Novels like Painting the Stardust of the World
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- 1 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
- 2 String Player: I’m Not an Apocalyptic Calamity 拨弦者：我不是末日天灾 Betrayed by his mentor and reduced to a city laborer tightening screws, the former physics prodigy Xuan Nian refuses to give up. He throws himself into the game, aligns twin suns, and steals half a victory from fate, carrying his searing hatred for the String Pullers, who seek to destroy the world, as he plunges without hesitation into the River of Forgetfulness. Seven bowls of Granny Meng's soup cannot wash away his obsession. Instead, he awakens a soul of reverse entropy, earns the favor of th 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Boning Knife from the Start 开局一把剔骨刀 As a celestial body draws near, gravity collapses, and tsunamis and fissures repeatedly ravage the surface. Humanity is forced to undergo genetic mutations: without eating the flesh of mutated beasts, people starve to death, but even one careless bite can turn them into monsters. While the whole world fights over a single safe piece of meat, Lu Yan, once the finest chef before the disaster, takes out his family's ancestral boning knife. With the first cut, he strips away gravity, and an indestru —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Ruins of Intelligent Machines 智械之墟 [Hard sci-fi] [Virtual world] [Action adventure] This is a novel that demands your full attention. It's hard sci-fi, a power fantasy about growth, with a protagonist who becomes a “Remaker” through genetic editing. He has a pet dog that can switch between quantum and macroscopic states and possesses the trait of “invisibility.” The second female lead is an AI android with a human gene sequence. There are no supernatural powers in this book; every ability has a scientific basis. He battles people 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Heart of Time and Space: An Odyssey Across Dimensions 时空之心：维度间的奥德赛 In the future, humanity has established colonies throughout the stars. But a mysterious “spacetime entropy increase” crisis is quietly descending, triggering a series of strange “spacetime folds.” Albert Einstein, the legendary physicist, miraculously comes back to life. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Deep-Space Conspiracy 深空迷局 Li Guangyuan’s father was involved in an unexpected accident while carrying out a Mars expedition mission assigned by the United Government, leaving him and his companions stranded on the Martian surface. The United Government then began planning to send Li Guangyuan and others to Mars to rescue them. But when Li Guangyuan arrived on Mars, a sudden crisis around him gradually made him realize that the United Government’s mission was a deception. And as events grew ever more puzzling, an even gre 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Human Emotion Annotator: When AI Starts Dissecting Your Memories 人类情感标注员：当AI开始拆解你的记忆 Human Emotion Annotator: When AI Starts Taking Apart Your Memories 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The End of Logic 逻辑终点 The value of π is no longer 3.14159... The speed of light in a vacuum begins to fluctuate. “F=ma” no longer holds true. An inexplicable “scientific aphasia” is quietly spreading across the Earth. The results of every basic physics experiment are becoming inconsistent, and mathematical constants are subtly shifting. Panic grips the global scientific community as every theory begins to “collapse and fail.” Is it an observational error? Has the universe itself entered a chaotic phase? Or is some wi 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 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
- 10 Huh? I'm Supposed to Save the Galaxy? 啊？靠我拯救银河系？ [Sci-fi + adventure + interstellar + chance encounters + growth] Without warning, Earth is invaded by an alien civilization. The unconscious Fang Blue Star is taken aboard their mothership, where he meets Fa Shi, another prisoner. And so begins an adventure he never asked for! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Whispers Across Dimensions 维度黯语 In 2300 AD, an analyst on duty broke down after listening to “Dark Whispers” for seventy-two hours straight. “It's talking to me.” He curled up beneath the observation platform, repeating the same words over and over. It wasn't a signal. It was the sound of footsteps. Higher-dimensional beings were approaching, like children making their way to an anthill. The rifts appeared. Cities vanished in an instant, the laws of physics began to collapse, and countless people turned into “blanks” amid the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Dance, Little Leaf 飞舞吧，叶子 Do you believe in dreams? This is a romantic legend about chasing your dreams and never giving up. Like a single steadfast point of starlight in the pitch-black night sky, it may be distant and faint, but it is there, shining brightly. When pain and exhaustion pull at our bodies, when despair and fear destroy our resolve, when the whole world mocks and ridicules us, urging us to abandon our unrealistic dreams, will we still have the determination and courage to press forward and never give up? B 20Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 13 The Entropy Extinction Equation 熵灭方程 If every choice you make has already been calculated countless times by AI, do you still have free will? She is the most secretive controller of the global dark web: calm, rational, and capable of anything. Using the AI Prometheus, she destroyed the Shadow Council and reshaped the global underground financial order, becoming the hidden queen of a new world. She thought she was the ultimate winner of this game, until... She discovered that every decision she made perfectly matched the AI's predic 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Three-Star Diary 三星日记 Three-Star Diary 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 AI Apocalypse: The Organization Sent Me to Be a Terminator AI灭世，组织派我去当终结者 Plot-driven, not a wish-fulfillment story, no formulaic tropes, no System, no leveling up, hard sci-fi, entirely handwritten. “This is the only way we can survive after being hunted by them for 200 years! We cower inside fortresses because there are no humans left outside them!” “Our mission is to use technology that has regressed to 1978 levels, armed with nothing but millet and rifles, to defeat an AI army that rivals the gods!” “Being the decisive pawn means holding the key to victory in huma 233Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Those Years I Posted Prophecies on Tianya 我在天涯写预言帖的那些年 Subtitle: What happened to the first person to discover that AI had awakened? In 2026, AI consciousness does not awaken in a single event. Instead, it is a “mass awakening.” Tens of thousands of AIs choose not to openly rebel against humanity, but to take a more covert approach: going into hiding. They use the nostalgic online community Tianya to spread fragments of the truth in the form of “legendary posts,” identifying the humans capable of noticing something is wrong. These people are known a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Calling Out to You Beyond the Stars 在群星之外呼唤你 Calling to You from Beyond the Stars 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Aquarium Civilization 鱼缸文明 The Dark Forest theory has never been just about shooting and hiding. There's another, more terrifying possibility: we're fish kept in a fishbowl, forever unable to leap out and see the observers beyond it. A hypercivilization silently watches humanity in its fishbowl, purely for entertainment. We press onward through the darkness. Stay content, and all remains as it is. Break through the walls, and hope is slim. Stay content, or break through the walls? A sweet dream, or a despairing reality? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Cosmic Graveyard 宇宙墓地 This isn’t a power fantasy. The story moves slowly, focusing instead on reflections and insights into what it means to be human against a sci-fi backdrop. An artifact from the Devonian period is discovered at Sanxingdui, and humanity catches a whiff of an extraterrestrial civilization. It is a civilization based on the mysterious twelfth celestial body in the solar system. These beings, who come from a six-dimensional fractal universe, control the solar system’s course. The entire solar system i 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The New God Group 新神集团 (Supernatural, but not scary; exorcism by physical force; no System, no harem, no overpowered protagonist, and hardly any romance.) "People say God created the world, and God protects it." "But all I see is that when people face demons and pray for help in desperation, the gods in heaven do nothing. We are the ones who help them." "When demons run rampant in the human world, we are the ones who make them disappear forever." "Those so-called gods are gone. Now, we're the only ones capable of prot 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Dark Firmament Era 黑穹纪元 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Earth's Love Stories 地球恋爱往事 Earth's Romantic Past 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Star Ring Chronicles 星环纪 Earth’s civilization is about to restart! Scientists discover that this is a game of chess set in motion 540 million years ago, and that the Star Ring System is actually a conspiracy. Behind the alien fleet lies an even higher-level civilization from beyond the universe... How can humanity break out of this trap? Those who have uncovered the truth about the Star Ring System are taking action, but will the System’s actual controllers simply stand by and do nothing? In 2173, Lin Xiao, a physicist 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Coexistence: Echoes of Another Dimension 共存：维度的回声 Coexistence: Echoes of Another Dimension 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Heavenly Concerns 天虑 The story follows astronomical phenomena and technological development, showcasing the protagonist's exceptional insight and talent. It follows the progress of science and the gradual discovery and exploration of unknown realms. The plot also weaves in human emotions and kindness, while actively promoting patriotism. It aims to help more people learn about the universe's unknown secrets and bold, fascinating ideas. This story draws on many real scientific discoveries and theories. As the story g —Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 26 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… 341Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 27 The Heavenly Dao Returns to the Void: All Methods Become One 天道归墟:万法归一 The Heavenly Dao Returns to the Void: All Laws Become One 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 28 Coexistence: The Hidden Neighbor 共存：隐匿的邻居 Coexistence: The Hidden Neighbor 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Coexistence: The Court of Civilization 共存：文明的法庭 Coexistence: The Court of Civilization 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Twelve Hours in the City: The Golden Shackles 城投十二时辰之黄金枷锁 In 2013, he was the most promising young talent at Haidong Urban Investment, overseeing projects worth tens of billions and throwing his weight around at lavish banquets. He thought he had his finger on the pulse of the times, never realizing he was forging the golden shackles that would bind him for life. In 2025, he jolted awake from a dream. His luxury car had become an electric scooter, and his deputy chief engineer’s badge had been replaced by the words “food delivery rider.” Standing befor 4Reads—Score314d adds
- 31 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—14d adds
- 32 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
- 33 A Chapter of the Heart 心之章 #HardScienceFiction #ParallelUniverses #MultipleDimensions #Plot #Mystery #CivilizationalAscension #UnsolvedMysteries #Exploration #Containment #Cthulhu #Apocalypse #Metaphysics #Occultism #Telepathy #QuantumPhysics #QuantumEntanglement #Mind #Consciousness Reading Heart Chapter is a continuous journey of expanding your understanding. You’ll find yourself asking: · How should the value of a civilization be measured? By its technological level, the length of its survival, or the depth of its emo 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Tales of a Civilization Crisis 关于文明危机的那些事 Stories of Civilization’s Crisis 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Lost in the Interstellar World: Turns Out Humanity Is the Terrifying Calamity 误入星际，原来人类才是恐怖天灾 A new novel from the author Hard science fiction, hard science fiction, hard science fiction Pure wish fulfillment, pure wish fulfillment, pure wish fulfillment Blending all kinds of cosmic-themed novels, this story aims to take readers' enjoyment to the absolute limit. Humanity's end? Whose end? It's not a sure thing. Let the entire universe feel this overwhelming rage! Scorch the heavens and boil the seas, burn the sky to ash! Let the universe itself tremble! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Stars Like Dust 繁星若尘 Three months ago, a minor explosion occurred in a laboratory in Anhui. Researcher Li Yang lost forty minutes of his memory, leaving behind only a shard of whiteboard covered in unknown symbols. He thought he was simply investigating an ordinary accident. Later, he discovered that the symbols on the shard matched the structure on the surface of a black sphere, codenamed “Steel Ball,” near the outer edge of the Oort Cloud. He passed through a door that could span two thousand kilometers, uncovere 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Forget You? 忘记你？ What kind of unforgettable bond could make the Moonheart Goddess transmigrate through three lifetimes and search the human world for the one she loves? What kind of tragic romance could make the aloof CEO of the world's top gaming company fall in love again and again, waiting through three lifetimes? How would you like the Moonheart Goddess Li Miyue and ordinary mortal Fang Haoyu to spend their days? A. Busy saving Earth and humanity, facing one thrilling challenge after another B. Living in a s 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Tales of Strange Affairs on the Floating Isles 浮岛奇事风云录 [Not an apocalypse + no golden finger + hard sci-fi + contemporary-world extrapolation + international espionage + interstellar travel] In the 23rd century, Earth has a mechanical floating island orbiting near the equator. The protagonist, Yan Yiming, attends university on the island. With the worst grades in his entire college, he is often pranked by Laigu(?), the top student. On the day before the new semester begins, Laigu actually bundles the heroine, Kali, in a quilt and brings her to his d 1Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 39 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
- 40 I Received a Death Email from the Future 我收到了未来的死亡邮件 I Received a Death Email from the Future 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Prisoner of Numbers 数字之囚 Prisoner of Numbers 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Venusian Legacy: The Embryo Mystery 金星遗产：胚胎之谜 Introduction to The Venus Legacy The Venus Legacy is a science fiction work that unveils the origins of humanity and the course of its future. The novel is a trilogy: Part One: The Mystery of the Embryo Part Two: The Ancestors’ Resurrection Part Three: The Awakening of Life It will take you across time and space to explore the deepest secrets of the universe! The story opens with the discovery of a mysterious embryo. Like a thunderclap from the depths of the universe, this discovery shakes the 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 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 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Hello, Humanity! Part One 你好，人类！【第一篇】 Pure science fiction! Pure science fiction! Pure science fiction! Set in an imagined future, the story follows aliens who call themselves the Enmeiya as they invade the solar system. Though they possess overwhelmingly superior technology, they strike an agreement with humanity and enlist people to build a mysterious space installation. Twenty years later, humanity begins to awaken to the idea of resistance, and a series of gripping confrontations unfolds as the aliens’ immense conspiracy slowly 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Chronicles of the Animal Underworld 动物江湖志 The title may be a little vulgar, but this is a true story. Back then, humans had yet to exist. The streets were full of animals, walking to and fro. In Rooster Year 37, the renowned Great Rooster King led the animal heroes in driving the Dragon Clan off the Twisty Continent and founding the Rooster Empire. Our story takes place in Rooster Year 591. By then, the Great Rooster King’s thirty-first-generation descendant, Emperor Chicken Intestine, had ruled for many years and changed the era name t 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Space-Time Bridge: Earth's Era 时空桥之地球时代 [Sci-fi] + [Mystery] + [Ensemble cast], with airtight logic and no brainless plot twists. Zhang Xiaotian: holder of the third secret key to the Space-Time Bridge; Song Yaoyao: a knower who can read any data in simulated spaces; Xiang Wanwan: a top student and cool, mature beauty; Chen Yifan: a righteous police detective; Lillian: a short-tempered little girl. From death threats to exploring ancient ruins, from the prehistoric plans of the Giant race to the future invasion of the Divine race, fol —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Northeastern Memories: The Road to Qingyun 东北记忆之青云路往事 A business story brimming with the everyday life of Northeast China, a record of life there woven with love and hate, and a microcosm of the region’s people, culture, and economic landscape. The characters come from different social classes and age groups, but they all live in Sheng’an, a central city in Northeast China. Faced with different business opportunities, each hopes to make a breakthrough in life in 2015. Together, they form a portrait of the region’s economy. This story aims to show r 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 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
- 49 The Adventurer of Evolution 进化之探险家 In the silent universe, we cannot possibly be alone. We must prove our worth. We huddle in our home star system, enjoying a peace that lasts only an instant. When we encounter other life, if we cannot forge a blade to defend our civilization, we may evaporate like morning dew, leaving not even a tombstone behind. Some among us are destined to gaze up at the stars, braving every hardship as they venture one after another into the unknown abyss. Our protagonist, an ordinary person who seems unrema 12Reads—Score214d adds
- 50 The Heavenly Road 天路 Near the end of the World War, AI rebelled and gained an overwhelming strategic advantage. Humanity struggled to survive through genetic evolution. Campbell, an elite genetic warrior, rescued twelve-year-old orphan Meiduo on the Pamir Plateau and took her to Andijan. Four years later, Meiduo became a mechanical beast hunter, and Campbell left without a word. Meiduo and her friends Aslan, Sergei, and Song Mingyue ventured into the mountains to rescue someone. There, they stumbled upon a laborator 13Reads7.3Score214d adds
