Novels like A Mage's Handbook
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- 101 Genius Feng Shui Master 天才相师 Young Ye Tian unexpectedly inherits the legacy of a master diviner. He plumbs the mysteries of heaven and humanity, understands the changes of past and present, and carries on the lost teachings of the sages. 3Votes1.7MRecs1.2MFans
- 102 The Reclusive Life in the Three Kingdoms 三国之宅行天下 “If I had known I was going to transmigrate, I would definitely have looked up how to make things like gunpowder and glass...” Jiang Zhe gazed at the large tree in front of the door and sighed. “Glass, hmm, that should be made by firing sand, right? But what about gunpowder? Saltpeter, charcoal, and what else was it? Sulfuric acid or sulfur?” “Husband...” Xiu Er walked over to Jiang Zhe and asked curiously, “Aren’t you going to work yet?” “I’m going, I’m going...” Jiang Zhe shook his head and 5Votes383.3kRecs624.9kFans
- 103 The Child Emperor 孺子帝 Three emperors died one after another, and a prince whom no one had ever paid any attention to inexplicably ascended the throne, finding himself surrounded by danger. The Empress Dowager disliked him and was always looking for a younger, more obedient boy to install as the new emperor. His half-brothers disliked him, believing he had stolen the throne that belonged to them. The eunuchs and palace maids disliked him too, thinking he didn’t seem like a real emperor… The Young Emperor could only sa 11Votes972.1kRecs607.6kFans
- 104 EN Lord of the Bottomless Abyss 深渊主宰 An age of upheaval. A terrifying energy storm erupts in the chaotic reaches of time and space. All the gods temporarily lose their divine powers and are forced to descend into the mortal world as saints. It is the most chaotic period in history, filled with unpredictable dangers and opportunities. Mighty gods fall, while humble mortals ascend to godhood. The ever-present chaos and slaughter engulf the entire multiverse. Saints are as common as dogs, and liches roam everywhere. Before this unprec 16Votes1.3MRecs889.2kFans
- 105 EN The Buddha Is the Way 佛本是道 The Heavenly Dao is unpredictable and heartless, embracing all things while remaining apart from them. It knows neither good nor evil, right nor wrong, gratitude nor resentment, joy nor sorrow. The immortal path is the Dao, the demonic path is the Dao, the path of monsters is the Dao, and Buddhism itself is the Dao. Reclining high among the nine layers of cloud, I comprehend the truth upon my meditation cushion. Beyond Heaven and Earth, beyond the mystic and the yellow, I shall become the honore 84Votes2.9MRecs678.7kFans
- 106 EN Step Back, Let Your Master Handle This 退后让为师来 After transmigrating as Tang Sanzang and successfully completing his pilgrimage for the scriptures, he went into seclusion to cultivate. When he “woke up,” the world had changed beyond recognition. The gods and Buddhas filling the heavens had vanished without a trace. Only a forest of steel and towering skyscrapers remained. Had he really returned to the modern age? But this world was full of games played by gods and demons, reincarnations and journeys between worlds, ghosts and monsters, and de 0Votes762.6kRecs1.3MFans
- 107 EN The Amber Sword 琥珀之剑 Before my eyes, fate split into two unrelated, straight paths. One led to palaces and cities burning fiercely in flames, to a fallen kingdom and a suffering land, where all living things endured the torment of fire, doomed to eternal darkness. The other led to the summit where the ancient kings stood. The gods crowned me with their own hands among the clouds. I donned the laurel wreath and basked in the cheers of the crowd. My gaze pierced the mists of history. My knights expanded my realm, and 21Votes1.7MRecs592.6kFans
- 108 Humanity's Paradise 人道天堂 This is a world of the future, the birthplace of dreams. Technological progress has freed humanity from heavy physical labor, bringing people their first liberation from oppression by their fellow humans. The golden age has arrived, yet the karma accumulated over millions of years continues to bind us. Whether to destroy it or break free from it is a choice humanity must make for itself. 0Votes721.2kRecs527.8kFans
- 109 The Southern Ming Continues 续南明 “The Great Ming has unified the four seas, surpassed the Three Dynasties and outshone the Han and Tang. Its reach extends to the ends of the earth, and all under Heaven bow as its subjects...” In the sixth year of the Xuande era, Zheng He set sail on his seventh voyage to the Western Ocean. He proudly proclaimed these words on the Stele of the Heavenly Consort’s Divine Manifestations. At the time, the might of the Ming dynasty was at its height. But by the end of the Chongzhen era, the great edi 2Votes722.2kRecs228.1kFans
- 110 The Mad Lich's Experiment Log 疯巫妖的实验日志 This is the story of a deranged lich with a game System who wreaks havoc across the world. “Let’s check today’s dailies... Another stupid either-or. Destroy any town with a population over thirty thousand, and get 10,000 Evil Points. Steal three kids’ lollipops, and get one point. If I do neither, I lose two points.” “Pah! Do you think I’m an idiot? If I really destroy a town, some epic-level paladin order will inevitably spawn to hunt me down. I’d be in for more trouble than it’s worth. I’d bet 4Votes519.3kRecs609.2kFans
- 111 Brocade-Clad by Night 锦衣夜行 I was everywhere during the Jingnan Campaign, the reduction of the vassal princes, the capital’s relocation, the compilation of the great encyclopedia, the campaigns against the Mongols, and the expeditions to the South Seas, yet no one knew I was there. The whole world fit in my sleeve. I walked unseen in brocade, keeping a low profile. A low profile was the way to go. A convoluted line of inheritance and a fate passed down through generations, one over which he had no control, set the stage fo 6Votes3.1MRecs890kFans
- 112 After Ascension 飞升之后 The Demon Realm, the Blood Clan, the Angel Clan, and humanity stand as four great powers in a vast universe. After the first War of Gods and Demons, humanity is defeated and forced to sign the humiliating Ancient Pact. Humanity begins its degrading policy of mere survival, quietly recovering its strength... Countless eons later, an unremarkable human master ascends to this realm. Gazing at the desolate lands of antiquity and the ruined mountains and rivers, he lets out a furious roar. The mighty 1Votes1.5MRecs836.2kFans
- 113 EN The Demon's Rule 恶魔法则 What can a completely useless fellow, written off as a fool and a good-for-nothing, get in exchange for selling his soul to a demon? Beauty? Power? Wealth? Authority? Let's overturn every rule in this world and follow in the demon's footsteps... “I know that one day, this world will lie beneath my feet!!” Du Wei 50Votes5.3MRecs1.6MFans
- 114 Ace Evolution 王牌进化 A young man with three identities: wage slave, murderer, and college student! Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, KOF, Knights of the Round, Shadow Force, Street Fighter… The arcade games you know and love have become prerequisites for survival! Yashichiro Raging Storm brutally slaughters Mai Shiranui; Heaven and Earth Throw takes out Li Dian. The only limit is what you haven’t thought of yet! One day, when you walk down a flight of stairs, you might unknowingly step into 7Votes2.1MRecs534.4kFans
- 115 Wings of Frost 霜寒之翼 “Boss, you’re saying that’s a white dragon?” The dwarf stared at the half-visible dragon wing protruding from the great glacier, his face pale and his legs already trembling. The dragon’s wings blotted out the sky, dimming the sun. Its chilling presence seemed to freeze the heavens themselves. “Maybe it is... Fall back. We should leave...” A nameless chill ran through the captain. “Move! Prepare for battle!” A powerful gust tore across the sky, knocking the mercenaries to the ground. The dragon 0Votes608.7kRecs364.9kFans
- 116 The Beast’s Blood Boils 兽血沸腾 [A contracted work from Qidian's Fourth Editorial Group] [Qidian's first novel to make zero deaths among both the protagonist and his army its selling point!] A scout who fell on the Southern Frontier battlefield is mysteriously reborn in another world, where he unexpectedly becomes a shaman priest in an orc kingdom, and a once-in-a-millennium Dragon Priest at that! At the same time, he is cursed by the blood sacrifice of the most vicious demonic pet! What lies behind the curse? A beautiful fox- 0Votes6.3MRecs621.7kFans
- 117 EN Applied Immortality 走进修仙 Standard Version: When a researcher transmigrates to a world that uses scientific methods to explore the heavens and the earth... Wang Qi: Our motto is: Master math, physics, and chemistry, and you'll have nothing to fear on the path to immortality! CCTV-10 Version: Why is the “Illustrated Record of Heavenly Evolution” related to the theory of evolution? What do the ethereal, shifting Cloud Swords have to do with probability clouds? How can cultivators build an atomic bomb? How is quantum mechan 15Votes1.5MRecs551.3kFans
- 118 The Dragon That Devours the World 吞噬世界之龙 In Norse mythology, the Vikings revere me as Jormungandr, the World-Encircling Serpent. In Christian mythology, Christians loathe me as the ancient dragon, the ancient serpent, Satan. In Greek mythology, the gods fear me as Typhon, the hundred-headed dragon. In Kunlun mythology, shamans fervently call me Zhulong, the Torch Dragon, Zhuyin… Mayan mythology, Buddhist mythology, Slavic mythology, Celtic mythology, Nahuatl mythology, Japanese mythology, Assyrian mythology, Egyptian mythology, Finnish 2Votes192.5kRecs299.3kFans
- 119 Choosing the Heavens 择天记 What is destined to be yours will eventually be yours; what is not destined to be yours must be pursued by force. This is the story of a longevity fruit. 20Votes2.7MRecs1.8MFans
- 120 Sword Spirit Co-Living Diary 剑灵同居日记 “Spirit of the Heavenly Sword from Beyond the Stars, awakened by your call. Tell me, are you my mount?” 0Votes728kRecs221.8kFans
- 121 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
- 122 The Outsider 间客 There are two things that deeply stir the human soul: the lofty moral law within us, and the brilliant starry sky above us., Kant When Xu Le looked away from these words and saw for the first time the countless stars scattered like sesame seeds beyond the dust, he wasn’t moved. On the contrary, he was furious: the stars beyond the District’s sky were so dazzling, who could stand it? Being blinded by their light every day would turn him into one of those feral cats on the mining roads, brain-fri 43Votes2.8MRecs1.4MFans
- 123 EN Yellow Court Dao Lord 黄庭道主 Lu Qingfeng, a young man from Earth, dies unexpectedly in a car accident and transmigrates to a xianxia world, where he obtains a login ring for Honghuang, a large-scale, fully immersive online game developed by the Earth Federation two thousand years in the future... PS: Regular group: 676084011 (full) 5Votes815.3kRecs653.8kFans
- 124 A Jurassic Park in My Pocket 随身带个侏罗纪 A rural slice-of-life novel about a young monster who can transform into a dinosaur and his childhood sweetheart, who feed each other dog food all the way to starting a business... (A farming-life novel with plenty of sweet romance. Give it a try!) A new rural novel of the same type, Hometown Folks, Please Take It Easy, is out now. Give it a try! 1Votes837.8kRecs287kFans
- 125 Light, Short, Scattered 轻，短，散 All kinds of wild imaginings, in short-story form. The trilogy: “Light, Short, Scattered,” “Soft, Transformed, Things,” and “Turn, Leave, Depart.” Part science fiction, driven by wild ideas. Light novels, short stories, and prose. Endless tracks, a long journey. Only your thoughts keep you from being alone. 0Votes131.3kRecs243.9kFans
- 126 I’ve Been Put on Autopilot by the System 我被系统托管了 He had a System, but no body. Fang Ning, a chronic procrastinator in the final stages of his condition, began his journey of self-redemption (scraping by to survive). If you have any feedback for the author, please join the group. 0Votes634.3kRecs515.7kFans
- 127 My Girlfriend is Evil Woman 我的女友是恶女 After an unfortunate accident took his life, the soul of Bei Xiu transmigrated into the body of a Japanese high school student and was forced to begin his studies in Japan. After careful consideration, he decided to aim high in this new life. Have fun? No, study! Fall in love? No, study! His goal was to get into a top university, and nobody was going to stop him! 15Votes1.2MRecs638.6kFans
- 128 EN The Wizard's Journey 巫师之旅 Give me endless knowledge, and I will use myself as a fulcrum to move countless worlds. This is the story of a wizard named Grimm who relies on his own intelligence and luck to study his unique branch of wizarding knowledge, travel through otherworldly realms, and take part in wars between different civilizations. 26Votes1.4MRecs810.2kFans
- 129 The Arrival of King Zhou 纣临 This is simply a story about an ordinary, unremarkable person. 14Votes2.2MRecs633kFans
- 130 Zhu Xian 诛仙 The latest revised edition of the physical book of "Zhu Xian" is now available. Thank you all for your support. There are no such things as immortals in this world. Yet since time immemorial, people have witnessed all manner of strange things in the world around them… 77Votes2.6MRecs2.6MFans
- 131 EN First-Rate Immortal Cultivation 一品修仙 New book: "Lord of the Uncanny Path." Please give it your support. In an ancient immortal cultivation world, the old is constantly renewed. Generation after generation of prodigies and heroes take the stage, each replacing the last. Just as a great era had lain dormant for a long time, a transmigrated youth extended his sinful hand into Huliang, once famous throughout the world but abandoned for a long time now. "I'm telling you, only skills that come with a lev 2Votes1.6MRecs910.3kFans
- 132 EN The Great Dragon Has Fallen 大龙挂了 [One of the Top Ten Authors of 2018] There’s a dragon that can produce metal, a fairy who grows crops and flowers, and a country baron who dreams of riding a dragon. Fantasy farming, a lord’s rise to power! Bai Yuhan’s labor of love for 2018. Enjoy! 2Votes894.8kRecs675.6kFans
- 133 Restoring the Song Dynasty 绍宋 To inherit is to continue; to guide is to lead. In 1127, the Northern Song fell. Soon afterward, the ninth imperial prince, Zhao Gou, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amid great expectations, inheriting the Song dynasty and adopting the Jianyan era name. Yet within three months, Li Gang was dismissed as chancellor, Chen Dong was executed, Yue Fei was driven out of the army, Zong Ze was abandoned in the capital, and the plans to resist the Jin in Hebei were scrapped wholesale... After all that eff 1.4kVotes3.6MRecs20.9MFans
- 134 Contending for the Great Dao 大道争锋 … … Let not the heart fall into the cycle of rebirth, but enter the boundless world, Let the heart pass down the Way among humankind. May I raise my sword and slay ten thousand calamities, And trade ruthlessness for a heaven of compassion! … … Regular reader groups: Great Dao Contention (217929481) (old group) Ming Cang Sect (124680866) (old group) … … 270Votes4.3MRecs1.8MFans
- 135 The Wisdom of the Great Song 大宋的智慧 Yun Zheng opened a door and could never turn back. That's how life is: once the bow is drawn, there's no taking back the arrow. By the time you want to turn around, a hundred years have passed. This is a novel about the way of being a teacher. It speaks of the wisdom needed to survive, the warmth of human kindness, and the bonds between brothers. It celebrates humility, gentleness, and goodness. Here you'll find the most beautiful love and the deepest brotherly bonds... Perhaps I simply want to 17Votes1.3MRecs860.7kFans
- 136 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Spirit Sword Mountain 从前有座灵剑山 The Spirit Sword Sect was founded in the year 4233 of the Jiuzhou calendar. For thousands of years, it has been dedicated to supplying the industry with first-rate cultivators. It is now one of the five Super-Grade Sects of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals, and its leader, True Person Feng Yin, serves as one of the Alliance's seven standing elders. His cultivation is peerless. The Spirit Sword Sect upholds peace and development, and its core values are the pursuit of truth, goodness, and s 0Votes126.9kRecs661.3kFans
- 137 The Seat of Arcane Arts 奥术神座 “Knowledge is power.” “Gods are nothing more than especially powerful arcanists.” Xia Feng has transmigrated, bringing a mountain of knowledge with him. 94Votes1.9MRecs1.7MFans
- 138 Doomsday Wonderland 末日乐园 [The author’s 2024 new novel, False Image Report, is being serialized.] [The author’s 2023 new novel, Wild Deer Convenience Store, a horror novella, is complete and ready to read.] “I think... my boyfriend might be trying to kill me.” Lin Sanjiu murmured. Thinking of her wealthy, handsome, and gentle boyfriend, she couldn’t help shivering all over. The apocalypse, a living hell ushered in by the people around her, was hurtling toward her. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. 159Votes9.4MRecs3.2MFans
- 139 I Rule in the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋我为王 Reborn in the Spring and Autumn period as an illegitimate son of a noble clan, I was sent to live with the cattle and horses in the stables. Little did anyone know that this would lay the foundation for my hegemony. What does the partition of Jin matter? Watch as my Zhao clan takes its place! Laozi rides west on an ox, Confucius is full of ambition, and Wu and 7Votes688.3kRecs389.2kFans
- 140 EN Warlock of Marvel 漫威世界的术士 Demons are my servants, fel energy is my strength, and shadow and flame walk by my side. I am a warlock. A warlock makes his way through the Marvel Universe. (No System, kid. You’re on your own.) Welcome to the Marvel Universe warlock readers’ group. 0Votes721.2kRecs677.1kFans
- 141 Conquering the Han 覆汉 Strive to make a name among the lords, if only to preserve your life in a chaotic age! As a posthumous child, Gongsun Xun received his guiding principles for life early on from his mother, who claimed to be a transmigrator. But after following the tide of history year after year, he began to realize that things were gradually going very wrong! This is the story of a man who is half native, striving amid a momentous age! 286Votes2.2MRecs1.4MFans
- 142 EN The Card Apprentice 卡徒 A brand-new fantasy world created by Fang Xiang. Come on in! 5Votes3.5MRecs724.9kFans
- 143 Ever Night 将夜 Fighting heaven is endlessly enjoyable. … 30Votes4.6MRecs2.9MFans
- 144 Legend of the Mecha Master 师士传说 Ye Chong, who grew up on a garbage planet, unexpectedly discovers a battered light armor while scavenging through a junkyard. With the help of this damaged, intelligent light armor, Ye Chong escapes the planet and enters human society. What is the true identity of Mu Shang, the intelligent light armor? What is the truth behind Ye Chong’s origins? How does Ye Chong, whose way of interacting with beasts and beauties is far from ordinary and whose only concern is survival, experience love? How does 2Votes4.5MRecs468.4kFans
- 145 Joy of Life 庆余年 A family that does good deeds will surely enjoy blessings in abundance. Leave blessings for the future, leave blessings for the future, and in time meet a benefactor. How fortunate, how fortunate, that my mother accumulated hidden merit. I urge people to help the needy and support the poor… But who could know that, though we inherit the blessings of those who came before us, in the end we must choose our own path in life? Thus, at the fork in the road: The east wind brings clouds and rain, and y 76Votes4MRecs5.6MFans
- 146 EN The Sage Who Transcended Samsara 一世之尊 In this life, I ask nothing of the past and seek nothing in the next. I’ll live boldly, settle every score, defeat the greatest heroes of every race, and laugh proudly at the gods and demons of the Six Paths! Ten thousand years later, a great calamity begins anew. The Tathagata’s Golden Body or the Primordial Dao Body: which is stronger? The Tathagata Divine Palm or the Seven Forms of Severing Heaven: which will reign supreme? Amid the cycle of reincarnation, Meng Qi begins his journey at Shaoli 432Votes3.3MRecs3.4MFans
- 147 EN A Top-Rank Scholar of Humble Birth 上品寒士 A seasoned modern-day backpacker transmigrates to the Eastern Jin dynasty, inhabiting the body of Chen Caozhi, a poor young man. His family’s farmland is about to be seized, and his virtuous widowed sister-in-law is being forced to remarry. How can Chen Caozhi overcome prejudice against his low-born status and change his fate, while protecting the interests of himself and his clan? Watch as this young man rises step by step through the rigid hierarchy of the Nine-Rank Official System, befriends 30Votes785.5kRecs822.7kFans
- 148 Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Tomb Raider's Tale 鬼吹灯（盗墓者的经历） The television adaptation of Yunnan Worm Valley premieres on August 30. The official licensed original story can be found in Chapters 101 to 176~ Ancient civilizations, lost treasures, mysterious and unfathomable tombs. Guided by a fragment of a secret manual passed down through the protagonist's family, three modern-day tomb raiders uncover layer after layer of ancient mysteries in a bizarre and eerie underground world. What exactly is the nine-story Demon Tower beneath the great glacier of the 7Votes811.9kRecs1.6MFans
- 149 Mad Detective 狂探 An irreverent little punk unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a homicide detective. A bizarre Adventure System helps him crack one strange case after another, turning him into a flamboyant, larger-than-life master detective! A Lao Kuang production: reliable quality, no tricks, fair to readers young and old. The manga adaptation of Mad Detective is now available. 5Votes6.2MRecs969.2kFans
- 150 I Have a House in the Apocalypse 我在末世有套房 In the post-apocalyptic world after nuclear war, everything lies in ruins. If you’re lucky enough to survive, you’ll have to face the terror of hunger and disease, zombies that go berserk at night, and mutants twisted into grotesque forms by radiation… But to Jiang Chen, this place is paradise. Mansions without owners are everywhere, abandoned luxury cars litter the streets, and gold and cutting-edge technology lie ignored… What? You were the boss of some video game company before the war, in ch 2Votes929.6kRecs930.8kFans
