Novels like The Shadow of Espionage
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Shadow of Espionage, best match first.
- 1 The Spy Network 谍网 The country is shattered, Japanese invaders run rampant, and this is a chaotic era! A seemingly insignificant translator slowly rises within the enemy's intelligence agency. Maneuvering, scheming, recruiting, and striking, he weaves a vast web of his own and repeatedly achieves extraordinary feats. But who could have imagined that he was actually a triple agent? 0Votes175.3kRecs148.2kFans
- 2 The Backup Plan 后手 Lu Chengzhou, a student at the Haigu Police Training School, secretly joins the Chinese Communist Party while still at school. After graduating, he joins the British Concession Police Department as a patrol officer. The Haigu station of the Military Statistics Bureau takes notice of him and recruits him as a communications officer. Then the Japanese decide he would be an ideal recruit, too. Lu Chengzhou had only intended to use his job as a patrol officer as cover for his work. Now he suddenly f 1Votes573.8kRecs104.3kFans
- 3 Shadows over the North 北国谍影 Spring 1939. Xu Chengyan, an underground Communist Party member and agent at a Military Statistics Bureau intelligence station, is ordered to Taiyuan to eliminate traitors. Witnessing the Japanese invaders’ brutality, he decides to venture behind enemy lines to fight them. Taking on the identity of Viper, he assassinates enemy commanders, eliminates collaborators, infiltrates enemy camps, and gathers intelligence, writing a new chapter in the spy-war legend on this northern land! Northern Spy Sh 0Votes572.7kRecs250.4kFans
- 4 Soviet Union 1941 苏联1941 For those who have fought in a war, the war never truly ends. But Xiao Yuan’s war has only just begun... a war that has already ended. Goodrian? Rommel? Manstein? The Soviet Union needs only one ordinary soldier... Shuerka. 0Votes812.1kRecs151.6kFans
- 5 EN The Scholar of Great Wei 大魏读书人 Year One of Wuchang. After seven failed northern campaigns, the Great Wei Dynasty was bankrupt, its people were destitute, and then the late emperor died. Afterward, the empress ascended the throne, her radiance illuminating the world. At the time, demons and monsters appeared everywhere, bringing disaster to the mortal realm. The Great Wei’s feudal princes were restless, the court was in turmoil, and foreign powers watched hungrily from the sidelines. Just as the Great Wei Dynasty stood on the 0Votes3MRecs2.7MFans
- 6 Special Forces Years 特种岁月 Among the things a man can be proudest of in his life are serving in the military, being a special forces soldier, and facing off against the strongest soldiers in the world. And giving a piece of your youth to your homeland, risking your life for the people of this land. Zhuang Yan has done all of these things. (This book pays tribute to every soldier of the Republic who has given their youth to the country, shed blood, and worked hard! 7Votes555.1kRecs320kFans
- 7 The Cicada Stirs 蝉动 Private detective Zuo Zhong returns to the past and fights in the heart of enemy territory. Nicknamed the Smiling Tiger, he excels at stabbing people in the back and is well versed in the principles of the Jade Seat Golden Buddha and the Steampunk Formula. 11Votes491.3kRecs561.2kFans
- 8 My Years as a Spy 我的谍战岁月 Codename “Spark”: Your service will live forever! 55Votes1.4MRecs2.5MFans
- 9 The Detective from the Future 来自未来的神探 Police officer Han Bin unexpectedly acquires a badge from the future. He learns future criminal investigation techniques, solves one baffling case after another, upholds justice, and becomes a legend in law enforcement... 0Votes413.9kRecs279.7kFans
- 10 The Story of a Hong Kong Cop 差佬的故事 A story about a man working as a cop in the world of Hong Kong Island cinema. Starting out in a patrol uniform, he fights alongside Chan Ka-kui, trades blows behind the scenes with Lau Kin-ming, and vies with Lee Man-bin to become the top cop! Ding! The System has spawned a treasure chest. Coordinates: 759.455. Li Shaoze had just walked out of the exam hall when he pulled the pager from his pocket. Glancing at the map, he cursed, “Damn it, isn't this Hung Hing's Causeway Bay turf?” “Chan Ho-nam, 0Votes479.7kRecs326.2kFans
- 11 The Great Man of Northern Song 北宋大丈夫 … Later generations all said that the Great Song had no men of courage, and that was why it was a weak dynasty. Unable to defend itself, the weak Song clung to a corner of the realm, allowing the heartland of China to fall. This is a story about a great man striding across his age. This is a story about giving the Great Song a backbone. … Jue Shi's completed novel, Bringing a Warehouse to the Ming Dynasty, runs over five million 7Votes2.6MRecs849kFans
- 12 I'm Not a Supercop 我不是超级警察 “I’m not a super cop. I’m a legend in law enforcement!” Xiao Ran, a police academy graduate, has one little goal: to become the best police officer in the world. And just like that, he makes it happen... 3Votes215.7kRecs208.6kFans
- 13 Reborn as a Policeman in South Africa 重生南非当警察 Reborn in South Africa, Locke says: I hope for world peace. 2Votes979.3kRecs320.9kFans
- 14 Wei Junzi, Who Faces Death with a Smile 视死如归魏君子 Wei Jun knew that the moment he was killed, he would become invincible, so he began trying every possible way to get himself killed. Then he discovered that something was wrong with this world. “Back then, the Immortal Sects lorded it over the imperial court and threw their weight around. Every official in the court, myself included, groveled before the immortals. Only Wei Jun had the courage to face death without fear. In full view of everyone, he scolded me for bringing disgrace upon the digni 0Votes424.9kRecs2MFans
- 15 EN The Indestructible Mountain Lord 金刚不坏大寨主 [Overwhelming power] [Explosive action] [The hottest wuxia novel of 2020–2021] [The comic is serialized on Tencent Animation and can be read there] Cultivate a Nine Suns aura within, and a vajra body without. Sweep across forty yards with the silver-blue blade energy of a gold-backed, nine-ring saber. Sink your breath into your dantian and surge back and forth, while the Dragon-Subduing Palm blasts the entire battlefield. The Dao Heart Demon Seed... The Selfless and the Self Alone... Sunflower T 8Votes2.8MRecs2.1MFans
- 16 Han Si Becomes an Official 韩四当官 A beautiful woman and a golden mansion await within the pages of a book. Once you have mastered your studies, you can be a humble farmer in the morning and enter the emperor's court by evening. Han Si knows nothing of the classics or histories, nor the works of the philosophers, and has no chance of passing the imperial exams. If he wants to bring honor to his family, his only option is to buy an official post! 0Votes701.9kRecs161.2kFans
- 17 The End of the Song Dynasty 终宋 The Song Dynasty never recovered Yan and Yun, and throughout its reign it was bullied by foreign enemies… As the Southern Song nears its fall, he will accomplish the great deeds that eluded the dynasty from beginning to end. 81Votes996.2kRecs2.3MFans
- 18 Born to Run 天生就会跑 It was only when I stepped onto the track that I realized there was another path I could take in life! 0Votes426.1kRecs187.7kFans
- 19 The World’s Top Movie Star 全球影帝 "He's the iron-blooded hero in Fist King." "He's also the lonely old man in A Century of Love." "He's the debauched financial tycoon in Stock Market Tycoon." "And he's the crazed, ruthless, cold-blooded killer in Atonement." "He came from humble beginnings, and he's an internationally acclaimed master of modern method acting." "But once he steps off the screen, he's just an ordinary man who enjoys a drink or two." "Even someone from humble beginnings can make it onto the big screen. This is a st 10Votes1.4MRecs889.7kFans
- 20 The Immortal Way of Green Plum 青梅仙道 With a wave, I raise a thousand-foot tide; in stillness, I turn yin and yang. In another world, I attain the Great Dao, shining with the light of primordial creation! 0Votes212.6kRecs217.3kFans
- 21 Reborn as King Zhou of Shang 重生商纣王 Reborn as King Zhou of Shang, with a very different Investiture of the Gods. Transmigrate into the lives of Zhu Houzhao, Yang Guang, Lü Bu... 0Votes320.3kRecs240.4kFans
- 22 Global Superstar: Starting as a Trainee 全球巨星从练习生开始 Chen Minhao discovers that he has transmigrated to Huaxia in a parallel world, where he has also become an idol trainee. Through his own efforts, he learns to command the three chariots of intelligence, emotional intelligence, and good looks. Starting as a trainee, he rises step by step to become a top star, and ultimately a global superstar who conquers the world in both singing and acting. This is not a Korean entertainment novel! The three characters in Chen Minhao's 0Votes396.3kRecs199.6kFans
- 23 The Showbiz Empire 文娱帝国 He is Murong Fu, who emerged from Swallow Dock, and Erlang Shen, who exhausts himself with worry in the True Lord Hall. The media, meanwhile, like to call him The millennium's born superstar. 0Votes621.9kRecs514.5kFans
- 24 Real Estate Tycoon 房产大玩家 Chen Jin, a frustrated newcomer to the real estate business, gets his hands on an incredible app! “Ding!” New client detected. Requirements: ... “Ding!” Matching property found... Will he make a game of the real estate business and reach the pinnacle of life? “Ding!” Insufficient points. Earn more points as soon as possible! Chen Jin: “WTF?” “Ding!” Total points have exceeded 10 million. Features for the next stage are now unlocked. We recommend buying land and developing it yourself! P.S 0Votes360.9kRecs277.5kFans
- 25 Tomorrow's World 明天下 The history of the late Ming was chaotic and turbulent, a history written by people with powerful personalities. Whether they were rebels like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, rulers like the Chongzhen Emperor and Yuan Chonghuan, or turncoats like Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhong, every one of them had a wealth of stories to tell. It was these remarkable stories that made the late Ming such a grand and tumultuous era, full of twists and turns. To tell this part of history well, we must bring each fig 18Votes5.5MRecs1.8MFans
- 26 The Golden Age of Entertainment 最佳娱乐时代 My new book, The Striving Years, is now online. These are the worst of times: six major companies monopolize Hollywood. These are the best of times: the internet keeps disrupting traditional business models. Ronan will climb to the pinnacle of this entertainment era and look down upon the countless forests below. 0Votes772.3kRecs264.9kFans
- 27 I Restore Relics for My Country 我为国家修文物 (The new book "Falsely Accused for Doing Good: I Already Apologized, What More Do You Want" is now available. Amid the interweaving of reality and history, who can uncover the secrets hidden within the nation's treasured cultural relics? I opened the Eye of Time and saw a world like this: schemes, art, war, pounding hooves, and firelight... Five thousand years of China's splendid civilization lay concealed beneath decayed paintings, bronze vessels covered in verdigris, 0Votes446kRecs327.4kFans
- 28 This Star Really Wants to Retire 这个明星很想退休 That year, the entire entertainment industry began to stagnate, with signs that it might even be going into decline. A large number of netizens said the man who had debuted only ten years earlier and earned titles such as [Rookie King], [King of the Music Scene], [Best TV Actor], [Best Actor], and [One of the World's Ten Greatest Creative Geniuses] was primarily to blame. After all, the man who had led the industry for so long had actually retired at the start of the year! "Entertainment Evening 10Votes1.9MRecs1.9MFans
- 29 EN Traveler of the Cinematic World 影视世界旅行家 Every movie is a journey: Marilyn Monroe’s sensual allure, the endless loneliness of a remote island overseas, Audrey Hepburn’s passionate kiss, and the arduous struggle to stay alive. Let me take you into the world of cinema and experience lives unlike your own. If there’s something special you want to experience, obtain, or change, you can give Dayu a mission. This book is also custom-made just for you. My completed works include The Diplomat Who Can Transmigrate and A Playboy’s Life Across th 8Votes2.5MRecs841.8kFans
- 30 I Possessed the Demon Emperor 我夺舍了魔皇 Chen Luoyang felt he had transmigrated the wrong way. He had transmigrated straight into the body of the world’s mightiest figure, the cult leader known by the title of Demon Emperor. Wasn’t it usually some powerful expert who met with an accident, leaving behind an unyielding wisp of spirit that possessed the body of some miserable nobody, was reborn, then made a comeback all the way to the top? Or else, didn’t people transmigrate into the body of a poor young man, get a golden finger, and e 0Votes1MRecs813.4kFans
- 31 The Doctor Got a Cheat 当医生开了外挂 … You’re a poor little doctor earning 2,000 yuan a month, crushed by the pressures and hardships of life! But one day, you wake up and discover you’ve got a cheat ability… You need to perform an appendectomy, so you open the abdomen to investigate: You touch the cecum: [Cecum: Healthy!] You touch the colon: [Colon: Healthy!] You touch the appendix: [Appendix: This is an inflamed, pus-filled Appendix Monster, Lv 6Votes3.2MRecs1.6MFans
- 32 You Can’t Outrun Me, Can You? 你跑不过我吧 Reporter: Officer Mu, what's the most fundamental factor affecting a city's crime clearance rate? Mu Yuan: Me. 0Votes759.9kRecs403.9kFans
- 33 I, the Emperor 朕 Back in the late Ming, reduced to slavery. If an emperor can be a beggar, a Manchu invader, a rebel, or a household slave, why can’t a household slave become emperor? 30Votes1.5MRecs3MFans
- 34 Becoming a Disciple of Uncle Jiu 拜师九叔 I don't know how to write a synopsis, so maybe I just won't write one. EMMMM…Actually, I'd better write a little. Transmigrate back into the past and become Uncle Jiu's senior disciple… 0Votes575.2kRecs368.3kFans
- 35 Surgery Live 手术直播间 A young surgeon unexpectedly gets a boost from a System, takes the medical world by storm, and saves countless lives with his miraculous skills. 25Votes5MRecs1.2MFans
- 36 Great Doctor Ling Ran 大医凌然 Ling Ran, a medical student, had a modest goal: to become the greatest doctor in the world. Then, by accident, he achieved it. 53Votes8.5MRecs2.1MFans
- 37 Reborn in the Wild Era 重生野性时代 Back from 2018 to 1993. In my memory, that summer was scorching hot. 1Votes3.1MRecs1.1MFans
- 38 The Ming Dynasty's Spoiled Brat 明朝败家子 Important notice: The Ming Dynasty's Spoiled Heir, also known as Ming Song. The eleventh year of Hongzhi. It was a beautiful morning. Zhu Houzhao had just come of age. Wang Shouren and Tang Bohu were sharpening their blades, preparing for the imperial examinations. The Little Ice Age had arrived, and its prolonged cold was ravaging the land. And at the Nanhe Earl's residence, Fang Jifan, the landlord's foolish son and the legitimate heir of the Nanhe Earl... began his shameless life of squanderi 14Votes4.4MRecs2.2MFans
- 39 Stargate 星门 Legend says that deep in the ancient starry sky stands a red gate stained with blood and fire. Legends and myths, darkness and light, countless tales all flow through this ancient portal. Gaze down from the Star Gate: passion lights up heaven and earth, and darkness will eventually fade! The Star Gate comic launches on November 18! If you're interested in the comic, go check it out. 53Votes4.5MRecs5.3MFans
- 40 Evergreen Immortal Path 仙道长青 An ordinary mortal is reborn in the mysterious world of cultivation, becoming a cultivator in a small clan. His elders place their hopes in him, while the family struggles to stay afloat. Faced with one setback after another, Zhang Zhixuan fights his way forward, going against the current to build his clan into a flourishing family and write a life as dreamlike and fleeting as lightning, yet grand and turbulent. VIP group: 815445730 (fans with a score of 2,000 or higher m 1Votes967.6kRecs390.3kFans
- 41 Not a Strange Tale 不聊斋 I have a three-foot sword, its cold edge drawn. I dare ask: who will set right the injustices of the world? I have a single brush, ink sinking deep into the page. I can write the chronicles of the ages and tell right from wrong! 1Votes194.5kRecs214.6kFans
- 42 EN The Heavens Tilt in My Favor 御道倾天 Who will judge right and wrong? Who will pass judgment on merit and blame? In this life, I want no rules. I only seek to do as I please. With the secrets of heaven in my hands, watch me run wild. I am Zuo Xiaoduo, and I don't take the usual path. 3Votes2.2MRecs1.3MFans
- 43 Keep It Together, Don’t Get Reckless 稳住别浪 Heaven has closed for the day, and Hell is full. So I’ll stay in the human world and make trouble... 42Votes2.9MRecs3.4MFans
- 44 I Became a Lucky Carp 我成了一条锦鲤 (Entertainment Star) Ji Ming became a lucky charm. He made every wish other people had come true for himself! Want a million new followers on Douyin? Got it! Want to star in a major production with an A-list national cast? Done! Want to compete with me for a role? I only meant to be your acting coach, but I suppose I’ll have to make do with taking the part! Friends are envious, enemies are fuming. Skr, skr. The complete premium novel The Villainous Superstar, with a top subscription count of 0Votes427.7kRecs154.5kFans
- 45 This Monk Doesn't Want to Be a Movie Star 贫僧不想当影帝 [One-line synopsis] A young warrior monk gets dragged into show business by his twin brother, and accidentally becomes an award-winning actor. [Full synopsis] Xu Zhen is an orphan who grew up in a temple. The old abbot raised him single-handedly. Though they are not father and son, they are closer than most. Xu Zhen planned to formally take the vows after turning twenty and spend the rest of his life caring for his master. But when he was eighteen, a man claiming to be his older brother got in t 0Votes279.3kRecs328.6kFans
- 46 The Strongest Powerhouse Across the Heavens 诸天最强大佬 Burn your fortune to travel through the myriad realms... The new novel, From a Hundred-Household Official, is currently being serialized. The Film World’s Greatest Thief is a 6-million-word classic, quality guaranteed! If you can’t wait, check out the old novel. 0Votes984.3kRecs760.5kFans
- 47 EN Spy Across the Multiverse 诸天谍影 (Over ten thousand words every day, more prolific than a sow) The myriad worlds and espionage: two things that sound unrelated. How did they end up together? After their opportunities were snatched away, their legacies stolen, their beauties abducted, and all manner of other plundering, the myriad worlds finally fought back, launching an infiltration of the Temple of the Lord God behind the Reincarnators. As the first spy to infiltrate the Temple of the Lord God, I have to admit, I’m pretty nerv 0Votes462.9kRecs327.5kFans
- 48 A Great Adventure in the Wuxia World 武侠江湖大冒险 Ask the jianghu: Where is the jianghu? Look back, and you'll find yourself already in it. Ten years of lamplight through rainy jianghu nights: just a nostalgic journey through a world of martial heroes... 0Votes247.2kRecs236.3kFans
- 49 The Tang People's Dining Table 唐人的餐桌 The author's previous works, Tang Bricks, The Wisdom of Great Song, Silver Fox, Han Village, The World Under Heaven, and I'm Not a Savage, are all classics. Welcome to read them. The people of the world and all its affairs are nothing more than dishes served at the tables of the people of Great Tang. Though raw ingredients have their own rustic charm, Yun Chu believes that the most delicious food must be cut, cooked, prepared, and finally served at the table. Only then is it truly suited to the 66Votes3.4MRecs2.4MFans
- 50 Global High Martial Arts 全球高武 The catacombs invade, and martial arts rise. Even the little people have great hearts. They fight to survive and fight to protect. Follow Fang Ping, an ordinary man who rises step by step, in his story of saving the whole world (and bluffing his way through it)! 106Votes10.7MRecs4.9MFans
