About the author

Xiang Yan is an author active on Chinese web-novel platforms. Public information about the author is limited, and details such as nationality and dates of birth and death are not clearly recorded. The library currently holds eight of the author's works, spanning categories such as male-oriented fiction, science fiction and the future, alternate history, and Eastern fantasy. Representative titles include One Sleep for Ten Thousand Years, This Northern Song Is a Bit Strange, Mage Is Always Your Grandpa, Wudang Disciple in Another World, and Noble Emblem. Among them, One Sleep for Ten Thousand Years and Mage Is Always Your Grandpa appear repeatedly in the work list, suggesting they are among the more notable parts of the author's output. In terms of subject matter, Xiang Yan moves between science-fiction premises and alternate history, often incorporating Eastern fantasy and the familiar satisfying elements of web fiction. The works are generally placed among premium novels and quality web fiction, suiting readers who enjoy light reading and genre blending.

Written (8)

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This Northern Song Is a Bit Strange Xiang Yan Qidian · 2021 Suited to readers who enjoy light, fast-paced historical reworkings and system-flow fiction. The appeal lies in using "historical deviations" to gener…
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The Mage Is Always Your Grandpa Xiang Yan Qidian · 2019 "Wizard Grandpa Is Always Your Grandpa" is a game-world fantasy web novel by Xiang Yan, serialized on Qidian from May 25, 2019, to May 2, 2021, compri…
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Rating 4.5
A Sleep of Ten Thousand Years Xiang Yan Qidian · 2011 A Sleep of Ten Thousand Years is a long-form science fiction web novel by Xiang Yan, serialized on Qidian from October 2011 to July 2015. It spans app…
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Rating 4.5
A Ten-Thousand-Year Sleep Xiang Yan Qidian · 2011 After a mild fever, the natural human Chen Xiansong is placed by the New Humans into a state-of-the-art body repair pod, where he sleeps for ten thous…
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Rating 4.5
A Sleep of Ten Thousand Years Xiang Yan Qidian · 2011 A Sleep of Ten Thousand Years is a long-form science fiction web novel by Xiang Yan, serialized on Qidian Chinese Network starting in October 2011 and…
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Wudang Heir in Another World Xiang Yan Qidian · 2005 Zhang Hao, the sole heir of a martial arts family, is transported to a world of swords and magic when his plane explodes midair. He wakes in a dense f…
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Noble Emblem Xiang Yan Liang Lidong died saving a little girl, his soul trapped for centuries within a great hall—until one day he reforms his body through the character cre…
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The Archmage Is Always Your Granddad Xiang Yan Qidian When the virtual MMO Farlan World launches, Roland chooses the mage class at the highest difficulty and enters the game. A misfired spell backfires, b…

Publishers

Qidian