Novels like Speaking for the Dead
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Speaking for the Dead, best match first.
- 51 I Love the Bizarre Most of All 我最喜欢诡异了 He transmigrated to another world, only to arrive just as supernatural forces were resurging. Ghosts and monsters roam at night, while even deeper in, evil gods and demonic spirits lie in wait. According to local rumors, a yin person asking for directions, a wild dog howling at a grave, a dead person cooking... If you encounter even one of these... Luckily, He Wenzhi awakened his golden finger. Do 50 push-ups: Strength +1. Run one thousand meters: Constitution +1. Watch something that gets your 0Votes27.6kRecs279.3kFans
- 52 A Ghost by My Side 随身带着一只鬼 My master said my fate was suited to dealing with the dead... After a three-year dream, a ghost really did come looking for me! (This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental!) 0Votes104.7kRecs45.5kFans
- 53 The Strange Case of Beiting 北亭奇案 A priceless thousand-year-old artifact has unexpectedly resurfaced. Is it an enormous stroke of good fortune or an endless calamity? Two innocent lovers have come to the city of romantic encounters. Can they save their defiled souls? Will simulated technology combined with artificial intelligence give birth to young maids or killing machines?… The Beiting Detectives are merely unconventional amateurs from humble backgrounds! Yet, with their hatred of evil, they assist the police in solving one 0Votes122.4kRecs6.5kFans
- 54 Reborn in 1998: The Good Old Days 重生九八好时光 At the very last moment of her previous life, Su Zhiyi finally saw the true face of the woman she had regarded as her own sister. She regretted everything! When she woke up, she had somehow returned to the age of thirteen... But here’s the catch: why had she returned to the time after she’d been injured? Was she still the Su Zhiyi whom everyone despised and even dogs avoided? Given another life, she was determined to hold on tight to everything that belonged to her. Hey, you up ahead, did I ask 0Votes6.4kRecs3.5kFans
- 55 The Hidden Name of the Immortal Path 仙道隐名 The young protagonist kills a huge tiger the moment he makes his debut. Oh, no, that’s not right: he almost gets killed by the huge tiger. It has to be “almost,” of course, or the book would already be over. Other people’s spirit pets are mighty and imposing, but the protagonist’s spirit pets are downright unbelievable. Ahem, or rather, so ridiculous that you’ll want to complain: just a mosquito and an ant. And he dares to venture into the immortal-cultivation world with those? The author can’ 0Votes36.7kRecs17.7kFans
- 56 The Pirate Flag That Never Falls 不落的海盗旗 At the recruitment site for sailors, Sojess looked down at the crowd with smug satisfaction. Sojess: “Tell me, why are you all going to sea?” Pirate A: “For money!” Pirate B: “For beautiful women!” Sojess, exasperated: “Isn’t there anyone here like me, who wants to become the Pirate King?” All the pirates: “Yeah, right!” (The crowd disperses.) Watching the crowd scatter in an instant, Sojess was close to tears. “This... this isn’t how it was supposed to go!” This isn’t a pirate novel in the trad 0Votes12.9kRecs7.6kFans
- 57 I Am the Star of the Women's Team 我是女队大佬 [An easygoing esports story about building a team] Locusts, fat paychecks, ATMs, voting champions: Qin Yan, who came out of the Starting Point orphanage, never imagined that the club he built with his sister would end up with so many colorful labels. Backstabbers are everywhere, trolls run rampant, and the PCL has so man 0Votes55.3kRecs111kFans
- 58 Master of the Household 掌贵 Zhu Si thought up ninety-nine ways to conquer Si Niang. Si Niang thought up ninety-nine ways to destroy Zhu Si. As the two armies faced off, someone watched from the sidelines. Wait, how could he just stand by and watch? Someone: Come on, Zhu the Scumbag Si, show me your ninety-nine tricks. I only need one move. Let’s see whose fists hit harder! 0Votes214kRecs52.7kFans
- 59 Reborn in a Space With a Divine Doctor Wife 重生空间之神医仙妻 My new novel, Quick Transmigration: Catch That System, is now out. Come check it out! After completing a System mission, your soul is scattered. Would you dare take on a System like that? Tang Qingluan: I would. Isn’t devouring its energy a great deal? “Jiang Mengyu, your own mother doesn’t acknowledge you. I’ll inherit her fortune, and your fiancé married me too. What gives you the right to still be alive?” Reborn Jiang Mengyu had just escaped the human traffickers when she was seized by the pe 0Votes152.8kRecs50.1kFans
- 60 The Boundless Path of Immortality 修仙道无境 The wonders of the Great Primordial are boundless, and the Dao unfolds into a sword formation without limits! Li Yang, a young man who has always dreamed of cultivating immortality, finds that the path is far more complicated than he imagined once he finally sets foot on it! He also comes to understand that once you embark on the path of cultivation, there is no turning back. You either press onward with soaring ambition, or die and have your soul extinguished for good! A beloved’s heartfelt pro 0Votes14.9kRecs7.2kFans
- 61 Rookie Forensic Pathologist 新手法医 Forensic pathologist Zhou Ning takes you into one horrifying, thrilling, brutal, and twisted crime scene after another! Uncover the truth, challenge the limits of the psyche, and expose the ugliness of human nature. Conspiracies! Puzzles! Doubts! One bizarre and eerie case after another is unfolding. 6Votes323.3kRecs125.6kFans
- 62 The Full-Dive Online Game: Jun Ran Mo Xiang 全息网游之君染墨香 My new historical fantasy novel, Morning Blossoms, Evening Meals, is out now. I look forward to meeting you again! Mo Nan came from the apocalypse to this new world, only to discover: Sigh, this place isn't in the history of the Celestial Empire. Oh, she brought along a not particularly useful System. Ah, this is probably the world of a single-player game. Well, she is trapped in this village. Wow! The single-player game has gone online! Hey, she has a childhood sweetheart too. Most importantly, 0Votes19.3kRecs13.8kFans
- 63 The Astonishing Seal 惊玺 Trash! I'll take your throne and claim the imperial seat! A reborn empress won't let you fools run wild as you please! I'll swat down every last one of you. But I'm still not used to seeing ghosts in broad daylight! Especially with a gorgeous, bewitching beauty constantly hanging around. Here's your chance to prove yourself! You go... Admire flowers and the moon, admire herbs! What do I do when someone wants to claim all the romance and beauty for themselves? What does a procession of ten miles 0Votes15.1kRecs3.3kFans
- 64 The Warden Who Guards the Witches 看守魔女们的典狱长 What’s it like to be a prison warden in another world? Thieves, pirates, assassins, master con artists, terrorists… Werewolves, vampires, witches, necromancers, succubi… This is the Rose Iron Prison, home to the most dangerous witches in the world. “I’m going to turn this place into the best model prison in the world!” So declared a prison guard who had transmigrated to another world. “Warden, someone’s escaped again!” “Bring them back and lock them in solitary.” Another peaceful day at the Rose 4Votes60.9kRecs327.3kFans
- 65 The Star Assistant 金牌小助理 My new historical romance, Flowers at Dawn, Food at Dusk, is set in an alternate world. I hope we'll meet again! What? The quick transmigration hub exploded! Xue Yao has no choice but to flee into the little worlds of books and become a cannon-fodder character. Her only mission is to keep her younger sister safe. A famous actress bullies her sister? She gets a bad-luck charm. Her sister is framed, but there's no evidence? Give the informant a truth pill. The big shots are too difficult to handle 0Votes46.1kRecs20.4kFans
- 66 The Great God Was Once Just a Nobody 大神曾是路人甲 [New book out: The Apocalypse Streamer Has It Rough. Liangliang will take you through a different kind of apocalypse. Hope you’ll keep supporting me!] -- Back then, she had been so blind as to mistake him for just another passerby. Years later, they met again, and he was so dazzling that there was no stopping him. Cheng Xingtao thought it over and still felt she was the more dominant one. Qiao Yue gave a questioning “Hmm?” and approached her step by step. He pinned her against the wall with a th 0Votes138.1kRecs18.3kFans
- 67 Against the Current, I Become Snow 逆流独成雪 A woman among a thousand is born carrying a blood feud, and every step she takes is carefully planned. She worships the Divine Lord, cultivates secret arts, challenges the heavens, and searches for the truth. Once she enters the cycle of reincarnation, regret is all that remains. With careful plotting, she becomes a demon and claims her throne. If you had to sacrifice one person to save all living beings, would you agree? In another life, perhaps I’d cast aside all codes of conduct. I would sacr 0Votes12.3kRecs9.9kFans
- 68 The Golden Badge Detective 金字神捕 Our slogan: Crack down on all reborn stories, System stories, and pirated golden fingers! Become a proud people's constable! Our mission: We offer long-term services in assassination, smuggling, high-tech makeovers, and colonization of other worlds. Promoting shared economic growth across the world! What, you say I transmigrated here? There, take your medicine. The story begins when Li Qinglin transmigrates into the body of a constable whose job is to arrest people with illegal golden fingers. T 0Votes9kRecs6.6kFans
- 69 The System’s Divine Possession 神话之系统附身 The number one player in Myth, Lan Lingtian, transmigrates to another continent with a game System possessing him. While other people need to cultivate to increase their cultivation, he only needs to keep killing monsters and people to increase his cultivation. Others need to constantly gain enlightenment to refine pills and forge artifacts. He only needs to keep increasing his proficiency. He fuses with Pangu's holy blood, using his own essence blood as the foundation to recreate the Twelve Anc 0Votes1.5kRecs11.2kFans
- 70 The Phoenix Doctor Is Lazy by Nature 凤医懒成性 Q: What should you do if an underworld bailiff takes the wrong soul? A: Catch the soul off guard and send it back to life! Q: What if you send it to the wrong place? A: ...Run for your life! The underworld bailiff takes the wrong soul, and the King of Hell sends it to the wrong place. Modern military doctor Feng Qingyu wakes up to find that she's somehow ended up in a new body. The empress of the Tianyan Dynasty? Her?! What?! As the mother of the nation, she has to become a nun?! You've got to b 0Votes2.8kRecs1.3kFans
- 71 A Qing-Dynasty Transmigration: Prince, Please Kneel 清穿之王爷请跪好 Everyone says the Thirteenth Prince is charming and handsome, scholarly and skilled in martial arts, the dream man of countless noble young ladies. Zhao Jia Heyue, however, couldn't care less. "That's because you haven't seen him after I've beaten him until he's running for his life, clutching his head, crying and looking utterly pathetic!" Thirteenth Prince: ... (in tears) "My dear wife, could you show me a little respect?" The new book, "The Qing Palace: The Empress Is Having Another Id 0Votes1.7kRecs4.2kFans
- 72 The Number One Ball King 1号球王 My name is Roy. Before I turned eighteen, almost no one knew it. I thought I’d spend my life as an ordinary nobody, until a twist of fate led the God of Basketball to choose me. I’m grateful for heaven’s favor in awakening my extraordinary talent for basketball. Now I can change my life: dominate amateur basketball in two weeks, conquer the high school scene in two months, then hit the United States and take the world by storm. The NBA is right before my eyes. Tremble, the Eastern king of the co 0Votes20.4kRecs19kFans
- 73 The Liaozhai Sword Immortal 聊斋剑仙 In the twenty-ninth year of Yong'an, in the land of Shenzhou, the Great Qian Dynasty had stood for more than five hundred years. The aging emperor, desperate to cling to life, summoned extraordinary talents from across the realm to the capital and established the Bureau of Unusual Scholars, where they refined elixirs and sought the path to immortality. The emperor grew increasingly obsessed and withdrew from governing. Meanwhile, the crown princes of the Eastern and Western Palaces fought fierce 0Votes138.5kRecs301kFans
- 74 The Fake Pro Gaming God 冒牌职业大神 A competitive light novel with light comedy, no boring battles, only... a story. How can a newcomer pretend to be a master without being found out? Urgent! Waiting online. The master whom the team paid an astronomical price to recruit turns out to be a fraud?! What should they do if they find out? Gaming newbie Li Li and the master of the online game Temple, Li Li, have switched souls. He has practically become a god in one leap, but a loser is still a loser. Li Li: What do you mean? What am I s 0Votes43.5kRecs111.4kFans
- 75 A Butcher Roams the Martial World 江湖有人屠 On the third day of the fourth month of the fifth year of the Tianqi era, at the invitation of the renowned hero Ling Yufeng, more than a dozen famous figures from the martial world gathered on the island in the middle of West Lake. Among them were Wang Xing, chief escort of Jiangnan's Zhenwei Escort Agency; Hai Wudi, master of Four Seas Manor; Yu Cangfeng, master of the Hidden Edge Sword; and Nangong Wu, the Ghostly Spear, famed for making dragons and spirits quake when his spear strikes. That 0Votes3.6kRecs3.7kFans
- 76 Working Hard to Cultivate in Uncle Jiu's World! 我在九叔世界里面努力加点修仙！ “People are divided into good and bad, while corpses are divided into zombies and dried-up corpses.” Uncle Jiu said earnestly, “You should study the Demon-Subduing Spell properly. You’re still young. Practice for five or six years, and you’ll learn it.” Luo Su nodded, silently thinking, Deep Blue, add points, add points, add points. Then he peed a yellow talisman onto the ground, blinked, and looked at Uncle Jiu. “Is this right?” Uncle Jiu: ???!!! 0Votes57.8kRecs270kFans
- 77 Master, Please Shut Up 大师请闭嘴 Is little Jiji tasty? Fang Chen: Tastes like chicken. What about Xiaoqing? Fang Chen: Nice and crunchy. Oh, you're quite the gourmet and a big eater. Fang Chen: No, I'm not. Don't make things up! Devour the heavens and consume the earth, starting with me. To gain supernatural powers, Fang Chen sets off down a one-way road of eating and drinking. For the sake of this world we love, let's dig in! Come along with Fang Chen as he explores the universe and myriad worlds with his sharp tongue, I mean, 0Votes96.9kRecs9.2kFans
- 78 Beyond Forgiveness 罪无可赦 “My death is not your victory. At most, it proves that mediocrities waged a terrible war against genius... You raised the banner of justice to eliminate dissent and turn right and wrong upside down... The history books you write will say that I swallowed everything in my path, threw my weight around, and oppressed the weak. Years from now, my strengths will be called flaws. Only those who found justice through my hand will remember my achievements.”, From the most celebrated collection of quotes 0Votes98.2kRecs181.3kFans
- 79 I Have a Catalog of Ghosts and Gods 我有一卷鬼神图录 Jiang Zhou is brought to the Great Ji by a scroll of ghostly records. Using half an episode of Journey to the West on his phone, he fools a vicious demoness into complete submission. Claiming to be a disciple of Mount Lingtai Fangcun and the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars, he sets out on a path to the heavens... Demons run rampant, yet immortals dwell in the mortal world. With one ancient register, he gains the blessings of creation. He commands the execution of ghosts, confers titles 1Votes132.4kRecs494.2kFans
- 80 Transmigrate into a Warm Romance in the Seventies 穿越七零暖姻缘 [A devoted couple, sweet one-on-one romance] When she wakes up, Lu Qingqing discovers she has transmigrated to the 1970s. She’d planned to pack up and leave, but then realizes she has transmigrated into the body of a distant grandaunt she’s never even heard of. How can she possibly leave now? Since she’s here, she may as well make the best of it. Let’s see how she helps her friend 0Votes32.6kRecs5.1kFans
- 81 The Fragrance of Wine in the Countryside 酒香田园 The cold-blooded killer woman: Anyone who stands in my way dies. Anyone who wronged me deserves to die! The resentful reborn woman: In my past life, I let the fat cloud my judgment and mistook a worthless stone for a pearl, which led me to such a miserable end. Since Heaven took pity on me and gave me a second life, I’ll repay every kindness and avenge every grievance! The arrogant woman who transmigrated into a book: Since Heaven sent me here, I must be the heroine of this world. Anyone who get 0Votes12.5kRecs3.8kFans
- 82 Magicpunk 魔法朋克 A dance of magic and machinery, the absurd darkness of the punk era. This is an age without gods, because anyone can blaspheme against them. Xuan Yi, an operative in Star City’s shadow division, takes part in a brutal, nearly suicidal jungle battle royale for reasons he cannot reveal. From that moment on, his fate slips beyond his control, and he presses forward without looking back along a dark, desperate one-way road strewn with thorns. 0Votes17.1kRecs36.3kFans
- 83 The Evolution of Global Games 全球游戏进化 Chen Anlin transmigrates into a modern game world. Here, everyone must conquer various games to earn incredible rewards. After arriving, Chen Anlin discovers a secret that lets him thrive in the games. My account: 1165471865 Cultivation group: 823…176…624… 0Votes107.2kRecs379.4kFans
- 84 The Demon Exchange 恶魔交易所 New book: My Way of Cultivating Immortality Is Wrong begins serialization! Readers, welcome! There is an exchange house. Some say it is heaven, because there you can obtain everything you desire, whether money, love, talent, beauty, or lifespan... Some say it is hell, because the things you desire do not come free. The price of this exchange will gradually corrode your soul... Official reader group (fans at Apprentice rank or above only): 163630452------ Completed books include Maoshan Taboos, M 0Votes29.9kRecs99.8kFans
- 85 Quietly Falling in Love with Me 悄悄爱上我 She had always thought that the person who suddenly moved into the apartment above hers was an accident, only to discover in the end that he was actually a pie from heaven that had accidentally fallen into her lap. When the splendor had faded, she leaned against him as they watched the stars and wispy clouds on the horizon from the terrace. As the evening breeze brushed her face, she heard him say with a smile, “Nian Nian, of the things I once promised you, I have already fulfilled three. There 0Votes74.3kRecs393.8kFans
- 86 The Rise and Fall of the Kingdoms 列国浮沉 Affection and love flourish freely in the narrow gaps between thirty years of deadly schemes. King Wei: “Who says a peerless expert can’t use someone else’s blade to kill? What a joke.” King Zhao: “Who says a kingdom can’t be won without playing fair? How naive.” King Qi: “I’ve watched the world from the sidelines, but in the end, my long sword must become a kitchen knife.” King Chu: “The martial world is treacherous. Don’t drink too much.” King Song: “Enough chatter! Success or failure, rig 0Votes37.3kRecs127.2kFans
- 87 The Underworld: I’m the Only Living Person 阴曹地府：活人只有我自己 My older sister sat before her vanity, combing her hair. The hair cried out as it fell to the floor, spreading throughout the room. My little sister held a needle and thread, sewing a rag doll. The doll let out a delightful, ear-piercing shriek, its loose threads darting about. The old dog by the door hunched over, stood up, and gave me a cackling grin. Li Wei transmigrated into a world resembling the Republican era, except the whole world was full of the eerie and uncanny. What could he do? Luc 0Votes93.9kRecs197.6kFans
- 88 Little Tiger's Virtual Life 小虎哥的虚拟人生 A short story collection featuring six independent volumes. There’s sure to be something for everyone. (⌒▽⌒) 0Votes42.1kRecs5.2kFans
- 89 Survival Guide to a Bizarre World 诡异世界生存手册 A white fox wails at a funeral, a living corpse digs up a grave… In this world, ghosts eat people, and monsters eat people too. The story is just getting started. 1Votes95.3kRecs315.3kFans
- 90 The Ancient God's Eerie Game 古神的诡异游戏 This is Da Ju’s brand-new work, The Strange Game of the Ancient Gods, returning to his classic writing style. A roommate’s bizarre death. A strange and mysterious game. This game can let you win everything, but it can also plunge you into utter ruin. There’s only one question: do you dare to play? 0Votes112.2kRecs122.8kFans
- 91 The Way of the Taoist School 道门大门道 Whether you understand the Way or not, you'll know once you practice. The Taoist sect bears witness to the Great Way, the path to becoming an immortal. Read it forwards or backwards, in order or in reverse, from front to back or back to front, from left to right or right to left, inside or out: it's all part of the Taoist sect's great mysteries! See how the leads and supporting characters navigate the ups and downs of life, endure a perilous and tumultuous existence, and savor the passage of tim 2Votes351.9kRecs147.3kFans
- 92 The Thirteen Swords of Heaven's Inquiry 天问十三剑 The Tianyi Cult, which terrorized the martial world eighteen years ago, has returned. What are they after? Why would the Second Prince, heir to the throne, indulge treacherous officials, throw the court into chaos, and destroy his own kingdom? What ties bind the imperial court to the martial world? Can the childhood sweethearts, sword in hand, quell the crisis? Can the Ninth Prince, returned to the imperial family, turn the tide, restore order to the court, save the kingdom from peril, and bring 0Votes38.7kRecs6.5kFans
- 93 The Golden Age 流金时代 (Winner of the Fourth Real-Life Writing Contest, one of the finest works selected by hundreds of websites, a premium work with over ten thousand subscribers) This is the story of me, a highly accomplished master's graduate from Southeast University and an IT elite, and how my wife, a professional online fiction writer and perennial flop with only an elementary-school education, managed to bamboozle me into marrying her. It is also the story of how, amid fifteen years of upheaval in Chinese onli 0Votes85.2kRecs209.1kFans
- 94 Warmth Behind the Lin Family Gates 林门闺暖 The moon shines bright, and lovely is the beauty. Within the Lin household lives a charming young lady, whose warm smile is deft and bright. This is a story about a young lady determined to live for food. Ahem, a beautiful young lady who admires the spirit of the Wei and Jin dynasties and aspires to Tao Qian's ideals, as she sweeps away every “harmful pest.” Please read the author's note in the book's dis 0Votes146.2kRecs32.9kFans
- 95 The Immortal Cicada 仙蝉 A dream always lingers in my mind: Beneath the setting sun, I ride a lean horse across a bridge, gazing up at desolate hills, ancient tombs, and bones glowing in the dark. After drinking my fill, I take the moonlight for a blade, sweep my sleeves, and cut down demons and monsters. The world calls me an immortal banished from heaven. A strange jade cicada lets Yu Xiu explore this bizarre ancient world. 0Votes43.1kRecs35.5kFans
- 96 The Emperor's Saga 帝皇演义 An Emperor is the master of a sect and the head of a school, an emperor among martial artists. A Sovereign is the chief of many races and the most revered among their tribes, a sovereign among Emperors. An Emperor-Sovereign rules over all races. In heaven and on earth, I alone reign supreme! This is an age when a hundred paths flourish and martial arts reign supreme. This is an age when a hundred boats race ahead and martial arts shatter the void. This is an age when a hundred flowers bloom and 0Votes420.6kRecs162kFans
- 97 The Exorcist's Self-Cultivation 驱魔人的自我修养 Thanks for the invite. I'm in New York, just got off the plane. Du Wei discovers that he has transmigrated. With no other choice, he returns to his old line of work and opens a psychological counseling clinic. But the patients who come in for help all seem a little strange... Full Subscription Group: Join Group 1 and ask an admin to verify you Note: This book is set in the Conjuring universe. 0Votes125.6kRecs328.5kFans
- 98 The Devil's Exam 魔鬼考卷 To gain immortality, Gao Ying, the male lead, and Zhu Sunling, the female lead, enter two extraordinary classrooms and must sit for a series of exams. But these aren't ordinary school tests. They are sent to parallel worlds, where they encounter countless demons and answer questions on their exam papers about demonic phenomena. Anyone who scores below 60 is eliminated! To gain immortality, they must keep journeying alongside demons until the moment they are destined to meet arrives... Black Fire 0Votes147.5kRecs140.1kFans
- 99 The Fog City Detective 雾都侦探 This book goes from heaven to earth, sees ghosts and toys with people, and includes counterterrorism, antidrug operations, criminal investigations, espionage, plotting, conspiracies, serial killers, sky-high heists, and more. The story is set in Europe. It involves no discrimination and has nothing to do with our country, so please don’t read anything into it. Also, the Xia-Ou continent may differ in a few minor details from the European continent as people generally understand it. Important: Do 3Votes741.3kRecs271.4kFans
- 100 God-Tier Pro Gamer 神级高玩 A top gamer accidentally transmigrates into the world of a game during its closed beta test and treats the otherworld as a hardcore game... 0Votes30.5kRecs37.5kFans
