Novoland: Characters in the Play
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Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Longtime readers of the Novoland series who want a less orthodox spinoff story
- Genre-fiction readers who enjoy online-game premises and multiple-identity set-ups
- Younger readers comfortable with virtual romance and real-world 2D fandom tropes
- Commuters looking for a brisk read with suspense and sorrowful elements
Not a good fit for
- Readers who prefer rigorous worldbuilding scholarship and canonical, history-oriented Novoland narratives
- Readers uninterested in online-game settings, 2D characters, and online-romance subject matter
- Readers expecting pure-literary depth or realist subject matter
Reading tips
- First grasp the core rule that "in-game injury affects reality," then enter the character lines
- Make a color-coded relationship chart separating the real and game lines to avoid confusing the multiple threads
- At the reveal of the Chenyue leader's identity, look back at earlier foreshadowing to savor the structural play
- If you are new to Novoland, accept the set-up first and worry about worldbuilding details later to lower the barrier
About the publisher
Named after the Yangtze River, Changjiang Publishing House (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. publishes books on science and technology—water conservancy, hydropower, shipping and environmental protection—as well as works on the economy, society, history, culture and education. In literary publishing, it has released Cece Qinghan's Sinan series (including The Divine Mechanism, The Reverse Scale, The Mandate of Heaven and the four-volume set), Tang Que's Nine Provinces: Players in the Play, Bai Fanrushuang's The New Hunter (five volumes), Qingshan Huangzhong's Sealing the Blade (three volumes) and Shi Wucha's Saha. The titles in the library are commonly classified as time-travel and alternate-world fiction, otherworld-continent fiction and wuxia novels. These books show the press's sustained interest in fantasy, wuxia and alternate-world storytelling, bringing together authors such as Cece Qinghan, Tang Que, Bai Fanrushuang, Qingshan Huangzhong, Shi Wucha and Fan Ka. Based on the available library data, its literary publishing leans toward genre novels and serialized series, while further public information is needed to clarify its specific editorial direction and publishing features.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一章 雪域
- 一、精神失常
- 二、濒死体验
- 三、魔鬼
- 四、风雪
- 五、我叫什么名字
- 六、选择
- 七、抗争
- 尾声
- 第二章 巫域
- 楔子
- 一、合并
- 二、赌博
- 三、现身
- 四、条件
- 五、巫王
- 六、抉择
- 七、血狱
- 八、背叛
- 第三章 诡域
- 一
- 二
- 三
- 四
- 五
- 六
- 七
- 八
- 第四章 神域
- 楔子
- 一、天驱武士程昭给同伴连昆吾的信（一）
- 二、旅行者欧阳澄给朋友颜行复的信（一）
- 三、秋叶城客栈老板兰田的生活（一）
- 四、大学生黄小路的生活（一）
- 五、私家侦探刘重给委托人黄小路的电子邮件（一）
- 六、天驱武士程昭给同伴连昆吾的信（二）
- 七、旅行者欧阳澄给朋友颜行复的信（二）
- 八、秋叶城客栈老板兰田的生活（二）
- 九、大学生黄小路的生活（二）
- 十、私家侦探刘重给委托人黄小路的电子邮件（二）
- 十一、以上几个小故事的小结局
- 十二、面对面
- 十三、神的游戏
- 十四、神灭
- 十五、抉择
- 番外篇 羽惑
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About the author
Tang Que, whose real name is Dai Fei, was born in 1981 and graduated from Beihang University. He lives in Chengdu, Sichuan, and is a contemporary Chinese novelist. He once published science fiction under the pen name "Rainy Night Butcher," and since 2006 has devoted himself to fantasy writing in the "Jiuzhou" series, producing nearly two million characters. His works are often categorized as otherworld-continent, wuxia, and time-travel fantasy; representative titles include Jiuzhou: The Player in the Play, Jiuzhou: Star Scars, Jiuzhou: The Other Shore of Clouds, and Jiuzhou: Climbing the Clouds, and the library holds eighteen of his works. He also served as screenwriter for the film The Knife, earning a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 48th Golden Horse Awards. Public information on his early life and creative details is limited.
