Novels like The Heart of Time
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Heart of Time, best match first.
- 1 Heart of the Wild 野性之心 Zuo Lin says: Everyone in this world has their own way of life: some like to earn money and spend it, some like to squander their wealth, some are content with a poor life, some want to be famous, some want to spend their lives hidden away in an uninhabited corner, some yearn for other people’s lives, and some want to create a life of their own… Everyone has a choice. Only I, only we, have no choice, nor do we need one. Our life is about standing alongside every living thing in this world, defen 0Votes239.1kRecs268.2kFans
- 2 The Iron-Blooded Qin Dynasty 铁血大秦 Cheng Feng, a hero, was accidentally sent back to the end of the Qin Dynasty and became Prince Fusu. In an age teeming with heroes, discover how Fusu wades through blood-soaked mud to seize supreme power, and how he contends with Xiang Yu and Liu Bang for the splendid realm. 0Votes518.8kRecs447.4kFans
- 3 An Antiquities Dealer in the Tang Dynasty 文物贩子在唐朝 I do not know who I was in a former life... In the Spring and Autumn period, did I ever meet Xi Shi? In the Six Dynasties era, did I ever lay eyes on Wei Jie? In the Eastern Jin, did I ever get drunk with Tao Yuanming? In the Tianbao era, did I ever behold Taizhen? During the Yuanfeng reign, did I ever meet Su Dongpo? When an antique dealer transmigrates to the Tang dynasty, carrying the treasured curios of his dreams and coming face-to-face with legendary talents and beauties, what should h 0Votes149.1kRecs23.3kFans
- 4 Life Is Better Under a Peacock's Wing 孔雀底下好乘凉 I’m not afraid of trouble, drama, or getting into a mess. I’m more than tough enough. In a nutshell: I want gossip and a front-row seat. 0Votes17.7kRecs42.3kFans
- 5 My Daughter, My Angel 我的女儿之我的天使 What should a destitute exam failure do if he happens to find an abandoned baby girl? Should he hand her over to a social welfare institution, or resolve to raise her himself? Here, that hypothetical situation becomes reality! Yu Wensong isn’t exactly mild-mannered, and his habits aren’t exactly healthy. You’d hardly think he was father material, yet one stormy night he finds an abandoned baby girl. From then on, his life is anything but ordinary. You could even say it’s full of “disasters”! See 0Votes189.4kRecs24.3kFans
- 6 Ming Dynasty 1805 大明1805 On the fifth day of the first month of the thirty-fourth year of the Taiping era of the Great Ming, February 4, 1805, by the Western calendar. Today is the Start of Spring. The weather turned from cloudy to clear. “Napoleon Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Asian Armies of France, Prussia, and Russia, Sets His Sights on the Ili River Valley.” “Nelson Leads a Joint British and French Fleet into the Indian Ocean, Threatening the Strait of Malacca.” “Duke Wellington of Britain Leads British, Fren 0Votes48kRecs198.1kFans
- 7 Summoning the Grand Lord 召唤大领主 If you woke up one day and found yourself transmigrated into a sealed underground dungeon, with a bored-to-the-point-of-isolation black dragon, a whole tribe of minotaurs whose singing could kill, a Flame Lord who loved cooking but had no talent for it, and several liches obsessed with questions like “What’s 1+1=?”... what would you do? He Taiping said, “No conquering the world! No becoming a god! We’re going to be farmers! We’re going to eat, drink, and be merry! We’re going to have fun, all th 0Votes262.5kRecs176.1kFans
- 8 Digital Life 数字生命 Lyu Zhenyu wasn’t a stingy person. He wouldn’t let anyone touch his computer because it contained a huge secret: a life hidden inside it, a digital life. Even Lyu Zhenyu himself couldn’t explain how this life had come into being or what exactly had happened. All he knew was that it had probably been born on a stormy night… Wild Heart, book ID 78787 0Votes528.7kRecs395.3kFans
- 9 The Dual Delights of Food and Desire 食色无双 [A contracted work from Qidian's Fourth Editorial Team] Tears dry even faster. 0Votes644.1kRecs70.9kFans
- 10 The Song Dynasty's Golden Finger 大宋金手指 When savagery is on the verge of destroying civilization and ignorance is about to replace wisdom, how can a modern man use his golden finger to change the course of history and establish a global order based on Chinese civilization? 0Votes161.9kRecs63.5kFans
- 11 Digital Storm 数字风暴 War is the grandest and most dazzling stage of a great era, and only the truly powerful can play the leading role. Lin Wenfang was kicked headfirst into the maelstrom of war, but he believed he could survive and gain even more. His greatest advantage was that he wasn’t alone. A powerful artificial intelligence lived inside his computer. He could control the networks and the digital world that permeated every corner of this era. He could pierce the clouds of war and win victory for himself and hi 0Votes106kRecs60.4kFans
- 12 The Heavenly Roc Soars Across the World 天鹏纵横 I'm torn over what to write next and can't decide which book to start. I'd appreciate it if you readers could give them a look and help me choose. 0Votes226.5kRecs68Fans
- 13 Three Thousand Beauties 三千美娇娘 A new work from Qidian’s New Works Alliance A friendly recommendation: Ao Wuchang’s The Corrupt Emperor The New Qinhuai Eight Beauties advertising alliance: Jin Longyu: Thunderous Struggle, alternate history Duan Kong: Wandering Sword, Savage Witch, wuxia Zhi Xuyang: Reincarnation Legend, reincarnation Jing Guan: Blood Flow and Beast Blood Boils. No introduction needed. In the Storm: Glorious Years and Heaven and Earth. No introduction needed. Holy Wolf’s The Vi 0Votes260.2kRecs32.1kFans
- 14 Ming 《明》 An alternate-history novel about an amateur mountaineer who falls into another era: the Ming dynasty. Lost and unsure what to do, he relies on his knowledge and conscience to choose a thorny path. History takes a turn from that point onward. 0Votes1.2MRecs129.1kFans
- 15 Back to the Primitive Tribe as Village Chief 回到原始部落当村长 Why does everyone else go back to the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, or Qing dynasties? Why does everyone else return as an emperor or prince? How come I transmigrated back to a cave and ended up with two hairy wives? This is so unfair! A university HR administrator from modern times is sent back to the late Neolithic era. He must invent bronze, fishing nets, bows and arrows, pottery, and more, while also carrying out the political work of building villages, towns, and even a nation. Is this a primitiv 0Votes249.2kRecs43.6kFans
- 16 Beyond the Cycle of Rebirth 超越轮回 He once sat alone in silence amid endless loneliness; His memories contained all his past and present lives; Through constant punishment, he completed his boot camp; He narrowly survived a battle involving millions of people; He wanted to escape the sea of suffering that was reincarnation, unaware that he was cultivating the truth. From learning in innocent ignorance to finally revealing the truth in a blaze of glory, He pursued his goal with unwavering determination. Was eternal life really the 0Votes809kRecs395.7kFans
- 17 The Three Kingdoms' Great Voyage 三国大航海 Li Zongwu said Liu Bei was thick-skinned, Cao Cao was black-hearted, and Sun Quan was both thick-skinned and black-hearted. Facing this thick-skinned, black-hearted uncle, Sun Shao, Sun Ce’s only son, feels the pressure. He keeps his head down and hides his talents, but the many people he cares about won’t let him look after only himself. His vision, far ahead of his time, can’t be concealed, and without strength there is no dignity. As his black-hearted uncle closes in at every turn, Sun Shao s 0Votes68.7kRecs45.3kFans
- 18 The Paper God 纸神 His ability is to manipulate paper. The lightest and most delicate thing in the world, yet also the most weighty. 0Votes260.4kRecs36.7kFans
- 19 Don’t Treat Transmigration Like a Job 别拿穿越不当工作 Ever heard of someone making a living by transmigrating? Have you ever tried catching a fugitive young noble from the Warring States period at a Metro supermarket? Don’t offer to pay for him, or you’ll go bankrupt. Or how about paying Li Bai’s traffic fines for drunk driving? Make sure you never let him drive again. And then there are those all-hands business trips to the Tang dynasty, chasing down the “Greatest Deserter in Chang’an,” Emperor Xuanzong. Your Majesty, please don’t panic. Our direc 0Votes55kRecs33kFans
- 20 Making It Big in America 混在美国当土豪 P.S. The 2019 novel, Back to Being Eighteen, is already well underway! An ordinary office clerk with little to show for his life, An Feng comes into a fortune and cutting-edge technology through a twist of fate. His ultimate goal is to make money (or scam people) by manufacturing next-generation synthetic diamonds. He crosses the ocean and gets involved with the American people, embarking on a series of adventures about chasing dreams, pursuing freedom, and changing his life. 0Votes121.3kRecs192.4kFans
- 21 Ten Dragons Vie for the Throne 十龙夺嫡 I transmigrated, and it turns out to be the Qing dynasty. Of all people I could have become, I ended up as the sixth prince, Yinzhuo. Fight for the throne? Too dangerous! Become emperor? Too exhausting! After going to all this trouble to transmigrate, I'd be happy just to live quietly as a prince. But life is full of surprises, and even being a peaceful prince isn't easy. You need money, and you need power. Get too much of either, and you can't remain a prince. So then... I might as well become 0Votes282.1kRecs179.2kFans
- 22 Dreams of Tosa 土佐之梦 It was an age of civilization, with flourishing commerce, thriving culture, and the collision of technology and ideas; It was an age of barbarism, with powerful lords rising everywhere, wars raging without end, and betrayal and slaughter running rampant. It was paradise for the strong, but hell for the weak. The strong could not always be relied upon, and might collapse with a roar in an instant; the weak need not despair, for they might ultimately carve up the world. What kind of path will a mo 0Votes160kRecs46.4kFans
- 23 Immortal Forging 锻仙 His soul lost in another world, he should have been reduced to dust. But drawn by a strange heart, he possesses a spiritual body and embarks on the path of cultivation. He cuts through peaks and cleaves layer upon layer of obstacles, a graceful young man striving to become an immortal. How will he seek the truth and prove the Dao, carving out a unique path to mend the heavens? (My new novel, The Demon Puppet, will officially launch on May 1. New and longtime readers alike, please come and give i 0Votes523.1kRecs201.5kFans
- 24 EN The Fox of France 法兰西之狐 A timid engineering major transmigrates to France on the eve of the Revolution for reasons unknown, and becomes the older brother of the future Emperor Napoleon. Should he ride his brother’s coattails and spend the rest of his days living off him, or seize this opportunity to forge a great legacy of his own? 0Votes176.5kRecs132.5kFans
- 25 A Retainer to Lady Uesugi in the Warring States 战国之上杉姐的家臣 Japan’s Sengoku period is a wonderfully strange place, full of possibilities. What if Uesugi Kenshin really were a woman? The protagonist is a bit of a pushover. After transmigrating, he nearly starves to death before being rescued by seventeen-year-old Uesugi-nee. This is the story of his struggle to become one of her retainers. 0Votes227.4kRecs61.1kFans
- 26 EN Legend of Rebirth 重生传说 If Heaven gave you another chance, how would you live your life? In 2003, for an extremely ridiculous reason, Zhou Xingwen returned to 1986, when he was three years old. He gladly accepted the chance to start over, and the twists and hardships of the next twenty years turned from known quantities into unknowns. Is a story like this any good? When the chance comes to seize something, should you act at once? Have you ever regretted that your knowledge and outlook weren’t as broad back then as they 0Votes524.1kRecs128.9kFans
- 27 The Second Fang of the Early Tang 初唐房二传 This book was originally titled Taming the Early Tang One of the most formidable women in history, Princess Gaoyang, hailed by later generations as a great pioneer who yearned for free love, slowly raised her head. Her pretty face blossomed into a smile at me, her brows relaxing, her eyes curving, dimples faintly appearing, and the corners of her lips lifting into a perfect arc. She was breathtakingly beautiful and seductively alluring, leaving me completely unable to breathe. The future empress 0Votes1.7MRecs433.3kFans
- 28 Great Tang Idyll 田园大唐 Rural life in the Great Tang: warm sunshine, golden wheat, and egrets soaring through the sky. Zhang Xiaobao: “I don’t think I’m capable of changing anything major. My idea was simple: improve my family’s living conditions. But things often don’t go the way you expect. While I was working to improve my family’s life, all sorts of things happened. How should I put it? Well... simply put, was it the butterfly effect? No, no, that metaphor sounds too fancy. To put it plainly, I’m a rat dropping tos 0Votes336.7kRecs74.4kFans
- 29 Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 穿入聊斋 I transmigrate into a strange and fantastical Liaozhai world, where monsters run rampant, demons wreak havoc, and every kind of ghost and fiend emerges. With my heart unrestrained and my sword in hand, I shall shatter the mortal world; with righteousness surging through me, every stroke flows like divine inspiration! Zhuangzi dreams of butterflies, then suddenly looks back. The human path, the demon path, I walk my own path! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% VIP Hardcore Fans Super Group: 2007 0Votes185.7kRecs249.8kFans
- 30 The Treacherous Minister 奸臣 After a ridiculous misstep, Xu Xun, who had finally avenged his old grudge, found himself in the golden age of the Ming dynasty, five hundred years in the past. The realm was at peace. Jinling was enchanting, the capital imposing. The songs of Qinhuai and the dances of Huaiyang went on without end. Beneath the harmony of this prosperous age, loyal officials were everywhere, while ordinary people were treated worse than dogs. An orphan like him could barely take a single step, let alone find a wa 0Votes257.5kRecs148.6kFans
- 31 The Leisurely Prince of the Northern Song 北宋闲王 An idle prince is no virtuous prince. Zhao Yan transmigrates into the body of the third son of Emperor Yingzong of the Northern Song. He already has a terrible reputation, and has no desire to fight for fame or power. All he wants is to be a carefree prince, sipping wine and savoring fine food, with a few beauties by his side to make life perfect. But as a man from a later age, Zhao Yan sticks out among the people of ancient times like a searchlight in the night, shining with a blinding glow. Ev 0Votes113.7kRecs241.7kFans
- 32 The Young Eagle’s Glory 雏鹰的荣耀 On the day disaster struck at Waterloo, a transmigrator arrived in this world and became its unfortunate heir. He will change the course of fate and history, break free of his cage and overcome every obstacle, ultimately ascending the throne as Napoleon II. What drives him is not his father's name, but a glory that belongs to him alone! 0Votes289.2kRecs243.3kFans
- 33 Northern Tang 北唐 A dark age where people devour one another. An unlucky transmigrator. A new era in human history. The tale of the Regent King of Beitang, a story of struggle, legends, and dreams at the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. 9Votes279kRecs85.6kFans
- 34 Skyborne Dragon Rider 苍穹龙骑 The glory of one hundred thousand years ago is gradually being forgotten by the people of the world. An ace of aerial combat who returned from Earth bearing a mysterious destiny will reforge the glory of the Dragon Knights. Humility, honor, sacrifice, valor, mercy, spirit, honesty, justice! Whether night falls or the sun rises, the roar of dragons will resound across the heavens. The Dragon Knights who protect this sky will surely remain with the heavens! Wherever the longsword points, as long a 0Votes1MRecs236.5kFans
- 35 My Wife Fell in Love with Me 老婆爱上我 The highest art of picking up women is picking up your own wife! Special forces captain Liu Qing and his new bride go from strangers to trusting each other, one step at a time. Come and savor all the twists and turns of their story! 0Votes1.4MRecs542.8kFans
- 36 The Ming Dynasty, 1627 大明王朝1627 In 1627, in the Ming Dynasty, pig iron cost 9 wen per jin, wheat cost 0.7 taels per shi, and millet cost 0.5 taels per shi. In 1627, the Ming central government collected roughly 10 million taels of silver and 4 million shi of grain tax. Local revenues from corvee levies, militia levies, community levies, and relay-station levies amounted to around 10,000 to 20,000 taels of silver per county. In 1627, the population was around 150 to 200 million, still far short of the 400 million it would reach 32Votes223kRecs810.3kFans
- 37 Battle Armor 斗铠 In the eighth year of Taichang under the Northern Wei, Meng Ju, a young military officer with extraordinary skills, was demoted from Luojing to the frontier. There he met Ye Jianan, his beautiful superior, and his meteoric rise began. A sweeping tale of a turbulent age, it weaves together a lifetime of joy and sorrow, unforgettable love and revenge, epic battles in battle armor, and the tangled grievances of family and country. Thank you for your support! (After Zichuan, this is Lao Zhu’s new Ch 0Votes707.9kRecs153.6kFans
- 38 Chronicles of the Warring States' Lucky Star 战国福星大事记 A bowl of cold leftovers fried countless times has been put back on the stove by Old Bear. An ordinary Beijing high school student has arrived in Japan's Warring States period, maneuvering among such gaming celebrities as Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and so on. It is certain that he will change this era, but how much will this era change him? Let us wait and see! 1Votes1.3MRecs52.8kFans
- 39 Summoning a Thousand Armies 召唤千军 While everyone else is congratulating themselves on summoning a second contracted creature, Wang Wei is busy crafting suitable equipment for his ten-thousandth one. 0Votes1.1MRecs577.8kFans
- 40 The Tycoon's Tale 大亨传说 Time reverses, sending the drifter Xiao Ran back to Hong Kong in 1985... Watch him bring Hong Kong cinema back from the dead! 0Votes942.5kRecs211.5kFans
- 41 The Commercial Three Kingdoms 商业三国 Preface (serving as the blurb): A merchant who used to be a teacher and three of his teacher friends travel through time to the Three Kingdoms era while exploring Shennongjia. (Yes, it’s a cliché. Nothing I can do about that. If you’re unhappy, throw your votes at me. -_-) Dissatisfied with the state of China at the time, they are deeply worried about the coming era of the Five Barbarians ravaging China. To spare the Han people 300 years of suffering, they rise amid the chaos and establish a nat 0Votes1.3MRecs376.4kFans
- 42 The Spring and Autumn of the Chu Clan 楚氏春秋 Dragons devour the world, and winds and clouds surge. The Central Plains had enjoyed a hundred years of peace, but the Northern Zhao's Chu clan was rising, the young ruler of the Western Qin was being restored to power, Southern Qi and Eastern Wu were forming an alliance, and the northern barbarians were stirring... In this chaotic age of heroes, who can stand against whom? 0Votes1.8MRecs171.9kFans
- 43 The Royal Entertainment Guide 皇家娱乐指南 [A work signed by Qidian’s Fourth Editorial Team] The five great pleasures in life: To see all the world’s beauty, hear its wondrous music, dress in fine and colorful clothes, and enjoy clever, delightful conversation: this is the first pleasure. To feast in a grand hall, listen to music in the rooms behind it, and welcome a house full of guests amid drifting shadows of flowers and flowing robes: this is the second pleasure. To have a tower filled with books, gather more than ten kindred friends 0Votes285.8kRecs370.1kFans
- 44 The Brainiac Dragon of Another World 异界之光脑威龙 Highly recommended: Lü Buwei, the Warring States Strategist Was it I who changed the world, or the world that changed me! ※※※※※※※※※※※※※ The sudden arrival of a UFO brought with it a magical learning device. Time runs at a different rate: while others cultivate for one hour, I can cultivate for twice, five times, or ten times as long in a virtual space. Endless time will give rise to the greatest new-generation mage. ※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Ultimate W 1Votes1.3MRecs319.3kFans
- 45 Moonlight Over the Song Dynasty 宋时明月 This is a story about transmigrating into the life of an ordinary man. By sheer chance, Zhao Xing became a man of the Song Dynasty. Among the people he met were poets whose names would live forever, corrupt officials notorious for all time, outlaws driven to join the bandits of Liangshan, and peerless beauties whose fame for their charms spread far and wide. This was an age of “the moon rising above the willow branches, two lovers meeting after dusk.” It was home to true-hearted, romantic men re 0Votes269.8kRecs192.4kFans
- 46 The Embroidered Uniform Guards Rule the Realm 锦衣当国 Wang Tong, a modern office worker, dies of illness and arrives in the early years of the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty. This is the Ming's finest age, and also the last of its glory. As the son of a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, what can Wang Tong do? What can he change? The moment he appears, the river of time changes course… 0Votes570.5kRecs655.4kFans
- 47 I Do as I Please 我意逍遥 What is cultivation for? To wield power over the world? To fill your home with gold? To lie drunk with beauties on your lap? Sha Ling shook his head. He cultivated his heart and his freedom, so he could take his life into his own hands, so he could drift through life with the easy grace of clouds and cranes, and so he could keep the mirror of his heart clear of dust... Follow an ordinary man as he stumbles upon a fortuitous opportunity and, feeling his way forward, embarks on the path of cultiva 1Votes1.2MRecs120kFans
- 48 The Song Dynasty's Way 宋风 [A work signed by Qidian's Third Editorial Team] After Wang Jinghui, a medical corpsman, inexplicably returns to the Song dynasty, how will he survive in this unfamiliar age? The road to reform is full of bewildering twists and turns. Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Su Shi... everyone is searching for a way forward for the Great Song. So who is right, and who is wrong? Everything before him is tempering Wang Jinghui and helping him mature. Can the butterfly reborn change the course of history? Read The 0Votes768.4kRecs111.3kFans
- 49 EN The Magic Industrial Empire 魔法工业帝国 Xu Yi is a highly respected senior mechanical engineer in his field, yet he transmigrates to a world where magic reigns supreme. In a world with almost no industrial foundation, how can Xu Yi realize his potential? The story begins when magic meets modern technology, and magical power merges with mechanical industry. 0Votes61.5kRecs150.1kFans
- 50 A Good Man in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝好男人 [A celebrated title signed by Qidian’s First Editorial Group] Our ancestors passed down the things they considered most precious. They meant well, but their descendants didn’t seem to appreciate it, and so transmigration happened. People who set out to correct their forebears’ mistakes, presume they can become turning points in history, or arrogantly join those pushing the wheels of history onward appeared one after another, and alternate history was born. Wang Zihao is no exception. But what is 0Votes1.2MRecs94.2kFans
