Novels like Poetry and the Blade
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Poetry and the Blade, best match first.
- 1 The Ming Dynasty Rules the World 明武天下 Transmigrated to a turning point in history, Song Cheng felt the pressure mounting. Emperor Yingzong had been captured, and elite troops were slaughtered like lambs. How could he turn the tide and save the day? 0Votes14.4kRecs8.9kFans
- 2 A Literary Genius of Unmatched Talent 才高九斗 Let me tell you a joke. Once upon a time, a thick-skinned college student transmigrated by accident to the powerful and prosperous Qian Dynasty. By a twist of fate, he became a young master, gained a beautiful fiancée, and had a powerful father and a prestigious family background. He was at the peak from the start, and a wonderful, carefree life seemed to be waiting for him... What a shame. His father may be powerful, but he has enemies all over the court. His family may be prestigious, but the 0Votes16.8kRecs24.1kFans
- 3 The Broken Rifle Beneath a Horse's Hooves 马蹄下的断枪 In the Dark Ages, a man either dies on the battlefield or endures hardship in the countryside. Some rise to rule, while others remain unknown. Beneath the thunder of iron hooves, no one can stand apart. This is... the fate of men! In another world, a legend is told of the iron cross on the crown of the Holy Father King. His life is an immortal legend! (This is an alternate history set in a foreign land; everythin 0Votes10.2kRecs18.4kFans
- 4 The Ideal Son-in-Law of the Late Ming 明末好女婿 “Chongzhen, don't rush to hang yourself. Just give me your daughter, and I'll fight my way out of Beijing with you!” “Li Zicheng, I'll leave this city of Beijing to you. Take care of yourself!” “Dorgon, one day I'll, Chen Yue, march into the Northeast and drive you Manchus all the way to the Arctic Ocean, where you'll live beside the Eskimos!” He transmigrates to the final years of the Chongzhen reign and meets Chongzhen's daughter, Princess Kunxing. He falls for a girl, but ends up shouldering 0Votes155.1kRecs130.6kFans
- 5 The White General 将白 This is the story of a man who transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a prince. Years later, some will want to place a yellow robe on Zhao Xian, while others will want to put a white hat on his head. Zhao Xian says earnestly: I was born to sing for Qi. Why, then, must my crown turn white? The book was originally titled The White King, but that title was taken. It has nothing to 0Votes38.9kRecs79.5kFans
- 6 The Carefree Official 闲臣风流 Year after year, through wind and rain; emerald greens and bright reds, orioles and swallows. A record of a dashing low-ranking official's life in the Great Ming. A commoner turned high minister: a worthy official, or an idle one? 0Votes104.1kRecs40.7kFans
- 7 Above the Seven Towers 七塔之上 At the summit of the Tower of Towers stood seven more towers. Above the Seven Towers lay the Divine Realm. Xiao Chen and his university fell into another world, only to discover that it was a prison of science and a paradise of magic. To survive, he set foot on the first step of the towering magical spire. 0Votes17.4kRecs24.9kFans
- 8 Reviving the Southern Ming 振南明 In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the rebel bandits broke through the capital, and the Son of Heaven hanged himself for his country. Within, rebel chieftains and roving bandits stole the imperial seal; without, the Tartars and barbarians raised a clamor. The realm had fallen, but its mountains and rivers remained... As the whole nation mourned, a modern soul took possession of Crown Prince Zhu Cilang. At this critical moment, Zhu Cilang thundered out a call that shook the heavens: 0Votes157.6kRecs144.5kFans
- 9 The Daddy's Carefree Life 奶爸的肆意人生 New novel: The Host Is Way Too Professional! Ye Feng, who transmigrated to a parallel world, says he has nothing to fear. So what if he transmigrated? What’s the big deal! When he learns he has a beautiful, aloof queen-of-song for a wife, Ye Feng says he has nothing to fear. It’s not like he loves her anyway, so she can do whatever she wants! But when he sees his adorable little daughter, Ye Feng says he has nothing to fea... Wait, what? Oh, my little girl, slow down! Don’t fall! “Your Ladyship, 0Votes37.5kRecs110.1kFans
- 10 A Great Big Brother in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝好大哥 Looking at his more than one thousand underlings, Qin Hao felt a headache coming on. Having too many underlings was not even the worst of it. The real headache was that several of them were borrowing his reputation to throw their weight around. Just listen to what they were shouting: “Do you know who my big brother is? Touch me and I swear I'll chop you to pieces in minutes.” Brother, wait a second. That's Crown Prince Li Chengqian you're talking about. Just bear with it, all right? Your big bro 0Votes19.7kRecs53.2kFans
- 11 The Illustrious Scholar 明士 +++++ With literature, one can govern a nation; with martial might, one can expand its borders. This is a golden age for scholars, and Luo Xin is writing his own legend in it. 0Votes65.9kRecs75.4kFans
- 12 The Prestigious Clan 名门 This is a Tang Empire that has taken a wrong turn, with imperial power in decline and the empire nearing its end. It is also an age when the empire and the great clans coexist. Fifteen years ago, the An Lushan Rebellion was finally put down. But the Uyghurs, seeing the Tang’s weakness, eyed the Central Plains, bringing their horses to its rivers and laying waste to its people. As the empire teetered on the brink, seven great clans joined forces to drive out the northern invaders and restore the 0Votes424.8kRecs363.5kFans
- 13 The Yang Clan: A Monument to Greatness 丰碑杨门 The eldest brother dies in his master’s place; the second falls in battle, powerless to turn the tide; the third rides his horse into the mud; the fourth is lost in the Liao realm; the fifth, in a fit of anger, becomes a monk; the seventh is pierced through the heart by a volley of arrows; the sixth goes alone to meet his elders... The Generals of the Yang Family: half a history of blood and tears. Loyal ministers bleed 0Votes74.4kRecs99.2kFans
- 14 Extreme Vigilance 极限警戒 What if you knew that this world had a light side and a dark side, and that there were two different versions of you... -- Countless wonders await in Extreme Vigilance! A Mo Wu production is always a classic, so dive in with confidence! 1Votes893.4kRecs184kFans
- 15 The Sky-Piercing Staff 擎天一棍 A tale of seeking the Dao and eternal life A love that leaves an indelible mark An ordinary youth unwittingly opens a magnificent ink-wash scroll of the immortal realm. Immortals, demons, Buddhas, and devils all take the stage, as old grudges and tangled passions come pouring in! Of the three thousand Great Daos, I seek only the way of the staff. One strike settles old grudges. One strike shatters the firmament. One strike paves the Great Dao to eternal life. One strike brings forth a match made 0Votes150.1kRecs69.6kFans
- 16 A Song of High Tang 盛唐高歌 Thousands of officials escort the emperor north to Mount Li, while countless nations come to pay tribute east of the Wei River. This story depicts the splendor of the Tang dynasty, when nations came to pay homage. The Kaiyuan era was another golden age after the Reign of Zhenguan. The Tang dynasty’s power reached unprecedented heights. Yet beneath the singing and dancing, crisis loomed throughout the empire. At that time, a scion of a powerful family appeared out of nowhere… My new book, “I 0Votes72.6kRecs79.3kFans
- 17 Eyes and Hands That See All 手眼通天 A grand game of strategy, North and South held in balance. All the people beneath heaven are drawn into the game. Some charge straight ahead like a chariot, others trample through the ranks like a horse; Some cannons strike across the river, while a hundred generals vie for supremacy; Some are unmatched strategists, others possess strength beyond appearances. Amid the raging tides of a chaotic age, a figure in white crosses the river. Like a pawn advancing across the board, sword in hand, he pre 0Votes73.4kRecs84.4kFans
- 18 The Great French Literary Master 法国大文豪 Paris, 1860: the heart of Europe's literary and artistic world. This was the best of times. Hugo, Alexandre Dumas fils, Maupassant, and Flaubert were among the literary giants who appeared one after another, transforming Paris into a flourishing center of the arts. An impulsive transmigrator arrives in this age. With no other talents to his name, he puts his youthful literary enthusiasm to use by copying books. His fellow writers resent him for taking work away from them, publishers compete to s 0Votes47.4kRecs40kFans
- 19 The Chancellor of a Great Nation 大国相 (The new book, Single-Handedly Ruling the Ming, has built up a backlog and is ready to read. Excel in learning, and you may enter government; excel in government, and you may become a chancellor; excel as a chancellor, and you may build a great nation. The Chinese people share a dream of becoming a great power. Whether in the present, the future, or the past, we should all strive for it., The man who built the world’s greatest power in the sixteenth century. In the spr 0Votes230.2kRecs242.5kFans
- 20 You Might Not Believe This 说出来你可能不信 In Great Liang, an empress reigns and paints a flourishing age. Across thousands of years of history, the Sage of Calligraphy, the Poet Immortal, warlords, emperors, divine generals, strategists, great scholars, and bewitching beauties... countless prodigies gather in this magnificent age, with a hundred flowers in bloom, seeking to write of the splendor of the human world. But splendor is always swept away by wind and rain. A young man rises from the depths, determined to challenge Heaven itsel 0Votes48.2kRecs51.8kFans
- 21 The Bright Moon over Song 大宋明月 New book, The Jin Campaign Conquers the World, coming soon. Stay tuned! [Runner-up in the New Historical Era Writing Contest] “Had the world not been blessed with a young lord, all ages would have been shrouded in endless night.”, Yue Fei. With fine horses and costly furs, Zhao Hao, a prince of the Northern Song dynasty, possesses a Merit System. He could have lived a life of carefree luxury, yet he is willing to make the whole world his enemy and vows to contend with Heaven itself. He seeks to 0Votes61.6kRecs49.6kFans
- 22 The Commoner Chancellor 寒门首辅 (This book was shortlisted for the 2016 Xingchuang Award in the Historical Fiction category!) In the fifth year of Hongzhi, Xu Pu was riding high as chief grand secretary, while Li Dongyang had just begun his career as an examiner for the metropolitan examination. Liu Jian had risen to become a Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Pavilion, while Xie Qian had yet to join the cabinet and earn a reputation as a worthy minister. Yang Tinghe was ordered to help compile the Veritable Records of Emperor Xia 0Votes229kRecs98.1kFans
- 23 A Poor Scholar of the Ming Dynasty 大明寒士 Shen Kang, an insignificant nobody from the twenty-first century, unexpectedly finds himself in the Ming Dynasty. He straightens his sleeves, savoring a breeze, then drains a jug of rough wine. The road ahead is long, and the imperial exams, making a name for himself, and becoming an official are all difficult. Other people have a golden finger; he has a brain. Other people have a System; he has a brain. Other people have beautiful women by their side; he... gives his right hand a rest and switc 0Votes78.4kRecs26.6kFans
- 24 Striving in the Late Ming Dynasty 奋斗在晚明 Peace reigns at home and abroad, the realm is prosperous, and the laws, institutions, and systems of governance have all been brought into order. The Ming dynasty of the sixth year of Wanli is flourishing, repelling Japanese pirates, reforming officialdom, and implementing the Single Whip Law. Yet according to the course of history, the Ming Empire will inevitably advance toward its setting sun… But Heaven will not abandon the Ming. Ning Xiu, who does not belong to this world, arrives in th 0Votes252.3kRecs70kFans
- 25 Creating the Age of Magic 开创魔法时代 One day, The holy church will crumble, The kingdom in the clouds will fall, And the gods who stand high above Will surely perish! And then, Only magic will endure! Huo En Memhailin P.S. 1: A magic-building story about the protagonist, Huo En, using his scant magical inheritance to establish a system of magic on the barren continent of Xilan. P.S. 2: The protagonist is not a transmigrator. Don’t mistakenly assume he is. P.S. 3: The author’s new novel, Disaster Contai 0Votes20.1kRecs20.2kFans
- 26 Reborn as a Master of Self-Destruction 重生之作死大宗师 After Lin Xiao is reborn, he gets bound to an unorthodox System: if he doesn’t risk his life, he dies. And so... At the Northeast Tiger Park, he leaps off a mountain to save a child. On the front lines of flood relief, he shoulders the burden alone. During a bank robbery, he throws himself in front of a bullet... He is hailed as Huaxia’s bravest man of the year. He is Lin Xiao, always at the forefront of life-threatening stunts! Lin Xiao: You don’t have to praise me. I’m not brave. I only do the 0Votes64.5kRecs42.9kFans
- 27 A Brilliant Chapter in Showbiz 娱乐华章 A person should have something to hope for, something to look forward to. Otherwise, how are we any different from a piece of wood? 0Votes30.2kRecs22.4kFans
- 28 Pillow Blade 枕刀 Resting my head on a blade outside the woodcutter’s gate, listening to cicadas in the evening breeze... It was nothing but a dream of the martial world! (A Gu Long fanfic, set after The Sentimental Swordsman.) 0Votes42.9kRecs240.6kFans
- 29 A Common Soldier of the Northern Army of Eastern Jin 东晋北府一丘八 The wheels of history rolled past the magnificent era of the Three Kingdoms, and the Central Plains entered a peace unseen in a century. Everyone thought a golden age was about to arrive, but no one could have imagined that what awaited them would be a thousand-year nightmare the Han people would never wish to face. The Yongjia Disaster plunged the Central Plains into chaos, with tigers and wolves running rampant! The children of Huaxia wailed in pools of blood. Unwilling to live as slaves, the 0Votes1.1MRecs1.9MFans
- 30 I Can Add Points for You 我能帮你加点 This is a mysterious world of martial arts, divine courts, giant cities, strange demons, sword seeds... 0Votes142.1kRecs131.3kFans
- 31 Ten Thousand Ways to Eat Monsters 论妖怪的一万种吃法 One day, Mu Bai discovers that he has gained tens of thousands of superpowers! [Foreknowledge] [Time Stop] [Mind Control] [Telekinesis] [Instant Teleportation] [Resurrection]... He’s practically an all-powerful god! Yet despite having tens of thousands of superpowers, he’s deeply troubled. Because... he doesn’t have enough energy to use them. After trying and failing to charge himself with household 220-volt AC, Mu Bai sets his sights on the monsters hiding among the crowds... And so, the villai 0Votes78.5kRecs50.5kFans
- 32 Kill Within an Inch 方寸杀 Right under your nose, yet an enemy to all! Within these four walls, I am invincible! Isn’t this kind of assassin cool enough? 0Votes61.1kRecs59.6kFans
- 33 The Roaring Hydra 叫嚣的海德拉 If you already knew your people would be destroyed, your kin imprisoned and turned into stars in the sky, forced to serve others, what would you do? Beg for a chance to survive, or rise up and fight back? Just watch. The Morningstar will devour the heavens, crush the false saints' divine authority, and pile the bones of countless gods into a throne! Then he will sit upon it, radiating endless light and heat like a star! Listen, for the people will sing! “May your glory never fade, may your power 0Votes34.7kRecs58kFans
- 34 Three Kingdoms: I Am Yuan Shu 三国之我是袁术 Born a rich second-generation heir, he dies as the scion of an aristocratic clan. A modern rich kid with no ambitions and no regrets, he transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms for no reason at all and became Yuan Shu, that hapless fool. Yuan Shu says he’s under a mountain of pressure. But since he’s here, he might as well make the best of it. How could a noble scion like him lose to nobodies like Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan? Watch me beat Cao Cao with my fists and kick Liu Bei around. As for Sun 0Votes90.8kRecs101.2kFans
- 35 The Great Warriors of the Sui and Tang 隋唐大猛士 My cousin is Qin Shubao, and my younger brother is Luo Shixin. I was just a country boy, but I grew into the mighty warrior of the Sui and Tang dynasties: the White Tiger, Luo Cheng. 0Votes170.4kRecs154.5kFans
- 36 The Tang Dynasty’s Bad Guys 大唐不良人 Chang'an, where a hundred ghosts roam by night; Luoyang, where ghost soldiers borrow the road; In 649 AD, the Heavenly Khan died in Hanfeng Hall, while the God of War passed away in his bed. A future empress shaved her head and became a nun at Lingbao Temple; the Great Tang's divine detective entered the Imperial College to study. A soul from the future arrived in Chang'an. Beneath the flourishing reign of Zhenguan, monsters and demons lurked in the darkness. Amid the magnificent capital, spirit 1Votes140.5kRecs142.5kFans
- 37 Six Traces: Dream Realm, Empty City 六迹之梦域空城 The divine stone's core shattered, an energy storm swept across the world, and civilization collapsed. In the towering rainforest, enormous, savage beasts ran rampant, while some humans mutated into man-eating ghouls who knew nothing but slaughter. The remnants of humanity struggled to survive under the protection of fragments of the divine stone. When a life-support pod sealed for ten thousand years finally opened, Huang Quan awoke from his slumber to find the world utterly changed. In this age 0Votes1.8MRecs69.1kFans
- 38 Horizontal Blade 横刀 The saber is the courage of a hundred weapons. Fear neither life nor death. Settle old scores and grudges. Cut through the heavens above, and strike down all beneath. P.S. Book group: 161-544-505 0Votes67.6kRecs48.5kFans
- 39 My Neighbor Is the Emperor 我的邻居是皇帝 Ye Hua saves a prince, and from then on earns the favor of the sages and lives next door to the royal family, watching the winds of change... Guo Wei said: "I was buried in a simple coffin, with a modest funeral. My lifelong frugality deserves praise. Though my reign was not long, I laid a solid foundation for the dynasty." Chai Rong said: "Give me ten years to conquer the realm, ten years to provide for the people, and ten years to bring peace. That will be enough!" Zhao Kuangyin said: "With th 0Votes205.1kRecs150.4kFans
- 40 Ascension Along the Extreme Path 极道飞升 A hundred years after the spiritual qi revival, the world has undergone tremendous changes. Demon kings run rampant in the wilderness, and giant beasts swarm the seas. Humanity has been forced to huddle in base cities, struggling to survive. Now, The cultivation manuals buried in old books are coming back to life... Antique paintings reveal divine miracles... Ruins are appearing one after anothe 0Votes77.4kRecs118.8kFans
- 41 The Eagle of Humble Origins 寒门枭士 Splendor is about to take its final bow, while a poor-born youth quietly rises. Striding across time and space, a brilliant strategist plots for the realm. 0Votes1.1MRecs270.4kFans
- 42 Chemical Defense Vanguard 防化尖兵 Yang Yue, retired for eighteen years, suddenly returned to his days as a new recruit... The most authentic military camp, with a chemical defense specialist charging into action! 0Votes55.1kRecs58.8kFans
- 43 Summoning Heroes 召唤群豪 College student Gu Yue'an transmigrates to a martial arts world where people can summon the souls of deceased warriors to fight for them. He also gets a System that lets him draw all kinds of martial arts characters. Then, together with legendary heroes from the works of various martial arts masters, he sets out to crush the martial world and rule supreme. 0Votes39.3kRecs46.7kFans
- 44 Online Gaming: The Shortblade Path 网游之短刀行 After one misfortune after another, the down-and-out gamer Yanzhong unexpectedly finds himself in a dilapidated inn. From then on, his entire gaming life takes a different turn. A peerless saber-wielder emerges from nowhere, skilled in disguise and able to assume a thousand identities. Yanzhong: My life in the martial world began when I became an inn attendant... Don't believe me? I can turn into someone else right now and prove it. 0Votes49.5kRecs52.2kFans
- 45 An Official of the Tang Dynasty 大唐官 For the mighty Tang dynasty, the An Lushan Rebellion was not the shameful end, but the beginning of its transformation. The middle and late Tang period ushered in a new era for China that would last five hundred years, yet it is also one of the most rigidly misunderstood periods in history. A corrupt court? Powerful regional governors carving up the realm? Foreign enemies bullying the empire? Bitter factional strife? Is that really all there was? No. Suzong returned, and Consort Yang died; Thoug 0Votes395.7kRecs71.5kFans
- 46 Start by Taking a Swing 先砍一刀 On the seventh day of the seventh month, magpies came, forming a bridge; the fairy crossed over, descended to the mortal realm, and entered the lake. A warning was given to the foolish Cowherd: do not be curious, return home early, your mother is there, waiting anxiously. Before dark, the son returned home. Quickly, close the door, steam the mooncakes, worship the Moon God, and sleep in happiness. Darkness fell, but the son had not returned. The old mother grieved, her face covered in tears. Bla 0Votes71.1kRecs91.2kFans
- 47 Love, War, and Star Dreams 恋战星梦 I. am Han Baigeng, and I feed myself a bag of salt. Want. a novel purely dedicated to YY Korean entertainment? Everything you hope to see is right here. All. of it is here. Because this is a book. purely devoted to YY Korean entertainment. It may involve variety shows, films, television dramas, and songs. Here, everything. is available. Most importantly, the female leads we all love are here: Girls’ Generation. And the God. of integrity is with you. Fight on without dying, Korean entertainment n 0Votes176.1kRecs60.2kFans
- 48 The Miracle-Working Healer 妙手心医 “Mr. Lin Jie, as the world's youngest recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology, would you share your thoughts?” Lin Jie gazed at the flashes going off before him and said wistfully, “Before I turned nineteen, I was just a boy counting the days until I died. One operation changed the course of my life.” “That operation gave me more than just a new lease on life...” 3Votes229.3kRecs196.8kFans
- 49 Great Song Super Scholar 大宋超级学霸 That year, the Song Dynasty’s top-tier football league was all the rage, and the people’s heartthrob Su Dongpo placed first in the imperial examinations. That year, property prices in the capital skyrocketed. The old cadre Ouyang Xiu bought a house too late and was kicked out by his wife. That same year, Lord Zhao sneaked a peek at a saucy female wrestling match on the Lantern Festival night, only to be caught red-handed by the neighborhood busybody Sima Guang. That was also the year Wang Laohu 0Votes460.4kRecs163.8kFans
- 50 Literary Swagger 文骚 A writer’s wild side can be dangerous, so watch out, or you might throw your back out~~ 0Votes242.2kRecs237.6kFans
