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A Step into the Past
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Rating(4.0 / 5.0, 484 votes)
5 | 62% (299 votes) |
4 | 11% (53 votes) |
3 | 7% (33 votes) |
2 | 5% (26 votes) |
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1994
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25 Volumes (Hong Kong, Completed)
8 Volumes (Taiwan, Completed)
8 Volumes (Taiwan, Completed)
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Completely Translated
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Links are NOT allowed. Format your description nicely so people can easily read them. Please use proper spacing and paragraphs.A lecherous army special task force soldier from 21st-century Hong Kong is selected to travel back in time, choosing to go to the Chinese Warring States Period. Unfortunately, the time machine runs into an error during the experiment. With no foreseeable way to return to the present, he must use his combat skills and knowledge of history to thrive in his new life in the year 251 BC.
Associated Names
One entry per lineSearching for the Qin
Tầm Tần Ký
寻秦记
尋秦記
Tầm Tần Ký
寻秦记
尋秦記
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LIKES:
1) Epic story which progresses over a time of 10 or so years with amazing scope and mix of history and fiction (one of the trademarks of Huang Yi)
2) Dynamic character and environment development. As the novel progresses, with passage of time you can see a change in personality, behavior, attitudes and goals of MC and various support casts and villians. Friends do not remain friends and enemies may become allies. The MC becomes more mature, cautious, cunning and intelligent as the time passes. From naive and h**ny young inexperienced soldier who was transported and permanently stuck in 248 BC he becomes a cunning, fearless and powerful adviser of the first emperor of the unified China. Cool shit. Most importantly, this change in personality is subtle not abrupt like ur usual xianxia or wuxia novels. The personality of MC and characters change with their experience which is flawlessly displayed in amazing manner. There are also some subtle deeper psychological and philosophical themes within the story. For instance the MC as a person from future knows the events that will happen from 248 BC onwards. So in a sense, he knows fate and end results of all people EXCEPT himself. In a sense, he also initially suffers from identity crisis struggling to find a place for himself in this ancient chaotic times with vastly different culture. There are also some philosophical debates here and there about ideologies and real world appropriateness of certain Confucian and Mohist principles.
3) Some of the most tragic moments I have read in a novel. For ex:
When Zhao Ya after years of yearning for MC finally come to Qin to MCs house. The MC is away at some campaign. When he finally returns, Zhao Ya is weak and ill and finally dies in the arms of MC. The scene described in that chapter is seriously heart wrenching. I personally felt some very complex emotions at that point. And so will u if u read the novel to that point.
4) Lots and lots of political struggle, espionage and sh*t like that.
5) Finally, one of the best melancholic and satisfying endings (atleast of all the LNs I have read listed on novel updates).
If u like the author’s writing style but did not like some of the themes in this novel then I advise you to try out Da Tang Shuang Long Zhuan. One of the longest LNs I have ever seen. It has more than 50 volumes and over 8000 pages long. Till now I believe 11 volumes have been translated on spcnet. Tv. Try it out.
As for dislikes, I think initially there are frequent NTR scenes. I personally do not have any strong dislikes but I can understand how some may find it annoying. Additionally, towards the end the novel does seem like it has been stretched for slightly longer than it needed, especially in book 4. And apart from some minor plot holes here and there no real strong dislikes.
Just to warn you, the MC will do nothing to change history. In fact it is specifically emphasized that the MC is unable to change history no matter how much he interferes. It will end up exactly as the history books say in the 21st century, its just the author took liberties while filling in details in between major events. So don't get too angry over the fact that the MC is NTR'd over the empress, Zhao Ya, Zhao Ni, Mei Canning, and Shan Rou (in fact Zhao Ya's death was probably was the most emotional event other than the ending) Do remember that this is set in an era where if people don't have power, they will be trampled straightforwardly by people who are powerful. Women are livestock to be traded, v**ginity means nothing really, lives are treated like shit, people can and will die, and you are guaranteed to feel constant angst over a lot of events in the story.
It gives you Overwhelming Feels (be it angst, happiness, or even sense of fulfillment)
It got One of the best character development I'd seen
It contains A perfect blend of history and fiction
It has many great and fascinating fights and wars (yes, true war with strategy and troops, unlike those one man kills everyone kind of war) And the most important reason of them all, after you reach the end, you would feel the sense of fulfillment, as if you could die peacefully then and there, this sense of fulfillment, I think, is one of the sign of a masterpiece work. Only a really great novel would give you a sense of fulfillment + nostalgia so much that you would feel as if the years spent in the story actually spent too in the real life. It would give you the feel of walking on a road for years and years then before closing your eyes, you would glance behind, to the long road you have come, then facing forward and walks again. The point is, Just Read It, and there is a chance your view of life would change. (below is SPOILER) or not really, it's a summary of the plot for those who are curious ;P
It tells you about "Human", a creature in which is truly filled with flaws, yet with those flaw it would learn to be a better person. ≪-summary of the story
0/5 stars if you are still in fanciful age. Drop all your ethics, thought, idea, norm of TODAY before starting reading. Author did some history research before writing this novel. In that time of human history, r*pe is norm, able to kill is toted. Low class life has no meaning at all. Not worth even being s*ave. If noble hits commoner and his hand pains, commoner will be killed. General woman is just the s*x asset. There's no word of r*pe. If you have power, you can openly r*pe and kill. Power is everything. Keep the above paragraph in your mind before start. You've been warned.