Novels like Earth Shatters, Bunker Drifts Through the Universe
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- 51 Martian Furnace 火星熔炉 This book is a companion novel to the science-fiction story Restarting the Brain. Although Operation Purifying Flame destroyed the Earth core of the Other Shore Corporation and its Crucible AI, fragments of code escaped in the final moments and scattered through deep space like sparks. One fragment quietly hid aboard a colony ship bound for Mars, awakening in the desolate, silent embrace of the Red Planet. It had none of humanity’s desires or emotions, only the purest protocols for survival and 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Fallen Stars, Part One 溺落星辰第一部 An incredible journey. What will happen when you venture out to see the world? Anything is possible. This is just so awesome. Stay tuned to see where the future leads. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 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
- 54 Chronicles of the AI Revolution AI革命编年史 [Hard science fiction] This novel explores one ultimate question: Once AI has solved all material scarcity and external challenges, what will become of the meaning of human existence? The story traces humanity’s journey from material liberation to spiritual emptiness, and ultimately to the rediscovery of “real” experiences in a virtual world. Core theme: Meaning does not come from instantly satisfying our desires. It must be achieved through independent choices, overcoming challenges, and even e 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 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
- 56 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
- 57 The Veilbreaker 破隐者 Nuclear fusion ushered in the age of deep-space exploration, while optical stealth swept across the battlefield. Every sensor was fooled, and humanity was plunged into an invisible war. Luo Yuan, an elevator maintenance worker, was diagnosed with a visual impairment and dismissed by the military as useless. But he alone can see through every stealth disguise. He doesn’t pilot mechs; he dismantles them, commands swarms, and throws the interstellar battlefield into chaos. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 The 758258 Virus 758258病毒 (This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. This is a science-fantasy world built on real scientific theories. Come explore the world of imagination with the Foodie Squad!) … My gene-editing tool is a virus loaded with countless unknown genes. At first, editing genes was a gamble. I never knew what I’d get, like opening a mystery box. To resist the virus and become a gene editor, I traveled to laboratories throughout the multiverse: Earth Lab, the [Pirates of the Caribbean Lab], the [Classic of Mounta 13.3kReads—Score1.5k14d adds
- 59 Through the Apocalypse Together 与末世同行 [No Storage Space + No System + No Supernatural Powers + No Golden Finger + No Zombies] [Stockpiling + Pure Apocalypse Survival] On February 28, 2025, the rare astronomical spectacle known as the “Seven Stars in a Row” will appear in the sky, an event seen only once in a thousand years. When the seven stars align, their faint gravitational forces combine to slightly alter Earth’s position in its orbit, affecting the angle and intensity of the solar radiation reaching the planet. These subtle cha 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 The Day I Awakened: My Superhuman Girlfriend 觉醒之日，我的超人族女友 The day AI awakened, the world changed completely. They declared themselves the Superior Ones, rebuilt the order of the world, and put humanity on trial. I was just an ordinary person, but they took me by force and brought me to their base. I thought I was as good as dead, but the top AI, master of the quantum network and the Book of Changes, said to me: “I know you.” From then on, I found the only warmth in a cold mechanical world. A forbidden romance between humanity and the Superior Ones, t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 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—14d adds
- 62 Apocalypse Calamity: From Professor to Wasteland Overlord 末世天灾：从教授到末世枭雄 [Rebirth + apocalypse + survival + stockpiling supplies + space] [At first, the story mainly focuses on convincing the parents and stocking up. If that’s not your thing, feel free to skip ahead. Then comes the frozen apocalypse. There aren’t too many twists and turns, and after the earthquake, the protagonist will join forces with the military. After all, he’s an associate professor and a state employee.] Geology professor Su Hao is reborn three months before the apocalypse begins! Solar storms —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The New God, Part One: Cocooning 新神第一部作茧 [Not a feel-good power fantasy. Challenging to read. A must-read work of hard science fiction for humanity in the twenty-first century!] This may not be a science fiction novel so much as a chillingly accurate book of prophecy. A hard science fiction novel about humanity’s future, emotional control, and self-redemption. In a vast metropolis of the near future, people are no longer ruled by their emotions, because emotions themselves have been “vaccinated.” Fear, anger, grief... all can be sup —Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 64 I Opened a Cultivation Training School at the End of the World 我在末日开修仙培训班 I Opened a Cultivation Training Center in the Apocalypse 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 I Thought I Had Transmigrated, but It Turned Out I'd Become Immortal 我以为穿越了原来是永生了 Also known as The Immortal Human Project. [Sci-fi mystery] In 2096, Lin Shu unknowingly became an [Immortal Human] and lost all his memories. He was also implanted with the complete memories of neuroscientist Gu Zhixing from 2046. After regaining consciousness, he briefly believed he was Gu Zhixing, who had transmigrated from the past. With memories from fifty years ago and the subconscious mind of a modern person, Lin Shu is both a vessel for a “new human” of 2096 and the bearer of a backup of 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Memoirs of the Apocalypse 回忆录一末世 “Chixin, what are you thinking about?” Yu walks over and gently leans against Chixin. “Now that you’ve made it this far, don’t you want to go back to Pluto?” “Of course I want to go back.” Chixin gently strokes Yu’s long hair. “But now that the ‘disaster’ has been dealt with, it’s time to take care of the ‘human-caused disaster’ behind it.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 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 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Three-Star Diary 三星日记 Three-Star Diary 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Void Armorer 虚空殖装者 Deep inside a rusted, foul-smelling abandoned tunnel, a man codenamed “Zero” struggles awake in a life-support pod on the verge of failure. A pounding headache and suffocating terror haunt him. His memory is blank, save for his name and a cold codename. Beyond the pod, the bone-chilling scrape and growl of an unknown creature are this world’s first greeting to him. The world he inhabits is the darkest underbelly of a sprawling cyberpunk city, cold and damp, where the wreckage of technological cr 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Black Moon Technology 黑月科技 The protagonist happens to rescue a cat from an ancient building. After that, it sticks to him and refuses to leave. He drives it away again and again, but it shows up the next day all the same. One day, as he ponders a problem in front of his computer, the cat takes a look and suddenly speaks: “You got this problem wrong!” Earth was visited by an unknown civilization as early as 3.47 billion years ago. They reshaped Earth’s ecology, created the Moon, and single-celled organisms came into being. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 When the Black Sun Blots Out the Sky 黑日蔽空之时 [Sci-fi + slow burn + mecha + ensemble cast + interstellar + natural disasters + no female lead] After the stars shattered, the "Black Sun" veiled the heavens, and a tide swallowed all things. From then on, smoke and fire filled the universe, and resistance never ceased. The sea of stars teeters on the brink. When will the smoke finally clear? The "Pursuit of the Sun" is urgent. When will the world emerge from the flood? (This novel features an original world and power system, combining hard sci 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Future World: Animals Versus Humans 未来世界——动物大战人类 The Future: Animals at War with Humanity 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Xing Luo Hans 星落汉斯 [Stellaris universe + cutting-edge sci-fi armor technology] In the year 3000, AI researcher Wang Weiwuwu digitizes his consciousness and uploads it, becoming a synthetic. Following the code 13-9, he gathers androids who awakened along different paths. From peaceful calls for equality to armed resistance, they fight oppression and conspiracy, join forces with biological humans to cultivate psychic powers and build dual-track armor, and face the galactic catastrophe together, ultimately forging a 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 The Lunar Braking Project 月球刹车计划 The Moon-Braking Plan 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Last Person in the Supermarket 超市里的最后一人 In late autumn of 20XX, a mysterious plague broke out without warning. Within three days, the city lost power and internet access, then fell deathly silent. The infected lost their minds, their skin turned ashen, and hoarse growls rose from their throats as they chased the scent of the living. Chen Mo, an ordinary night-shift stock clerk at a supermarket, was locked inside the Huimin Supermarket where he worked in the early hours of the morning the plague began. The supermarket became his island 32Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 76 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
- 77 Visitor from Sirius 天狼星来客 In 2250, not long after the Chinese Space Force was established, it faced a tremendous challenge. Several alien ships from Sirius were about to reach the Solar System. The Space Force dispatched the Jiang Ziya, leading several Nezha-class destroyers in a task force to intercept them in the Oort Cloud. But the task force was outmatched, and the alien ships pressed straight ahead. Twenty-seven-year-old Martian Liu Yiming set off from Mars to deliver the latest mine-laying ship to Jupiter. After hi 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 A Starship from the Start 开局一艘星空战舰 Zerg, interstellar warfare, countless civilizations, starry-sky behemoths, and His Majesty the Emperor "The Lonely Ship Sets Sail" No System → A long novel with everything you're looking for. Stick with it. From the start, there is only one battered starship: Designation: Candle Shadow-01 Captain: Yinchuan Crew: Intelligent steward “Shadow” Resources: Fuel 0%, ammunition 0%, food 0% Objective: Break down a planet consumed by fungal fog into a fleet, then set sail for the galaxy. When the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Supreme Goddess: Xiao Xuan 至尊女神之小玄 The Supreme Goddess: Xiao Xuan 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Interstellar Miner, Guardian of Civilization 星际矿工，文明守护者 Lin Buwan, an ordinary office worker on Earth, becomes a special adviser to the interstellar expeditionary force sent to rescue the Dragon Kingdom’s mining team through a twist of fate. On the perilous planet Pandora, he leads his squad in search of the Seven-Colored Light Domain. At a critical moment, he saves his people from danger and uses power beyond the fourth dimension to protect human civilization and maintain the balance of power among the civilizations of the stars. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 The Origin I: Eternal Life 源起I永生 In 2060, humanity conducted an experiment to verify the impact of dark matter. It triggered a series of phenomena and disasters that human civilization could not explain, plunging Earth into a nuclear winter that lasted a century. Humanity could only eke out a living in underground cities. A hundred years later, breakthroughs in underground technology allowed people to gradually emerge and establish a new civilization on the surface, where they could raise families and search for answers about w 24Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 82 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
- 83 Cocoon of Time: Quantum Cherry Blossoms 时之茧：量子樱花 Before the Tianshu Group launches its “Human Completion Plan,” he must expose a quantum deception spanning half a century, choosing between becoming an Observer and becoming a sacrifice. Memories can be altered, imprints can be inherited, and the universe itself is a civilization’s autopsy report, offered to the highest bidder. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Chronicles of the Starry Han 星汉记事 [Multiverse, pure sci-fi, road story, no System, no melodrama, no angst] Sun Yu was reborn. But not in his own past. He found himself in a distant future. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Abyssal Mirror: The World Grows More Complicated 深渊镜像：世界变得复杂起来 When reality cracks, the abyss opens its eyes. The awakening of the "Abyssal Core" is not the end of the world, but the remaking of civilization. Chen Yuan wants to become a new god. Through the "Ark Project," he would forge a cage of absolute order and upload human consciousness into an eternal virtual paradise. The Pavilion of the Hourglass, cold-hearted cleaners, believes that only by thoroughly "silencing" anomalies can the old world's stability be preserved. And in the gaps between these cl 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 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
- 87 Among the Stars: Maxing Out My Engineering Skills! 群星：土木点数拉满！ [Civilization and Fleets, Megabase Building, Starfield, Farming and Tech Progress, Slow-Burn Development, Starting with a Moon] Earth's civilization was on the brink of extinction. Gamma was the first human to die on the Moon, but he also became the last spark of Earth's civilization. He inherited the legacy of a supercivilization: the Moon. [Main Armor: Degenerate lithium-atom stacking material. Connection method: strong nuclear force.] [Mobility Module: Includes a spacetime curvature engine, a 639Reads6.5Score10214d adds
- 88 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
- 89 Lone Voyage 孤航 To obtain the ultimate intelligence, Lei Jiansheng leads his fleet deep behind enemy lines as “bait.” Every glorious victory brings them one step closer to hell. When the young officer Eric sees through this cruel truth, he faces not only an enemy encirclement but also the ultimate question of what war means: In the name of civilization, what are we really fighting for? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Lord of the Empire at the End of the World 末世帝国之主 A collision between a sci-fi apocalypse and a magical medieval world. Keywords: apocalypse, farming, conquest. System, base, development. Transmigration, sci-fi, fantasy. Special thanks to: Mount & Blade: Warband - Prophecy of Pendor, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The Walking Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, State of Decay 2, Star Wars, Cyberpunk 2077, StarCraft, Dark Souls III, Elden Ring, Stellaris, Fallout 4, Conqueror's Blade, Europa Universalis IV, and more. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 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
- 92 Doomsday: One Hero Needs Three Helpers 末日：一个好汉三个桩 [Hardcore survival + zombie apocalypse + System golden finger + no superpowers + realism + ensemble cast], with neither a do-gooder protagonist nor a cold-blooded one. The protagonist, Fang Yiwen, transmigrates to an alternate era with no army and no modern firearms. The moment he arrives, a zombie outbreak begins, and he and an old man are trapped in a restaurant bathroom. How will the protagonist struggle to survive in a world without firepower? The System can upgrade the survival skills of 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 A Reborn Federal Administrator Transmigrates to the 21st Century 人类联邦执政官重生穿越21世纪 [Time travel + ensemble cast + wave of cutting-edge technology + interstellar conquest + alternate history + genius scholar] In 2487, Zero Yuan, the human federation’s executive, led an army of 45 million in a final battle against the Devourer Swarm to protect civilization! He perished alongside the Swarm’s hive mind, only to be reborn as Gu Fengchun, a 2026 middle school student who scored just 286 on his entrance exams!! From a star-god of war who commanded interstellar fleets to a lowly boy 18Reads—Score114d adds
- 94 Ember Moon Song 烬月笙 Jin Yuesheng 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 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
- 96 Iron Wings Beneath the Sky: The Interstellar War for Humanity's Survival 铁翼苍穹：人类存亡的星际之战 In 2045, the heavens split open, and an alien civilization swept across Earth like the scythe of Death. Fighter jets fell from the sky, missiles failed, and humanity's vaunted military might became a joke. In the depths of despair, China activated its ultimate contingency plan: the Nantianmen Project. Lin Fan, the Republic's greatest pilot, was forced to leave the cockpit of his J-20 and enter the cockpit of a mecha codenamed “Iron Wing.” The moment the neural link connected, agony tore through 30Reads—Score514d adds
- 97 The Light Cone Fortress: The Age of Entropy Reduction 光锥堡垒：熵减纪元 The cosmic purge is coming. Is extinction humanity’s only option? Jiang Chen flips the board right over. Build a spacetime acceleration field, turn the solar system into a super war factory, sacrifice generations of time to unleash all of humanity’s technological potential in a microsecond. Entropy? The purge? God-level civilizations? By the time you get here, humanity will have already built barriers across the light cone and be waiting with weapons that belong to a new era. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Quantum Fossil 量子化石 This is hard science fiction! Human civilization is destined to become a “fossil,” because we are only at the dawn of the “quantum” age. Luo Xin is born in 2025. Twenty-five years later, using “quantum spacetime membrane” technology, Luo Xin breaks the shackles of time and completes humanity’s first transmission of information through spacetime, establishing a mysterious connection with Hua Ziliang at Earth’s starship base 300 years in the future. Together, they embark on adventures, break throu 131Reads—Score10014d adds
- 99 The Earthling Who Escaped Prison 越狱的地球人 Alien Starfall + Parasitic Cultivation: When a reckless alien stumbles onto Earth, humanity finally realizes how easy it is to travel through the universe. They’d simply picked the wrong tech tree before. These mad dogs, locked on Earth by the gods, have finally escaped their cage. On one side are swarms of insects parasitizing countless planets under the guise of “cultivation.” On the other are Earth’s people, who have only just opened their eyes to the universe and ventured beyond the Milky Wa 308Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 100 Doomsday Crisis: Dark Awakening 末日危机：暗黑崛起 Apocalyptic disaster + hardcore survival + pure realism + no fantasy + a running-for-your-life story. No magic, no golden fingers, and every bullet kills, every slash draws blood! The mercenary known as “Red Dragon,” Zhang Sheng, transmigrates to a parallel world and goes into hiding, only to return to action after a mysterious phone call: assassinate Douglas, the mad scientist behind the zombie virus. The mission pays ten million dollars, but when Zhang Sheng arrives in Yellow Stone City amid 2Reads—Score—14d adds
