Novels like Speaking for the Dead
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Speaking for the Dead, best match first.
- 151 The Ultimate Faith 最终信仰 Carrying the most devout faith of 666 followers, Lilin arrived in the infinite world. There’s no calculating genius, no overwhelming domineering aura, and no tangled obsession here. There’s only a carefree, composed smile in the face of everything. Dissecting bosses alive with vivisection, spreading the faith with holy fire… Good and evil, beauty and ugliness, strength and weakness… Are there really any essential differences between them? If you take it seriously… You lose!!! Heiji’s new book. A 0Votes329.6kRecs137.8kFans
- 152 There Are Ghosts on Friday 星期五有鬼 I'm the host of an online variety show called Ghosts on Friday. It's a paranormal program where I investigate topics and film on location, exposing many things people never knew existed. The world we live in every day is far more complicated than it appears. Behind the scenes, it's so vibrant, so mysterious and terrifying. That's how I entered a world ordinary people would never encounter: a paranormal world. Believe me, what you see on the show is only a small part of it, the things that won't 0Votes101.2kRecs144.5kFans
- 153 The League's Mercenary System 联盟之佣兵系统 Season 5 was called the year the LPL had its best shot at winning the world championship. It was the year imports ruled the scene. It was the year SKT won the title with the least effort. It was the first year since Uzi's debut that he failed to make it to Worlds. It was the most humiliating year in LPL history! Li Mu obtains a Mercenary System, and vows to change it all! The author's new book, League of Legends: Absolute Zero, is now being serialized. 0Votes343.1kRecs225.5kFans
- 154 It All Starts with Kneading Dough 美食从和面开始 “Congratulations, Host. You have acquired the skill: Dough Kneading Expertise.” The smile on Xu Zhuo’s handsome face slowly froze. “I learned to knead dough when I was five. You think I need you to teach me?” Ten minutes later... “Hey, this dough seems pretty special!” 1Votes459.7kRecs358.5kFans
- 155 Even Top Students Can Cheat 学霸也开挂 This is the story of a top student who cheats his way to success and can take on an entire nation alone. Check out my new book: The Doctor Got a Cheat Too Group number: 173-337-952. Join the Top Students Can Cheat Too VIP group! 0Votes198.2kRecs303.4kFans
- 156 The Entertainment Industry’s Detective 娱乐圈刑警 Writing songs and solving cases: I can enjoy my work and my free time at once. What? It's all because of my looks? No way!!! 0Votes502.4kRecs233.3kFans
- 157 Encountering Ghosts Makes Me Supernatural 撞鬼就超神 Human wisdom can work wonders. Human malice can destroy the world. … 0Votes963.7kRecs279.6kFans
- 158 EN Players, All Aboard! 玩家请上车 “Welcome, players, aboard the dedicated train for the Dimensional Rift Game. This train will depart from the E-Rank starting station and travel to a D-Rank station. Please ensure your safety, board in an orderly fashion, and obey the rules of travel.” “The rules of travel are as follows:” “1. Please do not bring non-game items aboard the train. (Underwear is exempt.)” “2. Consumption is mandatory. (All train staff are working without pay.)” “3. Do not turn on the lights after they have been turn 912Votes787.7kRecs1.2MFans
- 159 Something’s Not Quite Right About My Immortal Path 我的仙道不太对劲 Su Ji'an transmigrated into the Demon Sect more than a decade ago, only to be struck by disaster. He barely managed to escape with his master's wife. Just as he was about to seek refuge with his notorious senior sister, the golden finger he had long been waiting for finally arrived. “Activate Creation Mode… My wish is for world peace!” “Link Daoist Companion Mode… Problems with cultivation? This makes them easy to solve!” “Activate Unlimited Player Summoning Mode… My labor force is here!” 0Votes8.4kRecs60.2kFans
- 160 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
- 161 I Picked Up a Patch of Wilderness 捡了一片荒野 A family and their house appear together in the wilderness? Wild beasts, hunger, mysterious buildings, and all kinds of bizarre events. For your family, keep fighting! 0Votes567.3kRecs355.3kFans
- 162 Chronicles of Huai Xia 槐夏记事 This story has no romance. Blurb: I've turned green, and I've gotten stronger. After transforming into a human, the locust tree spirit has to learn how to be a person, raise little ones, and find herself a partner... Most importantly, why is the flower bed that is her true form being demolished?! My completed works include Qing Gui's Records, Ding Wei's Records, The World of Kong Fang, and Chu He's Records. 3Votes746.8kRecs133.4kFans
- 163 EN A Guide to Dreamscapes 梦境指南 A chance decrease in entropy, and a Boltzmann brain came into being in the M42 nebula of the Milky Way’s third spiral arm. A hand of thought, like an ancient tree root, passed through black holes and the mists of time. Intelligence was born in an anthill, and Ramla crossed the galaxy. When the universe is destined for heat death, life awakens within eternal laws, fighting for freedom in its dreams! … This book explores the following questions, moving from the basics to the deeper mysteries: 1. 0Votes129.3kRecs211.1kFans
- 164 The Demon Hunter’s Cookbook 猎魔烹饪手册 When night fell, whispers sounded in his ears and the monsters in the shadows began to stir. Jason's hungry stomach started rumbling, and he couldn't help swallowing... Hunger was the best motivation. 0Votes546.4kRecs494.1kFans
- 165 The Common Lord 俗主 [Folklore mystery, Soulslike world, tabletop role-playing experience, cosmic secrets] A text-based tabletop role-playing game called The Mortal World quietly appears. People discover that rewards earned in the game can actually be brought into reality. Thus begins a new age of exploration for all humanity. Some people look up into the depths of space and summon the courage to embark on a journey home, while others set out to mine their way toward the origins of civilization, seeking mysterious t 1Votes218.4kRecs717.9kFans
- 166 Moon-Piling Flute 堆月箫 The unreasonable Young Master Liuguang, the naturally gifted culinary prodigy, the mysterious mastermind behind the scenes, the white horseman in golden robes known as the East Sea God of Slaughter, the immortal eccentric who has lived for millennia... This is a story where the supporting characters shine with peerless brilliance. Everyone has a secret, and in the end, all the secrets become one. The dangers you can see aren't the real dangers. Good and evil are hard to distinguish, and the will 0Votes325.6kRecs101.3kFans
- 167 EN The Swarm Principle 虫群法则 Systerm, a transliteration of System, translated into Chinese as System. After waking up, he, having forgotten his own name, became a little grasshopper named Systerm, the kind that could leap several meters in a single bound. A dozen or so days later, just as he had adapted to life as a grasshopper and was happily hopping around, he suddenly noticed a withered yellow leaf falling from the sky. Autumn had arrived. This is the story of a grassho 0Votes163.9kRecs177kFans
- 168 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
- 169 From Big Shot to Martial Arts Alliance Leader 从大佬到武林盟主 I roamed the martial world, roamed and roamed, but even after reaching the end, I still couldn’t figure out what this martial world was really like… VIP full-subscription group: Tianxia Association 109158714 (verification required) 0Votes344.4kRecs322.4kFans
- 170 The Clown Game 小丑游戏 Fine, you’ve tied my hands and feet tightly, but why seal my mouth too? At least let me make a sound! Why am I locked up in a mental hospital? Why does everyone seem so afraid of me? Why… do I want to laugh so badly?---------------- 0Votes134.7kRecs380.5kFans
- 171 Soft, Melt, Things 软，化，物 All kinds of wild ideas in a collection of short stories. The Light, Short, and Scattered Trilogy: Light, Short, and Scattered; Soft, Transformed, and Things; Turn, Leave, and Depart. Part science fiction, all about wild ideas. Soft science fiction, chemistry, and physics. Everything comes down to people’s hearts; even the rarest things are strange. Take things as they come. It all begins in the heart. 0Votes83.8kRecs145.5kFans
- 172 Cultivating the Right Way 正版修仙 In Alliance Year 666, government officials excavate a damaged server from a mysterious ruin. After painstakingly decoding it, they learn that in ancient times, humanity was the strongest species in the universe. Humans could fly through the heavens and burrow through the earth, move mountains and drain seas, strengthen their bodies, and cross the universe in the flesh. Although the methods of cultivation had been lost, humanity's innate creativity and tireless efforts allowed people to rediscove 5Votes331.5kRecs497.2kFans
- 173 Protect the Imperial Preceptor 保卫国师大人 [All three volumes of the print edition of Protect the National Preceptor are now available on Tmall, JD.com, Dangdang, and other platforms.] Synopsis: If they had social media... Demon King: “Our forces have turned to ash and smoke. In the end, the world will be just as I wish.” [A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains.jpg] Feng Miaojun: “Daily mission ‘Stop My Nemesis from Conquering the World’ complete (1/1). I've had another lovely day of staying alive! ^0^ Tomorrow I'll keep doing my best 0Votes767.2kRecs213kFans
- 174 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
- 175 Running a Restaurant on an Abnormal Earth 在不正常的地球开餐厅的日子 Attention, everyone. Attention, everyone. Addressing the needs of people who have transmigrated back home is our top priority this year. We must make those who have transmigrated back and those who have awakened supernatural abilities truly feel the warmth of society and the care of our department. Let us do our part to build a harmonious society. This is the story of someone who answered the call and opened a restaurant to start his own business amid the great wave of transmigrators returning h 2Votes538.3kRecs343.2kFans
- 176 This Monster Isn't That Cold 这只妖怪不太冷 The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. Everyday stories of Zhou Li and the yaoguai: Zhou Li has been able to see yaoguai since childhood, but it isn't until the end of his final year of high school that he finally makes contact with one. 12Votes601.7kRecs388.5kFans
- 177 The Scholarly Prodigy's Sea of Stars 学霸的星辰大海 “You should put the same effort you spend gaming into your studies.” When this famous line parents everywhere have used to lecture their children becomes reality, a super-achiever with an intense hunger for knowledge and power is born. He loves studying, not women. No games, just practice problems! 0Votes174.5kRecs170kFans
- 178 The Origin of Arcana 奥术起源 Theology has its own origins. Science has its own origins. The arcane arts have their own origins, too. This is the worst of times for the world, and the best of times. The Age of Declining Magic is drawing to a close. Magic is returning, and the whole world is in turmoil. One person’s abilities are limited. We have no choice but to band together and face the coming upheaval, so that we can forge a future of our own. A fantasy tale of otherworldly races building an empire! PS: QQ readers’ 0Votes180.3kRecs256.6kFans
- 179 My Years as a Yin-Yang Master 我当阴阳先生的那几年 Our story begins with a young man. Have you heard the many strange tales passed down among the people? Have you ever admired and yearned for the gifted figures in those stories, each possessing extraordinary arts? This book tells the stories of such gifted people scattered throughout the land. They have mastered the arts of Qimen Dunjia. When their abilities are no longer recognized by this age, what choice will they make? 2Votes85.6kRecs545.1kFans
- 180 Dragon City 龙城 In the age of mind control, powered armor has become humanity’s new body. People say steel forges the throne, but can impenetrable alloy armor protect a tender heart? With the rise of AI, new human citizens who pass the Standard Emotion Test begin to experience human joys and sorrows. How will they break free from the constraints of zeroes and ones? Across the boundless depths of interstellar space, warships advance beneath the light of blazing stars, while their pilots forge their own legends. 3Votes1.1MRecs321.9kFans
- 181 I Train the Big Shots Behind the Scenes 我在幕后调教大佬 New synopsis This is a story about turning the false into the real. In a world of cultivation where danger lurks at every turn, one must tread carefully. Familiar myths become reality. In an unfamiliar golden age of cultivation, the Heavenly Court becomes the central power of the Three Realms, and the Underworld rules the netherworld. The Human Emperor wields Xuanyuan’s sword to protect all living things, while scholars at Jixia spread the teachings across the Nine Provinces. When I look back, t 2Votes378.2kRecs521.8kFans
- 182 EN Dying to Replace the Living 死而替生 At the end of his rope, on the brink of death and despair, Le Yu shouted: “If you’ve got the guts, kill me.” His enemy sneered: “I’ve never heard such a strange request.” Le Yu died. Then Le Yu came back to life, inside his enemy’s body. This is the story of a man who possesses whoever kills him. “Why are all the people who kill me cunning, notorious warlords and geniuses, with complicated backgrounds, a million quest lines, and lives that could end at any moment?” “Can’t some honest, down-to-ea 4Votes430.2kRecs409.4kFans
- 183 A Record of Joyful Affairs 欢喜记事 She transmigrated into a family of bandits who had just been pardoned and ennobled. Her father is mighty and brave, and loves getting into trouble. Her mother is beautiful as a flower, and loves getting into trouble too. Her older brother is handsome and dashing, and loves getting into trouble even more. What about her, you ask? She's pretty sensible. She just brought home a husband to keep the house in order after snatching him off the street... Mu Ying's new book, A Match Made in Heaven~ 0Votes637.3kRecs305.4kFans
- 184 From Writer to Superstar 从写手到巨星 From a flop writer to an all-around superstar, all it takes is a set of cards! The story begins when Yun Hou gets the “Typing Speed Card,” breaks ten thousand words an hour, and starts putting out thirty chapters a day! No parallel worlds, no transmigration, no copying stories. One set of cards is all it takes to conque 0Votes159.2kRecs131.7kFans
- 185 EN Infinite Postman 无限邮差 A package from an unknown place. A strange, bizarre postage stamp. Congratulations, you are now a new postman. Please sign for the package and experience a journey through death. Every postman must die, but postage stamps live forever. 0Votes240.8kRecs309.6kFans
- 186 Dream-Making Celestial Master 造梦天师 Thousands of autumns pass in a great dream; a spring dream leaves no trace. In an age when everyone dreams, people cultivate by experiencing different dreamscapes. A boy who has nightmares holds a card for cultivating through nightmares... From then on... He rises like a demon king and shines like the blazing sun! With his own two hands, he will make everyone's dreams come true! He will make everyone blush and their hearts race... in their nightmares! 0Votes480.4kRecs315.6kFans
- 187 EN The Reborn White Snake Seeking the Heavens 新白蛇问仙 In a fleeting glance, the clouds pass in an instant. Death is both an ending and a new beginning. Flowers bloom and wither, the cycle of reincarnation goes on without end, and all living beings can do is let go of their obsessions and accept what comes. After a life of disappointment, terminal illness, and death, the protagonist is reborn as a white snake, carrying memories of a former life. As the years pass, animal instincts gradually suppress the human part of those memories. A snake is a sna 14Votes1.2MRecs415.8kFans
- 188 EN Eternal God of Slaughter 杀神永生 Walking on the edge of death, wielding the authority over life and death, trampling the laws of the world, followed by a hundred ghosts: he is the incarnation of the Grim Reaper. The most outstanding genius among ghosts, his name is Yu Jing. Welcome to a world where the strong live forever! 2Votes400.4kRecs290.8kFans
- 189 Fatal Mobile Game 绝命手游 The strangest mobile game ever. Nobody playing? No problem. Starting pay is 300 yuan a day, with meals and lodging included. New high school student and single dad Jin Ke has a simple reason for playing: he wants to support himself and his six-month-old daughter with a mobile game. Only later does he discover that the game is even stranger than it claims to be. Because... 0Votes488.4kRecs215.3kFans
- 190 The World of Kong Fang 孔方世界 Synopsis: A slow journey through small worlds, taking a portable dimension to the apocalypse, the interstellar age, and the cultivation world… Then she comes back to help her dad run a noodle shop. Zhou Shuangshuang always thought this was what her life would be like. She never expected the apocalypse to strike her own world one day. As usual, no romance, no awful characters, and no catfights. Warning: Open ending. 0Votes377.7kRecs167.7kFans
- 191 Sipping Tea Calmly at Hogwarts 在霍格沃茨淡定地喝红茶 This is a Hogwarts where the tone often goes completely off the rails. Quirrell gets taken down by a group of students, the basilisk ends up on the feast table, Sirius Black nearly becomes dog-meat stew, Voldemort keeps getting tricked without even realizing it, and the professors sit together making dumplings because that’s what justice looks like. 0Votes118.5kRecs165.9kFans
- 192 Bloodstained Hero's Garb 血染侠衣 The road through the jianghu is fraught with danger, and the heroes’ robes are stained with blood for the people. ---The male lead is restrained, so the story is rather angsty. One-on-one romance, happy ending. Regular updates, never abandoned. 0Votes754.4kRecs40.8kFans
- 193 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
- 194 Patriarch of Emei 峨眉祖师 Amid the passing years, atop Cloudrock, Li Pichen sat facing a young boy in white robes. The immortal mountain was quiet. Four monkeys peered out. The white-robed boy held up a scripture. “When did the Grandmaster come to Emei?” Li Pichen raised one finger and smiled without a word. A lost stretch of time was utterly changed by Li Pichen's arrival. He lost his name, and so later generations called him... “Taishang.” “Taishang is the ultimate 0Votes277.2kRecs235.1kFans
- 195 There Might Be a Big Shot in My Family 我家可能有位大佬 Jiang Zuo has a beautiful wife, but she’s often away on business. What for? She isn’t busy cheating on him. She’s secretly out slaying demons and vanquishing evil. After learning the truth, Jiang Zuo sighed again and again. It seemed he couldn’t sit on the sidelines anymore. For the sake of their happy married life, Jiang Zuo could only step in from the shadows. Slay demons and vanquish evil? Keep the order of Heaven and Earth? No problem, as long as his wife is happy. I’ve opened som 0Votes575.2kRecs697.4kFans
- 196 The Greatest Director in History 史上最强导演 “Director Han has a new movie out? Then I absolutely have to see it, or I'll fall behind the times.”, An ordinary moviegoer. “This year's Oscar has already been awarded to Director Han Qiu, but we're now having next year's Best Director trophy made. The name on it? Han Qiu, as always.”, The Oscars. “He has enriched the people's cultural life, promoted the profound and extensive culture of Huaxia, and elevated our spirits. Thank you, Director Han Qiu.”, People's Daily. “He is the greatest directo 0Votes90.7kRecs221.4kFans
- 197 My Fate Is Unbreakable, and Nothing Is Forbidden 我命超硬，百无禁忌 Alone, I guard the eight wastelands from Fuyu Town. What does it matter if I do not worship the Three Pure Ones? I have attained the immeasurable Celestial Venerable's legacy. The azure sky shall never see a land of white bones! A true account of an undertaker's rise. (Previously titled: Ghost Containment Center, Ghost Containment System, Anomalous Creature Containment System) Reader group 2 (VIP group, for helmsmen and above; ver 2Votes367.3kRecs264.2kFans
- 198 Dawn Doctor 黎明医生 The bustling streets of the past now lay in a grotesque, deathly silence. Hoarse, frenzied whispers coiled across the sky, while indescribable ancient giants drifted beneath the sea. Unknown diseases broke out, terrible disasters ravaged the land, and panicked people searched day and night for imaginary places of refuge. Blood-rain fell. Lightning revealed the gathering crows. Nevermore, nevermore, they answered. “We can see that this aberrant creature has twelve pairs of ribs, just like a human 15Votes603.9kRecs793.4kFans
- 199 I Can See the Status Bar 我能看见状态栏 Sun Lien, a doctor just starting his career, is determined to become an excellent physician. When he finally comes to his senses, he realizes he’s become completely overpowered. Rules for bonus chapters: A single donation of 20,000 points earns one bonus chapter. Since the book is nearing its end, I can’t guarantee I’ll finish all the bonus chapters. Starting today, donations of admission notices and blood donations will no longer earn bonus chapters. Students who haven’t graduated and started w 7Votes383kRecs451.3kFans
- 200 Chronicles of the Green Ghost 青诡纪事 Synopsis: He Qing is an ordinary college student living an ordinary life. The only unusual thing about her is that she can always see things other people can’t… The old-fashioned writing style is a little rough around the edges [important!!!], so please be patient. The characters’ values do not represent the author’s. Some of the Taoist spells in this story come from online sources, and some are made up by me. No romance. If any chapters 0Votes436.5kRecs519.3kFans
