Novels like Stealing the Light
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Stealing the Light, best match first.
- 1 The Rearguard 后锋 From the coast of Southeast Asia, he suddenly ended up beneath the ice of the Don River in northeastern Europe in winter. After narrowly surviving, Chu Zhongnan began his journey home. But he had transmigrated nearly four hundred years through time... Can he reach his destination? And even if he makes it home, what will he encounter, and what kind of situation will he face? 0Votes82.7kRecs14.4kFans
- 2 The Great Maritime Magnate 陆海巨宦 The Ming navy was once the finest force of its age, ruling the waves. Then a transmigrator successfully saved it from decline, and the Age of Exploration will be launched by the Chinese… “Everything under heaven belongs to the emperor; all beneath the sky is Chinese territory. Now that the Eastern Sea is pacified and our fleet is ready, I should lead the army east to subdue Japan and west to conquer the foreign barbarians, raising the glory of the Ming and uniting all under heaven. This is my du 0Votes125.2kRecs22.6kFans
- 3 Beneath All the Heavens 普天之下 Zhao Cheng, a first-year history student at a university, accidentally transmigrates to Mongolia in 1206 and mysteriously appears inside Genghis Khan's golden tent. The story mainly begins in the spring of 1218. Though Han Chinese, he was raised among the Mongols. What he hears and sees leads him to move among the most powerful people in Mongolia and the world, while seeds of rebellion have long since taken root in his heart... Mongols, people of the Western Regions, Xia people, Jin people, and 0Votes149.6kRecs29.7kFans
- 4 The Rise of Late Tang 残唐再起 A chaotic age in which even the desire to become a slave goes unfulfilled, the beginning of China's descent into ruin. In this blood-soaked world, there is no tenderness, only cries and struggles. Kill, kill, kill. There is only endless slaughter, using blood to cleanse this turbulent, filthy world. Huang Chao, Li Keyong, the Thirteen Guardians, Zhu Asan, the Bandit King Bastard… In this absurd era that has extinguished humanity, what are these warlords and brave men truly like? Amid the 0Votes118.1kRecs12.7kFans
- 5 Blood of Taiping 太平血 0Votes36.3kRecs25.9kFans
- 6 Landi Meichen Series: The Drink 兰帝魅晨系列之饮 Lan Di Meichen has completed eleven novels: "Lan Di Meichen Series: A Moment in Paradise", "Lan Di Meichen Series: Eternal New Moon", "Lonely at the Top", "The Fall of Truth", "Lan Di Meichen Series: Drink", "Temporarily Untitled", "Mechanical Doomsday", "King", "Love and Blood", "Startling Immortal", and "Mind-Reading Expert in the City". His current ongoing novel, "Lonely at the Top 2", is now available. Welcome to read it. When reality drifts away from illusion, ill 0Votes435.6kRecs24.7kFans
- 7 Dragon Realm 龙域 Dragon Domain is now complete. Please enjoy my new book, Excellence. A scion of a wealthy family, blessed with riches, the Purple Void True Dragon, and lord of its domain. Unfortunately, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. He spent ten years as an idiot, yet also came to comprehend the realms of Zen, Buddhism, and the Dao, cultivating them to perfection. But he wished to be one of the common people. Things did not go as planned: the family business, powerful and influential clans, aristocrat 0Votes1MRecs162.2kFans
- 8 The Dad Has a Plant System 奶爸有植物系统 [This is a story about ordinary people, filled with warmth, touching moments, and tears. Everyone has a different story to tell.] A dad gets a Plant System and sets off with his son on the road to building a fortune, achieving prosperity, and making something of himself. I’m not doing this for the money. I just want my son to have the best childhood possible. A slow-burn story that stays true to its characters. Good character guaranteed. 0Votes53.1kRecs17.8kFans
- 9 Assassinate the Ming 刺明 Transmigrated back to the seventh year of the Chongzhen reign in the Ming Dynasty, with no food to eat, no clothes to wear, and no roof over my head. I've had enough! Time to rebel! Down with Chongzhen! Down with Hong Taiji! Down with the Japanese! Down with the Western powers! Down with anyone who gets on my nerves! Lend me three thousand fierce warriors, and I'll restore our mighty China! 0Votes181.7kRecs158.4kFans
- 10 A New Order for the Tang Dynasty 大唐新秩序 During the Guanghua era of the Tang Dynasty, Hebei's three military strongholds were in decline. Abaoji, suspected to be a transmigrator, was about to establish a kingdom of iron. The rogue monk Gung Ye was preparing to restore Goguryeo. The controversial Dae Wi-hye was still enjoying the last of Balhae's splendor. The street thug Zhu Quanzhong had become the overlord of the regional warlords. The one-eyed Li Keyong struggled to hold on north of the Taihang Mountains. The emperor Li Ye sat on th 0Votes65.8kRecs49.3kFans
- 11 Skybreaker 天擎 Duan Tianlang, a man who bears the fate of the Wolf Star, a man with terrifying computational abilities like a computer. From the day he was born, he was destined to bear both loneliness and glory. By nature, he should have been a cruel man who brought bloodshed and chaos to the entire world. Yet fate is decreed by Heaven, while fortune turns of its own accord. A person's destiny is ultimately not controlled by Heaven, but by the person themselves. From the moment of his birth, Duan Tianlang was 0Votes1.5MRecs236kFans
- 12 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
- 13 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
- 14 A Refined Lady of Medicine 药窕淑女 She’s the legitimate eldest daughter of a family that made its fortune as imperial merchants, but her father doesn’t care for her and her stepmother is cruel. There’s nothing but infighting in a prestigious household! You want to fight me again? Again? Keep it up, and I’ll get rid of you! What? I saved someone, and now I have to marry him? For a token of affection, I’ll send something valuable but easy to carry. If things don’t work out, I’ll just grab my dowry box and make a run for it! My new 0Votes692.9kRecs303.9kFans
- 15 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
- 16 Back in the Ming Dynasty as a Talented Scholar 回到大明当才子 In short, Young Master Zhang really is an exceptionally good man: a perfect gentleman and a true moral paragon of the Great Ming! Of course, no one is so talented that he escapes envy. No matter how good Young Master Zhang, the top scholar Zhang, may be, there will always be narrow-minded, twisted, ill-intentioned, ill-mannered petty rats who slander and defame him at every turn. At the very least, not a single Jurchen or bondservant can stand the sight of Young Master Zhang. Why? Because our Yo 0Votes158.8kRecs215kFans
- 17 The Magistrate's Aide 刑名师爷 A coroner who transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty becomes a criminal case clerk at the county yamen and encounters all sorts of bizarre cases. He applies his knowledge of forensic investigation and deduction, carefully surveying scenes, meticulously examining evidence, and reasoning with precision. By following every clue and peeling back layer after layer of mystery, he finally brings the truth behind each strange case to light. 0Votes308.5kRecs358.6kFans
- 18 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
- 19 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
- 20 Reborn in the Digital Age 电子重生 Zhou Shuo is an idealistic tech enthusiast, but reality drives him to the brink. In this life, the Chinese semiconductor industry he has devoted himself to seems to have no way forward. Desperate, he drinks himself to death, never expecting that heaven will let him be reborn in 1994, giving him another chance. This time, he’ll not only make up for the regrets of his own life, but also revitalize China’s entire semiconductor industry! In the end, he stands on the battlefield against Microsoft and 0Votes38.9kRecs73.3kFans
- 21 The Top Student's Tech Empire 学霸的科技帝国 [Check out Fatty’s new book, Top Student! Just click the author’s name to find it. It’s an awesome top-student story.] He is China’s most dazzling genius, and also its laziest, most carefree one! He makes tens of millions every minute, but would rather sling a pack over his shoulder and take off on a whim. He owns a vast tech empire, yet keeps neglecting business to go fishing and farming. Isn’t it exhausting to stay one step ahead in business and make money all day long? What’s the point of ear 0Votes113.4kRecs204.4kFans
- 22 Ming Dynasty 1630 大明1630 Heroes rise from humble beginnings, turn the tide when all seems lost, shore up a tottering realm, and save the people from disaster. 0Votes155.2kRecs56.4kFans
- 23 The Great Shun 顺明 A discharged soldier arrives in the Ming dynasty. While he was in the military, he was merely a noncommissioned officer. After leaving the service, he became an employee of a financial courier company. What can he do? Will he drift with the currents of history, or defy heaven, change his fate, and alter the destiny of this age... 0Votes562.7kRecs548.4kFans
- 24 Reborn in the Passionate Years 重生燃情年代 When he opened his eyes again, Liang Yifei had returned to the familiar yet strange 1990s. Then he soared to the top! “Every year, all the transmigrators who meet their end in one way or another online could join hands and form a mid-sized city; And the great enterprises they founded could buy the entire Milky Way, all put together! Truth be told, during the first few days after transmigrating, Lu Yuetao 0Votes125.7kRecs125.4kFans
- 25 The New World 1620 新世界1620 One day in the 21st century, a bizarre disaster struck a dock at a certain port, sending hundreds of men and women from all walks of life to the North American continent of the 1620s. At the same time, the historical Mayflower had just set sail. A bunch of artsy losers roam the world; five hundred migrant workers take over America. A bewildered group of modern-day wannabe intellectuals and losers, a wild new continent, and a gaggle of greedy European bumpkin colonizers: a new age quietly begins. 0Votes166.3kRecs52.3kFans
- 26 Chronicles of the Realm and Its Beauties 江山美人志 A wondrous continent, countless peoples, and nations locked in a struggle for supremacy. Throughout history, countless heroes have risen, but the greatest are yet to come. After long unity comes division, and after long division comes unity. For the survival of their people, the strength of their nations, and the realization of their ideals, countless heroes and prodigies make their mark in these turbulent times. Who will emerge victorious? Time will tell. Behold how Li Wufeng, a peerless hero a 0Votes7.3MRecs651.6kFans
- 27 A Farmer's Three Kingdoms 农夫三国 A struggling student from a poor, remote mountain region in western China, he graduated from junior high and, as luck would have it, transmigrated to the end of the Han dynasty, where he became a Yellow Turban rebel. With limited knowledge and ability, he can’t turn the world upside down, so he’ll just have to do his best to survive in these chaotic times. 1Votes197.4kRecs56.1kFans
- 28 Tying Up Green Silk 绾青丝 Tie up your hair, gather your thoughts of love. Whatever storms life may bring, fear none of them. Life is but a dream, seen through tipsy eyes. The sea is like a rolling tide, the heart like a bright moon, and snow like a gift from heaven. You are your own radiant self, and I will stay by your side. We will never abandon each other! 0Votes927.2kRecs412.4kFans
- 29 One Shot, One Headshot 网游之一枪爆头 My name is Lei Jingtian. Whether in real life or in a game, everyone likes to call me Tiger. I’m a sniper, In games and in real life alike. I love the exquisite feel of cold firearms beneath my fingers. I’ve always believed that the most beautiful flower in the world is the blood blossom that bursts forth... the moment a bullet enters an enemy’s brow! 1Votes331.2kRecs332.9kFans
- 30 Literary Luminary of the Han and Wei Dynasties 汉魏文魁 2Votes107kRecs81kFans
- 31 Usurping the Qing 篡清 This is a pretty satisfying alternate-history novel... Well, it should be, anyway. 0Votes836.7kRecs938.3kFans
- 32 The Confucian Immortal of the Dao 道缘儒仙 As evening fell in spring, a gentle breeze ushered in the moon. The sun sank in the west, and the new moon hung like a hook. Lan’er lit a red candle as thick as a child’s arm, bathing the little wooden house in crimson light. She turned and sat down beside the bed, quietly watching Ye Haotian write at his desk. The sound of wind sighing through the pines reached her ears, filling her heart with tenderness. She rested her slender hand on Ye Haotian’s shoulder and asked softly, “Husband, have you 0Votes1.7MRecs127.3kFans
- 33 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
- 34 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
- 35 Setting Sail Across the Seas in 1640 1640四海扬帆 History is more exciting than fiction. That’s why I gathered a mountain of source material and wrote a military history of the Southern Ming. 0Votes104.4kRecs31.2kFans
- 36 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
- 37 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
- 38 Late Ming 晚明 In the final years of the Ming dynasty, the northern frontier is shrouded in the smoke of war, with mountains of corpses, while the south of the Yangtze enjoys tranquil streams, stone bridges, song, and dance. Amid the internal strife and external threats of a dynasty on the brink of collapse, a calculating office director rises to power and sounds the last call for China. A true hero can change fate. Brutal, bloody ancient wars and authentic scenes of everyday life in the Ming, where ordinary p 93Votes767.7kRecs829.1kFans
- 39 Blood Will Tell 将血 Have you not seen Han Zhongjun, who at twenty bound a captive and asked for a long tassel to seize the enemy? Have you not seen Ban Dingyuan, who led light cavalry into distant lands and stirred up the clouds of war? A true man should dare to face danger, not let his scholar’s robes ruin his life. With the nation teetering on the brink, urgent dispatches race back and forth without pause! Zhao Shi’s life was destined to be spent amid slaughter and bloodshed. From the vast northern deserts to the 0Votes501.5kRecs236.4kFans
- 40 We Are the Champions 我们是冠军 This book tells the story of Zhang Jun's football career against the backdrop of China's golden generation of football. Although it is titled We Are the Champions, Zhang Jun remains the main character. He is the protagonist, and the novel follows him from the moment he enters professional football until his retirement. Through his eyes and experiences, it sketches for readers the course of Chinese football's development. There is joy, sorrow, hope, and disappointment. Chinese football moves forw 0Votes3.8MRecs408kFans
- 41 Real Estate Tycoon 房产大亨 Zhang Wei, an agent at a real estate brokerage, gains the ability to read minds after being injured in an accident. His mind-reading power lets him see through the deception and intrigue of the real estate business and figure out what clients truly think, helping him thrive in the industry... 0Votes133.1kRecs302.7kFans
- 42 Beauty and the Realm 江山美色 Mo Wu's new urban novel for 2020, Extreme Vigilance, is now available on Qidian. The characters' dialogue is witty and humorous, and the story is tense and tightly paced. All you generous readers are welcome to check it out. Thank you. He had thought being a bandit in troubled times was a promising career. He never expected to become a favorite of the imperial court, and the person Yang Guang trusted most. By the time he was wildly successful and ready to make his mark, he could only watch 0Votes2.8MRecs422.1kFans
- 43 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
- 44 The Little Lord of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋小领主 The Spring and Autumn period was the root of Chinese civilization. More than half of China's surnames took shape during this era, as did more than half of its idioms. The origins of our culture lie in the Spring and Autumn period... This history left us with one of the most magnificent legacies in human history. By chance, a man transmigrates to the Spring and Autumn period, becoming a minor feudal lord. He is lucky, for he has arrived in this great era... in the hegemon state, where he becomes 0Votes231.8kRecs146.9kFans
- 45 A First-Rank Empire 一品江山 In the spring of the fifth year of Qingli, Fan Wenzheng's reform of the New Policies had failed, and Fu Bi was demoted along with him. Teng Zijing rebuilt Yueyang Tower, Ouyang Xiu drank himself into a stupor, Han Xianggong remained tall, handsome, and rich, and Wen Yanbo had become thoroughly extraordinary. Di Qing became the idol of the Great Song's underclass, while the Obstinate Chancellor and Sima Niu had only just entered the workforce. Justice Bao was not yet qualified to preside over Kai 1Votes634.5kRecs337.9kFans
- 46 A Handbook for Getting By in the Ming Dynasty 明朝谋生手册 With over a hundred mu of good farmland, the family is comfortably well-off by small landowner standards. But at just fourteen, he suddenly finds himself being called “Father.” The title of Xiucai he has only just earned looks set to slip away again, and young scholar Wang Fulin is feeling the pressure. The first rule of the Wang family teachings: “Of all evils, lust is the worst; of all virtues, filial piety comes first.” In the years between the Longqing and Wanli reigns, society is extravagan 0Votes528.7kRecs122kFans
- 47 The Fourth Year of Yongli 永历四年 In the ninth month of the fourth year of the Yongli reign, the Qing army launched an advance campaign against the anti-Qing forces in the Siming Mountains, which stood in mutual support with the Ming forces of Prince Lu entrenched in the Zhoushan Archipelago. After defeating the main local Ming forces, the Qing army carried out a bloody campaign to purge the mountains. From then on, the Siming Mountain region, whose population had once surged because of the ethnic oppression imposed by the Manc 0Votes147.9kRecs67kFans
- 48 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
- 49 Tang Cavalry 唐骑 The gale rages, sweeping across ten thousand miles. Wherever the horses’ hooves tread, there lies the Great Tang! 0Votes401.3kRecs211.1kFans
- 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
