The Maze of the Dead

Reading List No. 4: Science Fiction

Note: This is the Qidian science fiction category, not science fiction novels in general. Nitpickers, stay out.

Interesting Reads: No Heroine or One Heroine

I don’t need every book to be a masterpiece. I just want it to strike a chord with me.

Having Met a Gentleman, How Could I Not Be Glad? By Qing Xuan (Mostly Female-Led Fantasy Cultivation Novels)

After years of reading, there aren't many books that I truly like. Even fewer have a heroine with just the right balance of intelligence and personality: she shouldn't be weak and helpless, but she shouldn't be so ruthless that her values are completely warped either. When a story gets that balance right, the character is bound to shine.

Desperadoes at the End of the Road.

“Am I truly someone extraordinary, or just an ordinary person who can't accept the ordinary?” Mostly unlimited-flow supernatural horror and mind-bending mysteries, along with stories from other genres. These are all books I've read, so the ratings are entirely subjective. I'll include scores and recommendations, with five stars as the maximum. I tend to read completed works or abandoned serials, so that's what you'll find on this list. Plenty of great books are missing, so keep that in mind as

Midnight Bookshop: So Good You'll Forget to Sleep

Great books of all kinds, all absolute gems worth reading.

Novels with No Romance

Most are strong female leads with no male lead. I’ve always hated male protagonists, though there are also some male-led stories with no female lead.

All Kinds of Fresh, Unconventional New Finds

_(:з"∠)_ After reading for over five years, I suddenly found there were fewer and fewer books I could enjoy. This list is a record of the books I'm following and the ones I love. Books on this list must meet these criteria: 🌱1. I have to be able to read them straight through from beginning to end. (I gave up on adding my favorite, "The Thrilling Adventure Hour" (ಥ_ಥ). I loved it at first, but once it stopped having horror-themed dungeons, I just couldn't keep reading.) 🌱2. No harem novels. Unles

One Surprise After Another!

Book recommendations!!!

Little Fish Roaming the Book Library

Excellent books, or hidden gems

Original Screenplays, Infinite Worlds

No infinite-flow novels based on fanfiction or movies the characters transmigrate into. The author writes the scenarios and comes up with the ideas. If you know any books like this, please message me. I absolutely love reading them.

Infinite Flow, Horror, Fantasy

(Note: I’m Taiwanese and can only type in traditional Chinese. If that bothers you, feel free to leave; there’s no need to insult me in the comments.) I mostly read unlimited-worlds and horror novels that are at least decent. For other genres, I usually only read the very best. I’ve been reading for over ten years, so I skip formulaic stories and those with nonsensical plots. As a female reader, I also avoid harem novels and stories that objectify women with all their flirtation. I’m leaving ou

With Food in Hand, There's No Need to Panic

With food in hand, there's no need to worry.

Bro, Your Ship Has Fallen Overboard

Fantasy, horror and supernatural stories, and quick transmigration. I enjoy all pairings and like protagonists who make an effort to stand on their own. I've been reading for nine years, and care about both plot and writing style. I don't recommend books I haven't read, so there may be a long wait between recommendations. I'm no good at writing flowery reviews, and there's no need for them anyway. I just share my honest thoughts after reading, and hope to find readers with similar tastes.

Ancient Ink and Literary Fragrance

I don't read historical fiction, rarely read fan fiction, and military fiction is much the same. I'll read anything else if it's good. Dragon-Blooded War God, author: Feng Qingyang, 17k Fiction, rating: off the charts Chaotic Sword God, author: Xinxing Xiaoyao, 17k Chinese, rating: SSS The Rise of the Graveyard, author: Zhen De Laolang, 17k Chinese, rating: SS+ to SSS Corpse-Chasing Diary, author: Yidu Cangqiong, Motie Chinese, rating: nearly off the charts Walking Corpse Files, author: Xieling

Longtime Favorites: Sharing and Reviewing Them with Everyone

I'm a single guy born in the '90s, now well into middle age. I've loved reading since I was little: fairy tales in elementary school, wuxia and romance novels in middle school, web novels in high school, and then I went all in at university. At first, like everyone else, I just wanted an entertaining read. Later, I started caring about the writing and plot. Now my tastes are increasingly picky: I can't get through books that don't stand out, and what puts me off changes with my mood... Even I'm

Original Infinite-World Novels

The dungeon arcs are original or partly original

Through Life's Many Storms (No Romance or One Female Lead?)

Novels that have stayed in my memory over the years. Books that have been taken down are listed in the description. I have broad tastes, so some aren’t on Qidian either: Throne of Technology, Live Streaming Across the Planes, The Haunted Campus, The Unlucky One’s Life of Cultivation, The Little Lolita Ventures Through the Martial World, Screaming Queen (male lead), Crown of Mathematics (all of this author’s books are good), Star Card Master (male lead), Soul Judge, Wizard, Writing Novels in the

Sci-Fi for My Own Enjoyment

Some sci-fi novels I’ve read

Infinite

Infinite-flow stories, including some that were dropped midway~

For My Own Reading

Just as the title says

Unique Charms, Stories I Love

Mostly stories with strong female leads and plot-driven narratives.

No Harem-Seeking Heroes, No Sanctimonious Saints

These are all novels I enjoy. Most have no romance or just one female lead. I won't include books with female leads whose characterization puts me off.

Promising Novel Watch

A nursery for new stories still in their early stages. The ones that grow well go into the solid-fare collection; the ones that grow crooked get deleted!

Books I Like