Cultivation sagas, court intrigue and a few modern detectives, with the translated fan favourites sharing a shelf with newer finds. Pick the one you would re-read first.
1Heaven Official's BlessingMo Xiang Tong Xiu's tale of a thrice-ascended god and a ghost king, a runaway hit in English.1000pts
2PeerlessMeng Xi Shi's Wu Shuang, a martial-world romance from the author of Thousand Autumns.791pts
3Remnants of FilthRou Bao Bu Chi Rou's grim fantasy Yuwu, known for its dark tone and slow-building romance.668pts
4GuardianPriest's supernatural police story in which a mild university professor is the last of a line of guardians against the dark.565pts
5Thousand AutumnsMeng Xi Shi's wuxia epic about a Taoist sect leader and the rival whose path keeps crossing his.565pts
6The Husky and His White Cat ShizunRou Bao Bu Chi Rou's Erha, a cultivation romance that starts as a comedy about a dog-like disciple and an icy master.565pts
7Case File CompendiumA modern detective danmei novel (Bing An Ben) about police work, buried secrets and a pair of investigators.439pts
8The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet FishXue Shan Bei Hu's palace romance about a fish spirit and the ruthless ruler he adopts as his person.439pts
9The Scum Villain's Self-Saving SystemMo Xiang Tong Xiu's comic transmigration story about a reader who wakes up inside a cultivation novel as its worst villain.439pts
10Grandmaster of Demonic CultivationMo Xiang Tong Xiu's Mo Dao Zu Shi, the cultivation saga of a reviled sorcerer who returns to a world that has moved on without him.439pts
11Stars of ChaosPriest's Sha Po Lang, an epic of court intrigue and war that follows a young marquis and a general at the heart of it.439pts
12Ballad of Sword and WineTang Jiu Qing's Qiang Jin Jiu, a political and military drama about a fallen noble and a rival heir circling each other at court.439pts
13After the Disabled God of War Became My ConcubineLiu Gou Hua's transmigration romance in which a history professor wakes up as a doomed prince beside his captive general.0pts
