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8 Reddit comments about Coiling Dragon: Book 1 of the Coiling Dragon Saga:

u/dolphins3 · 3 pointsr/Fantasy

My bingo suggestions would be:

Xianxia/wuxia: Any novel or webnovel that has an English translation. Full novels tend to be very long so maybe we could just do one book of the full novel for a monthly read.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuxia

> Wuxia (武俠 [ù.ɕjǎ]), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of fantasy literature, its popularity has caused it to spread to diverse art forms such as Chinese opera, mànhuà, films, television series and video games. It forms part of popular culture in many Chinese-speaking communities around the world.
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> The word "wǔxiá" is a compound composed of the elements wǔ (武, literally "martial", "military", or "armed") and xiá (俠, literally "chivalrous", "vigilante" or "hero"). A martial artist who follows the code of xia is often referred to as a xiákè (俠客, literally "follower of xia") or yóuxiá (遊俠, literally "wandering xia"). In some translations, the martial artist is referred to as a "swordsman" or "swordswoman" even though he or she may not necessarily wield a sword.
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> The heroes in wuxia fiction typically do not serve a lord, wield military power, or belong to the aristocratic class. They often originate from the lower social classes of ancient Chinese society. A code of chivalry usually requires wuxia heroes to right and redress wrongs, fight for righteousness, remove oppressors, and bring retribution for past misdeeds. Chinese xia traditions can be compared to martial codes from other cultures such as the Japanese samurai bushidō.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xianxia_novel

>Xianxia (simplified Chinese: 仙侠小说; traditional Chinese: 仙俠小說), is a type of Chinese martial arts novel genre developed from the wuxia genre that is heavily influenced by Taoism and Buddhism. It was first introduced in the Republic of China and became popular worldwide in the 21st century. Protagonists (usually) attempt to attain immortality, seeking eternal life and the pinnacle of strength. Contrary to the wuxia genre, xianxia novels have more elements of fantasy and Daoist tradition, complete with magic, demons, ghosts and immortals.[1] The characters forming xianxia are xian (仙) and xia (侠), which literally means 'immortal hero'. In many xianxia novels, those referred to as immortals are people who have cultivated to a certain realm that provides them with extended lifespans, sometimes true eternal life, and have powers that those below the "immortal" level usually cannot match.


To put it super simply, wuxia is more realistic, low fantasy. Xianxia would be more high fantasy, with people literally flying through space and living for hundreds of thousands of years and casting spells. I know I'm not the only person who is into this subgenre of Asian fantasy, and I shill it every chance I get, so it'd be cool to give it more exposure. On the Wuxia front, A Hero Born just released on Kindle in the USA, which makes it very accessible.

For xianxia, Wuxiaworld is free to read on, though you can also make an account and purchase a subscription starting at $5 a month to fund purchasing more rights and translation efforts. I know that eventually, completed novels are going to cease being free to read (novels being translated will remain free) in order to raise more revenue. There are also plans to publish Kindle editions of completed titles. A good gateway drug for this genre is Coiling Dragon.


My second suggestion: Evil/villain main character. They are certainly rare, but there are books out there in which the protagonist isn't just morally grey, but does objectively horrible stuff in pursuit of selfish goals. Examples could be Warlock of the Magus World, Reverend Insanity, Oath of Empire, Enemy Glory. Options could be expanded by allowing titles in which the main character turns from good to evil over the course of the story.

u/thagalon · 3 pointsr/noveltranslations

After the novel was fully translated, wuxiaworld had an agreement with the author where the books were published on amazon (Volume 1 for example).

u/DaemonVower · 3 pointsr/litrpg

If you like Savage Divinity and don't like MMO-ish rulesets, you might considering checking out Xianxia. I'd consider it kind of a LitRPG-adjacent genre, I guess? Clear stages of power progression without any sort of Game Mechanics or blue boxes at all. There a quite a few web novels translated from Chinese you might like, but the starting point I recommend is Coiling Dragon (on the web here or on KU here), and if you like it you have a TON of web-based reading material ahead of you my friend. If you want an English-native take on the genre /u/Will_Wight is doing a great job with his Cradle series.

u/SleepyTexan · 2 pointsr/litrpg

Coiling dragon is also on KU, see here.

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u/Kedoro · 2 pointsr/litrpg

I would highly recommend The Coiling Dragon series if you enjoy longer time scales. Fair warning, initially the time scales are not huge, but they get longer and longer as the MC progresses.

Coiling Dragon: Book 1 of the Coiling Dragon Saga https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FRGNGMJ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_qXCUDbEVVMBBS

u/No7oriousl337 · 2 pointsr/Fantasy

Most of the traditional fantasy That I've read on unlimited is in your list. Ive lost most of my time recently on LitRPG and Urban Fantasy. Some of my Unlimited reads not in your list:

Urban:

  • Daniel Faust by Craig Schaefer
  • Nate Temple By Shayne Silvers (Pairs with his other 2 series, Feathers and Fire, and the Phantom Queen) - Currently my favorite of these.
  • Junkyard Druid by M. D. Massey
  • The Hellequin Chronicles by Steve McHugh (Followed by Avalon Chronicles)

    LitRPG:

  • Chaos Seeds by Aleron Kong
  • Viridian Gate by James Hunter
  • Limitless Lands by Dean Henegar
  • The World by Jason Cheek - Currently my favorite of these.

    Random Wuxia (What The Cradle Series Is based on I Think?) (Side note, I went down a rabbit hole with these and others like it. Soooo many hours lost reading.):

  • Coiling Dragon Saga by Wo Chi Xi Hong Shi - Only one I can really recommend as the others are sometimes badly translated. I'm fine with badly translated but most aren't. This one is fantastic.
u/Rippedyanu1 · 1 pointr/manga

If you want spoilers for how the novel goes don't hesitate to ask and I'll send out how the story ACTUALLY ends. However there are SOOOOO many differences between the novel and the manhua that I don't think I could fit all the changes in a PM without basically writing the novel itself.


My real recommendation though is to read the novel starting from chapter 1 all the way to the epilogue. You can find it here as e-books published by the translator and the original author and also at www.wuxiaworld.com under the novels -> completed tab though only a preview is up for now until it gets reuploaded.


It's an excellent story and deserves to be read in it's proper form. Please don't hesitate to binge it if you get the chance!

u/Lightwavers · 1 pointr/litrpg

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