A Reading List Focused on Stories with Female or Male Leads and Plenty of Ships to Enjoy

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Since there are so few books with well-written romance, this list will mainly feature stories without a female or male lead, though not all of them. I’ll specify the details in each recommendation. My reviews include a lot of personal opinions, odd remarks, and strange comments when I get carried away by a ship. If that bothers you, please leave. Thanks. I’m especially fond of game-world fantasy (not competitive gaming), supernatural horror, and fantasy, as well as works with Cthulhu, Foundation, or similar settings. Recommendations are welcome. Please let me know whether they have any romantic tension. Thanks. Also, if a book is abandoned or I stop liking it, it may disappear from the list. If I’ve made a mistake about whether a story has a male or female lead, please let me know. I may not be caught up with every book. Thanks.

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1 I Am a Normal Player! TaibaishuijunSci-Fi2.4M WordsCompleted 0Votes203.5kRecs497.3kFans
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Gu Shanhai saw this great world and took off his third life. The gods on earth used blood and fire to create an eternal utopian kingdom. The Red Dragon King led his knights to patrol the dynasty where the sun never sets. The scholars chatted and laughed, wielded their swords and drew pictures across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, while strange demons opened their eyes and claws to give birth to monsters and monsters. "We are all players, you can't scold me for not being digitized because I am not normal, right?"
2 Is There Something Wrong with Your Lord? TaibaishuijunSci-Fi2.1M WordsCompleted 0Votes168.3kRecs473.4kFans
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The world is destroyed, the doomsday comes, the era is restarted, and the survival qualification called lord is issued to everyone. Territories, heroes, arms, treasures, resources, and servers created by thousands of continents are all open to the public. Qin Muye felt like crying when he looked at his territory that looked like cannon fodder and had a damaged suffix. There are no god-level talents, no hidden tips, and no heaven-defying professions. "In this case, we can only change our way of living."
3 A Paradise of Endless Dimensions TaibaishuijunInfinite Myriad Worlds2.0M WordsCompleted 0Votes69.7kRecs191.5kFans
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Walk through the heavens, travel across all realms, a paradise of endless dimensions. Yin Changsheng had no objection to the Dimension Paradise forcing him to join the Dimension Apostle, but he strongly opposed the fact that he had to kill the Ventilation Monkey King before he became a regular employee...
4 Two or Three Things in the Copy TaibaishuijunInfinite Myriad Worlds2.0M WordsCompleted 0Votes47.5kRecs134.3kFans
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Raise your head to the empty cave, bow down to pick up the stars. The golden light blooms in the nine heavens, and the eight hundred miles of purple clouds come together to worship. This matter has to start when Wu Mingkong kept a low profile for eighteen years, carrying a kitchen knife and a dog to kill the BOSS of the first copy...
5 A Journey to Correct the Style of Painting TaibaishuijunSci-Fi842k WordsCompleted 0Votes13.5kRecs0Fans
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No contract required, the whole book is free In the space of the main god, demons dance wildly, and the sky is full of protagonists. Long Aotian and Mary Sue danced together on the same stage, and the possessed seniors fought hard against Tiandao. The holy god is reincarnated, the corpse of the martial immortal is disintegrated, and the veterans of hundreds of battles come to earth. The old man holds the puppet, the blind girl plays the harp, and the emperor rolls the peach blossoms in anger. Looking at the group of big guys in Dou Tian Battlefield, Zhao Wugou hugged the system he created and trembled as he embarked on a path of cultivation with a very twisted style. "I'm obviously walking on the Xianxia side, but why are there tentacles?"
6 There Is Definitely Something Wrong with This Script Ji Chun OctoberMystery & Supernatural2.2M WordsOngoing 3Votes58.5kRecs161.4kFans
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Entering the world of script killing is not scary. With the murderer's script in hand, he can still act. With the Dead Man's script, it's okay. With a girl's script, I can still hold on. Even if you have to come into contact with dark and weird monsters, you may be contaminated accidentally, which is not a big deal. Xu Shuo looked at the script in his hand and felt that he could still act! … However, after adding a group of mentally ill teammates. He felt that he would no longer be able to act. There's something not quite right about this script either! Xu Shuo: "Can you not have a murderer, not a dead person, not a girl, not a psycho, but just an ordinary person?" … [Non-traditional script killing. Knock on the blackboard: The plot progress will gradually change from ordinary → weird, and the story will focus on the main task. And every script killed by the script is original, not fan fiction, and it will be noted when there are non-original scripts. Group portraits, including vests, actors and actresses, and cross-dressing, but no heroine.
7 This Sandbox Game Is Unreliable TaibaishuijunSci-Fi1.9M WordsCompleted 8Votes59.1kRecs272.1kFans
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As a sandbox game player who loves peace and likes farming, Chen Xiyi said that he is not the kind of fourth natural disaster that will bring chaos to the world. He is good at influencing enemies with truth and justice. "If you have something to say, talk it over. Put away the weapons of mass destruction in your hands first. We can discuss everything." - The last words of a red-named NPC.
8 I Created the Myth of the Great Old Ones Golden DreamlandLight Novel2.0M WordsCompleted 48Votes140.2kRecs539.3kFans
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Traveling through a parallel world, Lu Tan just wanted to make some movies and make money, but he awakened the system. As long as he completes the task, he can get rewards. Yay! Wait, look under the bed at midnight? Is there music playing in a theater that has been abandoned for twenty years? The painter at the art exhibition is missing? When Lu Tian completed these tasks, he realized that there really seemed to be ghosts in this world! There's something wrong with this system. He discovered that the system not only allowed him to explore various forbidden areas to seek death, but also filmed all his experiences of seeking death and turned them into video materials. Later, it even directly threw Lu Tiao into an indescribable different world! "Hey, then if I edit these videos into a movie, wouldn't it be the best horror movie?" Lu Tan gradually understood everything. As a result, in foreign lands, legends about the old rulers and unspeakable horrors began to spread. —— This book is also known as "Strangeness Comes, I Make a Movie in a Grammatical World", "What Did I Do Wrong in Running a Life Group in an Infinite Flow World" and "I, the Investigator, I am a First-class Death-seeker" Keywords: Cthulhu, original unlimited flow, fabricated myths, running groups, sand sculptures, mental patients. This is a healing, relaxing and enjoyable novel.
9 Players Are Super Just Buqi ShixianLight Novel3.1M WordsCompleted 11Votes676.6kRecs1.2MFans
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The long night has come, and the blood moon is in the sky. Hoarse whispers flowed on the street corners, and brass steam engines spewed blood mist. Your brain is singing, your eyes are singing. The skin is chapped and the granulations are raised. In the gray mist, the wall of flesh and blood that swallowed thousands of corpses howled all day long—— "Don't cry, our players don't bite, they just want to play with you." The lonely Gou Planner, the number one player, the savior of the Misty Continent, the head of the Thirteen Saints, the friend of the Twelve Righteous Gods, the King of the Pioneers, the "Justice", the gatekeeper of the fourth natural disaster, the uncrowned god, the great Annan kindly persuaded. There are many completed works with more than one million words, and the credibility is guaranteed. Player 1 Group Frozen Water Port: 641732671
10 Super Mechanic Qi PeijiaGaming5.2M WordsCompleted 1.1kVotes9.2MRecs5.4MFans
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Han Xiao, a hardcore power leveler of "Xinghai", was thrown into the traveling army by the mysterious force from the east (zuo) side (zhe), and turned into an NPC with the player panel. He returned to "Xinghai" before the public beta, and resolutely chose the most difficult mechanical system. Battleships line up across the sea of stars, star mechas are as powerful as dragons, nether energy cannons destroy the world, and there are endless mechanical armies, waiting quietly in the portable warehouse One person is the legion! If players had not appeared, this book would have been a serious theme of traveling through another world... As an NPC, a normal NPC has all the functions for players... Issuing a mission? Favorability adjustment? Teach skills? Hey, wait a minute, I know all these players I know, the real world has returned to ten years ago. Second group: 157302881 Third group: 884339155 V group: 547599250 (requires 1w fan value to be reviewed by management)
11 Dawn Doctor Robot Wall-EMystery & Supernatural1.8M WordsCompleted 45Votes603.7kRecs787.7kFans
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The once bustling streets are now filled with an abnormal silence. Hoarse and crazy strange whispers lingered in the sky, and indescribable ancient giant shadows floated in the sea. Unknown diseases break out, horrific disasters rage, and panicked people seek false refuge day and night. Blood rained, lightning illuminated the crows gathering, never again, never again, they answered. "We can see that this strange creature has twelve pairs of ribs like humans, but it also has a 'transverse bone' that humans don't have..." In the medical school, Gu Jun continued to draw the scalpel and showed the thorax structure of the strange creature on the experimental table to the surrounding students. A mysterious and treacherous era has arrived, truth has collapsed, and order has collapsed. Human beings can only move forward unyieldingly through the power of intelligence.
12 Bald Monk in the City Autumn's WoundsGaming2.4M WordsCompleted 0Votes550.6kRecs339kFans
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A forum topic - "If you could have the ability of a DND career, what would you choose?" Yi Qiu replied: "Of course it is a monk! He is in great shape and runs fast. He has immunity to poisons and diseases, and he can fight gangsters with his bare hands. In a flower gardener, weapons are controlled and food is available. With the chemical element table, it's simply not awesome, and the bald head, as a boss symbol, comes with a buff of +3 intimidation..." So Yi Qiu really became a monk... This is the story of an ordinary young man on earth who gained the power of a monk and cleared dungeons without any trouble. Book club group: 166575132
13 Open Your Task Log Night ThornsWestern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing 50Votes275.7kRecs189.7kFans
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As night falls, the tavern gradually becomes lively. The adventurers brag to each other about their recent harvests, the waitresses are flying between the tables like butterflies, and the bards are playing the lute in the corner and singing ambiguous erotic ditties. At this time, the tavern door was pushed open, and a sturdy adventurer walked in from the darkness. "Hey, isn't this Barrit the Feeder?" Someone recognized the person. "He is no longer a 'feeder', but a 'natural enemy of the undead', a 'devil slayer', a 'mage ally', a 'crystal wall guardian', and a 'legendary adventurer' Barrit!" Someone retorted loudly. "Barrett, tell us your story." The man named Barritt took a swig of rye beer and spoke in the eyes of everyone expectantly, "It was a bright afternoon, I was riding a horse, preparing to go..."
14 Demons Descend Pure Little DragonMystery & Supernatural5.3M WordsCompleted 159Votes3.8MRecs2.2MFans
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There is a legend that has been circulating in this world: One day, the Demon King will come to this world. Under his command, there are seven terrifying demons. They will bring despair and darkness to this world. "The Devil Comes" helmsman group: 893, 107, 381 (verification required) "The Devil Comes" Fan Liqun: 113, 552, 0983 (no verification required) The physical book of "Magic Coming" can be purchased on Tmall, Dangdang, and JD. Com. It is now on sale at Zhonghua Business Book Store and Jinse Wenxiang Book Store. Thank you for your continued support!
15 Heavenly Demon of the Extreme Path Get LostCultivation3.9M WordsCompleted 59Votes4MRecs2.3MFans
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New book ~ Desperate Night, a strange world where I am the only fairy. If you are interested, you can search and read. Demons are rampant and people are suffering. The magic weapon and magic blade shroud the world. A game modifier on the mobile phone accidentally became a superpower in Lu Sheng's mind. It also became his only support in this dark and troubled world.
16 Chapters from the Past Xu MingWestern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted 0Votes100.2kRecs212.4kFans
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I exist in the darkness, disappear under the bright light, and will eventually swallow up the sun and turn into the shadow of all things... The existence that people call the indescribable black terror; the king of shadows; the dark sun; the shadow of the world, is now just a somewhat special ordinary person, facing a strange game... The new book "The Mirror of Persistence" has been released, please support me! ! ! ! ! ! Book club group: 578342111 New book released "Devil's Bible" Nymes, who traveled to another world and became a demon, waited for the perfect wave of his life. Therefore, after obtaining part of the commandments and godhead, he stole the godhood step by step and wrote his own Bible.
17 Mercury Blood Buqi ShixianGaming1.5M WordsCompleted 0Votes59.1kRecs170.1kFans
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The new book "Player Super Justice" has been released, please collect it, recommend it and reward it~ In the year 917 of the Calendar of the Gods, the dormant teacher Narola initiated a revival of the plague; In the calendar year 921 of the gods, the great wizard Merlin read the Declaration of Human Rights in the New White Tower; In the first year of the Dusk Calendar, the Ring of the South Wind launched religious reforms around the world... Roland came to Farnes, the land of the gods. In order to prevent himself from being rolled back by the wheel of fate, he had to use his prophet's advantage to choose his thigh and hug it tightly, vowing to become the strongest priest in history. "As dusk approaches, I have begun to pray——" PS: To put it simply, it is a story about Shen Jingbing, who has a wrong outlook on life, and gradually regains friendship, justice and love. Book club 172502347, verify the book title passed~
18 Wizard Road from Another World Pure Black RabbitFantasy Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 0Votes63.2kRecs24.2kFans
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She was reborn as a minor noble but her empire was invaded. The twists and turns of her fate forced her to become stronger step by step in this world like the law of the jungle. 'If you want to gain, you will lose. This is the wizard's truth. ' 'Find knowledge in the dark, strengthen yourself, and become a great being' 'The fairy-tale island of toys, the giant whale flying in the sky, and the mysterious world full of strange spirits will all be places where I travel.
19 I Took Away the Demon King August Flying EagleEastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted 0Votes1MRecs813.2kFans
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Chen Luoyang felt that the way he traveled through time was wrong. After traveling through time, he actually took away the body of the most powerful man in the world, the leader of the Demon Cult, who was known as the Demon Emperor. Doesn't it usually happen that a powerful person has an accident, leaving a tenacious soul lingering, and then takes over the body of a poor young man at the bottom, seizes the body and is reborn, and then counterattacks all the way and makes a comeback? Or maybe time travel to a poor boy and get a golden finger to open the road to becoming a god? Why is my rhythm wrong? Now that I'm surrounded by big guys, I feel like I'm about to be exposed. What to do? Waiting online. Urgent!
20 Lord of Mysteries The Squid Who Loves DivingEastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted 25.1kVotes37.2MRecs36.6MFans
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The special episode of the Lord of Mysteries animation has been broadcast on Tencent Video. Everyone is welcome to watch it! In the wave of steam and machinery, who can touch the extraordinary? Who is whispering in the fog of history and darkness? I woke up from the mystery and opened my eyes to see this world: Guns, cannons, giant ships, airships, difference machines; potions, divination, curses, hanging man, sealed objects... The light still shines, and mystery is never far away. This is a legend of "The Fool".
21 The Absurd Deduction Game Poet of Eternal SinMystery & Supernatural4.2M WordsOngoing 15Votes307.8kRecs489.8kFans
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Q group: 850785216 The gloomy house is filled with unknown weirdness, and criminals who are good at hiding are active. Yu Xing held a dagger and looked like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered in front of the bosses. There was a tugging sound in the attic, as if something was crawling. The temporary teammates said, "Go and explore the attic." Yu Xing: "Okay..." The way out is blocked by monsters. Temporary teammates: "Go and attract the monsters. Go quickly, otherwise you won't be able to survive now." Yu Xing: "I'm going, I'm going, don't kill me." At the end of the deduction game... [The deduction is over, the truth of the case is restored to 100%, the MVP deduction is this time - Yu Xing] [Titles obtained: Mastermind, Monster Buster, Plot Explorer, Fraud Expert] A regular teammate who knows everything: "What did the captain do outside again!"
22 Every Day, I'm One Step Closer to Revealing My True Form Chen Ci Lan DiaoSci-Fi1.9M WordsCompleted 49Votes3.3MRecs1MFans
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"Venom the snake with the poison of the poisonous snake. Will the poisonous snake be poisoned by the poison of the poisonous snake?" When Feng Yi encountered setbacks in his business and was in trouble, his great-aunt's personal butler came to him with a huge inheritance. Feng Yi: "There are so many peers, why did she leave it to me?" Butler: "You are the most lovable." Feng Yi touched his awl face: "She has such good taste!" However, after inheriting the inheritance, everything went wrong. Strong? Handsome? Crazy? Is it awesome? Exchanged for IQ (bushi).
23 Thriller Paradise Three Days, Two SleepsGaming4.9M WordsCompleted 842Votes4.2MRecs3.5MFans
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This is a game beyond dimensions. It is also a competition to pursue the truth. The unknown seal, the gamble of ghosts and gods... The struggle of data, the redemption of mankind... In that virtual world connected to reality - consciousness determines us, consciousness chooses us, and consciousness determines our consciousness. Now, throw away your fear. Throw away your selfish thoughts, doubts and rejections... Free your mind. Welcome to the horror paradise. The physical book of "Thriller Paradise" is now on the shelvesㄟ(▔,▔)ㄏ
24 Soul of Burning Steel Overcast Day, Divine HermitGaming4.7M WordsCompleted 49Votes731.1kRecs666.3kFans
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The new book "On High" has been released and you can check it out. This is the story of a former legendary warrior carrying a system through a different world in the game, defeating wild monsters, defeating bosses with one hand, and saving the world. "First chop the enemy to death, and then think about why the fight started." Subscription book group: 817993941 Originated from fire, born from steel, the soul is firewood, the body is fuel, the wisdom is immortal, the order is eternal, and the inheritance goes back and forth until now. Destroy the sharp edge, turn the tide in extreme danger, and burn all worlds with the fire in your heart. This is the soul of burning steel.
25 Monsters Will Die If They Are Killed Overcast Day, Divine HermitLight Novel5.8M WordsCompleted 61Votes1.2MRecs1.7MFans
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The new book "On High" has been released and you can check it out. ——Those who are different from ordinary people are monsters—— He was born with super powers. Wherever he goes, ghosts retreat, and crushing bones is no different than crushing butter cookies. Being too special is actually not a good thing. In order to find similar people in this seemingly ordinary world, Su Zhou has been searching all the way for ten years, but has found nothing... Until the sudden arrival of spiritual energy recovery opened the curtain of a vast and vast era for him. Looking forward to change and transcendence, Su Zhou didn't want to watch the world burn, but he longed for the world to become lively. Traveling alone for thousands of miles, wandering in all realms. When the road is rough, draw your sword to help. Even in this world filled with monsters, demons and countless demons and monsters, in this multiverse that is on the verge of being broken and on the eve of destruction, there is no need to shrink back in fear or be confused, but still have a heart that longs for justice and pursues what is right. After all, just like the well-known nonsense, 'If you are killed, you will die'. Monsters will die if they are killed. General group: 429408755, no requirements PS: The 4.6 Million-word novel "Soul of Burning Steel" has been completed and can be collected.
26 Infinite Scripted Murder Crossing the Water to Admire BeautyInfinite Myriad Worlds3.9M WordsCompleted 0Votes156kRecs351.9kFans
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This is a feast for the actors. The script in your hand may not be the only ending, but from the moment you get it, are you ready to control your destiny? Guoshui subscription group: 701787571 (you can enter by subscribing) Guoshui ordinary group: 828169039 (You can join the group without verification.) He has completed the novels "Infinite Postman", "I Have a House in the Underworld" and "Horror Weibo (Harmony)", and his character is guaranteed.
27 I Am God! A Breeze Through HistoryEastern Fantasy5.5M WordsCompleted 0Votes650.2kRecs1.7MFans
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500 Million years ago. Cambrian period. God Yin descended on the most ancient wild land and primitive ocean. He is the beginning of everything. He created wisdom and life. He is the creator of all living things. As time goes by, stories turn into epics, epics turn into myths, and eventually myths are buried in the years. Only God is eternal.
28 Basic Deduction Rules Southern GuardsMystery & Supernatural1.6M WordsCompleted 0Votes30.9kRecs148.4kFans
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The new book "Becoming a Legend in the Stars" has been released. This is a broken era. The gray fog shrouded and heresy descended. The deformed flesh-and-blood monster struggled to break free from the mechanical body, roaring inside the sticky steel and crawling under the confusing neon light. … Jiangcheng woke up in the severe cold of December, his vision blurry. There was a sound of dripping water. He was tied in the bathtub. The shower head slowly turned on the water, and the water was already up to his chin. "It's about twenty minutes before you drown." Many people die every day in this area. Jiang Cheng calculated the remaining time, lay peacefully in the bathtub, and began to recall the first half of his life according to the process. … Skirt: 603322391

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