I grew up with the development of Chinese Web Novels. In the beginning of 21st century, I started reading online novels, when Qidian set about... more>> expanding its business. Eastern fantasy was my favorite type. In every summer and winter vacation, I would read dozens of them. It was a great surprise for me when I heard NovelUpdates, which gave me the chance to create this list and share with you many memorable fantasy novels serving as milestones. <<less

Novels containing individuals that have an ability/trait to have monsters and other creatures be their allies/pets or novels in which nonhumaniod creatures are smart enough... more>> to be considered a separate sapient race and several of which befriend/ally with the protagonist. 
*FYI: The List isn't sorted by any standard other than the order in which they were added.
** Please note that I am only one person, so I may have missed some novels. In such a case, leave a comment, and I will do my best to add it! <<less