FANTASY

Roy’s life was nothing special. The only thing commendable was the last few moments when he saved a mother and her child from a drunk driver. … It’s really an egg! Damn it, what kind of monster have I become? Did I fall into Hell instead of making it to Heaven?? Join Roy as he ventures through various worlds with the Custom Made Demon King System—a system that allows Roy to draw anything he can imagine and create it through exchanging souls!

Afraid of the light, addicted to blood, and immortal…When Ke Lin transmigrated to this world, he realized that he seemed to fit all the characteristics of vampires.But the problem is, he couldn’t find any records about vampires in this world!Could it be that he is the first-ever vampire in this world?He had no predecessors to guide him.And there was no system to help him.In order to understand the powers and limitations of vampires in this world, Ke Lin had no choice but conduct experiments on himself and observe the reactions of his body:[Under direct sunlight, power levels decreased by 30%][Throat, heart, and brain are no longer fatal weaknesses][Ordinary foods will no longer satiate hunger, only blood can restore stamina][Holy water… wait what?Who fed me holy water!!!

Being re-birthed as a cell, Han Dong utilized the power of the Prison code and came into a parallel world where the Ancient Ones have awakened.A steam powered civilization, horrifying subspaces, the Ancient King of the Eternal Night and strange monsters lurking outside the city.The door of Destiny has been opened – Crusaders, Library, Control, Machinery and Mysticism would become the new growth system for human development.The hymn of Humanity is the song of courage! The brave and dauntless Knights Regiments, riding into the world ruled by the Ancient King to seize back the freedom that belongs to mankind.

Rising from insignificance, dominating among myriad heavens.The Ye family, a small clan, started its rise from a small mountain village, from martial arts to cultivation.Ye Fan transmigrated to another world, acquiring a system for the rise of the family.There’s no resources for the family to cultivate, I’ll learn alchemy.The family’s formation isn’t strong enough, so I’ll learn the formation.I’ll learn all six arts of cultivation, all for the rise of the family.As for my own cultivation? Anything will do, as the family rises, I’ll become stronger.My strength is the sum of the family.In the eyes of my sons, Ye Fan, this old man, can do everything.Through the eyes of my wife, Ye Fan is the perfect god of masculinity.In the eyes of the younger generations in the family, Grandpa Ye Fan is an invincible existence.

Jiang Xiaobai reincarnated to another world and was forced to marry a dragon. Moreover, it was a hot-tempered female dragon.Jiang Xiaobai was in despair when he thought of his future of being tortured by his wife.He could not choose his fate of being reincarnated, but he could choose to be a faithful man even though he had to marry an irascible dragon maiden![Ding! God-tier Option System has been activated after sensing your earnest summon.][Option 1: Marry her. Reward: Dragon Essence and Tiger Bone Pills][Option 2: Reject her. Reward: Demigod level cultivation][Option 3: Boldly speak your mind about her. Reward: Innate Body of the Way and God-level martial arts technique.]Jiang Xiaobai wondered, “Should I marry her or should I reject her?”

Lin Yi unexpectedly traversed to the Cultivation World, becoming an Outer Sect Spirit Farmer of the Liu Yun Sect.In this brutal world of cultivation, he decided to keep a low profile and grow, only to consequently awaken a titles system!“The host is careful and discreet, not drawing attention, obtaining the title of [Survivor].”“The host diligently looks after the Spiritual Field, obtaining the title of [Little Farmer].”“The host practices the cultivation technique daily, with commendable perseverance, obtaining the title [Newbie].”He realized that these titles had different magic effects, so he slowly became a big shot in the cultivation world, one step at a time!

“Best Actress Xia, do you have a boyfriend?”“Best Actress Xia, do you know that Director Han wants to court you? Will you say yes to him?”Xia Yishan rubbed between her eyebrows. “No, I don’t know anything about that. No comment, thanks.”As the crowd clamored on, a tiny red book fell out of Best Actor Su’s pocket. A nearby reporter picked it up. “Good heavens! It’s the marriage certificate of Su Jingting and Xia Yishan!”Su Jingting went to Xia Yishan and grabbed her round the waist. He said to the reporters who asked the questions earlier, “She doesn’t have a boyfriend but a husband. Tell Han Zimo to stop dreaming.”‘Hey, hey, hey! What happened to keeping our marriage a secret?!’

Ye Li was transmigrated into a zombie world and acquired a zombie synthesis system.Two level 1 zombies can be synthesized into a level 2 zombie, and the synthesized zombie is 100% loyal to its creator.The higher the level of the zombie, the more attractive its appearance.Zombies possess exclusive skills such as the Earth-Shattering Fist and the Deadly Triple Ghost Sword.Zombies also produce zombie treasure chests every day, which contain valuable items.After obtaining the super synthesis system, Ye Li began crazily synthesizing zombies in this world. With the system in hand, I reign supreme!Zombies, tremble in awe! I, Ye Li, have descended!

Chen An transmigrated into the world of cultivating immortals. Relying on the fact that he was a transmigrator, he set himself a small goal of entering the foundation establishment stage in ten years.Unexpectedly, his talent in cultivation was extremely poor, and he was stuck at the third level of Qi refining for many years without making any further progress. After thirty years of hard work in cultivation, he returned as a beginner.He had wanted to pursue immortality, but in the end, he only learned alchemy. Seeing no hope in cultivation, he chose to return to ordinary life and married a wife to enjoy the pleasures of the mundane world.However, on the night of his wedding, he returned to the path of cultivating immortals.[Ding! Your system has been activated.][Alchemy experience +1.][Alchemy experience +1.][Alchemy experience +1.]It turned out that marrying his wife and enjoying the pleasures of the mundane world was his path to becoming immortal. It allowed him to skip thousands of years of detours and directly become immortal.

Five different worlds of spirits, demons, ghosts, monsters, and beasts descended on the Blue Star in the form of dungeons.Humans were randomly selected by the Heavenly System to enter these dungeon worlds.Su Qianqian, a kindergarten student, was unexpectedly chosen.When Su Yang learned that his daughter was going to enter the dungeon world, he reminded her, “Don’t play for too long. Come home on time for dinner.”Play? Did he think the dungeon world, which was like a human purgatory, was a playground?Just when people all thought Su Qianqian was done for, they were surprised to find out she was really just playing around.In various dungeon worlds, the divine beast Qilin served as her mount, a legendary demon lord begged to be her full-time nanny, a giant monster acted as her bodyguard, and flower fairy and ghost queen Xiaoqian even wanted to be her stepmother.The whole world was shocked. Who on earth was Su Qianqian’s father, Su Yang?!!

Connor McDonald delivered food as his part-time job.One day, he had to deliver food to a hotel infamous for being a sex hotel. When the room door opened, he couldn’t believe his eyes. His girlfriend was half-naked, cuddling with a rich kid from their class.“Well, now that you’ve found out, I guess it’s time that you know,” the rich kid scoffed. “Your girlfriend is dating me now.“Connor, give up on me. You’re an orphan and have no money. Even if you deliver food for the rest of your life, there’s no way you can compete with him. You are not good enough for me. Let’s break up,” his girlfriend said.Connor was utterly dumbfounded, wondering why God would inhibit poor people from being in a normal relationship. Just as he was wallowing in pain, his phone suddenly rang. He received an interesting text message.[You have received 1,000,000,000.00 dollars in your account.]“What the hell?” Connor exclaimed. “Who the heck just transferred 1 billion dollars to me?”

This was a world where literally everything, including mountains, rivers, plants, animals, machines, death spirits, and elements, could turn into war beasts.This was a world dominated by beast tamers.Some of the famous beasts included:the Starry Dragon Peacock that swirled and danced in the nine heavens,the Electro Elf that swung whips among the thunderous clouds,the Wave-churning Gigantic Whale that ruled over the deep seas,and the Flaming Ghost Spirit that leapt amidst the undying fires.One by one, these legendary beasts were brought to life in this vast beast-taming world as Fang Mu flipped through the Book of Starry Space in his hands.As such, Fang Mu embarked on his unique journey of becoming a beast creator.

She had always been obedient and docile in their three years of hidden marriage, watching as he surrounded himself with women and was mired with endless scandals. On the day the subject of his unrequited love returned to the country, she quietly handed him a divorce agreement. “What, you have someone you like?” he asked coldly. She smiled nonchalantly.“Yes. You may not acknowledge me as your wife, but someone will acknowledge me as their lover.” Later, as the Thompson family acknowledged their connection, she became a rich daughter who was out of his reach. As men flocked around her, Michael Gallagher realized that in those three years, she had planted the seeds of love that had now grown into a towering tree, binding him for life.

After mistakenly contributing all of his attribute points to the drop rate, Xiao Shi found that every time he killed, he would get an item.Slapping a mosquito to death, drop a pill.Killing an evil spirit, drop a secret book.Slashing a martial artist to death, drop the opponent’s cultivation tips.….When killing, Xiao Shi was shocked… “How did I become invincible?”

After Wang Mang died, he turned into a giant python and evolved like crazy!With the help of his family, he grew bigger and bigger! From the first few meters to tens of meters, and then to hundreds of meters!From Burmese Python to Titan Python, and then to Deep Sea Python! When Wang Mang’s size reached hundreds of meters, the earth took a sudden change and the disaster came…

[Apprenticeship successful, reward: 2 Enlightenment Chances!][Disciple comprehends Fearless Sword Intent, reward: 3 Enlightenment Chances!][Disciple comprehends the true essence of Medicine Divine Body, reward: 5 Enlightenment Chances!]…After taking on an apprentice, the greater the gains of the disciple, the more Enlightenment Chances are rewarded.To accept more disciples widely (actually for number of epiphanies), Li Cheng no longer wants to ascend.“Martial Uncle, please ascend quickly! Your disciples have become big shots in the Immortal World!”Looking at his disciples dominating various domains, Li Cheng: ???

To transmigrate into a world of cultivation as a loser? What’s the point of even trying to cultivate?After a burst of rainbow light, Yang Zhen instantly hits the jackpot!Any cultivation method he sees instantly maxes out, there’s too many to learn!The pills he refines not only save lives, but also grant eternal youth. How many saints and fairies are desperately seeking his help, willing to agree to any condition!The weapons he forges can challenge god-like emperors and can even stab their way into the underworld – every single one makes heaven and earth tremble, and even gods and demons retreat in fear!“I, Yang Zhen, never show off, because I’m genuinely unbeatable!”

Leiyin accidentally crossed into the One Piece World, and accidentally obtained the Naruto System.

Blessed with unlimited mana, Noah travels the worlds and sees rampant corruption and injustice.

TianLong was born an orphan. He led his life in misery while out ofnowhere, he chanced upon a Death Note, killing his only enemy who wasthe cause for his misery. After a series of planning and action, hemanaged to cross worlds together with his Death Note.Hehas no attachments regarding Earth. He has no grand sense of justice,but just follows his heart and does whatever he thinks is right. JoinTian Long in his journey to become the Divine Emperor of Death in theCultivation World.

Everyone transmigrated to the High Continent and became a Lord to participate in the conquest between Lords from all the other races.A few lucky Lords would receive Lord Talents.“Hah! My talent is the Knight’s Hall, a Diamond-Tier Lord Talent! My subjects can job change into a unique warrior class, the Combat Spirit Knight!”“My Lord Talent is the King of Abyss. I can summon demons to become my subjects!”“I have a lot of subjects who are scientists! I can create advanced technologies!”“My Talent allows me to cultivate! I’ll become a celestial!”Zhou Zhou received a Legendary-Tier Lord Talent — 100% drop rate!Not only could he see the things he would receive from an enemy, but his enemies would drop all of their loot when they were defeated.“Watch as I make you drop your Talents!”

'I should have stayed home and played video games' this was Ray's last thought before darkness engulfed him after he was hit by a car.But surprisingly instead of finding himself before the gate of hell after dying, Ray found out he was transmigrated into another world.The world Ray was transmitted to was called Arora world, a world where you can use different kinds of skills, magic and can even get powerful classes.Ray found himself in a body of a young boy called Evan, who was studying in a hunter academy after awakening his ability at the age of fourteen.At first, Ray was happy that he was transmigrated into the body of someone who has awakened his ability and can use the magic that he always wanted to use.But when Ray goes through the memories of Evan, he finally found out everything is not as simple as he was expecting.Evan has a unique physique that doesn't allow him to increase his power like other people, because of his useless unique physique Evan was the weakest hunter in the entire academy.And that was not all the more Ray looks at the memories of Evan the more he realizes just how troublesome his situation is.“I know I enter in this body without buying a ticket but isn't this too much?” Ray said in a depressed voice after going through the memories of Evan.Will Ray be able to survive in this new world?Is the physique of his new body really useless?Join Ray In his adventure to find out.

Fang Heng was transmigrated to a parallel world and his soul was forced into the body of a man who had just committed suicide.Huh? What? Every human here was being forced to join a game? Those who refused would be killed?Wait? This suicide dude was a pro gamer?He had the highest S-rank talent sill, the Zombie Clone?Damn! The S-rank skill evolved! My zombie clones could auto hunt![Your zombie army has crafted Wooden Axe x720 when you were offline. You have received 1921 experience points for the Basic Crafting skill.][Your zombie army has chopped down 27,821 trees and gathered 128,973 pieces of wood while you were offline. You have received 2,171,921 experience points for the Basic Wood Chopping skill.]Just as the rest of the players were struggling to survive in the zombie apocalyptic game, Fang Heng’s zombie clones were starting to clear every resource out of the forest.Hm… What an interesting game!

Magical beasts trample, dragons roar, wizards curse, and the dazzling light of magic illuminates the beacon of knowledge!Emperor of Gabella: The Imperial Legion is invincible on land.Orc Chieftain: Each of our tribal warriors is worth ten of any other.Elven King of the Emerald Realm: Our forest rangers never miss their mark.President of the Horn Bay Alliance: The Alliance fleet reigns supreme over the seas.A Mysterious Organization: The prophesied era will eventually arrive.Paul Grayman: I’m not singling anyone out, but everyone here is tr*sh.Embark on a journey with firearms and cannons, crushing the low-magic planes…

In the vast and boundless continent Cangtu, there were ancient sects governing the Ten Old Domains, unworldly immortal clans beyond the Blue Sky, and primordial demon gods dominating the dark abyss that together created a great number of brilliant stories over the long course of the history.In this very world, there was a boy, named Lin Xun, who embarked on his journey to the pinnacle of strength alone through cultivation and spiritual tattoo inscribing.Escaping alone from the Mine Prison where he had been living since he was adopted by Master Lu, Lin Xun knew nothing about his identity but the little information his adopter, Master Lu, had told him. With two ancient spiritual tools Master Lu gave to him before the destruction of the Mine Prison, Lin Xun started his journey to Ziyao Empire, where he is supposed to find out the truth of his lost Spiritual Vessel and the person who slaughtered his family, leaving him orphaned.Will he be able to unlock the mysteries of the two magic treasures, unveil the secrets of his identity and create a legend of his own?

“Otherworlders… we beg you to save our world from ruin.”Rey and his classmates get summoned to another world, and they’re given Skills and Classes based on their limited Karma.Everyone gets multiple Skills and a decent Class in order to survive the new world.However, Rey decides to invest all his Karma on a single Skill, leaving him with the weakest Class.Unknown to everyone, though, he has the potential to be the strongest.

“I will leave the debut group.”I can’t make it in this group. I should leave and set up a chicken restaurant so that my brothers could at least make a name for themselves.Destined to be a failed idol, I decided to leave the group for the betterment of the others.However,[A member dies if you leave the debut group.]What?“…This is making me crazy.”The struggles of Bong Tae-Yoon, the Maknae on top, whose hands hold the lives of his group members, begins now!

A teenager named Evan Mason was reincarnated into the magical world of Harry Potter and goes to school at Hogwarts! With only his knowledge of the future and great talent for magic, he takes the path towards the top of the magic world, only to realize that ever step he took, changed everything!

I possessed a third rate villain who died in every route of my favorite game.But I want to live.

Isn’t it an unwritten rule in the industry that new gacha characters with good performance should not be male characters? The tutorial doesn’t start until 10 years later.

The warrior Hamel went on an adventure with his companions to defeat the Demon Kings, but after dying just before the final battle with the Demon Kings….“Waaah.”‘What the fuck!’He was reincarnated as the descendant of his fellow warrior, Vermouth.Hamel — no, Eugene Lionheart was reborn with the blood of the Great Vermouth.‘My previous body held enough talent to be mistaken for a genius, but this one… there’s just no comparison.’With a body that had higher specs right from the start, he showed explosive growth that far surpassed what he had achieved in his previous life.Along with the unknown reasons for his reincarnation came the uneasy reality of having to coexist with demons.He was faced with a world that made him question everything he had believed in.Gifted with this extraordinary body since birth, as Eugene, he begins walking down the unfinished path from his previous life.

To save the hopeless Dark Fantasy World, I held back my tears and destroyed the world, then killed the Demon King and returned.Now, I’m trying to save the world using the “System” I gained as a “Regressor’s Privilege”… But the Main Heroines have also awakened their own memories of the previous timeline.God damn it.

Instead of struggling meaninglessly, he acknowledged his place.

Regarding potential—even if you are not considered a genius, you can still learn Mysterious Techniques and martial skills. Anyone can be enlightened without a master. Regarding strength—despite having a myriad of artifacts, you may not defeat my army of World Spirits. Who am I? All of the world’s living perceives me as Asura, but I was ignorant to such a thing. I thus ascend to be the Martial God as Asura.

Mukouda Tsuyoshi, summoned from modern Japan to a different world of sword and magic.

I, a mere con artist, was unjustly imprisoned in Tantalus, the Abyssal Prison meant for the most nefarious of criminals, where I met a regressor.But when I used my ability to read her mind, I found out that I was fated to die in a year…and that the world would end 10 years later.

Upon opening his eyes, Muyang realized that he found himself in Dragon Ball’s world filled with dangerous people like Vegeta, Frieza, Cell, Majin Buu.However, decades later.“Captain Ginyu, let’s run away, we are no match for him!”Jeice looked back in panic.“Lord Frieza, the demon has caught up again.”“He even destroyed our home planet.”“This bastard!”Frieza looked at Muyang with bloodshot eyes filled with anger, but sadly, there’s nothing he can do, even he’s no match for Muyang.“Come on, show me what you can do.”Related SeriesThe Strongest Legend of Dragon Ball (Shared Universe)Dragon Ball Legend of Ayaka (Prequel)

Ethan Smith walked down the empty street, cigarette in mouth, shaking his head and forcing a bitter smile. Who could have imagined that after three years of marriage, all that remained was betrayal?He vowed to make that woman regret what she had done and promised to make everyone who had been good to him live a good life.Yes, it was Emily Taylor, the woman who had helped him out of the abyss of despair when he hit the lowest point in his lifetime.“Emily, it's time for me to take care of you.”

Starting over once more, he has entered this “living game” again in order to control his own fate. This time, he will not be controlled by others. Previously the Level 200 Sword King, he will rise to a higher peak in this life. Methods to earn money! Dungeon conquering strategies! Legendary Quests! Equipment drop locations! Undiscovered battle techniques! Even the secrets Beta Testers were unknowledgeable of, he knows of them all. Massive wars, life advancement, entering Godhood, sword reaching to the peak; a legend of a man becoming a Sword God has begun.

The journey to the martial peak is a lonely, solitary and long one. In the face of adversity, you must survive and remain unyielding. Only then can you break through and continue on your journey to become the strongest. High Heaven Pavilion tests its disciples in the harshest ways to prepare them for this journey. One day the lowly sweeper Kai Yang managed to obtain a black book, setting him on the road to the peak of the martials world.

The boundless universe was filled with all sorts of wonders.I, Chen *Ping’an, only have one sword, to move mountains, turn the seas upside down, suppress demons, deal with gods, pluck stars, break rivers, destroy cities, and open the heavenly abode!My name is Chen Ping’an, Ping’an* of Peace, and I am a swordsman.The Midland world was full of wonders.In the center of the world, there was a scholar who had once used a sword to slash out a waterfall of the Milky Way. This was the person he was the most proud of.At the edge of the East Sea’s cliffs, there was a nameless Daoist who was unwilling to ascend to the peak of a mountain. He only wished for a cool breeze to brush against his face.In the Western Pure Land, there was an old monk who liked to treat people to chicken soup and tell stories.In the southern border of the Wilderness, there was a blind painter who controlled golden-armored puppets that were as tall as mountains to move the hundred thousand mountains, creating an embroidered picture.An impoverished youth who grew up in the north. One day, he saw tens of thousands of Sword Kinesis Immortals above him, like a swarm of locusts crossing the border.He wanted to see for himself the scholar that the storyteller had mentioned, the surging tides of the East Sea, the vast swamps of sand in the west, and the majestic mountains of the Southern Wasteland.Thus, one day, the youth picked up the wooden sword and began to descend south.Notes:* Ping’an means peace** The four directions here are just the four sides of the map of China and the earth. As for the World of Righteousness, it was only one of the four “World”.

Jian Chen, the publicly recognized number one expert of the Jianghu. His skill with the sword went beyond perfection and was undefeatable in battle, After a battle with the exceptional expert Dugu Qiubai who had gone missing over a hundred years ago, Jian Chen succumbed to his injuries and died. After death, Jian Chen’s spirit was transmigrated into a completely foreign world. Following an extremely fast growth, his enemies piled up one after another before becoming gravely injured once more. On the gates of death, his spirit had mutated, and from that moment henceforth, he would tread on a completely different path of the art of the sword to become the sword god of his generation.

Su Yi, the glorious ‘Master of Ten Thousand Daos’ reigns supreme over the Nine Provinces of the Wilds. Whatever he desires—be it wealth, power, or women—is at his fingertips. Despite this, when he realizes he’s reached his limit, he chooses to reincarnate in pursuit of greater heights.In the last moments before his death, he watches as everyone he trusts turns on him for the sake of treasure, and his disillusioned spirit vows revenge.Now, five hundred years later, Su Yi is back, but as a crippled live-in son-in-law and local laughingstock; his current situation is a far cry from his former glory. Thus begins a journey back to the top, starting from the very bottom…

On doomsday, Tang Yu unexpectedly got the Lord of the End System, he remained very calm. Lack of experts? I will construct a pub so I can make ten draws in a row; Lack of food? I can’t be too cheap with the large pack full of food supplies sent from the market; Lack of safety? Arrow Tower, Mage Tower Artillery and all kinds of automatic defence buildings. Having many isn’t too many; Lack of equipment? Workshop production must produce high-quality items. Sir, would you like one? We are having a 20% discount special at nine! ………… In short, this is a story of Great Lord Tang building up his territory, attacking some monsters, and ripping off…… Cough, making some money at the same time.

Leaving a normal life is boring, but I was happy with what I had.Even when I spent most of my life in regret and misery, I lived because I had someone that I loved dearly.And that said someone took my life...But fate had different plans for me...As if death wasn't enough for me.As if the gods were mocking me.I got reincarnated into a hardcore romance game that I used to play.That too when the prequel game that I played the most ended twenty-five years ago.A game where death is everyone's mistress.A game that people either liked or hated too much.Now reincarnated into the body of the Villainess's son.I became someone that I hated the most...“Hahaha...”I laughed at my own misery.As if that too wasn't enough, I also became the slave of someone else's desires.Now, one might say a mother is a mother even if the world sees her as a Villainess.But what if your mother is the very incarnation of evil?That your mother is the hurdle that you have to overcome?What if your mother is the very reason you might die?Gentleness and love are the last things one could expect from her.“Hahaha...”Again, a hollow laugh escaped my lips as the realization dawned on me.That I have been...Reincarnated As The Villainess's Son...

An unnamed 34-year-old Japanese NEET is evicted from his home following his parents' death. Upon some self-introspection, he concludes that his life was ultimately pointless. Walking down a street he intercepts a speeding truck heading towards a group of teenagers, in an attempt to do something meaningful for once in his life he manages to pull one of them out of harm's way before getting himself in the way of the truck and dying. Awakening in a baby's body, he realizes he has been reincarnated in a world of sword and sorcery. He resolves to become successful in his new life, discarding his past identity for his new life as Rudeus Greyrat.

Deep below the earth's surface, a mystifying subterranean seascape lurks, an archipelago bathed in inky blackness where suspense and horror hold court. Here lie strange islands and even stranger monsters, far beyond the realms of human imagination. In this domain, mankind is far from dominant; instead, madness and death rule supreme.Pleading for mercy from the unknown creatures of the deep only leads to a slow, tortured existence. The trapped survivors gradually distort, losing what made them human, both physically and mentally, to the gloom as they remain trapped in this eternal obscurity. Their only hope? A perilous expedition into uncharted sea territories.Fueled by determination, Charles embark on this daunting voyage aboard his steamship, aiming to reclaim humanity's past glory. Together with his crew, they sought a way out of this hidden sea world, a path back to the sunlit world above, where humans once stood tall.=========================================I read a few comments from Chinese readers that compared this novel with Lord of Mysteries because of similar elements: Lovecraftian, western fantasy, first industrial revolution, and steampunk. However, I have yet to finish reading Lord of Mysteries to do any actual comparison, but I do think those who have enjoyed that novel would enjoy this as well. Also, the author of LotM, Cuttlefish That Loves Diving, also did a shout-out for this novel, so I guess he approves of it too?

On that day, the fog blocked everything. On that day, he became the captain of a ghost ship. On that day, he stepped through the thick fog and confronted a completely subverted and fragmented world—the old order had vanished, strange phenomonoms dominated the endless seas beyond civilized society, and isolated island city-states and fleets of ships challenged the sea that had become the last ember of lights for the civilized world. All of this while the shadows of the old days were still stirring in the deep sea, waiting to to devour this world that was about to die. But for the new captain of the ghost ship Vanished, there was only one question he had to consider first— Who knows how to drive this ship?!