2008 Novel Ranking List
The days have already reached September. As a novel site, it's time to take stock of the ranking of various novels this year. Today's ranking method is: the top ten novels in terms of click rate on major mainstream novel websites, regardless of genre, but must be popular novels of the year. Because several original novel websites are not easy to participate in the survey, the mainstream novel sites surveyed now are: "Qidian Chinese, Junzi Tang, Huanjian Book Alliance, Baidu Novel TOP50, and SODU Novel Search Website, Juyi Tang". With an excited heart, let's unveil the top ten novels on each station!
Haha, after arranging for so long, I don't even know where to start.
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NO.10 Neighboring Girl Grows Up (Type: Urban Romance)
Introduction: Fighting with policewomen, flirting with big stars, teasing beautiful young ladies, racing with the mafia boss, and forcing oneself on a little junior sister - there's one embarrassing thing to say, that is, digging a small hole in the corner to peep at the neighboring beauty taking a bath. This is the happy life of a rogue teenager with a mysterious background living in the city, stealing chickens, playing tricks, fighting, and chasing girls.
Ranking Reason: A talented rogue teenager lives in the city, stealing chickens, playing tricks, fighting, and chasing girls, giving you immense satisfaction. A typical urban YY novel, but well-written, ranked fifth in "Junzi Tang", 22nd in "Qidian Chinese", and 21st in "Baidu Ranking".
Neighboring Girl Grows Up Online Reading: http://www.juyit.cn/modules/article/articleinfo.php?id=1433
NO.9 Dragon Snake Evolution (Type: Fantasy Magic)
Introduction: Meng Rushenji's new book, letting you experience a real world of martial arts.
The collision between martial arts and modern firearms, the world in turmoil, dragons and snakes rising together, how does an ordinary teenager gradually climb to the peak position?
Ranking Reason: Qidian has countless authors and works, and many talented writers. It is not an exaggeration to say it is a place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Some have skilled writing, some are extraordinarily talented, some have innovative ideas, and some are extremely diligent. But those who can remain calm, not be swayed by external things, pursue their own ideals from beginning to end, and have the demeanor of founding a school of thought, will not exceed ten fingers. And Shen Ji is one of the outstanding ones in this level. There are many reasons why I firmly support Shen Ji. Here, I only list a few points that everyone can see, for exchange with like-minded people:
1. Talent - The first book made him famous, his demeanor is extraordinary, with a grandmaster style. And he opened up a completely new approach. Now many works on Qidian are paying tribute to the framework he created.
2. Updates - So far, both books have stable updates and are fully completed, worthy of trust.
3. Philosophy - From the beginning of Fo Ben, he was not enslaved by vulgar interests, but insisted on his own writing philosophy, striving to give everyone a brand new experience.
4. Challenge - Each work is not following trends or choosing what he is familiar with, but challenging himself, not only in terms of genre, but also in terms of the values of the work. Not following the trend, nor being lazy.
5. Dedication - In each work, there are his thoughts on life, the world, and the universe, rather than superficially quoting others' views or using ancient poems to show off, or copying a large amount of internet information.
6. Rigor - From the perfect immortal-Buddha system and cultivation settings in Fo Ben, to the historical figures and official history/wild history used in Heishan, it shows that Shen Ji spent a lot of energy organizing and recreating in his writing. In "Dragon Snake Evolution", the descriptions of various martial arts require the author to carefully investigate and collect information, while also testing the author's ability to recreate.
7. Attitude and Tolerance - Maybe because of chess, Shen Ji never jumps out to curse or provoke other authors. He maintains admirable tolerance towards readers' praise and criticism. He focuses his energy on refining his works, rather than wasting it on fame and profit. This is the key factor for him to write good works.
8. Realm - From Fo Ben to Heishan and then to Dragon Snake, it can be seen that Shen Ji's understanding of nature and the world is far beyond some children who pretend to be profound and mature after reading a few novels.
Current ranking: 9th in "Qidian Chinese", 25th in "Junzi Tang", 36th in Baidu Ranking. Due to being a new book, the ranking is not very high, but the quality is widely recognized.
Dragon Snake Evolution Online Reading: http://www.juyit.cn/modules/article/articleinfo.php?id=862
NO.8 Ghost Blows Lamp (Type: Horror Supernatural)
Introduction: Ancient civilizations, lost treasures, mysterious tombs, nothing attracts the audience's attention more than these elements. Nowadays, a "tomb economy" is emerging worldwide. American commercial blockbusters like "Tomb Raider" and "Indiana Jones", as well as classic video games like "Tomb Raider", have all achieved tremendous commercial success. These fictional "tombs" allow people to embark on thrilling, grand adventures in comfortable cinemas or homes, following the protagonists in movies or games, experiencing unprecedented excitement...
Ranking Reason: Nowadays, a "tomb economy" is emerging worldwide. American commercial blockbusters like "Tomb Raider" and "Indiana Jones", as well as classic video games like "Tomb Raider", have all achieved tremendous commercial success. These fictional "tombs" allow people to embark on thrilling, grand adventures in comfortable cinemas or homes, following the protagonists in movies or games, experiencing unprecedented excitement. Author Tianxia Bàchàng, originally named Zhang Muye, presents a series of text adventure stories in this form. Three contemporary "Mojin Xiaowei" (grave robbers) use feng shui secrets to interpret the pulses of mountains and rivers around the world, seeking the lost dragon towers and treasure halls scattered across the earth. Deserts, snow-capped mountains, forests, canyons, rapids, grasslands, rare and mysterious flora and fauna, perilous traps, step-by-step thrills, closely linked challenges, surpassing limits and imagination. In the strange and eerie underground world... You are deeply attracted upon first reading. The feeling of reading is initially that two unrelated people are talking about grave robbing, slowly developing into you watching them rob graves, finally transforming into you joining them in robbing graves. Fear, danger, excitement!!! After finishing, I also want to go grave robbing HOHO. Current rankings in various novel charts: 10th in Baidu Rankings. Other websites due to this book only being popular in the first half of the year, now have no ranking.
Ghost Blows Lamp Online Reading: http://www.juyit.cn/modules/article/articleinfo.php?id=901
NO.7 Stellar Transformation (Type: Fantasy Magic)
Introduction: Cultivation novels often involve cultivating golden dan and yuan ying.
In this book by Tomato, it describes an idealized xianxia world, different from others. As for the cultivation method, it is unprecedented...
Is it exciting? Everything will become clear once you read it.
Ranking Reason: A masterpiece written over several years, only completed today. The first novel by Tangshiba I read was "Stellar Transformation". During the period of chasing the novel, I also took the time to read "Cun Mang" and "Star Peak". Tangshiba is actually constantly improving. "Star Peak" gives a relatively average impression, mainly because the writing lacks appeal. However, "Cun Mang" is excellent. By the way, I am a fan of Li Xunhuan! But my favorite is still "Stellar Transformation". There are already few novels in the cultivation genre that attract readers with their story, most prefer to attract readers with harem plots. I admire Qin Yu's persistence and dedication. There are too many harem plots in cultivation novels, making it seem like the male protagonist can achieve anything as long as he has women left and right, and even walking seems to attract women's treasures. "Stellar Transformation" is a rare novel that girls would also enjoy reading. The efforts and persistence of the male protagonist are touching. "Coiling Dragon" has also come out, and just the beginning has already made me like it. Current ranking: 11th in Junzi Tang, 8th in Baidu.
Stellar Transformation Online Reading Address: http://www.juyit.cn/modules/article/articleinfo.php?id=33
NO.6 A Time of Celebration (Type: Fantasy Magic)
Introduction: So a young patient, due to an unsurprising experience, travels to a completely different world, becoming a less-than-glorious illegitimate child of a count's mansion. Practicing nameless techniques, stepping into the capital's bureaucracy, inheriting a mysterious merchant group, let's see how this illegitimate child without identity navigates the business world, the political arena, the battlefield, and the matrimonial field.
Because the story takes place in the Qing Kingdom, and that patient extravagantly owns an extra piece of life, it is temporarily named: A Time of Celebration - a name with a strong rural flavor, perhaps to be changed someday.
Ranking Reason: Long ago, our teacher told us that when writing essays or novels, we should pay attention to the three elements of a novel: character portrayal, plot, and environmental description.
Characters in "A Time of Celebration" are complex, spanning three generations, covering several decades, with over a hundred characters, but they all leave a deep impression on us. There are leaders as cunning as Chen Pingping, fathers-in-law as smooth as Fan Jian Lin Xiang, mother-in-laws as competitive and somewhat promiscuous, wives as delicate and charming, lovers as pure as little white flowers, younger brothers as naturally talented in commerce, sisters educated in the new era, unrecognizable emperor fathers, dissatisfied second princes, crown princes (damn, lack of knowledge, can't describe well), Chen Pingping's successor underlings, and Lin Baobao who pretends to be confused (PS: I absolutely do not think he is mentally challenged, I really like the part where he eats buns with Fan Xian at Xinfeng Tower, hmm, and his occasional call of 'Xiaoxianxian', very comfortable, if not a great person, who would dare call Fan Xian 'Xiaoxianxian'? Is that right! Another PS: Really like Lin Baobao, in the entire book, he makes Fan Xian feel comfortable, and also makes me feel comfortable, hmm, this feeling is very nice) and others like the Crown Prince, etc. The characters in the book are vividly portrayed. Perhaps describing them as vividly portrayed seems ordinary, but this is network literature. Ask, which recent book on Qidian has such rich characters?
Plot: When reading the plot of "A Time of Celebration", first talk about Fan Xian's three wishes at the beginning of the book: First, I want to have a lot of children. Second, I want to write a lot of books. Third, I want to live a very good life. They say time travelers are invincible. At first glance, these three wishes seem simple to achieve. Now with more books on Qidian, there are more time travel novels, so we see many protagonists with overwhelming aura, getting a girl, then rescuing another heroine, getting another girl, and sometimes even bringing along a concubine... Hmm, very naive! These three wishes have many underlying meanings. Getting a wife, even a princess, with a crazy mother-in-law, and a smooth father-in-law. The plot gradually unfolds. Writing books makes him a great writer, a genius Yan Yan, setting the stage for many developments. Living a very good life? Hard. Born poorly? No, born too well!!
The development of the story in "A Time of Celebration", firstly: always revolves around YQM. Regardless of Fan Xian's conflicts with anyone, they are all caused by his deceased mother. (PS: Here it is a bit disrespectful, they say the dead are gone, sin, sin) Whether it is the inner treasury or the Investigation Bureau, they are all incredibly powerful existences, so the conflicts generated and the conspiracies surrounding them will continue endlessly. Secondly: always revolves around the struggle for the imperial throne. The struggle for the imperial throne is divided into three parts: (1) because of Fan Xian's prince identity (2) between the second prince and the crown prince (3) the third prince supported by Fan Xian
Thirdly: always revolves around the emperor, the empress dowager, and Chen Pingping. They are the initiators of all the struggles in the entire book.
Finally, talk about the environment of the characters: Personally, it feels very similar to the later stages of the Three Kingdoms!! Haha
Reading "A Time of Celebration" is liking the style of Cat Nibble classmate, whether it is character portrayal or story development, there is something worth reading. Personally, I feel that recently only "Return to Ming" can be compared with it, unfortunately it ended too early, regrettable. Looking at the monthly vote rankings of other books on Qidian, there is a gap!! Current rankings on various sites: 11th in Junzi Tang, 19th in Baidu, 3rd in Qidian.
"A Time of Celebration" Online Reading Address: http://www.juyit.cn/modules/article/articleinfo.php?id=1478
NO.5 The Supreme House Servant (Type: History)
Introduction: A young sales manager, due to an unexpected experience, comes to a completely different world, becoming a glorious - house servant in the Xiao family mansion.
Starting businesses, managing societies, how does this small house servant navigate the business world, the political arena, the battlefield...
Ranking Reason:禹岩is a pen name of a writer who has written two books, "Urban Good Man's Journey" and "The Supreme House Servant". Among them, "The Supreme House Servant" is especially remarkable, appearing weekly on the recommended list. This writer's writing is exquisite, and his style is lewd, serving as a model for others.
This book is a gem in the historical穿越genre, with a twisted yet very realistic and reasonable plot, comparable to "Returning to Ming Dynasty as a King", definitely worth reading. Current rankings: 4th in Baidu, 5th in Qidian, 1st in Junzi Tang.
"The Supreme House Servant" Online Reading: http://www.juyit.cn/modules/article/articleinfo.php?id=863
NO.4 Law of Demons (Type: Fantasy Magic)
Introduction: A worthless guy, considered a waste and an idiot, sells his soul to a demon. What can he gain in return? Beauty? Power? Wealth? Authority?
Overthrow all the rules of this world, let's follow the path of demons...
"I know, one day, this world will be trampled under my feet!!"
Ranking Reason: It took three days to finish reading "Law of Demons". Honestly, I admire you greatly, Dancer. The story structure is complete, with few flaws, the plot is quite twisted, and the characters are vividly portrayed. The only shortcoming is the setting of the female lead. Dancer's depiction of the female lead is a major highlight, a bright spot, and even a classic. Current rankings: 3rd in Junzi Tang, 6th in Baidu, 1st in Qidian.
"Law of Demons" Online Reading: http://www.juyit.cn/modules/article/articleinfo.php?id=1339
NO.3 Graveyard of Gods (Type: Wuxia Cultivation)
Introduction: Besides burying the strongest humans of each generation and the top cultivators of other species, every tomb in the graveyard of gods and demons also buries an ancient god or demon. This is a resting place for gods and demons.
An ordinary youth resurrects from an ancient god's tomb after being dead for ten thousand years. The forest of god and demon tombs leaves him in awe.
Through ten thousand years, the sea has turned to fields.
The originally separated fairyland continent and magical continent are now connected, with Daoist methods coexisting with magic, true qi with battle qi, and Eastern divine dragons dancing with Western giant dragons...
Generations of beauties, entangled love; terrifying forbidden lands, mysterious and thrilling journeys; ancient rumors, lost legends; secrets of the gods, immortal relics of the gods...
Mysterious Eastern cultivators, bizarre Western magicians, invincible Eastern martial artists, supreme Western dragon warriors, perform a breathtaking legend...
Ranking Reason: The appearance of Graveyard of Gods was originally as fiery as Ghost Blows Lamp was in its prime, consistently topping the Baidu novel rankings, which is truly astonishing. Graveyard of Gods has captured netizens' attention with its rich imagination and thrilling storyline, and its author, Chendong, has thus become famous overnight. Although there are "immortal and indestructible" themes, it has never been as popular as Graveyard of Gods.
I started paying attention to Graveyard of Gods in the second half of 2007, as I like reading novels, so I chose to read Graveyard of Gods.
The story of Graveyard of Gods is indeed classic and captivating. However, after reading it, one feels that it is indeed good, but cannot articulate exactly why. Soon, many of the story's plots are gradually forgotten. Therefore, I believe that Graveyard of Gods ultimately cannot escape the fate of online literature, and will only be a network classic, not a literary classic.
Regarding the author, I initially had an investigative mindset, as he has never appeared in real life, and I have always wanted to know who he really is. This reminded me of the author of "Wolf Totem", who is equally unknown. However, from the author's words, I can still glimpse what kind of person he is. First, the author must be a fantasy enthusiast, having read many fantasy books, and also a lover of online games, at least very familiar with the titles in online games.
Graveyard of Gods keeps getting longer, and I'm starting to get a bit tired of it. Too much text tends to cause visual fatigue, so the author should hurry up and wrap it up.
I would summarize Graveyard of Gods as follows: Graveyard of Gods is undoubtedly a classic of online literature, but to create even more classic, deeper, and more meaningful works, the author still needs to put in a lot of effort. I hope he writes even more classic works!
Current rankings: 1st in Baidu, 27th in Qidian Chinese, 2nd in Junzi Tang.
Graveyard of Gods Online Reading: http://www.juyit.cn/modules/article/articleinfo.php?id=897
NO.2 Coiling Dragon (Type: Fantasy Magic)
Introduction: One of the legendary four ultimate warriors on the continent, the 'Dragon Blood Warrior,' has not appeared for a thousand years. The only family with Dragon Blood Warrior bloodline has gradually declined, becoming an ordinary noble family in a small town. But the heir of this declining family, eight-year-old Lin Lei, accidentally obtains a seemingly ordinary ring when he steps into the dusty ancestral house...
The Coiling Dragon Ring!
Ranking Reason: What is a fantasy novel? It is said that someone deeply addicted to fantasy novels might exhibit the following symptoms: wanting to light cigarettes with fire magic, trying to condense water elements while washing face, wishing they could use space magic while waiting for the bus, frequently posing to try to condense magical power, going to famous mountains not for tourism but to find legendary cultivators, and suspecting that there might be a ninth-level or higher phantom beast inside eggs...
Therefore, the first thought of every author is to make their novel more attractive, as if the reader were wandering within the story.
Science fiction writer Ye Yonglie once said that science fiction, magic fiction, and fantasy fiction are the three main types of speculative fiction. This classification method has gained widespread acceptance. Speculative fiction refers to a series of stories that occur under hypothetical conditions. The difference lies in: science fiction emphasizes scientific basis, with Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" as the first representative work; magic fiction is based on mythology, with Western works like "The Lord of the Rings" and "Dragonlance" as representatives; fantasy fiction has recently become popular in mainland China, built on imagination, going further and freer than magic fiction, unrestricted by scientific evidence, allowing more room for creativity. Huang Yi can be considered a representative of modern Chinese fantasy fiction. Today, the number and variety of Chinese fantasy novels have already encompassed all these elements.
And the book "Coiling Dragon" is moving forward in this direction, deserving to be called a classic of fantasy novels, isn't it?
Ranking Situation: 3rd in Baidu, 2nd in Qidian Chinese, 8th in Junzi Tang.
Coiling Dragon Online Reading: http://www.juyit.cn/modules/article/articleinfo.php?id=1320
NO.1 Emperor of Instruments (Type: Fantasy Magic)
Introduction: Pioneering the fusion of music and magic, overturning previous settings, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, the rainbow grade will become the standard for measuring all martial skills and magic. Dragons are no longer invincible creatures; this will be a high-dragon novel.
Harmonicists, a branch of mental magic users, are the most noble and the most useless profession on the Longqinuo continent. But are they really that utterly useless?
The unprecedentedly pure heart of a musician, a generation of instrument magicians, quietly born in the Blue Sky Sea. This will be the story of a simple youth gradually becoming the emperor of instruments. But is he really just the emperor of instruments?
Ranking Reason: Another classic masterpiece by San Shao, ranked in