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  • 魔道祖師 二 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 2] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    魔道祖師 二 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 2] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    趁藍忘機與薛洋纏鬥之際,魏無羨帶著一群世家少年們,跟隨著盲眼無舌的少女陰魂所發出的竹竿敲地聲一路前行,孰料他們所見到的,竟是曉星塵的屍身! 「明月清風曉星塵,傲雪凌霜宋子琛。」圍繞在薛洋、曉星塵與宋嵐之間的,是一場令人唏噓的悲劇。魏無羨透過「共情」讓少女亡靈上身,由此觀看到義城裡那一幕幕已無可挽回的悲慘過往。可此趟義城之行,雖瞭解了過去,卻也新添了疑問。那名曾偷挖屍體,現又劫走薛洋的掘墓人,究竟是誰?而那個大費周章引他們去義城之人,又是何居心?...
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    queer  mystery  fantasy  historical  m-m  length-medium  asia
  • 魔道祖師 三 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 3] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    魔道祖師 三 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 3] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    蓮花塢被滅後,存活下來的兩個少年,一個慘遭化丹,一個則被丟下夷陵的亂葬崗。可岐山溫氏並沒能繼續猖狂太久,少年之一以江氏家主的身分,聯合金、聶、藍三家展開了射日之征;而另一名少年,則以魔道之姿回歸,加入復仇的行列。 過去已成回憶,對魏無羨與藍忘機而言,眼下更要緊的,是揭開赤鋒尊死因的真相,並讓藍氏家主藍曦臣明白金光瑤私底下的陰毒手段。...
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  • 魔道祖師 四 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 4] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    魔道祖師 四 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 4] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    自亂葬崗歷劫歸來,魏無羨首次回到蓮花塢,原是滿懷興奮地向藍忘機介紹自己的成長之地,可滿腔的懷念之情,卻在江澄的一通發作下被消融殆盡。 兩人因此離開蓮花塢,前往雲萍城,欲調查當初於金光瑤密室中所發現的那份房契地契,然始料未及的是,該處竟是一間觀音廟!金光瑤又有何陰謀?且廟中大陣意圖鎮壓的,究竟是何物?...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  fantasy  m-m  historical  length-medium  asia
  • 杀破狼 [Sha Po Lang] by Priest

    杀破狼 [Sha Po Lang] by Priest

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    In the age of the Great Liang Dynasty, the lives of the people were made convenient with steam-powered machines that run on a fuel named Violetstream Gold...
  • 将进酒 [Qiāng Jìn Jiǔ] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿

    将进酒 [Qiāng Jìn Jiǔ] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    中博六州被拱手让于外敌,沈泽川受押入京,沦为人人痛打的落水狗。萧驰野闻着味来,不叫别人动手,自己将沈泽川一脚踹成了病秧子,谁知这病秧子回头一口,咬得他鲜血淋漓。两个人从此结下了大梁子,见面必撕咬。“命运要我一生都守在这里,可这并非是我抉择的那一条路。黄沙淹没了我的手足,我不想再臣服于虚无的命。圣旨救不了我的兵,朝廷喂不饱我的马,我不愿再为此赴命。我要翻过那座山,我要为自己一战。”-The Six Prefectures of Zhongbo were ceded away in surrender to the external enemies, and Shen Zechuan was taken into custody in the capital, reduced to *a drowning dog loathed and condemned by all...
  • Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu  Vol. 2 by Tang Jiu Qing, st

    Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu Vol. 2 by Tang Jiu Qing, st

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    KNOW THINE ENEMYAfter a passionate night together, Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye part the next morning as enemies. A new emperor has ascended the throne, and the court is in flux. Power and position are in reach for anyone who dares to grasp them--and Shen Zechuan will stop at nothing to pursue his ambitions...
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    queer  fantasy  historical  m-m  length-long
  • Remnants of Filth: Yuwu (Novel) Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

    Remnants of Filth: Yuwu (Novel) Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    The wildly popular danmei/Boys' Love novel series from China set in the universe of The Husky and His White Cat Shizun !A historical fantasy epic about two war generals who were once close...until dark circumstances ripped them apart.Noble-born Mo Xi is the foremost general of Chonghua, known for his ruthless temper and ascetic air...
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    queer  historical  fantasy  m-m  length-medium
  • Golden Stage [黄金台] by 苍梧宾白 (Cang Wu Bin Bai)

    Golden Stage [黄金台] by 苍梧宾白 (Cang Wu Bin Bai)

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The notorious imperial court lackey and the meritorious military general were well-known for their mutual dislike, a pair of arch-enemies set in stone. Who could have foreseen the unexpected change in the winds of heaven: the general injured on the battlefield, both legs disabled, and even forced by the emperor to marry his nemesis...
  • Golden Stage by 苍梧宾白 [Cang Wu Bin Bai], 苍梧宾白

    Golden Stage by 苍梧宾白 [Cang Wu Bin Bai], 苍梧宾白

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The notorious imperial court lackey and the meritorious military general were well-known for their mutual dislike, a pair of arch-enemies set in stone. Who could have foreseen the unexpected change in the winds of heaven: the general injured on the battlefield, both legs disabled, and even forced by the emperor to marry his nemesis...
  • Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know [魔尊也想知道] by Cyan Wings, 青色羽翼

    Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know [魔尊也想知道] by Cyan Wings, 青色羽翼

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    In a Mary-Sue novel, the readers all liked the Devil Venerable, the second male lead who devoted himself whole-heartedly to the female lead. However the female lead only loved the male lead who abused her physically and mentally.Readers: Why doesn’t the female lead like the Devil Venerable?!Devil Venerable: This Venerable also wants to know...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  historical  m-m  humor  length-epic
  • Ballad of the Desert by Tong Hua

    Ballad of the Desert by Tong Hua

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Yu Jin is an orphan, who was raised by wolves in the desert before a Han living with a Xiongnu tribe takes her back to camp. She soon becomes friends with Xiongnu children, including Yu Dan, Yi Zhi Xie and Mu Da Duo.One year later, due to political changes, her foster father is killed. His only wish was for her to return to his hometown Chang'an, in the Han Dynasty...
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    queer  historical  fantasy  m-m  length-short
  • 黄金台 [Huángjīn Tái] by Cang Wu Bin Bai, 苍梧宾白

    黄金台 [Huángjīn Tái] by Cang Wu Bin Bai, 苍梧宾白

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The notorious imperial court lackey and the meritorious military general were well-known for their mutual dislike, a pair of arch-enemies set in stone. Who could have foreseen the unexpected change in the winds of heaven: the general injured on the battlefield, both legs disabled, and even forced by the emperor to marry his nemesis...
  • Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know by Cyan Wings, 青色羽翼

    Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know by Cyan Wings, 青色羽翼

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    In a Mary-Sue novel, the readers all liked the Devil Venerable, the second male lead who devoted himself whole-heartedly to the female lead. However the female lead only loved the male lead who abused her physically and mentally.Readers: Why doesn’t the female lead like the Devil Venerable?!Devil Venerable: This Venerable also wants to know...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  historical  m-m  humor  length-epic
  • 杀破狼  [Sha Po Lang 2] by Priest

    杀破狼 [Sha Po Lang 2] by Priest

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ...
  • Golden Terrace Volume 1 by Cang Wu Bin Bai, E. Danglars

    Golden Terrace Volume 1 by Cang Wu Bin Bai, E. Danglars

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 10 ratings
    It is year twenty-five of the Yuantai Era of the Great Zhou Empire. The renowned Marquis of Jingning, commander of the Beiyan Cavalry, Fu Shen is injured on the battlefield at the northern border. Returning with a broken leg to the capital, Fu Shen learns that the emperor has conferred a marriage for him—with another man...
  • Wild Sky by Zaya Feli

    Wild Sky by Zaya Feli

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Tauran Darrica has been retired from the Valreus Sky Guard for four years following the Battle of the Broken Wings that resulted in the death of his dragon. Now, all Tauran wants to do is spend his days forgetting the past and gambling his way to an unsteady income...
    Categorized as:
    queer  m-m  fantasy  historical  open-door  length-epic
  • Taming the Tiger 1 by Brothers Without A Tomorrow

    Taming the Tiger 1 by Brothers Without A Tomorrow

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Um seinen kleinen Bruder mit Tierblut medizinisch zu versorgen, macht sich Geum-Hoo, der älteste Sohn der Familie Ahn, auf die Suche nach einem Schlachter. Unterwegs trifft er auch auf einen solchen, der jedoch namenlos ist und einen seltsamen Eindruck macht. Geum-Hoo beschließt, den Fremden "Beom" zu nennen und ihm in seinem Haus ein Obdach zu gewähren...
    Categorized as:
    queer  historical  fantasy  m-m  length-medium
  • Shirewode by J. Tullos Hennig

    Shirewode by J. Tullos Hennig

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Novel of Robyn Hood King of the Shire Wode. That is what they will call you... Home razed by Church edict, loved ones struck down by treachery, Rob of Loxley is left for dead. Taken by an old druid master into the deeps, Rob emerges as driven leader of a tight-knit band of outcasts, claiming the forest as their own and wielding the Horned Lord's vengeance with silent, deadly arrows...
    Categorized as:
    queer  fantasy  historical  m-m  length-medium
  • Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) Vol. 2 (Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) #2) by Meng Xi Shi

    Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) Vol. 2 (Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) #2) by Meng Xi Shi

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A HAUNTING IN THE DESERTRival investigators Cui Buqu and Feng Xiao embark on a diplomatic journey westward, hoping to build a key alliance that will stand against the power-hungry Eastern Khaganate...
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    queer  historical  fantasy  m-m  military  length-medium
  • The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley

    The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 28 ratings
    From the author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and The Kingdoms, an epic Cold War novel set in a mysterious town in Soviet Russia...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  20th century  queer  historical  fantasy  suspense  war  m-m
  • Copper Coins [铜钱龛世 ] by Mu Su Li, 木苏里

    Copper Coins [铜钱龛世 ] by Mu Su Li, 木苏里

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    It was the twenty-third year of Tianxi. Rumours traversed the streets that the all-knowing Imperial Advisor suffered a great calamity and could not help but enter seclusion to focus on cultivation. However, the commoners secretly clapped their hands and rejoiced. In the winter of the same year, a young monk appeared in the Hui Zhou Fu’s Ningyang District...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  fantasy  historical  m-m  humor  horror  length-epic
  • Copper Coins [铜钱龛世 ] by Mu Su Li, 木苏里

    Copper Coins [铜钱龛世 ] by Mu Su Li, 木苏里

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It was the twenty-third year of Tianxi. Rumours traversed the streets that the all-knowing Imperial Advisor suffered a great calamity and could not help but enter seclusion to focus on cultivation. However, the commoners secretly clapped their hands and rejoiced. In the winter of the same year, a young monk appeared in the Hui Zhou Fu’s Ningyang District...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  fantasy  historical  m-m  humor  length-epic
  • Deceived by Megan Derr

    Deceived by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    AUTHOR'S NOTE: This book has been revised. The story Deceived has a new, longer ending. The story The Highwayman is now it's own book, and the following stories have been added to this volume: The Wager, Seconds, Runaways . This book also contains all the free ficbits posted to my website...
  • 无双 Peerless by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石

    无双 Peerless by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    开皇三年,上承北朝,下开盛唐的大隋刚刚拉开序幕,隋帝杨坚设解剑府,为布谋摄密,一统天下而准备。风雪之夜,于阗国前来朝贡的车队中途被劫杀,无一活口,解剑府二府主凤霄,奉帝命亲往调查。边陲六工城中,各方势力风云际会,高人强者狭路相逢。向来无往不利的凤二府主,却在一个病鬼道士身上碰了壁。不斗不知道,一斗才发现,这病痨鬼的马甲居然比自己还多。古代悬疑破案文,庙堂之高,江湖之远,你要的都有。cp:身体很残分分钟都可能挂掉的智商担当颜控受vs武力值爆表很爱演戏的自恋洁癖攻半架空,不考据。 "Peerless"In the third year of the Kaihuang era, as the Great Sui began to unfold between the fall of the Northern Dynasties and the rise of the glorious...
  • Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault

    Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-three, leaving behind an empire that stretched from Greece and Egypt to India and a new cosmopolitan model for western civilisation. In Alexander's childhood, his defiant character was molded into the makings of a king...
    Categorized as:
    queer  20th century  historical  m-m  war  military  fantasy
  • A Tale of Whispers and Rogues by Jordan Lee

    A Tale of Whispers and Rogues by Jordan Lee

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 ratings
    Owen Greene must die.Being Shadowborn, the Essence of a fallen god runs through Owen’s veins. It gives him power, but it comes with a bullseye painted on his back, one the Legion is determined to hit once they learn he exists. Wielding such power comes at the cost of his life, and with the Legion close to finding him, Owen must leave his home to escape their hands...
  • Crown Jewel by Megan Derr

    Crown Jewel by Megan Derr

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lazzaro has a talent for catching criminals, a talent that has gained him as much trouble as it has acclaim in the years since he arrived at the royal palace to attend his mother, infamous concubine to the King...
  • Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly

    Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Le Carré meets Cabaret in this debut spy thriller as a gay double-agent schemes to protect his smuggler lover during the rise of a fascist government coup Welcome to Amberlough City, the illustrious but corrupt cosmopolitan beacon of Gedda...
  • The Imperial Uncle by Da Feng Gua Guo

    The Imperial Uncle by Da Feng Gua Guo

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Prince Huai, uncle to the young emperor, is the chief of all poisons, the evil manipulator, the greatest of malignant tumors… or so people say.But no matter—the imperial uncle has a plan. He will sabotage the conspiracy against the throne and make his loyalty known to all. His plan will wipe his reputation clean and put an end to the rumors...
    Categorized as:
    queer  mystery  fantasy  historical  m-m  length-long
  • Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen

    Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene’s recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded secret―but it's not the only one behind these gates. This estate offers a unique freedom, where none of the residents or staff hide who they are. But to keep their secret, they've needed to keep others out...
  • Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner, Эллен Кашнер

    Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner, Эллен Кашнер

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 37 ratings
    The classic forerunner to The Fall of the Kings now with three bonus stories. A classic melodrama of manners, filled with remarkable plot twists and unexpected humor, takes fantasy to an unprecedented level of elegant writing and scintillating wit...
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