Empire of Shadows

Description

Links are NOT allowed. Format your description nicely so people can easily read them. Please use proper spacing and paragraphs.

Most people are born ordinary, but there are always a few who, even if born into mediocrity, aspire to greatness.

From a nameless exploited laborer to a godfather in the shadows;

From the bottom rung of society, bound by rules, to a secret emperor who crafts those very rules.

When the sun shines, this nation belongs to the Federation. But when night falls, it belongs to me!

“Sometimes, shadows can be just as vast as light—sometimes, they can even eclipse it.”

“We never extort or blackmail anyone. Every penny we earn can withstand the scrutiny of our conscience.”

If someone knocks on your door at night, they are either delivering my regards or bringing ruin for your arrogance.

As for what you will receive, that depends on the choice you make, my friend!

Associated Names
One entry per line
阴影帝国
Related Series
N/A
Recommendations
N/A
Recommendation Lists
  1. Read and Liked #2

Latest Release

Date Group Release
07/24/25 Gravity Tales c174
07/23/25 Gravity Tales c173
07/22/25 Gravity Tales c172
07/21/25 Gravity Tales c171
07/20/25 Gravity Tales c170
07/19/25 Gravity Tales c169
07/18/25 Gravity Tales c168
07/17/25 Gravity Tales c167
07/16/25 Gravity Tales c166
07/15/25 Gravity Tales c165
07/14/25 Gravity Tales c164
07/12/25 Gravity Tales c162
07/11/25 Gravity Tales c161
07/10/25 Gravity Tales c160
07/10/25 Gravity Tales c159
Go to Page...
Go to Page...
Write a Review
2 Reviews sorted by


Ferhatch
New Ferhatch rated it
July 23, 2025
Status: c705
This is a very rich story set in alternate world in the era of prohibition-ww2. MC is a refugee/illegal migrant that escape from civil war in his homecountry (empire). The story start with no connection to crime/underworld niche, but mostly on how hard life as immigrant and due to discrimination. Then added with explosive economic growth, high competitive job market due to cheap migrant labor, incoming prohibition and wars that will lead MC path to form his own family.

The character personality in this story is mostly decent except for the... more>> core character, mostly because the story is based on MC prespective so it's more on how MC view that character.

What amazed me is that the amount of character this story had, author make it so that little to no character have been sidelined or forgotten like many other novel.

And the character or other thing he introduced always connected one way to another. So you can feel the foreshadowing with each new things author introduce, making the plot well paced and don't feel forced at all.

Not only that the amount of world building this story had is enourmous. I've read up to 700 chapter and there is a lot of places where author can explore more or never explored; the Federation, Empire, Congress, Yalan, and Sumeri Island. (This is from Mtl name might be different)

It's for you who want to invest in a mafia noir story that sprinkled with modern webnovel writing style. Since the author is chinese at first I expect some sort of self-glaze on china and bad america type stuff but there is none as far as I knew. <<less
1 Likes · Like Permalink | Report
SpHyNx
SpHyNx rated it
February 6, 2025
Status: c101
A very decent story. It’s essentially set in an alternative world in the 1950-1960s, the MC starts from the bottom of the world, quite literally, and slowly builds his influence and his family and his underworld Empire.

The world building is amazing. I’ll say that much. The world is essentially America in the past, the American dream, etc. I’m actually quite surprised that this was written by a chinese author with how well written it is.

The characters are decent, and the MC is likable. Overall, I can’t wait for more.

This one... more>> is for those that like Mafia, Underground Empire building etc. The MC is the boss, and we follow him from the ground up.

I will definitely keep an eye in this one. <<less
5 Likes · Like Permalink | Report
Leave a Review (Guidelines)
You must be logged in to rate and post a review. Register an account to get started.