Novels like The Star Spy Family
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- 51 Solo Play 独游 Important tips for adventuring on the continent of Falvey: 1. Never give anything of value to the city gate guards. 2. Chickens are vicious creatures. 3. Your life is worth no more than a chicken's. 4. A skilled archer is a companion you can count on in battle. But not every archer is skilled, so... good luck. 5. Treasure your life and love living. Don't try making an atomic bomb on a whim. 6. Don't be fooled by appearances. 7. Knowing a few extra languages is useful. 8. Don't fear death. Most p 0Votes138.4kRecs69.8kFans
- 52 The Ant Bandit 蚁贼 K lifeforms have invaded, and Earth's insects have mutated. Tang Yu was bitten by a mutated bug and died from his injuries. When he awoke reborn, he discovered that he had become an ant, the world's smallest ant: a thief ant. P.S. 0Votes37.5kRecs43.7kFans
- 53 EN Rise of an Esoteric Academy Monk 从密修学院僧开始 [Nonsense] [Forced connections] [Far-fetched interpretations] [Poorly expressed] An ancient scripture with no words, a timid monk, centuries of chance encounters, and enlightenment in a single lifetime. It all begins at a scripture academy called the Endless White Pagoda Temple, with a monk from the Esoteric Cultivation Academy 18Votes222kRecs307.5kFans
- 54 EN Cyber Hero Chronicles 赛博英雄传 What is martial skill? Martial arts have nothing to do with music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, nor with treasured artifacts or secret manuals. And there aren't all that many unrivaled champions, either. Martial arts are a skill, a way for the weak to seize an opportunity and turn their blades on the strong. What is chivalry? Chivalry isn't romance or traditional culture, and it has nothing to do with being gentle, kind, courteous, and frugal. Chivalry is violence, a bayonet forged for a tyr 628Votes1.8MRecs549.6kFans
- 55 EN Glitch Utopia 故障乌托邦 Metal prosthetics, AI girlfriends, neural networks inside your head, cyberspace. This is a world of ultra-advanced technology, where all kinds of tech can change your life like magic. The terminal cancers that once plagued people are nothing in the face of nanomedical robots. But new levels of technology bring new problems and new troubles, including a new kind of… cyberpsychosis. “What is capitalism, anyway?” Sun Jieke said, hands on his hips, leaning back. 75Votes632kRecs1.6MFans
- 56 Heaven's Arrival 天阿降临 Chu Jungui was a top-secret experimental subject, cultivated through forbidden methods by the Great Tang Dynasty in an attempt to create a deep-space warrior capable of waging war in every corner of the star ocean. But after an accident, he escaped the laboratory, broke free of his restraints, and gained an independent personality. From then on, in this great age of interstellar expansion, he battled across the stars and traversed the galaxy, ultimately ushering humanity into a whole new era. 2Votes7.4MRecs754.6kFans
- 57 The Chancellor from a Poor Family 寒门宰相 Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin once said, “A prime minister must be a scholar.” Put simply, this is the story of a poor student who rises to become prime minister. P.S. The author has completed three novels of several million words each. You can count on my integrity. 0Votes623.1kRecs366.9kFans
- 58 The Peerless Duo 盖世双谐 Wandering the martial world, stopping and starting, I turn back through memories of my wandering youth. Now I've traveled across this world, with so much still to leave behind. The peak stirs up the past. 742Votes3MRecs1MFans
- 59 Winter Returns 冬日重现 Zhang Shutong once had two female classmates: One was a proud heiress from a wealthy family. The other was a cool, aloof girl who served as a temple keeper in the mountains. One was murdered eight years ago. The other died eight years later. Zhang Shutong also had a secret he could tell no one: He could return to the past. But after going to all that trouble to save them, why are they fighting each other? Deep mountains, a great lake, an ancient temple, shadows beneath the water, a strin 3.1kVotes509.6kRecs1.4MFans
- 60 Falling for My Childhood Friend 恋上青梅这件事 My deskmate is a girl. She’s pretty cute, but she’s just so annoying! She steps on my feet every day, hides my water bottle, pinches me, and tells my mom I sleep in class. And the worst part is, she sticks to me like glue and I can’t shake her off. We’re even in the same class at university?? Great Zhihu users, help me out here. What can I do to teach her a lesson? … “How about trying to confess to her?” Keywords: childhood friends, romance, everyday life, writing, adorable pets 26Votes193.4kRecs517.9kFans
- 61 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
- 62 The Way of the Divine Land Beyond the Border 异域神州道 I seek the Dao and press onward, For there is a human Dao. How many rivers and mountains have I crossed? I cannot count. May Heaven never grow old, and may my homeland always remain blessed. All I see are green mountains, Green mountains where rain falls hard and winds rage on every side. The road home stretches on, endless and long. The Dao of man, the Dao of gods, I seek the human Dao. Demons and fiends alike claim they are good. Winds rise, thunder roars, and ghosts cry out across the heavens 1Votes733.4kRecs63.2kFans
- 63 I’m Not a Savage 我不是野人 This time, I'm not asking about the results. I only want to follow my heart. This time, I just want to write a book properly. This time, I'm writing about hope, about the deepest dream in my heart. I truly want to transmigrate for real, just once, and live vividly in a dream. I'm ordinary and unremarkable, but my dreams are anything but. Every night before I fall asleep, I enter the world of my dreams. There, I live it out bit by bit and travel through it inch by inch, starting out naked and bui 1Votes873.4kRecs772.8kFans
- 64 EN Above the Mandate of Heaven 天命之上 The world was rebuilt after its destruction. On the edge of a precipice, a towering city rose once more. Those known as the Chosen Ones move behind the scenes of the modern world and through the shadows of history. They wield extraordinary powers and command both worship and awe. Some say they bear Heaven’s mandate, and that there is one in ten thousand. But Ji Jue has no interest in Heaven’s mandate. All he wants is to see, someday, the view beyond it. “...” The chronicler stopped writing and l 3.1kVotes1.1MRecs1.8MFans
- 65 Surviving in a Supernatural World 苟在神诡世界 They say there are immortals in this world! Chen Li: Maybe, but there are a lot more monsters and demons! Transmigrated here in a single day, with nothing but confusion ahead; I toil and bustle just to put food on the table. Everyone says cultivating immortality is wonderful, but who has seen bones scattered by the roadside? [The author has a work with over 10,000 average subscriptions, Dawn Era, and a premium work, Giant Serpent of the Deep Forest. Quality guaranteed.] 4Votes286.8kRecs376.5kFans
- 66 Invading the Mortal World 侵入人间 ~ Xu Xiangyang has two close friends: the girl next door who lives in the same alley, and the class monitor from the class next door. Xu Xiangyang has a secret he cannot tell anyone: he knows that one of his two friends is raising a great demon capable of destroying the world... ~ Set at the end of the last century, this is a story of boys and girls who rely on one another, find comfort in one another, and make their way toward happiness togeth 17Votes238kRecs414.1kFans
- 67 Banishing the Dragon 黜龙 There are dragons in this world. Dragons take countless forms: some roam rivers and seas, some soar over mountains, some hide in the deepest abysses, and some race among the clouds. When roused, they can swallow the wind and summon snow, divert rivers and carve waterways, summon lightning and breathe fire, split mountains and part seas. There are dragons among mankind, too. The greatest among men have lofty ambitions and brilliant plans. They hold the secrets of the universe within them and aspi 111Votes1.9MRecs1.6MFans
- 68 Chief Detective 警探长 One case within another, one scheme within another: twists and turns that are strange yet make perfect sense. Remember every detail. It could be the key to solving the case! Upholding justice across the Nine Provinces, settling grudges and enmities; roaming the ends of the earth with a sword in hand. The story of a police officer, with sharp wits from start to finish. There are plenty of clues planted throughout, and even more brilliant minds in the reader community and comments section. Leave a 8Votes421.9kRecs2.1MFans
- 69 The Crowned Emperor of Tang 冠冕唐皇 In the fourth year of Chuigong in the Tang dynasty, Li Tong arrived in this world. A noble young master, handsome as jade, yet unfortunate enough to be born into the imperial family. A woman rules from the throne, and the Zhou revolution is underway. Either you are the meat on the chopping block, or you hold the knife. I will not let others claim the throne. I will shape a golden age with my own hands. A tale of remarkable figures and unrestrained verse, recounting sixty years of tumult from the 1Votes608.9kRecs298.1kFans
- 70 Ballad of Assassination 吟游刺杀录 This is a land of heroes, swords, and magic, home to a bard with grand ambitions. He is determined to write the most magnificent tales, spread love and peace throughout the world, and bring laughter to everyone. He hopes that whenever a great swordmaster or archmage opens their mouth, one of his jokes will come out. To that end, he set out to travel at the age of fifteen. After ten years on the road, he had crossed half the continent, only to fall deeper and deeper into poverty. In the end, he h 0Votes142.1kRecs100kFans
- 71 We Live in Nanjing 我们生活在南京 This is a clichéd story about two young people saving the world. 14Votes146.2kRecs613.7kFans
- 72 A Taoist's Nighttime Sword 道士夜仗剑 Travel far to attend a wondrous feast in the mortal world, and behold the splendor of the red dust! … Wielding a sword and walking alone, I shall meet the ghosts and gods of the world! 0Votes343.8kRecs758.3kFans
- 73 The Mysterious Inland Sea 诡秘地海 Beneath a pitch-black, uncanny underground sea lie mysterious islands and horrifying, deformed monsters. Humanity is not the protagonist in this godforsaken place. Madness and death are. Praying humbly to the things beneath the sea will only let the poor wretches linger in the dark, slowly becoming more twisted. If they want to reclaim humanity’s former glory, their only choice is to steer a steamship int 89Votes172.6kRecs1.3MFans
- 74 Heaven’s Finest Gift 天赐一品 The moment Wei Yaoqing opened her eyes, she went from being the Zhang family’s cherished darling to an ordinary young woman looked down on because her fiancé was too outstanding... 0Votes338.3kRecs159.6kFans
- 75 EN The Wandering Fleet of Deep Space 深空之流浪舰队 (Originally titled: Deep Space Ball Captain. Earth is the cradle of human civilization, but humanity cannot live in the cradle forever. In the year 2264, the first deep-space colony ship of human civilization leaves the Solar System and ventures into the endless darkness... 6Votes587.8kRecs436.5kFans
- 76 EN The Otherworldly Inn 异度旅社 Beneath the everyday, at the limits of reason, beyond the world you know, lies a landscape you have never imagined. When Yu Sheng opened that door for the first time, the familiar world around him came crashing down. And the “truth” at the very root of the world came rushing toward him. 9.4kVotes5MRecs2.8MFans
- 77 EN The Grand Academy of Natural Sciences 格兰自然科学院 The roar of a martyr for truth upon the stake. "The laws governing the movement of celestial bodies throughout the universe cannot be changed by anyone. The Star-Curtain World is not a box. The people of this world will surely acknowledge the truth of heliocentrism. In the end, you are merely a higher-level creature in this world that claims to be a god, not an omnipotent creator." Knowledge is power! Honoring teachers and cherishing the path, passing the torch from generation to generation, sch 0Votes431.8kRecs265kFans
- 78 The Strange Detective Agency 光怪陆离侦探社 A gloomy haze blankets the earth Among the ruins of the cities, the traces of humanity's past have yet to disappear from this land Glory has faded, and humanity hides like rats beneath the firelight. The black sun hanging high overhead symbolizes that this place has changed hands: it is their paradise What is rising from beneath the surging deep sea? Thick muttering echoes through the void, while a strange, veiled silhouette silently observes The venomous compound eyes beneath the bed flash and 1Votes358.1kRecs492.4kFans
- 79 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
- 80 The Strongman Who Walked Out of a Psychiatric Hospital 从精神病院走出的强者 Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital is full of talent. Lin Fan: I am absolutely not a psychiatric patient. I’m a perfectly normal person who likes to cultivate. I just touch power outlets, climb high-voltage cabinets, and stand on the rooftop during thunderstorms to perform staff techniques for the heavens. Old Director of Qingshan: Son, let’s talk this out. Don’t do anything rash. Director Li: And you still say you’re not a psychiatric patient? Evil Thing: I’m just passing through. Please don’t eat m 0Votes342.9kRecs569.9kFans
- 81 EN Where Will You Run, Demons? 妖魔哪里走 New book: "Daoist Priest, Times Have Changed". Please check it out. The human way declines, while the uncanny way runs rampant. A hundred ghosts roam the night, and the people suffer terribly. I, Wang Qilin, am willing to wield a ghost-slaying blade and carve a path to peace for humanity through the demons and monsters lying in wait! 5Votes755kRecs577.3kFans
- 82 The British Civil Servant 大英公务员 The Second World War, which engulfed the entire world, was entering its final stages, but the decline of the British Empire had only just begun. The United States and the Soviet Union looked forward to a glorious future, knowing that the fallen aristocracy was no longer an obstacle. “I do not agree with their ideas, but dismantling British India first is not entirely a bad thing.” 0Votes566.4kRecs426.2kFans
- 83 EN Celestial Being's Codex 天人图谱 If human life could grow ever stronger without limit, then one day we would reach the heavens! 465Votes3.7MRecs1.8MFans
- 84 EN Lord of Pro 普罗之主 His name is Li Banfeng. Feng as in mountain peak, not as in going crazy. His doctor has told him he isn’t insane. To save a friend’s life, he went to Platform 96, boarded Steam Train 1160, and arrived in Puluo Province, where the world had been stuck in the age of steam. He met a confidante in an old gramophone, peerless beauties on calendar posters, a swaying lady in an antique clock, and a worldly master in a wine gourd. Here, food cultivators grow stronger the more they eat, smoking cultivato 145Votes729.7kRecs2MFans
- 85 Reviving the Han Dynasty 兴汉室 [Winner of the gold prize in the Great Nation Chronicles writing contest for The Legend of Qin] He woke up to find himself Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie! He killed Dong Zhuo, only for Wang Yun to seize power. He dealt with Wang Yun, only for the Rebellion of Li Jue and Guo Si to erupt. He pacified Yong and Liang, only for powerful clans to carve up the land. Ruling the realm is 0Votes319.2kRecs160.4kFans
- 86 EN The Mystic Dao Scripture 玄浑道章 … After the world of spirits and monsters passed through its sixth era, the magnificent Celestial Xia descended! … … 83Votes5MRecs890.7kFans
- 87 EN Mysterious Daoist of Madness 道诡异仙 An uncanny Heavenly Dao, strange immortals and Buddhas: are they real or false? Lost in confusion, Li Huowang cannot tell. But these aren’t the only things he can’t distinguish. He can’t even make sense of himself. He’s sick, and very seriously so. 650Votes1.8MRecs13.2MFans
- 88 Fearsome Farmer 农夫凶猛 Transmigrate into the body of a farmer? No problem. Heroes come from all walks of life, after all. Besides, I can see my stat panel, and having a golden finger from the start feels amazing. But wait, something seems a little off. What’s that the lord just brought out? A flash of white light, and another farmer appears, standing there dumbfounded with a hoe over his shoulder… 5Votes604.3kRecs388.4kFans
- 89 Han Watchtower 汉阙 Looking back across a thousand years, the palaces of the Han still stand! It is the third year of Yuanfeng under Emperor Zhao of Han. Powerful ministers dominate the court, while the Xiongnu remain unconquered and the Silk Road hangs by a thread... Wei Qing and Huo Qubing may be gone, but the Han people’s pioneering spirit will never die. New heroes are about to emerge! At a post station ca 21Votes1.5MRecs516.4kFans
- 90 The Power-Leveling Legend 网游之代练传说 Dali is a low-level power-leveling player with mediocre abilities and limited knowledge. After transmigrating to the early days of a game, five years in the past, all he wants is to do a little better than he did in his previous life. But he blindly follows guides and keeps making mistakes, stumbling into one unexpected adventure after another and causing no end of laughs. This book features transmigrators vying for supremacy, women ruling the world, rich and handsome men vying for supremacy, sp 14Votes400.4kRecs128.2kFans
- 91 Interstellar Cruise Ship 星际游轮 Lin Xisuo, a boy from Shipwreck Village, is captured by space pirates, setting him on the interstellar stage. The restless Morgan people, the shadow behind the Blade of Perdition, and the trail of a galactic hero from thousands of years ago all weigh on his mind. Interstellar cruisers, the covert front of martial cultivators, and ships that evolve themselves using the products of different civilizations. They are special incubators, and the different materials they fuse with produce endless vari 0Votes553.3kRecs175.6kFans
- 92 Schemes of Beauty and Empire 江山美人谋 A strategist plots within the command tent and secures victory a thousand miles away. She is no beauty. Beauties are merely pawns in her hands. She is no noble, yet heroes compete to bow before her. This book has two physical editions. If you wish to collect it, please buy the collector's edition of The Beauty and Strategy of the Realm, which is divided into two parts and consists of four volumes in total. The other edition is incomplete, so please be careful not to buy the wrong one. 0Votes108kRecs225.6kFans
- 93 Embers Ad Infinitum 长夜余火 Everyone on the Gray Soil believes that somewhere deep within a ruin buried beneath danger and famine lies a road to a new world. All they need is a unique key to open the door and enter that world. There, the land is fertile, flowing with milk and honey, and the sunlight is brilliant, as if it could wash away the cold and gloom. People no longer have to face wastelands, monsters, infection, mutations, or all manner of dangers. There, children are joyful, adults are happy, and everything is wond 71Votes7.9MRecs3.6MFans
- 94 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
- 95 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
- 96 The Eight Wilds of the Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海八荒录 Among the dwindling tribes of the ancient wilderness, a young man quietly inherits a forbidden Zhuyou curse lost for millennia. He joins one of the great houses of the Great Jin and stirs up the winds of change across the Eight Wilds. Make a straw doll and curse your enemy to death. Shed your shell like a golden cicada. Unleash the Flying Immortal Slaying Knife. Buddhists and Daoists vie for supremacy, great houses scheme against one another, sects wage fierce battles, and every race seeks domin 11Votes412.4kRecs152.3kFans
- 97 Closer to My True Form Every Day 每天都离现形更近一步 “If a venomous snake uses its venom to poison a venomous snake, will the venomous snake be poisoned to death by its own venom?” When Feng Yi’s startup hit a snag and he found himself in dire straits, his grandaunt’s private butler arrived with a massive inheritance. Feng Yi: “She had so many relatives of my generation. Why did she leave it to me?” Butler: “Because you’re the most pleasing to look at.” Feng Yi touched his own sharp, angular face. “She certainly had excellent taste!” Yet after inh 17Votes3.3MRecs1MFans
- 98 The Swordstep Court 步剑庭 This is an age when legends grow old: In the north, the Old Dragon King rolls over and the earth shudders. In the west, the peacock lounges amid beauty and has no wish to move. Two old men who wield swords have no grievance against each other, yet must fight to the death. And a poor, miserable scholar tosses aside his books, suddenly draws his blade, and chops apart half the land. This is an age when legends are born anew: The beauty destined to topple kingdoms has yet to learn how to put on mak 2Votes299.2kRecs249.3kFans
- 99 The Arrival of King Zhou 纣临 This is simply a story about an ordinary, unremarkable person. 14Votes2.2MRecs633kFans
- 100 New Book 新书 At the end of the Xin dynasty, Wang Mang's reforms had failed and the realm was on the brink of chaos. The Red Eyebrows and Green Forest rebels raised their banners, while the Liu brothers set out to restore the Han. What should one do after being reborn in such an era? The Xin dynasty is rotten. Nothing can be built without first tearing the old down. Only those who come after can write the story in bold strokes! P.S. This is a story about a transmigrator battling the chosen one of the world. 25Votes989.2kRecs571.8kFans
