Novels like A Thousand Years of Darkness
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Thousand Years of Darkness, best match first.
- 1 The Scepter of Heaven 天国权杖 Velen, raised in the wilderness, bears a prestigious surname. As the kingdom's finest "actor," he carries the curse of an ancient deity and embarks on a treacherous path of revenge to repay his godfather for raising him. 0Votes848Recs2.2kFans
- 2 Steel, Steam, and Fire 钢铁蒸汽与火焰 Iron thorns spring up across the land, the thunder of interlocking gears reverberates through the heavens, black smoke obscures the skies, and scorching steam races through the pipes. Supercomputers and cipher cards emit soft, intricate murmurs, while blazing white light composes the rings of an age. Red fluid clamps down on the throat of fate. The justice of bolts and rivets, the authority of caliber and range: steel roars, and sharp blades will shriek. 2Votes369.2kRecs168.8kFans
- 3 The Never-Fading Skull Flag 永不褪色的骷髅旗 This is a world where civilization and barbarism, rudeness and refinement coexist. Skull-and-crossbones flags fly, The smell of gunpowder hangs in the air, And there are gold coins and muskets! There are women and rum! Set sail! For freedom! P.S. This novel was inspired by Pirates of the Caribbean. The author has never watched One Piece!!! 0Votes49.9kRecs51.7kFans
- 4 The Blood of Mercury 水银之血 In the Year 917 of the Gods, Naira, the Sleeping Mentor, brought about the revival of the plague; In the Year 921 of the Gods, the archmage Merlin read the Declaration of Human Rights at the New White Tower; In the first year of the Twilight Era, the Ring of the South Wind launched a worldwide religious reformation… Roland arrives in Faerns, the Land of the Gods. To avoid being 0Votes59.1kRecs170.4kFans
- 5 EN The Real Cthulhu TRPG 真实的克苏鲁跑团游戏 TRPG stands for tabletop role-playing game. Its appeal lies in being able to immerse yourself in a character and, within the rules, shape an open-ended story through your actions and reach different endings. Call of Cthulhu is one major TRPG genre. Players take on the roles of investigators who are just ordinary people, yet must explore mysterious events and face unknown mythos creatures and unknown terrors. There is only one piece of advice here: the less you know, the longer you live. Liu Xing 1Votes214.3kRecs350.7kFans
- 6 EN Pillars of Aethel 伊塔之柱 Welcome to Aitalia, the kingdom above the drifting clouds. Let us open the door, take up our staffs, and adventure. It all begins here: Across the hills between cloud and sea, where grass ripples like waves and shallow rivers gleam; Across fields flowing with gold and honey, laden with laughter, while beneath Rodale's low houses, gentle songs drift through the air. Through Aegon's ancient forests, where vines twist through the darkness and whispers linger; Over lofty ridges and towering mountain 372Votes1.7MRecs498.1kFans
- 7 After Falling Asleep 熟睡之后 Wandering spirits roam, worms scatter. Unseen things gather around him. Where do the whispers by his ear come from? Abominations wait in the abyss. The air is dead still, unable to stir a hem or a strand of hair. Mu Su gazed into the abyss, and the abyss gazed back at him. Only when Mu Su took off his clothes did the abyss have to awkwardly look away. 172Votes356.1kRecs851.9kFans
- 8 EN Kingdom’s Bloodline 王国血脉 A lowly beggar, a noble prince, a monster hated by the whole world. If you had three paths before you, which would you choose to be happy? Tyles has no answer. He only knows that he has arrived in a vast and turbulent otherworld, facing a future set to nightmare difficulty: the glorious empire fell a thousand years ago, the rotten royal house is beyond saving, the legendary holy war is shrouded in darkness, and the divided world is in turmoil. And Tyles has nothing. All he has left is an unshaka 108Votes1.5MRecs766.3kFans
- 9 The Silent Crown 寂静王冠 We are born of aether, made in aether, and pass away in aether. Revere the aether! The Sacred Canon. This is the golden age of musicians. Music has changed the world, aether has forged glory, and the spirits have ascended to the skies to join the stars. This is a world on the eve of the Long Night, where natural disasters and maddened gods spread destruction and death, and a golden age teeters on the brink. This is the story of a boy who sets out on the path of a musician. It is not about being 3Votes378.4kRecs284kFans
- 10 The Book of Another World 异界之书 Many people believe our universe and world are unique, but that is not the case. On a cosmic scale, the world is made up of many different dimensions. Beyond our reality, countless other dimensional worlds exist. Each world has its own distinct laws and structure. Walls of space and time divide one world from another, keeping worlds governed by different laws from intersecting. Yet through a wondrous form of magic known as summoning, people can bring creatures from other dimensions into the real 0Votes187.8kRecs138.9kFans
- 11 The Path of No Duality 不二大道 The new book, The Creation of Japanese Weird Tales, is officially on sale. [Nearly 6,000 average paid subscriptions] Wei Bu'er thinks that joining Yun Yin Sect will let him pursue the Great Dao, only to discover that he has to start out as a menial worker. And in this unassuming-looking sect, you can trip over a whole crowd of senior brothers and sisters with golden fingers just by kicking a rock. The women of the cultivation world are all gorgeous. Wei Bu'er thinks he'll surely find a good girl 2Votes335.9kRecs291.8kFans
- 12 EN Low-Dimensional Game 低维游戏 By chance, Lu Zhiyu discovers an entrance to a low-dimensional world, opening up an entirely different chapter of his life! He can freely control everything in a low-dimensional world. Lu Zhiyu feels like the game master of a game, or perhaps God? VIP group: 812612991 (a screenshot showing full-subscription fan status is required) 1Votes420.9kRecs435kFans
- 13 EN Aoba Paranormal Agency 青叶灵异事务所 My name is Lin Qi, and I work at the demolition office. At the beginning of this year, I was put in charge of demolishing an old residential complex. One resident had a strange sign hanging by the door: “Green Leaf Paranormal Affairs Agency.” The house had been turned into an office, but it had long since been abandoned and was covered in dust. Inside the filing cabinets, countless documents and records were neatly arranged. Curious, I sorted through them and discovered a bizarre, terrifying wor 8Votes759.4kRecs640.9kFans
- 14 Starting with the Gu Huo Bird 从姑获鸟开始 The body is as light as a goose feather, life as fragile as wild grass. I have witnessed the darkest night, so the blazing, brilliant flame in my heart has never wavered. The physical edition of From the Gu Huo Bird's Beginning (Volume One) is now available. Search for the title on Dangdang, JD.com, Taobao, Douyin, and other platforms, or purchase it from a physical bookstore. Thank you all for your support. 82Votes2.5MRecs2.4MFans
- 15 EN Lord of Mysteries 诡秘之主 Amid the tide of steam and machinery, who can reach the extraordinary? In the fog of history and darkness, who is whispering? I awoke from the mysteries and opened my eyes to see this world: Guns, cannons, battleships, airships, difference engines; potions, divination, curses, the Hanged Man, Sealed Artifacts... Light still shines, and the mysterious has never left. This is the legend of th 11kVotes37.4MRecs37.6MFans
