Novels like Fake: Prequel to the Strange Beasts
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Fake: Prequel to the Strange Beasts, best match first.
- 1 I Cut Through Beast City Like It’s Nothing and Fall in Love Along the Way 我在异兽迷城砍瓜切菜谈恋爱 [Strange Beasts Maze fan fiction + brand-new plot + invincible protagonist + haters] You’re really going to drag out the will-they-won’t-they and make it platonic? I’ll just make the first move. You’re really going to pad the word count with fights? I’ll finish them in one strike. You’re really going to kill characters just to force the tears? I’ll give everyone a happy ending. You’re really going to make the ending abstract? I’ll write my own ending. My name is Qiu Bai, and I’m a cultivator fro 271Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Beast City: Bound to an Ending-Rewriting System 异兽迷城，绑定结局改写系统 [Fanfiction + faithful characterization + intelligent characters + no angst throughout] No need to say more: one of the few fanfics about Strange Beasts with a rating Not mindless, not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story 414Reads7.0Score104Shelves
- 3 [The Labyrinth of Strange Beasts] 【异兽迷城】 After this world war, humanity was almost completely wiped out. The force of a hundred nuclear bombs reduced civilization almost to a primitive state. A century of evolution later, spiritual energy miraculously began to revive. Many plants and animals developed intelligence, while a small number of people gained abilities unlike those of ordinary humans through genetic mutations. They came to be known as Espers. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 I Study God-Slaying at the Beast Academy 我在异兽学斩神 [Not fanfiction! Not fanfiction! Not fanfiction!] [Two male leads! Ensemble cast + fates + strange beasts] [The characters and worldbuilding have no overlap with Strange Beast Labyrinth] [Abundance] [Preservation] [Elation] [Hunt] [Voracity] [Harmony] [Memory] [Nihility] [Destruction] [Erudition] Ten paths that can lead to godhood, and a struggle for power among the divine Sequences. When the [concept of the Path] permeates heaven and earth, who will gain supreme power beneath the gods' gaze? A 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Beasts in the Lost City 异兽迷都 In the fog, sinister shadows lurk everywhere. What kind of monsters are devouring our home? A conspiracy, a plot hatched long ago. The mistakes humanity once made have become the very blades now poised to kill us! “If you could choose again...” “This path is incredibly dangerous, but you could save the world and become a hero to all humanity. Would you dare to gamble once more?” 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Urban Superpowers: Beast City 都市异能：异兽迷城 A mysterious star core came from the depths of the universe to the ancestral planet, ushering it out of the age of technology and into the age of urban supernatural powers. The planet underwent a complete transformation, and supernatural abilities became part of everyday life. The minions of Shi had already reached the ancestral planet. A thousand years later, Huang Xiao, Dong Huang Jing, and four others learned the secret behind these powers. Together, they set out on a journey to find the lege 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Slay the Gods, City of Beasts: The Goddess of Fortune’s Proxy 斩神，异兽迷城：幸运女神代理人 [Slay the Gods] + [Strange Beasts' Labyrinth City] + [No Female Lead] + [Cautious Survival] + [Comedy] After transmigrating into the world of Slay the Gods, Gao Ye discovers that he's become Lin Qiye's classmate and awakened the [Luck] System from Strange Beasts' Labyrinth City. With the System, Gao Ye uses his Luck Points to rapidly master Forbidden Ruins. He also becomes the agent of the Goddess of Luck! As long as he sticks close to protagonist Lin Qiye and keeps himself in dangerous situatio 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Beastly Daydreams 异兽脑补 A mysterious girl from the past tells Gao Yang about the Xuanmen. Determined to uncover the secrets of the mist, he ventures inside. He transmigrates into the past to seek the truth behind the opening of the gate. A devoted fan of Alien Beasts fills in the blanks with their imagination. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Please Follow Your Death Order 请遵守你的死亡顺序 At the stroke of midnight on my eighteenth birthday, a string of cold numbers appeared above everyone’s heads. They were “death tags” assigned to all living things by the world to keep it running. The smaller the number, the sooner the System would “reclaim” you. But to my horror, there was nothing above my own head in the mirror. In this meticulously strict sequence of rules, I am the only exception, and the only loophole. When the world decides to sacrifice some people just to scrape by, who g —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Beast City: My Name Is Li Jiujiang 异兽迷城：我叫李九江 [Beast City fanfiction] [Power fantasy] [No angst throughout] Li Jiujiang transmigrates into the fog-shrouded world of Beast City with a powerful talent that falls outside the talent sequence list. Everything is under Li Jiujiang’s control! 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Oath of the Dark Night: I Guard the Light with Shadows 暗夜誓约：我以黑影护光明 “With my shadow, I shield your light. This is the oath etched into the bones of every Night Watcher.” Yu Cheng, an ordinary college student, is attacked by a Heart-Eater demon on a rainy night. To protect his loved ones, he awakens the forbidden power to control shadows. When he discovers that his mother was once part of a mysterious organization called the Night Watchers, he also learns that the cursed bloodline known as the “Shadow Sovereign” runs through his veins. By then, his fate has alrea —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Beast City: Slay the Gods! 异兽迷城之斩神！ Exotic Beasts + Chuunibyou + Righting Regrets + No Angst Throughout If a variable knew the ending, what could they do? My name is Gao Ruoxu, Gao Yang’s older brother. For nineteen years, I’ve been living in a dream. In my dreams, I glimpse the future. I see that the Fire Thief’s life’s work is nothing but a foolish game played by the gods. I see a leader who slept for decades fading away in the ordinary world, and a fool whose reason is absolute. But why is there no trace of me? This time, I’ll 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 City of the Strange: From the Start, I Became the Devourer King 异人迷城：开局成为吞噬者之王 (The End of Ten Days + City of Beasts + Cthulhu Mythos + infinite transmigration) The male protagonist accidentally transmigrates into the original world of City of Beasts. Living as a beast in a world full of humans, he becomes their prey. The story includes infinite transmigration through this world, including worlds styled after literary genres such as historical and futuristic fiction. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Beast City: Qilin 异兽迷城：麒麟 The reborn Qilin returns with the [Myriad Forms] talent and memories of the last cycle's devastating defeat, facing the final countdown: only ten years remain in the hundred-year cycle. He must root out traitors in the guild and unite its core forces, while advancing the “Gyroscope Plan” to break free from the cycle's fate. At the same time, he must fight the “closed loop” conspiracy of Long and Gao Yang, the Dark Energy invasion of the Cangmu Cult, and the threat of the Death Beasts. Alone and 269Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The World Is False, and the Clock of Fate Ticks On 世界虚假，命运时钟滴滴答 [Unhinged] + [Power Fantasy] + [No Male Lead] A life set in advance. A world already determined. Do you think this world is real? Maybe we’re only characters in a novel or a game: an NPC, a supporting character. “I saw a string of numbers above people’s heads. It was a... death countdown.” “But unfortunately, I’m a weirdo. I’m a madman. I... don’t believe in fate.” If people’s lives and deaths were already set in stone, perhaps that would be reality. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Beasts: From the Start, I Got Platinum Star 异兽之开局白金之星 The protagonist transmigrates to a world of strange beasts and awakens Sequence 109: Stand-in. But is my Stand-in supposed to be this strange? Lin Fan glanced at the “Stand-in” floating beside him: Star Platinum! Things were getting more and more interesting! Later on, he’ll visit the Ultraman universe and other worlds! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Beast City: The Last Spark 异兽迷城：终末火种 A fan novel based on Strange Beasts. I hope you’ll enjoy it. On a stormy night, deliveryman Jiang Jin accepts an order that leads straight to hell. He sees the customer’s living room occupied by someone reported dead in the news three days ago. He sees blood seeping from beneath the door, and the reflection in the mirror growing a tail and bony spines. Trying to save a girl he’s never met, he is run through the heart by a monster. But as he dies, he hears an ancient whisper: “Welcome home... Imm —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Beast-Tide Labyrinth: The Origin of the Flame 异兽迷城：火种起源 This is an epic set after the end of myth and before the birth of legend. The mists descend, and civilization collapses. Li Yan, a law student, awakens the talent [Sin Pact] in the apocalypse, allowing him to see the sins in people’s hearts and establish contracts of judgment. While others hunt monsters, he judges people’s hearts. While the strong establish order, he creates the rules. This is an age before the Twelve Zodiac and the Qilin Guild were born. Every choice Li Yan and his first compan 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 After Humans Farmed Me 100,000 Times, I Started the Beast City 被人类刷了十万次，开始异兽迷城 I’m the lowest-ranked fire lizard in an E-rank flame dungeon. Humans skin me with their blades, dig out my crystal core, then I respawn, get killed, and respawn again. On my 100,248th respawn, my consciousness awakened. I remembered: My name is Lin Yuan, and I’m human. And just as I was about to meet the humans, I acquired a Death Simulator. In the simulation, I walked up to the humans, wanting to tell them, “I’m one of you.” They laughed! [Squelch!] [Your crystal core was ripped out.] [You died 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Beast Maze: Outlaws with Nowhere Left to Run 异兽迷城：亡命之徒，无路可退 What regrets do Dragon Raja and The City of Beasts leave behind? What will happen when Lu Mingfei transmigrates into The City of Beasts? What collision will unfold, and will fate itself be rewritten? Is this a dream or reality? The truth is revealed step by step. The underdog's fight to turn his fate around is more than just a heartbreaking tragedy. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Evolution Out of Control: I'm No Demon God! 失控进化：我不是魔神！ Have you ever wondered whether people are really people? Have you ever wondered: in the city, are they all really human? Have you ever wondered whether everyone around you, even you, might be a demon? [This story contains elements of an out-of-control evolution game] 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 When the Ten Suns Came to the City of Alien Beasts 当十日来到异兽迷城 When the Ten Days Arrive in the Strange Beast City 165Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Aren't You Human? Why Are There Alien Beasts All Around You? 你不是人类吗？身边怎么全是异兽 “Run! The God of Slaughter is here!” At that moment, Yu Jiang was racing across the city sky on a flying dragon. Years later, Yu Jiang burst beyond Blue Star and stood before a god. “Oh, what an interesting young man. To have cultivated the summoning class to such a, ” Before the god could finish, Yu Jiang knocked him flat with a single punch. “Wait, aren’t you a summoner? How can you be this strong yourself?” Countless years later, Yu Jiang stood before the Supreme of the Universe. “Oh, what an —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The City of Alien Beasts: Afterstory 异兽迷城【后传】 This is a fan-created work, not written by the original author. I may borrow ideas from a few novels I’ve read. Updates may be irregular because I’m still in school. The story takes place in the first worldline and will have connections to the official Strange Beast storyline. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Beast City: Data Fracture 异兽迷城：数据裂痕 Preface A single badge tears through the illusion of data, and a boy awakens amid fractures in his memory. In the clash between the Nine Heirs and the Eroded, and the battle between truth and lies, he must use his supernatural abilities to rewrite a fate that has been altered. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Beast City Fanfiction: In the Name of the Cursed Abyss 异兽迷城同人文：以咒渊之名 Pangpai killed me off, so I just want to write a little sweet romance of my own. It’s sort of half fan fiction. I’ve kept some of the original setting, but most of it is new. A new writer with a new book. Welcome, and happy reading! I hope everyone enjoys my work. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Beast City: The Light Chaser 异兽迷城：溯光者 Death is not the end. It is where his fight to turn everything around begins. In the desperate final battle, Gao Yang bleeds his last drop of blood, witnessing his closest friends mourn and civilization collapse. When he opens his eyes again, he has returned to the moment he first entered the Lost City. The monsters still howl in the dark alleys, the deadly rules of the System are still in force, and the people he loves, the ones he wronged, and the ones he lost are all alive before him. This ti 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Beast City: The Sixth Divine Heir 异兽迷城：第六届神嗣 Li Yuelong thinks he's gone mad because he can see everyone's “life countdown.” Because of this supernatural ability, he is sent to a mental hospital. The monster doctor, the cannibal bride, and the people with countdowns above their heads: which of them are the real “patients”? Only when he jolts awake from a “dream” does he realize that the “monster doctor” who once strangled him to death was a reflection of Lin Wan, his friend Wang Tao's fiancée! Not only did she personally “eat” Wang Tao, sh —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The City of Beasts: Only I Can See Through Their Identities 异兽迷城，唯有我能看穿他们身份 [A protagonist who grows over time, not a wish-fulfillment novel, plot-focused, with supernatural abilities. If that bothers you, please move along.] At fifteen, Lin Bufan witnessed his parents turn into monsters and try to eat him and his younger sister. Just as he was losing hope, his sister’s body began to shine with light in every color, and then she disappeared. At the same time, the monsters turned back into the likeness of his parents, as though nothing had happened. They even seemed to h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Fake: Strange Beasts' Lost City 2 伪：异兽迷城2 "Three begets all things; change comes with seven." "I am the footnote fate ordained, and one day I will return to that strange beginning and rewrite every ending." With identities changing and fates turning in cycles, what will ultimately be gained? 55Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 To Save My Brother, I Married a Comatose Husband 为了救弟弟，我嫁给了植物人老公 I Married My Comatose Husband to Save My Younger Brother —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Beast City: My Talent Is a Little Too Strong 异兽迷城，我的天赋有点强 My name is Gao Yue. That’s right, I transmigrated to a world called Beast City. The good news: I’m a longtime fan of Beast City, and I transmigrated into the protagonist’s home as his older brother. The bad news: This world is far larger than the original Beast City world. There are vastly more beasts, and the difficulty of surviving has skyrocketed. I transmigrated here at eighteen, when Gao Yang was fifteen. Knowing just how dangerous this world was, I made use of our three-year age gap to awa 293Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Mysterious Realm of Strange Beasts 异兽谜域 For unknown reasons, the world has become a desolate wasteland. Resources are scarce, and civilization has regressed. On a ruined continent prowled by mutant beasts, Lin Feng accidentally fuses with an alien source worm, gaining abilities far beyond those of ordinary people. He uses his powers to fight formidable enemies, unravel unknown mysteries, grow stronger through adversity, and rebuild his home. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Beast City: I’m Wu Dahai, Master of Thunder 异兽迷城：我吴大海，掌控雷霆 [Beast City fanfiction] + [Power fantasy] + [May contain angst] Transmigrating into the world of Beast City with a Hextech System in hand, Wu Dahai sets out to rewrite the ending! 266Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Beast Horde Besieges the City 异兽围城 “My name is Li Dan. The Dan is the one in ‘bizarre.’” “The elders told me why they gave me that name: on the day I was born, they saw something truly bizarre.” This world is strange and bizarre. All the family and friends around Li Dan are terrifying beasts! When he discovers the truth, he narrowly escapes being erased! A deadly game of hunting begins, and I'm the only human in it... 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Beast Horde Besieges the City 异兽围城 [Your role is an angel.] After living in this world for 18 years, Lin Xiaolu finally confirmed that he was a transmigrator. Miss, how can you pull a rifle out from under your skirt? Miss, don't draw your sword so fast! What if you hurt the little bunny? Several walled cities, ranks S, A, B, and C, more than five hundred heroes, [Ability Sequences], and countless different roles and identities. Beyond the walled cities, a million monstrous beasts await. The battle for survival is slowly beginning 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Beast City Without Beasts 没异兽的异兽迷城 I’m just writing this for fun. If you’re interested, read it to pass the time. If not, feel free to move along. I’ve changed a few settings to move the plot forward. My writing isn’t particularly exciting, and I haven’t fully captured the characters’ personalities, so please don’t flame me. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Beast City: Eight-Star Luck from the Start 异兽迷城：开局八级幸运 The protagonist transmigrates into the world of Strange Beasts Maze from the start. Gao Yang? The maze is in crisis, and beasts are everywhere. Yet he unexpectedly gains Level 8 luck. He planned to rely on his memories to clear the story, but never expected the plot to twist and turn until it got more and more absurd. Then the System switches to a win-win mode? It no longer hands out perks for free and starts assigning missions instead. “What? You want me to join the Baichuan Squad? You’d better 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Beast City: Reboot 异兽迷城：重启 In the Seventh Era, humanity was at an absolute disadvantage. Even after defeating the Death Beasts, they still couldn’t stop the inevitable ending. But could things take a turn for the better in the First Era? If the Seventh Era was a journey in which everyone searched for hope with the last of the world’s love, would the First Era be any different? In this book, I’ll bring back Chu Xue, Qing Ling, Li Weiwei, and Wan Sisi. Don’t worry, none of them will die. The trade-off is that some details w 1.3kReads6.7Score117Shelves
- 40 Absolution 赦除 My name is Wang Xuan. I was born into a wealthy, loving family. One day, I had a “dream.” I awakened in a completely different world, lost and confused. I still have a younger sister, family, and friends. Perhaps breaking free from the cause and effect of fate is the answer I need to hand in. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Beast City Maze: From the Start, I'm a Beast Tamer Who Rules Licheng 异兽迷城：开局驯兽师，制霸离城 [Mythical beasts] + [Intelligent characters] + [Beast tamers] + [Sacrifice] + [Dual personalities] + [Making up for regrets] Zhang Zhongting was just an ordinary college student. One day, he transmigrated into the world of City of Beasts. He had planned to join the protagonist Gao Yang, but then discovered that he himself was a “beast.” Zhong Ting appeared in Zhang Zhongting’s mind at his most helpless moment. The next day, he awakened the talents [Beast Tamer] and [Sacrifice], and began making 1.7kReads6.0Score106Shelves
- 42 No Mythical Beasts in Jiuzhou? I Unsealed the Classic of Mountains and Seas 九州无异兽？我解封了山海异兽录 [Modern urban high martial arts] [Beast battlefields] [Live streams tied to national destiny] [Transmigration] The East-versus-West beast battle game, "Beast Battlefield", has taken the internet by storm. Players enter the game and summon their nation's mythical beasts to fight. Players from Lighthouse Country summon Wendigos, King Ghidorah, the Thunderbird… Players from Little Japan summon Yamata no Orochi, the Konoha Tengu, Shuten-doji… Players from Xila summon Ladon the dragon, the Hundred-Ha 372Reads6.1Score100Shelves
- 43 Everyone Gets a System, So What Gives You the Right to Cheat? 大家都玩系统，你凭什么开挂 The apocalypse arrived, and all seven billion people were bound to a System at the same time. Some awakened S-rank talents, some gained unlimited skill slots, and some were given divine weapons from the start. Everyone celebrated: a golden finger had fallen from the sky. I'm the protagonist! Only Jin Mu's vision was empty. He had no System. But he could see the underlying code of everyone else's System, including its bugs, exploits, logical contradictions, and the deadly traps hidden in ques —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Unexpected Son 偶子 [Female-led] + [Feel-good power fantasy] + [Superpowers]. The tags are wrong: this is a male-oriented novel, not a modern romance! The protagonist tag is wrong too (ahem, what details am I even paying attention to?). The protagonist, Wen Linian, is a middle school student with a complicated background. She accidentally enters another side of the world and learns something about her sister, who supposedly died long ago: her sister is still alive. She begins investigating —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 God of Plays: Reborn Amid Hostile Spectators in the Trials 戏神：恶意观众，我在试炼中重生 A Theater God + Ten Days + Strange Beasts fanfic, pure romance with one female lead, all sweetness and no angst, pure wish fulfillment. Has eerie elements, so timid readers beware. In the fifth-generation world, what will happen between a figure created by an apocalypse and an apocalypse favored by fortune? As the great edifice begins to crumble, someone sees an actor and a patient standing silently among the ruins. Then the two exchange a smile… 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Mythical Beasts: I Got Gojo Satoru's Template from the Start 异兽，开局获得五条悟模板 [A Beast City fanfic] [Overpowered protagonist] [No angst] [Canon couples stay together] [Carefully crafted worldbuilding] [No female lead] On a snowy winter night, Sarah was returning home from the Holy Mountain Church when she unexpectedly found an orphan. He had azure-blue eyes and snow-white hair. [This book was written to make up for the original story’s regrets. Every regret will be addressed.] [For this book’s worldbuilding, the black-haired boy in the original work’s “Easter egg” provide 14Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 47 The Beast City: A New Beginning 异兽迷城：重启人生 When Chen Qian was eighteen, he transmigrated into the world of Exotic Beast Labyrinth, armed with all the intelligence and awakened Sequence 200: [Fate]. The world was rebooted. In the tunnel of fate, the black-haired child from the orphanage was never born. The worldline was changed by the Gluttonous Snake, and a world without divine offspring was about to become a playground where the Gluttonous Snake could toy with everyone else’s fate. But the man who returned after the reboot reached out a 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Strange Beast Labyrinth 2: The Gears of Fate 异兽迷城2：命运齿轮 (The rating has only just opened. It'll go up later.) [Myriad Beasts Maze fan fiction]+ [Returning Characters]+ [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story]+ [No Brain-Dead Decisions]+ [No Tragic Ending]+ [Making Up for Regrets]+ [Transmigration]+ [New Protagonist]+ [New Talent] A fanfic based on Pangpai's Myriad Beasts Maze. Please read the original novel first. If this infringes on your rights, Pangpai or the team can contact me and I'll take this book down. Chi Yue seems to have entered the world of Myriad 10.1kReads7.2Score796Shelves
- 49 Beast Maze: The Ring of Displacement 异兽迷城：错位之环 [First Edition]+ [Fanfiction]+ [Sequences]+ [Ensemble Cast]+ [No Tragedy] Can you be sure that the person sitting next to you right now is human? This world is caught in a distorted cycle, where cause and effect give rise to each other. Beneath its sugar-coated surface lie darkness and bitterness that can never be concealed... When the calm surface of the sea begins to ripple, what rises with it may be more than just waves... Perhaps it will also bring forth something that never be 397Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 50 Werewolf Game Across the City: My Girlfriend Cracked a Bottle over My Head from the Start 全城狼人杀：开局女友酒瓶爆我头 [Urban supernatural abilities + not a power fantasy + no System + no female lead + over 200 identity-based abilities] In this small town, everyone receives an identity card when they come of age. Only sheep can survive. Wolves are immediately erased. A born Wolf Spirit lives inside Lin Su, so ever since childhood, his classmates have bullied and ostracized him, calling him a “wolf cub.” At last, the day came for him to receive his identity card. He turned it over. A sheep! Not a wolf! Lin Su was —Reads—Score—Shelves
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