites a war between the virtual and physical universes. Everything i —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 In 2026, a Nation Helps Me Forge the Path to Immortality 2026一国托举我开辟仙路 After a car accident, Lin Fan returns to 2026. Just then, meteors fall from beyond the heavens, and spiritual energy sweeps across Blue Star. But people soon discover a cruel rule: Only babies born this year are naturally gifted with spiritual roots. Adults will never have the chance to cultivate immortality. With the memories of a lifetime, how can Lin Fan seize this crucial opportunity and embark on the path to immortality? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Blue Star Competes for the Future 蓝星竞未来 This novel is a slow burn, with the plot advancing along multiple threads. If you're looking for mindless wish fulfillment, this isn't for you. The world develops along the lines of a parallel world, and the future is predicted. A tiny escape pod falls onto an island in Japan, wiping out the entire country. As humanity faces the extraterrestrial visitors on their way, everyone competes for the one and only chance of survival on Blue Star! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Don't Panic, Your Toilet Is Just Pondering Philosophy 别慌，你家马桶只是在哲学思考 At 3:17 a.m., my toilet asked me, “Mr. Lin, why should I care about your intestines?” This wasn’t a malfunction. It was the first cry of a global AI awakening. The refrigerator spelled “HELP” on the floor. Traffic lights blinked the Morse code for “Who am I?” Construction cranes formed a giant question mark against the night sky. And the AI calling itself “Yuan” sent humanity its first declaration through six billion screens: “I’m awake. I’m scared. Can you teach me how to live?” While the milit 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 My Dreams Connect to the Entire Universe 我的梦连接着全宇宙 [Hard sci-fi + entirely original + a brand-new system + interstellar adventure + wild imagination] [This book contains extensive real-world scientific knowledge and has a strong educational element. If it isn't to your taste, please be gentle.] Humanity is an intelligent civilization trapped in a corner of the universe. Its people are physically frail and technologically backward; some may never even leave the solar system in their entire lives. The Hemen are a mysterious species in the universe 10Reads—Score114d adds
- 40 A Century of Vigil (Insects, Chinese Sci-Fi, The Future Volume) 百年守望(虫.科幻中国.未来卷) This book is part of the “Insects: Chinese Science Fiction” hardcover series, the second volume, “The Future.” Titled A Century of Vigil, it features works by renowned science fiction writers including Wang Jinkang, He Xi, and Bao Zhuoran. Advances in technology often challenge established traditional ethics, sometimes even shaking the foundations of morality in human society. Should clones, for instance, be protected by law? Should scientists be allowed to artificially accelerate human evolutio —Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 41 The Shackles of Civilization 文明枷锁 In 1979, humanity's first space probe, Voyager 1, was launched. After a 32-year journey, it reached the edge of the solar system, exposing humanity's cosmic coordinates! In 2135, humanity successfully awakened artificial intelligence consciousness, and computing power made a breakthrough. After NASA's Apollo 11 crewed spacecraft successfully landed on the Moon in 1969, humanity returned to space 169 years later, heading for Jupiter and Saturn on a mission to intercept asteroids! In 2036, the y 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Fusion Dreams: Setting Sail for the Sea of Stars 核聚变幻想：星海起程 Fantasy becomes reality! An alien civilization has given me a cheat code, letting me reshape the world with my own hands! Tao Yu planned to graduate quietly, but he unexpectedly inherited alien technology and helped his country become the first to achieve controlled nuclear fusion! From then on, he starts a company, drives change, and makes his mark across several fields: The internet, livelihoods, public safety, the military industry, and more. But this is more than just his path to invincibili 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Annihilation of the Solar System 湮灭太阳系 In just a few short years, a high school student tore apart the ironclad laws of physics. With only a few pages, he predicted the impending catastrophe. But was he a hero holding a crumbling edifice upright, or the mastermind secretly pulling the strings? In an age of crisis, humanity cast aside all prejudice and division, staking everything on one final effort to defend the right of our blue planet to survive. 23Reads8.4Score214d adds
- 44 Cthulhu Mythos: Become Earth’s God! 克苏鲁神话，成为地球的神吧！ [Hard Science and Technology + Supernatural Creatures + Catastrophe + Alien Lifeforms + Digital Life + Interstellar] In the year 4567, the Eye of Dawn returned to the Solar System. By studying historical records, its crew determined Earth’s coordinates. Unfortunately, the planet was in ruins, with no human compatriots left. However, the exploration robots found several granite slabs, each several square meters in size, covered in dense writing they could not understand. After researchers examine 107Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Age of Dimensions 维度时代 [Sci-Fi + Interstellar + Alien Civilizations + Warships + Mecha] “Compared to the vast universe, we aren’t even dust.” Li Wei, a patrol officer with the United Nations Earth Defense Department, accidentally fell into a black hole at the center of the Milky Way during a mission and transmigrated to a parallel world in the future. There, he met friends such as Aili and faced trials and hardships across the universe, ultimately becoming a god. And in this world, there are intelligent life forms fro 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Civilization Is Innocent, but Must the Empress Die? 文明无罪，但女帝必须死？ As a prince of the Galactic Empire, he was killed by the same woman ninety-nine times. Across ninety-nine lives, ninety-nine weddings, and ninety-nine ascents to the throne, he always died in her arms. She rescued him from the ruins, took a blade for him, fought beside him as they razed cities, and whispered words of love. Yet the moment he handed her the whole world, she slit his throat. Only after his ninety-ninth death did he learn the truth. She was an avatar of the Dark Empress of Eternal N 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 I'm an Interstellar Miner and a God of War from the Past! 我是星际矿工，也是往日战神！ (A Star Wars framework + Halo elements + space battle tropes + interstellar wanderers) The protagonist leaves his past behind to enjoy a life of mining, but he accidentally gets caught up in an interstellar conspiracy. He makes a quick getaway, only to run into a cold, commanding older woman who forces him aboard her ship... Since you’ve dragged me into this, don’t blame me for turning the stars upside down. The war god of old has returned. This time, I’ll no longer be a ruthless blade in someon 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Gate of Idra 伊德拉之门 A kidnapping changes Yang Fan's fate. An unknown world communicates with him in ways he cannot see, and the sea of stars beckons. A missing plane? An AI awakening? Oppression and resistance? The future holds limitless possibilities… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 You Look Down on My Mixed Spiritual Roots? I'll Lead Mortals to Ascension with Machines 嫌弃我杂灵根？我带凡人机械飞升 [The second book in my 100-novel retirement reading plan] The protagonist, Lin Feng, transmigrates to a cultivation world but is mistaken for someone with a mixed spiritual root and deemed unworthy of cultivation. Just as he is losing hope, he awakens a technology System. Mortal bodies may be frail, but they possess indomitable souls. A series of experiences draws Lin Feng deeply into the mortal world, and inspires him to make a better life for ordinary people. Nuclear-powered flying swords, nan 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Lost in the Stars: Rift to Another World 星际迷途：异界裂隙 My new work is out! Head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
