Novels like A Mage's Handbook
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- 1 Tales of the Supernatural 魔幻异闻录 Two young people, a boy and a girl, transmigrated to this unfamiliar continent after an accident. On this magical continent, what kind of sparks will fly when supernatural powers collide with magic? [Signed work from Qidian Editorial Team One] [A complete novel by Xibei Mao, guaranteed] [Recommended after-dinner treat: the lighthearted novel Three Divine Sisters’ Paranormal Collection] [Please continue supporting my new book, Lost Dominion] 0Votes59.1kRecs23.9kFans
- 2 An Alchemist's Guide 方士的炼金攻略 The sun represents gold, and so does the king; the moon represents silver, and so does the queen. The sun does not represent gold, nor does the king; the moon does not represent silver, nor does the queen. The altar represents cooking; dismemberment represents purification; death represents the beginning of a new cycle. This is alchemy. At its heart, this story is about encrypting and deciphering alchemical equations, as well as exploring how 0Votes293.8kRecs61kFans
- 3 Remaking the Entire Universe 改造全宇宙 [A new beginning at Chapter 33: The Fourth Calamity arrives] “Stellar-class warship detected.” “Damage: 99%.” “Energy required for repairs: 13.99 million.” What? Not enough energy? Lu Feng casually posted a quest: Find ore. Deep in the Martian mines, countless “basic” players shivered as their fingers froze, fought rats the size of lions, and dodged the pursuit of ferocious “monsters.” They happily offered precious ore after precious ore to their “mine owner,” Lu Feng... 0Votes607Recs18Fans
- 4 The Lord Beyond the Mountains 山那边的领主 Soldiers in gleaming armor, fields of green wheat seedlings, nettles covering stone walls, roses beside farmhouses. This is the Middle Ages. When the horn sounded at dawn across the fields; when warriors raised the shattered battle standard; when farmers watched in tears as their land went up in flames. An age of chaos had begun. This was an age of suffering, and an age of heroes. Having witnessed the horrors of war, the first lord chose to settle in a valley and build a paradise far remove 1Votes48.4kRecs47.6kFans
- 5 A Mage's Tale 法师故事 Halflings say: Curiosity is power. Dwarves say: Unity is power. Elves say: Magic is power. Gnomes say: Creation is power. Orcs say: Slaughter is power. Humans say: Authority is power. Dragons have always said: Knowledge is power. The gods once said: Faith is power. Lin Qi stood on the terrace of the Tower of Omniscience, looking down over the continent of Anriel, and said softly: “I” am power. Soth writes nothing but masterpieces! The new book is 0Votes172.4kRecs41.9kFans
- 6 Lord of Ten Thousand Bones 万骨之主 In this world, cultivating through traditional methods to improve one's strength and realm is no longer the mainstream path to advancement. The powerful now owe their place above the rest to a mysterious entity known as a Primordial Bone. A Primordial Bone is like a vast universe of energy hidden on a microscopic scale, containing boundless power and untapped potential. It serves as an incredibly precise measuring stick, clearly separating the strong from the weak. 111Votes591.3kRecs93.4kFans
- 7 A Guide to Rising Through the Ranks at Hogwarts 霍格沃兹上位指南 Hela Nicholas Lestrange considered himself a truly outstanding wizard, at least before Dumbledore rejected him twice. In the summer of 1991, after Dumbledore once again rejected his application for a position, Hela sat in the Hog's Head pub, deep in thought. Could it be that he still was not good enough? No! How was that possible?! But when he saw the latest report in the Daily Prophet, Hela fell silent. “Shocking! Hogwarts outstanding graduate Quirinus Quirrell has actually been hired as the pr 0Votes11.7kRecs49.6kFans
- 8 The Rise of Chenxing 辰星崛起 Somewhere in the vast universe lies another world, a continent known as the Shendou Continent. It has existed for countless years. Historical records tell of more than eight hundred nations rising and falling there, but only the Shendou Empire ever managed to unite them all. After the empire collapsed, years of warfare followed. Now the continent is divided between eight great empires and the Church, and its era bears many similarities to the Song and Ming dynasties of Huaxia. In the twenty-seve 0Votes230.6kRecs0Fans
- 9 Demigod 类神 They’re all around you. Perhaps they’re the mild-mannered, deferential waiter, or the warm and enthusiastic shopkeeper. Somewhere in the night, above the clouds and in the breeze, they look down on the people living in the shining city below. You may go your whole life without realizing how frighteningly powerful those seemingly unremarkable ordinary people really are. But… one day, you’ll discover that beneath your feet lies a vast, peaceful land, where a mighty bloodline pulses. And one day, i 0Votes80.7kRecs85.6kFans
- 10 The Fearless True Lord 无畏真君 In an age of strife, when demons ran rampant, heroes rose with swords in hand. If the Myriad Worlds were a chessboard, the heroes would break free of the game. Where the heart leads, there is no fear! My previous completed work was “Heart Demon.” If you can’t get enough of my latest chapters, feel free to check it out. 0Votes162kRecs82.6kFans
- 11 Ode to the Sword 剑颂 A copy of Zhuangzi, originally a book of allegorical philosophy, has instead become the supreme classic of the Immortal Way? Cheng Zhiyuan arrived in a new world, as if awakening from a dream of millet. Records of the Warring States of the Eastern Zhou: It is said that a Swordsmith met a Fisherman in the wilderness of Qiongsang. The Fisherman praised his own spear while disparaging the sword, and contemptuously questioned the Swordsmith, wondering where the ultimate reaches of swordsmanship lay 0Votes80kRecs74.4kFans
- 12 Online Game: Peerless Martial Hero 网游之独步武侠 See who charges into battle with saber in hand. I alone possess the might of the Sun-Splitting God. (Original title: The Might of the Sun-Splitting God) 1Votes83.4kRecs13.2kFans
- 13 The Twenty-Sided Die 二十面骰子 In the era when the Starry Dynasty was declining after reaching its peak, the emergence of the New World became a paradise for the various races to explore and compete over. The sprawling mountain ranges protected the fragile alliance of human lords; the dwarves guarded the gateway to the land of wealth; and the elves continued expanding their forests, trying to recreate the glory of the Silvermoon Age. On the other side of the mountains, dragons ruled the skies, orcs occupied the ground, and ot 0Votes101.9kRecs91.6kFans
- 14 Demon Armor 魔装 Just when I'd finally decided to make a godspawn the final boss, an ancient evil appeared... Book club number: 1478522032040418 0Votes139.6kRecs28.9kFans
- 15 EN Reforming Great Wei: A World of Immortals and Martial Arts 我在仙武大魏搞变革 An age of great upheaval is coming! The Great Wei is rotten from top to bottom. The civil and military officials, the Hundred Schools of Thought, traditional crafts, and demons, ghosts, spirits, and monsters are all emerging in this chaotic age. Some will set the world in order and restore balance. Others will wreak havoc and bring misery to all. And into this world came Lin Ke. “The age of chaos is coming, and change never ceases. Through countless trials, our generation will stand tall!” 0Votes729.6kRecs247.5kFans
- 16 The Divine Child's Homecoming 神子回乡记 Witness the second prince of the Divine Realm, Wudi, as he stars in an unconventional, invincible, laugh-out-loud urban cultivation story. Quotes from the Second Prince: “What are the Apocalypse Realm, the Sage Realm, and the Ancestral Return Realm? What are the Ghost King, Ghost Emperor, and Ghost Saint? So what if the heavens are packed with gods and Buddhas? What difference does it make if demons roam everywhere? In my eyes, there are only three kinds: those who can take one slap from me, tho 0Votes995.9kRecs45Fans
- 17 I Awakened the Naruto World 我让火影世界觉醒 Naruto × Reincarnation Paradise: A Mixed-Blood Fanfiction There are two kinds of Hokage worlds: one is the fake world of anime, and the other is a real world of supernatural powers. When the fates of transmigrators and contractors converge; When the System and the Paradise clash across higher dimensions; When the native world and the derivative world merge; When the characters from the story fully awaken! Is this finally the Hokage world you wanted? 0Votes13.7kRecs6.7kFans
- 18 The Leftover Woman's Road to a Comeback 剩斗士的逆袭之路 A middle-aged bachelor in the city, a loser who has never accomplished anything, unexpectedly gains a stroke of fortune and begins his journey to turn his life around... 0Votes853Recs0Fans
- 19 The Dragonwing Elegy of Salafu 萨拉弗的龙翼挽歌 When people thought demons and dark elves were all there was to a fantasy world, Lesathos let out a dragon's roar. “No!” His voice echoed across the Toril universe. The free-spirited, romantic eladrin of the Wilderness heard it; the stern, cold baatezu of the Nine Hells heard it; and the genies of the four elemental planes, each pursuing their own ends, heard it. They sang softly, they howled, and countless races raised their voices in song: The universe is never alone. Countless heroes rise and 2Votes60.8kRecs60.5kFans
- 20 The Savage Wilds 野人凶猛 “If you can accept that players will no longer be able to live free of worldly concerns, but will have to work hard to provide themselves with three meals a day in the game, or risk starving to death on the street, then trust me, this is the game you've been waiting for.” “If you can accept that NPCs will no longer regard the appearance of players as perfectly natural, but will instead treat them as outsiders, eyeing them with suspicion, hostility, and even attacking them maliciously, then trust 0Votes33.5kRecs25.9kFans
- 21 Spore Story 孢子物语 Well, the book is rather plain (probably). I transmigrated to another world, becoming nothing more than a tiny single-celled organism, while the entire planet was still in the early stages of biological development. Then, step by step, we moved forward, evolving toward higher levels. Well, that's the synopsis, I suppose. Hehe. P.S. A novice author is at large. 1Votes56.6kRecs55.7kFans
- 22 Go: Battling AI, I Outplayed Heaven by Half a Stone 围棋：战AI我胜天半子 “Even if AlphaGo can beat every Go player in the world, it can’t beat me.”, Lu Zhe. Go fanatic Lu Zhe transmigrates to a parallel world with his dog. Starting out as an amateur, he breaks into the professional Go scene, wins titles and world championships, and comes to dominate the game. At last, he faces a challenge from artificial intelligence. This time, humanity will not back down... “Since a battle between humanity and AI is inevitable, let it start with me. Either rise from the ashes or pe 0Votes2.5MRecs43.6kFans
- 23 I Became an Entertainment Superstar by Gaining Haters 成为文娱巨星从增加黑粉开始 Jiang Che transmigrates into the body of a little-known composer in a parallel world and unexpectedly acquires the Showbiz Hater System. System: All you need to do is rack up hater points, and you can choose from all kinds of goods! Jiang Che: You just have to make people hate you? How hard can that be? From then on, he makes outrageous remarks and tries his best to get himself canceled in the entertainment industry... His new song is released on the same day as a pop king’s? Jiang Che boasts ar 0Votes3.2kRecs26Fans
- 24 EN Magic Top Student 魔法高材生 The world is a vast slope, descending from the legendary heavenly kingdom in the far south through the Magic Continent, Middle-earth, and the Knights' Federation, all the way to hell. The world is merely a pasture. Power is a fence that blocks one's sight, a trap that holds civilization back; magic is a catalyst for modifying genes, and a poison that warps one's worldview. The world is one of hundreds of millions of battlefields in th 0Votes100.4kRecs114.4kFans
- 25 Starting Over in Senior Year 重启高一 Zhang Tan’s mind was in a muddle. It seemed he had been reborn, fifteen years in the past, in Hefei in 2001. But things also seemed a little different. Since when had Hefei gained an extra water radical in its name? … That was the year Beijing won the bid to host the Olympics, and corner shops gave away fizzy drinks. That was the year China qualified for the World Cup, and internet café owners gave everyone an extra hour online. That was the year Legend was all about sieges and capturing strongh 0Votes102.3kRecs117kFans
- 26 The Mysterious Emblem of the Forgotten Realms 遗忘国度之神秘徽章 Yang Hui used to be ruthless, but now he won’t part with a single penny. Though he can no longer see, he can give up his old ways, but he can’t live without the internet. It’s the only way he can earn enough to get by and enjoy the colorful world like everyone else. It even lets his atrophying optic nerves receive long-term stimulation, slowly setting him on the road to recovery. He escapes the treacherous city of Menzoberranzan, crosses the quiet depths of the High Forest, braves the howling wi 0Votes727.6kRecs58.2kFans
- 27 The Cross-World Curio Shop 跨界闲品店 This is an app for trading secondhand goods. Categories include [Alchemy Elixirs], [Summoning Contracts], [Secret Arts and Techniques], [Rare Treasures and Artifacts]... You can also use it to find a job, a partner, a place to live, or someone to fight... Finally, please be a conscientious shopkeeper and protect your own plane. 0Votes260.5kRecs140.5kFans
- 28 If Water Flows East 若水向东流 Make simps see the error of their ways, persuade prostitutes to go straight, put gambling addicts on the right track, and awaken the conscience of lackeys. Like water flowing east, don’t turn back. 0Votes69.9kRecs83.6kFans
- 29 The Waning Moon and the Parasol Tree 缺月梧桐 What is faith? What is loyalty? What is authority? What is right? A place that does not believe in hell is hell itself. Everyone will fall, and no one can escape. 2Votes318.7kRecs73.3kFans
- 30 One Piece: A Cultivator Pretending to Be a Devil Fruit User 海贼王：当修仙者伪装成能力者 (Original title: The Pirate King: Blood Emperor) Lang Xiaoming, an ordinary archaeology PhD who grew up in a modern socialist society, never imagined that simply following his advisor into a tomb would lead him to stumble upon two Mahayana cultivators battling from afar! Caught in the crossfire, he falls into the world of the Pirate King, bringing with him all the belongings of another unlucky immortal cultivator. What? I transmigrated? What? I even transmigrated to the world of the Pirate King? 45Votes5.1kRecs14.9kFans
- 31 The Saint 圣者 “I am evil, from beginning to end, and that will never change.” “Is that so?” A tragic tale about an evil, unfortunate lich and an absurd otherworldly soul forced to share a body… That’s it, really. (Shrugs.) No harem, no boys’ love, no reverse harem. 11Votes553.9kRecs138.7kFans
- 32 The True Immortal of Bright Jade 皓玉真仙 (A feel-good power fantasy with a single male lead, not an ensemble cast. The protagonist has already attained the final great realm, True Immortal, so the slaughter can begin.) Heaven and earth are a chessboard, and all things are its pieces. When I take up the pieces, I’ll sweep them all off the board with a single stroke of my sleeve! A mighty cultivator with a false core seizes a spirit and starts cultivating anew. Armed with a supreme treasure, he becomes the greatest True Immortal in the h 29Votes14.4MRecs1.3MFans
- 33 The Dust of History 历史的尘埃 Beneath the sky of history, whether you love it or not, you are only a speck of dust. Whoever you are, the only thing you can truly control is yourself. 9Votes516.2kRecs236.6kFans
- 34 The Hunting Network 猎网 In the hunter’s web, who is the hunter, and who is the prey? A private investigator returning from overseas lays his plans back home, starting with a wealthy man’s illegitimate daughter and working his way to the fantasy MMORPG Demon Hunter Legend. High-IQ scammers and thieves pursue him, seeking to break the web and unravel his schemes. A cat and a mouse are both friends and foes; inside and outside the web, truth and illusion blur together. All right, it’s not that scary. It’s just a story abo 6Votes163kRecs56.2kFans
- 35 The Assassin's Magic 刺客魔传 A modern assassin with extraordinary skills and abysmal luck dies while eating barbecue, when an iron skewer pierces his throat. His soul is summoned by an evil archmage from another world and inhabits the body of a boy being used as an experiment, freeing him from the curse of misfortune. After successfully assassinating the dark mage who summoned him, he cleverly steps over the man's corpse and climbs toward a lucky break... 0Votes598.1kRecs356.2kFans
- 36 Chronicles of the Great Han Empire 大汉帝国风云录 Guided by the principle of “delving into history while stepping beyond it,” this novel depicts the intricate historical developments and grand wars of conquest that took place more than 1,800 years ago. The story follows Li Hong, nicknamed Leopard, who rescues a Xianbei commander while still a slave and escapes back to the Han. Starting as an ordinary soldier, he repeatedly distinguishes himself in battle and rises to become a general, ultimately influencing the course of history at the end of t 0Votes1.4MRecs546.4kFans
- 37 Aetia 埃提亚 This is a world that is both real and illusory, where no boundary separates the virtual from the real. Everything is truly imprinted upon your soul, and yet those imprints are still illusory. The virtual reality game Aetia is the most realistic world to exist within a simulation. Its grand public beta begins on January 1, 2098. In this world, you will never be alone! 1Votes256.5kRecs90.8kFans
- 38 My Sword Saint Wife from Another World 我的异世界剑圣老婆 May I find one heart to call my own, and stay by their side until our hair turns white. In the heavy early-winter snow, a strange girl wielding a greatsword abducted me. I was terrified, yet somehow couldn’t stop my heart from racing. Is this what they call love at first sight? Xu Fei’s simple life under one roof with a beautiful swordswoman from another world begins. “Did that count as me saving a beauty just now?” “No... you saved them...” A gentle breeze lifted the ends of the girl’s hair. Sh 1Votes26.7kRecs171.3kFans
- 39 Yala Adventure Notes 雅拉冒险笔记 In the wondrous world of Yara, there is a wondrous class of professionals who venture into all kinds of dangerous places in pursuit of knowledge, wealth, excitement, and glory, seeking secrets hidden deep in the passage of time. These people who make their living alongside danger have a fitting name: adventurers. There are many adventurers, and among so many, a few oddballs are bound to crop up. Take the swordsman who used to be a drunkard and a lecher, but now spends every day trying to get him 0Votes207kRecs84.9kFans
- 40 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
- 41 EN The Metaverse of Infinite Flow 无限流的元宇宙 Original title: Fu Qinghai Battles Everything This is mainly the story of a male protagonist from the Warhammer 40K universe who steamrolls all sorts of monsters and villains. Xenomorphs battle Death Eaters, Jedi Knights battle mutants, Deep Ones battle Anna Belle, Titan Beasts battle Jaegers, Ringwraiths battle symbiotes... Until, in the end, it becomes Fu Qinghai Battles Everything. Titles the protagonist has earned or will earn: Qingshan Stark, Belisarius Qingshan, Qingshan Khan, Darth Qingsh 225Votes1.7MRecs505.1kFans
- 42 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
- 43 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
- 44 Pure Yang 纯阳 The God of Death invades the vast world of immortal cultivation, wielding the laws of death and forming a burial ground, pressing forward step by step. Countless cultivators rush to the outer realms to wage war against the gods. Across the boundless land, who follows the true path, and who commands pure yang? 0Votes457.5kRecs142.9kFans
- 45 Far Eastern Kingdom 远东王庭 Earth youth Roland Corlas mysteriously ends up in another world. The Goddess of Fate has decreed that he will achieve great things, but he relies more on the knowledge he learned on Earth than on the favor of the goddess. From this moment on, the transmigrator Roland Corlas puts his creed into practice in this fantasy world of magic and dragons: understand the world, then change it! (This book uses a loosely D&D-inspired setting. The protagonist transmigrates with a game System.) The new book " 2Votes176.8kRecs104.5kFans
- 46 The Azure Gourd Sword Immortal 青葫剑仙 The gourd holds the sun and moon; the pearl contains yin and yang. A sword cleaves the world beyond the heavens; neither life nor death remains. A classic xianxia tale, a slow-burn power fantasy, with an expansive plot and interlocking schemes. 319Votes32.8MRecs733.3kFans
- 47 The Daoist Sect Invades 道门入侵 0Votes187.9kRecs88.7kFans
- 48 Scheming for the Nine Provinces 谋断九州 A fortune-teller once made a prophecy: If this child keeps his mouth shut, he will be a worthy minister who brings peace to the land. If he opens it, he will become a tyrant who throws the world into chaos. At eighteen, the young lord opened his mouth, and sure enough, he saw the world plunged into turmoil. He saw rival warlords vying for supremacy and the common people suffering. He believed that scheming could cause chaos, but could also end it. He would find a true emperor and bring this trou 10Votes1MRecs237.8kFans
- 49 Swordplay Across the World 全球论剑 Back to the Jianghu... A world of bloodshed! For three years, Chen Kaixin pursued the “One Emperor, Two Queens, Three Kings, and Seven Lords.” On the eve of the Global Swordplay at Mount Hua tournament, a devious villain got him drunk and then wiped his character back to the newbie stage. Just like that, his chance to join the ranks of the Jianghu’s top fighters was gone! With all hope lost, Kaixin left Jianghu in despair. On a stormy night, drunk and heartbroken, Chen Kaixin dreamed for three y 0Votes905.9kRecs489.8kFans
- 50 Seeking the Dao in Strange Tales 聊斋求道 I refined corpses, crossed paths with fox spirits, and played the human world’s kings and nobles in a farce with the White Snake. I was a monk, and I became a groom; I entered Qingqiu and the Dragon Palace, and married a Dao seed. In all my eighty thousand years beneath the Heaven-reaching Jianmu, nothing compares to attaining immortality with my primordial spirit! 0Votes140.3kRecs96.3kFans
