Novels like A Dream of the Old Gods
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Dream of the Old Gods, best match first.
- 1 The Chronicles of Luo Ke Sai Lan 罗克赛兰编年史 He races across three thousand miles, bearing the fate of countless lives. A tribute to the heroes of imaginary worlds, told through their biographies. 0Votes3.4kRecs2.7kFans
- 2 The Final Witch Lord 最终巫主 Li Ban had barely transmigrated into a mysterious laboratory when he was entrusted with an important mission: entering the virtual world of witches. Yet as he carried out his exploratory mission, Li Ban became increasingly confused. He entered the world of witches, where everything from the smallest blade of grass and leaf to the grandest mountains, rivers, sun, and moon was vivid and real, with no sign of disorder. Here, ranks were strictly defined. The strong could soar through the skies and b 0Votes17.3kRecs37.2kFans
- 3 Those Who Chase the Flame 逐火之辈 In the year 1370 of the New Calendar, Emperor Suriel Gwendolyn of Nolan issued an edict placing all supernatural beings and artifacts under strict control. From then on, the Archipelago Empire set out on a path of steam-powered machinery and technological development. But beyond the archipelago, the supernatural is everywhere. The elves of Tyland gather beneath the ancient trees of their royal court. Muruk's rangers ride across the sea of sand. Dwarves forge steel and swords in the mountains of 0Votes25.7kRecs16.9kFans
- 4 My Undead Girlfriend Is an Insect Ninja 死灵女友是附虫忍者 [The story of a dragon puppeteer and a parasitic witch] The people who once sought a promised land have now become living cocoons of flesh, incubating the undead insects. Helm Beetles, Lifetaker Spiders, Blood-Calamity Mosquitoes, Ashen Heaven Moths, Withered Flame Flies… The bodies of those girls, their brains and souls devoured by undead insects, still burying within them an undying flame of love, are the witches beloved by fate. And I am the dragon who will make a pact with you. For every mir 1Votes4kRecs3kFans
- 5 The Dragon's Ritual Book 龙的仪式书 (A completely new system, an exciting setting, no cryptic writing, all thrills and no heartbreak. The author has already completed a four-million-word novel, so you can trust them. You won't regret giving it a try!) In this world, “laws” weave the threads of fate. The gods use “curses” to pass sentence, determining when the living will die. And when the twenty-fifth chime of the clock is about to ring, blasphemy takes root in the space between worlds, and the abyss begins to consume the world... 41Votes15.7kRecs68kFans
- 6 A Grain of Kunlun 昆仑一黍 A grain of millet conceals Kunlun; a pearl of millet hangs beneath the boundless sky. In a dream, he encounters an immortal maiden, her dark-blue hair gathering mysterious light. True qi nourishes the spiritual roots, and wondrous fragrance arises from every bone. Preserve the spirit and enter the Nine Palaces; marvelous arts fill the treasury. Looking up and down, he observes all phenomena; with a stroke of his brush, he paints a dragon's form. The Five Nations of Kunlun were rife with turmoil, 0Votes44kRecs38.6kFans
- 7 EN Anomaly Containment Specialist 怪异收容专家 The ordinary and the anomalous overlap, like the deep sea and its surface. Above the water, skyscrapers stand in rows, and society runs with the precision of gears. Above the water, skyscrapers stand in rows. The world goes on as usual, and ordinary people work like precisely meshing gears, their lives neat and orderly. Beneath the deep sea lie inverted doors and hidden histories. Countless taboos sink beneath the waves: occult arts, memes and antimemes, reality warping, narrative layers, hyper 101Votes74kRecs273.1kFans
- 8 I'm in the Hive City, and I'm the Cult Leader 人在巢都，是密教教主 “Foxism” “Esoteric Religion” “Panmythology” “Epic” In the beginning, the earth was formless and void, and darkness covered the face of the deep. Festering sores mingled and crisscrossed, and the old age collapsed into ruins. Until the Spirit of God moved upon the waters and carved light from His own heart. “May His kingdom come.” “May His will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.” You should join me in praising the one and only Father: our Lord of Hosts, Crown of Omen, Flame King, Emissary of 38Votes31kRecs53.9kFans
- 9 The Age of Anomalies 异常纪元 The laws of physics are dying, and the world is becoming a draft gone mad. Everything we know as common sense is slowly failing. Sudden cancer, a whale carcass on a mountaintop, snake eyes on the highway… As reality falls apart, can reason lead us to the end? 6Votes27kRecs98.7kFans
- 10 Beyond the Burning Embers 燃烬之余 The world has become a wasteland, and the brilliance of civilization has faded away. Humanity has not been wiped out, and the sun's afterglow still illuminates the world. A surviving scavenger walks through the wilderness of a fallen world, dreaming of the distant future. He carries hope in his heart, longing to find a place to settle before that hope runs dry, to carve out a future with his own hands, and to build an immortal monument upon the ashes of the apocalypse. Novel discussion group QQ: 0Votes748.6kRecs58.4kFans
- 11 EN The Simulacrum Report 伪像报告 Only a tiny fraction of the population, just 1%, are born with a “Pathway” that lets them enter realms of mystery, opportunity, and adventure. For the sake of dreams, wealth, and freedom... for the chance to live a vivid, passionate life, there has never been a shortage of brave souls among that 1%. But what if you discover it only when you’re already old and frail? What if you know it exists, but were born unable to enter? What if you’ve already been devoured once? In this book’s world, the exc 176Votes504.3kRecs194.2kFans
- 12 Hollywood's Billionaire 好莱坞的亿万富豪 Back in 2016, Han Yi has $185 million in hand, and is about to knock on the gates of Hollywood’s pantheon. In the morning, he goes head-to-head with the Big Four talent agencies from his Beverly Hills office. In the afternoon, he heads to West Hollywood to battle the Big Three record labels for tomorrow’s biggest stars. In the evening, he makes his way to Santa Monica to join Hollywood celebrities at a seaside party and talk film investments. At dawn, he returns to his Bel Air mansion, worth nea 4Votes94.2kRecs134.5kFans
- 13 The Night and Day Wanderers 日夜游神 An ancient Buddha’s head was stolen by a goat-headed, human-bodied monster. A strange ghost buried an eye in a Buddhist temple, and from that moment on, the fires of the world went out and darkness shrouded the continent. To fight off the strange ghosts’ invasion, the Day and Night Spirits were born between heaven and earth. This is the tale passed down by storytellers from generation to generation. What was the truth about the ancient Buddhas, the strange ghosts, and the Day and Night Spirits o 0Votes60.2kRecs273.3kFans
- 14 Cyber Yokai Record 赛博百鬼录 When technology reaches the singularity, the gods descend. Beneath their radiance, demons and ghosts lurk like shadows. But fox spirits don't drain people's life force, and evil spirits have no desire to devour flesh and blood. You are being consumed without even realizing it. How will you protect what's left of your body? 0Votes29.3kRecs104.2kFans
- 15 A Wizard's Rules for Making Friends 法师的交友守则 No one could have imagined that it all began with an investigation into the disappearance of some utterly ordinary stray cats. So said the Lord of Ten Thousand Laws (About this book) A pure, old-fashioned sword-and-sorcery world, with no battle energy, no System, no stats, and none of the other assorted nonsense. There's not even any technology that trounces magic. And finally, no Cthulhu! What, you want to know if there's romance? There isn't, I promise! What? Then why is that the title? Oh, we 1Votes24.3kRecs99.9kFans
- 16 Wanderer of the Abyss 深渊漫游者 After accidentally blowing up the global internet with one slip of the hand, Jiang Zhou became the worst criminal in human history and fell into a long slumber. When he wakes again a hundred years later, he finds himself in an out-of-control age where the primitive and the civilized intertwine, and control and resistance collide. In the abyss, countless out-of-control AIs run rampant. Above Olympus, supercorporations that consider themselves gods look down on the masses. In baseline reality, ord 33Votes64.2kRecs116.4kFans
- 17 The Higher-Dimensional Hunter 高维猎杀者 In 2020, the continental plates broke apart. Some rose into the sky, while others sank beneath the sea. The world became a scattering of islands, and a strange new era began. Humanity entered a new age. Su Ming transmigrated to this wondrous world, where countless possibilities unfolded before him. And he had to complete a secret mission that even he knew nothing about. 0Votes55kRecs137.5kFans
- 18 Why Wouldn’t I, a Slime, Want to Become a Peerless Demon King? 我史莱姆何尝不想成为盖世魔王 Across the vast Sea of Dreams, above layer upon layer of miracles and splendor, transcendent beings follow the path of ascension, guided by their ultimate desires like lanterns. The supreme beings wield authority, illuminating all directions with their grandeur as they ascend into godhood. But even gods are not the ultimate destination. They continue striving toward greater perfection and ideals, within the Void Source and above the Sea of Dreams, forever without end. “So... Your Majesty Ebor, a 0Votes30.6kRecs86.9kFans
- 19 Tales of Mystery 神秘物语 Magic refers to magical power; sorcery is spellcraft. The power of sorcery comes from mystery. Mystery is fixed, and the more people who know of it, the more it is divided among them, weakening the mysterious power each person gains. Even magic, if deciphered and learned by many people, will degrade into sorcery. Eleven kinds of magic, each with its own wonders! Third Magic: Will Interference Fifth Magic: Causality Designation Sixth Magic: Elemental Control Ninth Magic: Spellcraft Nullification 0Votes83.5kRecs28.5kFans
- 20 No Love Letters in the Exorcist's Notebook 驱魔笔记中不许夹带情书 Guns and cannons suppress all gods, demons, monsters, and ghosts; flesh and blood forge a wall across the multiverse! In Year Two of the Ming Kingdom, Tianmen City is struggling to rebuild after the war. Chaos is everywhere, and evil spirits run rampant. Poor children learn to fend for themselves early. Poor soldiers have to learn to earn their own spending money. My name is Wang Yunxiao, a field agent with the Special Affairs Bureau. I’m responsible for dealing with all kinds of monsters and ev 6Votes68.4kRecs183kFans
- 21 Madness 迷狂 Southeast Asia, 1996. The steamy little town was packed with torn-open souls. Using their wounds as eyes, they saw the divine madness lurking behind the world. A strange being in a yellow raincoat wanted to become human, so it blended in among them. The monsters received their correspondence cooking courses and wrote on the back of a videotape: “Please don't let Doudou find out our brains make better jam.” 92Votes74.1kRecs93.2kFans
- 22 The Werewolf Hunting Code 狼人狩猎法则 Three hundred years later, the dark side of the world has stirred once more. The legendary monsters have returned to this world. They’re right there among us. (The protagonist isn’t human. His bloodlust and inhuman traits grow as the story progresses, and he isn’t a good person in the conventional sense.) (This book focuses on nonhumans, not furries. Please take note.) 85Votes109.7kRecs153.4kFans
- 23 EN The Mountain Storm Dragon 山雨蛟 The path of cultivation may look glorious, but in truth it is like walking on thin ice. Only those who tread it know the hardships. A black snake of humble origins, with no one to rely on, wanders alone through wind and rain, living on the fringes of the human world. It cannot escape the fires of heavenly tribulation. It struggles desperately, with no idea what lies ahead... A record of the past, seven parts truth and three parts lies. 239Votes96.5kRecs218.3kFans
- 24 Song of Unrestrained Living 放浪形骸歌 Meng Xinghai was a young man from one of the empire’s gate clans. Plagued by nightmares since childhood, he had no hope of rising within the clan. But one night, when his life was in danger, he suddenly mastered a miraculous technique and found himself on a perilous sea. A world of absurdity, danger, wonder, and cruelty unfolded before him. Would he rise effortlessly to power, command great authority, see through the mortal world, and cultivate immortality? Or would he witness strange sights, ex 0Votes100.1kRecs16.1kFans
- 25 Demon-Slaying Expert 降魔专家 When I pulled the book of forbidden knowledge from the shelves of the city library, I was helpless and terrified, forced to watch as my life hurtled onto another track, one riddled with ravings of madness. Along the way, I also happened to run over some trash that thought it could stop me. 30Votes150.5kRecs164.7kFans
- 26 The Last Light of the Later Ming 后明余晖 Thanks to an elder whose origins are unknown, the decaying dynasty is reborn in another form, surviving for more than two hundred years thereafter. Then, across the vast Pacific, steel, explosives, and oil will compose the most magnificent tableau in human history. So, for the ancient Ming Empire, is this truly a final resurgence before its death? ˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉˉ "How can this Z Fleet have five battleships?" "Can the Shermans still run rampant on the islands?" "Can the Mustangs and Corsairs still dom 2Votes109.3kRecs258.9kFans
- 27 Qingyun Immortal 庆云仙 In a vast world where the sky is round and the earth square, Birds carry cloud cities on their backs as they roam the Great Wilderness, While humanity struggles to survive among the countless savage beasts on the ground. The path to immortality begins with a bird, Rising into the white clouds above, to sit as an immortal of the Great Wilderness! 2Votes73kRecs128kFans
- 28 Since the Founding of the Camp: Chronicles of the Roman Khanate 自建帐以来：罗马汗国记 Welcome to the metaverse. After Guo Kang arrived in this world, he gradually discovered that history seemed a little off. In the former lands of the Eastern Roman Empire, a state called the “Roman Khanate” had emerged. His adoptive father, Guo Daxia, one of the Khanate’s most powerful lords, was waging campaigns in every direction for its sake. Across the lands, all kinds of strange “Yuan” regimes had turned the world into a scene of vibrant life and fierce competition. Yet beyond the distant mi 38Votes232.7kRecs133.9kFans
- 29 Black Sails 黑帆 By the time I came to my senses... I was already an outlaw. Far beneath azure skies, black sails billowed. Gold and silver treasures, blades clashing in blood. Pillaging and slaughter, with no reverence for the gods. Youth fades quickly, all turned to wine and meat. [Daily Life] [Romance and Relationship-Building] [Simulation Management] This book is also known as “How I Transmigrated to Another World and Started Worshiping Guan Yu.” 8Votes112.5kRecs593.6kFans
- 30 The Netherworld Skin-Painting Scroll 幽冥画皮卷 The print edition has been published. It is titled Formless and available from platforms such as Qidian and JD.com. Generally speaking, Li Wuxiang gives himself a little maintenance every six months or every five thousand li. The main jobs are tending to his outer layer and renovating his internal organs, with a little fatty fluid added if necessary. When applying a new skin, he has to be careful with the materials. Otherwise, in extreme weather, it might peel or de 171Votes229.8kRecs401.3kFans
- 31 Strange Tales from Beyond the World 方外志异 Practice diligently and never neglect the Golden Elixir; when your cultivation is complete, you must pay your respects to the Jade Sovereign. The Dao's secrets were passed down through the Jade Light; the truth of the scriptures came from the Yellow Stone. Today I roam beyond the world with gourd and bamboo hat; the old place has lost its master amid mist and rosy clouds. From now on, I am a carefree wanderer among clouds and waters; wooden men, flowers, and birds will see me through my youth. A 0Votes80.8kRecs52.8kFans
- 32 EN The Musician of Yesteryear 旧日音乐家 Soot fills the sky, and steam engines roar without pause. The world runs as usual, prosperity within reach. Yet everyone is ignorant. Only a rare few pierce the fog of history, study forbidden knowledge, unravel hidden inspiration, and wield the unseen. They are known as the “Knowing.” The chaos and truth beneath the world’s filthy surface slowly come into view, beginning with a mysterious incident at a concert: “Hidden Knowledge, Shifting Currents, Phases, Ritual Vessels, Lord of Witnesses”: th 10Votes114.4kRecs229.4kFans
- 33 The Blade of the Siren 塞壬之刃 After five years, I've finally returned to my hometown of Liucheng. My parents asked what I'd been so busy with all this time. I couldn't bring myself to tell them I'd been busy getting cozy with monster girls, and had even been caught. 0Votes92.8kRecs277.6kFans
- 34 EN From the Apocalypse 来自末日 I found a girl of unknown origins outside. She claimed to have transmigrated from the age of the apocalypse. A great calamity is coming. When it arrives, the land will be overrun by strange creatures, human civilization will be destroyed, and even the world itself will shatter. Nothing can be undone. As for me, I’m trying to figure out how to lock this temporarily powerless beauty up in my house. 10Votes162.2kRecs301.2kFans
- 35 This Is the End of the World 这很末世 I opened my eyes to find myself in the apocalypse. Bai Xiao hated all zombies. Especially the one that had bitten him. Also known as The Zombies’ Final Journey A fictional world, purely imaginary #Apocalypse #Disaster #Survival #Healing# 15Votes118.8kRecs283.1kFans
- 36 The Star Spy Family 星谍世家 He is a spy, and every man and woman in his family is a spy too. The trade has been passed down for generations. Their daily fare is power and money, their drink is loyalty and betrayal, their game is glances and words, and their pleasure lies in riddles and cracking codes. Their enemies are always another band of spies. Even the stars and the void between them cannot keep the two sides from scheming and struggling against each other. 2Votes416.4kRecs252.8kFans
- 37 The Fourth Spirit Stone Financial Crisis 第四次灵石金融危机 This is a highly realistic high-magic society. Even after its civilization weathered three social crises, its socioeconomic system has yet to reach a stable equilibrium. With a fourth crisis looming, the radical reforms of the cultivation world's overlord, the Boundless Sword Sect, have struck at the interests of everyone, from ordinary mortals to cultivators. Yang Lu, an Earth fund manager, transmigrates to the cultivation world on the eve of the crisis. Drawing on Earth's advanced knowledge, h 0Votes61.9kRecs144.5kFans
- 38 The Emperor’s Angel of Death 帝皇的告死天使 This is the 41st millennium of the Galactic Human Empire, and this is the story of that age; Humanity has forgotten the power of science and technology, and forgotten too much ever to reclaim it. Humanity has also forgotten the promise of progress and understanding, for this cruel and dark future holds nothing but war. There is never peace among the stars, only endless slaughter and carnage, and the raucous laughter of the hungry gods. Soshyan Alexei, a Battle-Brother of the Star Knights Chapter 236Votes252.4kRecs252.3kFans
- 39 EN Notes on the Aberrant Studies of Kraft 克拉夫特异态学笔记 “Imagine that in the world we live in, people spend their entire lives facing a white wall...” “But a rare few get to glimpse the vast world beyond it, and enjoy colors ordinary people couldn’t imagine in a lifetime?” “Yeah, exactly. That’s what I’m getting at. They all died or went mad.” 260Votes313.8kRecs308.7kFans
- 40 The Tao and the Carbon-Based Monkey's Guide to Care 道与碳基猴子饲养守则 Luo Binhan, an ordinary human, is abducted by an alien spaceship. The other members aboard include a young master of the cultivation world, a succubus, an artificial intelligence, Ultraman, and a wishing machine. Luo Binhan is certain there is something wrong with this universe. Reader group for those who need to answer difficult questions: 569466054 This book is open to all fan works and transformative creations. Thank you for your support. 510Votes448.5kRecs404.4kFans
- 41 Fist of Imagination 空想之拳 My name is Liang De. I'm twenty-seven, not a student, and after transmigrating I live near the university district in Xiangbei City. I'm unmarried. Before I transmigrated, I had to work overtime every day until nine at night before I could go home. If I slacked off, I'd have to work through the night. I smoke and get perms, but I don't drink. I only swear online. I don't spend money on games, and I don't use pirated copies. I always watch the anime every hot-blooded guy should see. When I decide 22Votes287.8kRecs261.5kFans
- 42 The Uncanny Martial World: A Knight’s Record of the Rhinoceros 诡秘武林：侠客挥犀录 When I set foot in the martial world once more, ready to found a sect, I discovered that something strange and indescribable seemed to be stirring beneath its surface... (Volume Seven is now complete. Read without worry.) This book is also known as The Esoteric Martial World Could Never Have Sect Management and I Play Cthulhu in the Martial World. 48Votes113.1kRecs176.5kFans
- 43 Alchemy Notes 炼金手记 I awoke from chaos to the roar of steam in my ears. Soot blotted out the sky, and shadows blanketed the world. Mysticism, spiritual cultivation, the Tower of Babel, fusion, transmutation, the Philosopher’s Stone… To seek the truth, or become the truth: this is the legend of an alchemist. … 0Votes146.1kRecs138.5kFans
- 44 A Stroll Through Japan’s Warring States 日本战国走一遭 No womanizing, no harem, no struggle for supremacy, unification if the mood strikes; No System, no cheats, no famous warlord, just coasting through life; Set in the Warring States era, with history and made-up parts; the story ends when the characters die; Read if you like it. If you don’t, complain, but don’t leave without giving it a click. 0Votes375.5kRecs0Fans
- 45 Armor-Piercing Bullets Don't Believe in Carbon-Based Monsters 穿甲弹不相信碳基怪物 An ordinary training exercise sent Chen Jian and his squad into a completely different time and space. In this post-apocalyptic world, monsters roamed everywhere, while the few surviving humans struggled to stay alive beneath their terrifying claws and fangs. To fight back against the monsters, the survivors abandoned everything. Humanity no longer existed; animal instinct ruled instead. To defeat the monsters, they first had to become like them. Chen Jian should have pursued the maddening evolu 0Votes185.3kRecs443.6kFans
- 46 EN I Can't Repay My Student Loans, So I Hunt Demons on the Side 还不起学贷的我只好兼职猎魔 [Averaging 20,000 paid subscriptions, so read with confidence!] [The most lighthearted and delightful fantasy light novel!] Gordon transmigrates to Londinium, in an age of steam and the supernatural, and becomes a poor student at the Royal Academy of Natural Sciences. No noble birth, no family fortune, just a hundred pounds of student debt. And a pair of eyes that can see the truth of Source Matter! To everyone else: waste, pollutants, trash. But Gordon sees: [The radiant Source Matter "Unbroken 10.5kVotes117.4kRecs792.2kFans
- 47 Defend Nanshan Park 保卫南山公园 EVA! Gundam! Pacific Rim! Tell me loud and clear: what's a man's idea of romance! 25Votes130.4kRecs193.9kFans
- 48 The Blade Cage 刀笼 Heaven and earth are a prison, creation itself a cage. Who can see through it? Life is a blade, conviction its guiding hand. Perhaps even this can be broken through. On the ramparts of Black Mountain City, a bandit chieftain, tempered by countless trials and endless patience, with a fiery temper but a troublesome lower back, strikes the first blow against his own fate. 0Votes128.3kRecs87.9kFans
- 49 I Have a Fate-Binding Die 我有一枚命运魔骰 An ancient demon god cast a die that could change fate into the mortal world. Whoever obtains it can roll the die and have three wishes granted for free, depending on the number rolled. Over the ages, countless owners of the die have altered their destinies and changed the world time and time again. Some wished their way onto the throne of the gods, while others wished for immortality. Chen Qi, at the lowest point in his life, was lucky enough to find the die. His first wish was to become a bill 1Votes153.9kRecs573kFans
- 50 Mastering Evil Sha 御煞 The rootless tree, its flowers in bloom and shade, who would cultivate while still attached to the mortal world? The affairs of this fleeting life, a boat on a sea of suffering, tossed about with no freedom. With no shore in sight, it is hard to find a place to moor; forever sailing through waters where fish and dragons lurk. If only you would turn back, the shore is there; don't wait for the storm to wreck your boat. Open your eyes and see the fleeting world. Control baleful f 0Votes69.7kRecs313.1kFans
