Novoland (九州, Jiǔ Zhōu) is essentially the Chinese equivalent of Tolkien's Legendarium. As of 2021 it consists of over forty books by seven main authors (along with many other authors who aren't as famous), plus seven television series and two films based on one or more of the novels. All of them are set in the same universe: the titular Novoland, which is divided into the Eastern Land and the Eight Tribes. The stories span over 10,000 years divided into ten eras and sixteen dynasties.
The franchise began in the early 2000s, inspired by The Lord of the Rings. The characters "九州", meaning "Nine Provinces", originate from ancient Chinese history, where they referred to provinces during the Xia and Shang dynasties. (Incidentally, in Japanese those same characters — pronounced "Kyūshū" — are the name of Japan's third-largest island. Because of this Google Translate invariably renames the series "Kyushu Novels".)
Very few of the novels have been translated into English, and not all of them have official English titles. Most have no connection to each other beyond being set in the same Shared Universe.
Jiang Nan (江南)
- Novoland: Eagle Flag (九州·缥缈录 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Piǎo Miǎo Lù)
- Novoland: Assassin's Kingdom - Sunflower (九州·刺客王朝·葵 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Cì Kè Wáng Cháo • Kuí)
- Novoland: Assassin's Kingdom - Lotus (九州·刺客王朝·莲 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Cì Kè Wáng Cháo • Lián)
- Novoland: Manoeuvre - Dragon Slayer (九州·捭阖录·屠龙之主 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Bǎi Hé Lù • Tú Lóng Zhī Zhǔ)
- Novoland: Book of Turbulence 1 (九州·飘零书·商博良 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Piāo Líng Shū • Shāng Bó Liáng)
- Novoland: Book of Turbulence 2 (九州·飘零书·归墟 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Piāo Líng Shū • Guī Xū)
- 九州·刹那公子 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Chà Nà Gōng Zǐ)
- 九州·铁甲 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Tiě Jiǎ)
Pan Hai Tian (潘海天)
- Novoland: The Dark Veld (九州·白雀神龟 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Bái Qiāo Shén Guī)
- Novoland: Rock Labyrinth (九州·铁浮图 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Tiě Fú Tú)
- Novoland: Tales of the Dead (九州·死者夜谈 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Sǐ Zhě Yè Tán)
- Novoland: Advance of the Dark Moon (九州·暗月将临 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Àn Yuè Jiāng Lín)
Jin He Zai (今何在)
- Novoland: Storm of Prophecy (九州·海上牧云记 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Hǎi Shàng Mù Yún Jì)
- Novoland: Legend of Winged Tribe (九州·羽传说 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Yǔ Chuán Shuō)
Zhan An (斩鞍)
- Novoland: Traveller (九州·旅人 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Lǚ Rén)
- Novoland: The Princess from Plateau (九州·朱颜记 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Zhū Yán Jì)
- 九州·青蘅传 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Qīng Héng Chuán)
- 九州·秋林箭 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Qiū Lín Jiàn)
Duo Shi (多事)
- 九州·裂云之章 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Liè Yún Zhī Zhāng)
Tang Que (唐缺)
- Novoland: Hero (九州·英雄 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Yīng Xióng)
- Novoland: Trace of the Star (九州·星痕 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Xīng Hén)
- 九州·云之彼岸 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Yún Zhī Bǐ Àn)
- 九州·龙痕 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Lóng Hén)
- Novoland: Revival (九州·轮回之悸 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Lún Huí Zhī Jì)
- 九州·丧乱之瞳 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Sāng Luàn Zhī Tóng)
- 九州·魅灵之书 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Mèi Líng Zhī Shū)
- Novoland: The Son of Darkness (九州·黑暗之子 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Hēi Àn Zhī Zǐ)
- 九州·戏中人 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Xì Zhōng Rén)
- 九州·无尽长门 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Wú Jìn Cháng Mén)
- 九州·无尽长门II (Jiǔ Zhōu • Wú Jìn Cháng Mén II)
- 九州·殇翼 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Shāng Yì)
- 九州·龙渊 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Lóng Yuān)
Xiao Ru Se (萧如瑟)
- Novoland: Pearl Eclipse (九州·斛珠夫人 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Hú Zhū Fū Ren)
Xia Jia (夏笳)
- 九州·逆旅 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Nì Lǚ)
Wei Zhi Yin Jie (尾指银戒)
- 九州·商路 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Shāng Lù)
- 九州·海潮三十年 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Hǎi Cháo Sān Shí Nián)
Ta Ba Ta Ba (塔巴塔巴)
- 九州·澜州战争 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Lán Zhōu Zhàn Zhēng)
Tang Qi Gong Zi (唐七公子)
- Novoland: Hua Xu Yin (九州·华胥引 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Huá Xū Yǐn)
Yao Feng, Gou Gou (妖风 狗狗
- World of Novoland (九州·创造古卷 / Jiǔ Zhōu • Chuàng Zào Gǔ Juǎn)
Su Li Ye (苏梨叶)
- 九州·十三绣衣使 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Shí Sān Xiù Yī Shǐ)
Chu Xi Dao (楚惜刀)
- 九州·天光云影 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Tiān Guāng Yún Yǐng)
Lu Ming Ze (路鸣泽)
- 九州·天启薄暮 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Tiān Qǐ Bó Mù)
Shuang Cheng (霜城)
- 九州·浪客行 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Làng Kè Háng)
Pa Pa An (帕帕安)
- 九州·雪焚城 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Xuě Fén Chéng)
Jun Tian (君天)
- 九州·风虎北望 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Fēng Hǔ Běi Wàng)
Wen Ya (温雅)
- 九州·黎明枭歌 (Jiǔ Zhōu • Lí Míng Xiāo Gē)
- Hua Xu Yin: City of Desperate Love (2015): Based on the novel of the same name.
- Novoland: The Castle in the Sky (2016): Original story set in the Novoland universe. Has nothing to do with Castle in the Sky.
- Novoland: The Castle in the Sky 2 (2020)
- Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy (2017): Based on the novel of the same name.
- Novoland: Eagle Flag (2019): Based on the novel of the same name.
- Novoland: Pearl Eclipse (2021): Based on the novel of the same name.
- Novoland: The Princess from Plateau (2023?): Based on the novel of the same name.
- Legend of the Naga Pearls (2017): Based on the same story as The Castle in the Sky.
- Novoland: The Castle in the Sky: Time Reversal (2020): Spinoff/sequel of Novoland: The Castle in the Sky.
Tropes:
- Doorstopper: Eagle Flag has six volumes and Traveller has ten.
- No Ending: The television versions of Eagle Flag and Storm of Prophecy infamously end abruptly, leaving the main plot unresolved.
- Shared Universe: All the novels and series are set in the same universe, but in different places within the universe and at different times.
- Wuxia: Specifically the xianxia subgenre.
