Completed stories with a focus on action, adventure and/or world-building. I like these stories, but I would not consider them masterpieces. Some stories may be... more>> repetitious, have bland characters, or have an unsatisfying ending. Nevertheless, they are all entertaining. For the top tier, please refer to my [5 Star Stories] recommendation list. <<less

just a gathering of the "culture" ive grasped... more>>

read alot more, will add as i remember them 
If you see my list and get a feel of my reading taste, please do recommend something similar! :) <<less

A list of completed best novels I have ever read... a mix of Korean, Chinese and maybe some Japanese...

A list of books I have started but have not finished for one reason or another ... Just a place to bookmark ^^ Mainly gaming/skills... more>> gaining/level up novels. <<less

Novels I read

Just Some Novels I've Read.... more>>

They're mostly quite good, I've ranked em too. <<less

10 Kingdom Building novels that stand out, with actual good Kingdom Building. ... more>>

Unfortunately I cannot include WNs not on this website. If I could, it would include:
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= Enlightened Empire = 

(https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/20920/enlightened-empire)

+ Mixed Kingdom Building, Politics & Action. A lot of thought put into the world and it's authenticity.

- Some conflicts can feel frustrating & HIATUS

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= The Iron Teeth: A Goblin's Tale = 

(https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/4293/the-iron-teeth-a-goblins-tale)

+ Heavy Action Adventure, Kingdom Building towards the end. The best depiction of Goblin's ever.

- So many things left untold.   <<less

Novel’s I’ve read... more>>

Recommendations highly appreciated  <<less

How would you bring technology into a fantasy world? Make sense of the magics? Feed people and get rid of the corrupt nobles? This is specifically on developing a city or territory, not:
- Developing a dungeon/core (see my other list: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/10742/)... more>>

First, a few worthy mentions that aren't on NU:
1. Castle Kingside (rewrite) - a lot of inspiration from Release that Witch, imo improved! Warning: it's slow. Kingdom only begins around c60ish.
2. The iron teeth - although territory development comes late in the story, it's well done and exotic, being based on a goblin kingdom
3. 1632 (published book) - an American village goes back to the 30 years war. It's much less fantastical, but has a lot of similar elements to other kingdom building novels.
4. The Eagle's Flight - highly intricate fantasy webnovel
5. Defiance of the fall
6. Randidly Ghosthound - neither Randidly nor Defiance of the Fall focus on kingdom building, but they both have elements related to setting up a post-apocalypse system city - complete the quest to get the village crystal/coin!
7. The Expansion (Legend of the Arch Magus) - [have not yet read] - recommendation from Hitexh in the comments
8. Enlightened Empire - weaker than the others <<less

List of My Fav novels. ... more>>

Diff genres (mostly) but in general,  they are all novels with excellent writing.

I read a lot of novels but its always hard for me to remember novels to recommend to my friends.

This list is a compilation of Spice-free, wholesome novels that all get 5 stars from me. Lmk if you know any other good novels!

Note I added novels which I did not finish but based on memory it is still worthy of a trial read

EDIT: JS - for shoujo/romance free novels skip 10-13, 17-21, 23  <<less

Simply Novels, I love and enjoy a lot

Novels with game-related theme. It could be inside the online world. Or, it could be where the ML levels up like in the game.

List of novels that focuses primarily on building the MC's faction whether it's a kingdom/sect/clan. Generally, these type of novels have less focus on cultivation... more>> (so, not much filler on cultivating and leveling up) and more on building relationships, gathering followers and training them up. <<less

LIST 1 - 10 ARE THE TOP 10 NOVELS I’VE READ. FYI, my standards are exquisite, meticulous and flawless. You can trust my list. ... more>>

SO FAR, I HAVEN’T READ THE REST AFTER #11 BUT THIS LIST GENERALLY HAS GOOD REVIEWS AND ABOVE 4 STAR RATINGS. 

#ANTI BRAINDEAD MCs ALLIANCE. 
#SOME ARE BL

#HANDSOME MALE PROTAGONISTS <<less

The isekai here is pointed to another world, but not only to the usual Jpn isekai with reincarnation/rebirth/transmigrate MC. It can be the world that's totally not in the earth, and maybe it's not a reincarnation/transmigration and MC is from that world. ... more>>

My ideal isekai novel is the one with the world building as its central theme and the romance is non existent, even if there's romance element in it, usually it's slow and just as unnecessary side dish.

NO HAREM for me. Tho few of them has harem and romance tags, for me there are those that are not romance and harem, so I'll explain in related description instead. 

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Finding good fantasy weak(or not so weak)-to-strong novels is a pain. Therefore, this list has been made to help you find the good stuff without having to touch manure!... more>>

Individual reviews are work in progress. If you have suggestions, please give them, I need more reading material. I also recommend checking out anything by Vihyungrang, Andur, or LupineKing on Royal Road. <<less

When the protagonist is an unfaithful loser, do you have the urge to transmigrate into the novel to give him a good beating? If so, I present to you a list of novels I enjoyed with an overpowered male protagonist and no harem. Featuring:... more>>

- overpowered protagonist
- no harem, preferably no romance
- loner, antihero, or evil protagonist (not a guarantee) <<less

These are a assortment of my favorite novels and novels that I believe that deserve to be in here that I haven't read. Feel free... more>> to check them out <<less

I've been faithfully reading webnovels (Chinese, Korean, and English) for 10+ years. The list is based on my taste mainly neutral evil to neutral good personality MC and decently paced novel with less fillers than the standard webnovel. Most of these novels are written by well-experienced authors. ... more>>

"Well-experienced" meaning he/she has written over 2000+ chapters of webnovel before the novel was created!

I don't like romance, especially harem in my action/adventure novels but I make an exception if the novel is really good.

Starting from tier Decent-, they are not in order because these novels are just "decent enough" to kill your time.

I would not recommend rank 1-15 if you are a newbie reader because it's gonna spike up your standards in webnovels.

If you think that the novel is worthy enough to be put in this list, then comment below. I'll check whether I've read it or not. <<less

I enjoyed these books, not judging allowed

What I read and actualy liked.

100 novels about Cultivation with male female protagonists, whether they are Xianxia, ​​Wuxia or Xuanhuan.... more>>

All the novels have more than 1000 chapters or complete.

There is no better or worse, judge according to your criteria. <<less

List of virtual reality novels or MMORPG.... more>>

There are no better or worse novels, judge at your discretion.

The novels have more than 1000 chapters or are complete. <<less

Novels That I Read In Four Years and My Opinion!.

My top novels. Low-key mainstream with generic rinse and repeat plot points but w/e. Still love the genre and writing style. 
Start date: April 2019