Masterpiece Novels - Cream of the crop

Masterpiece Novels - Cream of the crop
These novels are hands down the absolute best when it comes to quality in world-building, plot twists, character development, or melodrama.
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MiP
Created: Jun 28th, 2023, Updated: Nov 30th, 2024
Created Jun 28th, 2023
Updated Nov 30th, 2024
KR (3.9)
15 Chapters Every 18.4 Day(s) 1006 Readers 7 Reviews 10-04-2024
Holds the #1 spot on Novelpia's all time ranking and is properly the best GB action novel on this site. The illustrations are exceptionally well-drawn. No romance. Read for the compellingly written villains.... more>>
CN (4.7)
113 Chapters Every 559.6 Day(s) 16820 Readers 377 Reviews 02-06-2019
In terms of its quality as a masterpiece the writing style is kinda bland. I wish it had the flair of Mao Ni's writing style.... more>>
KR (4.5)
403 Chapters Every 1.7 Day(s) 5828 Readers 63 Reviews 06-21-2025
MC is an unreliable narrator, especially when he sets aside the jester acts and things start to get serious.
KR (4.3)
61 Chapters Every 15.9 Day(s) 1652 Readers 13 Reviews 01-02-2025
JP (4.5)
163 Chapters Every 123 Day(s) 18886 Readers 127 Reviews 09-20-2022
Recent volumes have unfortunately become rather dull, but prior to that the series was great imo.
KR (4.2)
21 Chapters Every 171.3 Day(s) 22012 Readers 398 Reviews 06-26-2018
Here's the deal: only read the Academy arc and then drop it, let your imagination take over for the rest of the novel. Things go downhill fast after the initial arc unfortunately.... more>>
JP (4.4)
0 Chapters Every 2000 Day(s) 728 Readers 2 Reviews 10-01-2016
Hard SF time-travel novel
KR (4.4)
830 Chapters Every 16.1 Day(s) 19991 Readers 236 Reviews 10-25-2024
The romance sucks
KR (4.6)
193 Chapters Every 149.3 Day(s) 8135 Readers 107 Reviews 08-25-2019
JP (4.1)
8 Chapters Every 445.8 Day(s) 4476 Readers 36 Reviews 05-24-2016
Read the knockoff novel TBATE if you like MT
KR (4.5)
55 Chapters Every 206.1 Day(s) 24184 Readers 319 Reviews 11-26-2017
The author is known for being a plagiarist so beware
KR (4.3)
130 Chapters Every 3.3 Day(s) 2931 Readers 17 Reviews 06-19-2025
CN (4.3)
6 Chapters Every 1587.7 Day(s) 13850 Readers 344 Reviews 02-25-2017
Read for the apathetic psychopath MC
KR (4.3)
60 Chapters Every 6.9 Day(s) 818 Readers 5 Reviews 03-25-2025
KR (4.5)
548 Chapters Every 1.5 Day(s) 5155 Readers 61 Reviews 06-21-2025
TBH it has tons of plot armor but since it's got a high rating I'm still gonna throw it on the list
KR (4.3)
243 Chapters Every 7.1 Day(s) 4854 Readers 38 Reviews 05-06-2025
Surprisingly well-written. Read for the soap opera, other aspects such as world-building are nonexistent. The best regret story on the site actually (compared to War... more>>
CN (4.3)
1 Chapters Every 2000 Day(s) 991 Readers 5 Reviews 07-24-2010
Written by Jin Yong the Godfather of wuxia/murim novels
KR (4.2)
250 Chapters Every 2.7 Day(s) 2986 Readers 32 Reviews 06-21-2025
Good writing, it's blowing up on on Novelpia. Can't say for sure yet if it'll keep up the quality or if it's gonna crash and... more>>
KR (4.2)
236 Chapters Every 3.3 Day(s) 3907 Readers 33 Reviews 06-21-2025
KR (3.9)
126 Chapters Every 2.1 Day(s) 1481 Readers 11 Reviews 06-21-2025
Best con artist MC
KR (3.6)
158 Chapters Every 5.5 Day(s) 1273 Readers 7 Reviews 06-13-2025
Balanced regret novel
CN (4.1)
647 Chapters Every 1 Day(s) 969 Readers 12 Reviews 06-21-2025
Amazing world-building
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  1. bungaunga
    bungaunga· Oct 20, 2023 09:56 AM
    Telling us to only read the first arc in The Novel's Extra but putting it in a "masterpiece" list? Agree with a few of the other ones here though.
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    • MiP
      MiP· Author · Oct 20, 2023 02:37 PM

      Ofc I do have issues with TNE especially after its first major arc. Nonetheless there are 2 reasons why I included TNE on the list.

      Firstly, the Cube arc is still one of the best academy arcs on NU, and I haven't read any other novels here that execute the academy arc better.

      Secondly TNE is a trend setter. After it gained popularity, the academy trend became extremely popular in the KR scene. Gab Song the author basically caused the decline of the dungeon/tower climbing trends as most KR novels nowadays are all about academies.

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  2. Hyperbus
    Hyperbus· Aug 23, 2023 10:40 AM
    The author of Dungeon Defence being a "plagerist" is a false rumor that spread with gossip and misunderstanding 
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    • MiP
      MiP· Author · Aug 25, 2023 05:07 AM

      >a false rumor that spread with gossip and misunderstanding

      It isn't mere gossip, you can easily confirm this by checking out namu: https://namu.wiki/w/%EB%8D%98%EC%A0%84%20%EB%94%94%ED%8E%9C%EC%8A%A4/%ED%91%9C%EC%A0%88%20%EB%85%BC%EB%9E%80

      The author writes another superior series titled Gangster Empire which is even better than DD. This time the author makes a conscious effort to not plagiarize anything.

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