Novoland
Novoland, also known as Jiuzhou/九州, is a fictional universe, with a known world of 3 continents and 9 provinces. It mostly consists of non-fully explored seas to the east and deserts to the west; Zhongzhou being essentially northern China and Wanzhou southern China. It has a history of 10000 years divided into 10 eras and about 16 dynasties.
There are 30 books written for that universe and there are 7 principle authors that write novels for them. The project was started in early 2000s when Lord of the Rings was popular in China, and people want do the kind of world building based on Chinese mythology, with all the nations, histories, lineages and daemons.
Recently, some these novels have been adapted into dramas and films, since China now has the budget for live adaptations and there is demand for them in the mainstream as well.
Most Influential Authors
- 江南/Jiangnan: 缥缈录(Novoland Eagle Flag) This one is huge with 5 volumes.
- 今何在/Jinhezhai: 海上牧云记 (Storm of Prophecies), 羽传说 (Legend of Feather)
- 大角/Dajiao: ·铁浮图 (Iron Calvary), 死者夜谈 (Tales of the Dead), 白雀神龟(White Bird and Magic Turtle)
- 斩鞍/Zhan’an: 旅人(Traveler), 朱颜记 (Tales of Beauties) Unlike other author, he focuses on commoner’s tales rather than heroes and monarchs.
- 唐缺/Tan Qe: 殇翼 (Lost Wings), 星痕 (Star Trail), 云之彼岸 (Farside of Clouds). He wrote mostly short novels telling a single event rather than long epics.
Dramas and live adaptions
- City of Desperate Love 华胥引 (2015) –> Chao Dynasty, starring Lin Yuan, Kevin Cheng and Jiang Xin
- Novoland: The Castle in the Sky (2016) 天空城 starring Zhang Ruoyun, Guan Xiaotong, Ju Jingyi and Liu Chang
- Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy 海上牧云记 (2017) –> Duan Dynasty, starring Huang Xuan and Shawn Dou
- Legend of the Naga Pearl 鲛珠传 (2017) starring Darren Wang and Zhang Tianai
- Novoland: Eagle Flag 缥缈录 (video game)