# Light Novel Updates > An independent, human-verified directory of light novels. Every record traces its creators, alternate titles, genres, and the official English edition. No chapter prose is hosted here: chapter links always leave the site for the author's or publisher's own pages. - [Home](https://lightnovelupdates.com/): the latest catalogue additions and recent chapter updates. - [All novels](https://lightnovelupdates.com/novels/): the full directory, filterable by completion status. - [Restoration log](https://lightnovelupdates.com/updates/): the newest verified chapter links across the catalogue. - [Editorial policy](https://lightnovelupdates.com/editorial-policy/): how records are verified and corrected. - [RSS feed](https://lightnovelupdates.com/feed.xml): machine-readable chapter updates. ## Novels - [I’m a Max-Level Taoist Master, and You’re Throwing Me Into a Rules-Based Horror Game?!](https://lightnovelupdates.com/novels/i-m-a-max-level-taoist-master-and-you-re-throwing-me-into-a-rule/): by 落叶魔王 — A mysterious game has appeared, randomly selecting one person from each country to be transported into its world. Zhang Yangqing, who had been cultivating (Unknown) - [Wait… I’m a Druid in a Cultivation World?!](https://lightnovelupdates.com/novels/wait-i-m-a-druid-in-a-cultivation-world/): by 白狐不是大叔 — Plot Hook: You’ve reincarnated into a world of immortal cultivation—but your cheat skill is the Druid class from Western fantasy! And so… (Unknown) - [Monarch Litrpg (Army fantasy)](https://lightnovelupdates.com/novels/monarch-litrpg-army-fantasy/): by Extra27 — Rayne was a bastard, the only son of the fallen Duke Frayser, and cast aside to die in the army that hated him for being alive. Until a soul from Earth took over his body. With the common class of a [Soldier\], a Lineage Quest to complete and a unique trait, he would have to get strong to survive the gritty lands of his new world. Having nothing (...) (Unknown) - [After Faking My Death, I Was Suddenly Labeled a Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Character](https://lightnovelupdates.com/novels/after-faking-my-death-i-was-suddenly-labeled-a-beautiful-strong/): by MarineTL — Ten years ago, the insectoid race invaded. The Empire was in dire straits, and Lu Yuan was entrusted with command in a moment of crisis. He took over the … (Unknown) - [A Professional Assassin](https://lightnovelupdates.com/novels/a-professional-assassin/): by MarineTL — My name is Lin Yuetian, 23 years old. I come from a somewhat chaotic cyberpunk future world and am currently single. I work at a security company and retu… (Unknown) - [After Being Swapped at Birth, the Lucky Baby Becomes the Capital City's Beloved Darling](https://lightnovelupdates.com/novels/after-being-swapped-at-birth-the-lucky-baby-becomes-the-capital/): by unknown — Niuniu was swapped by a bad guy the moment she was born and abandoned in the wild, where she was found by a couple from the Zhang family who were unable to have (Unknown) - [Horror Game Designer](https://lightnovelupdates.com/novels/horror-game-designer/): by I Fix Air-Conditioner — Third and final book in I Fix Air-Conditioner's Trilogy of Horrors (Unknown) - [Second Life as a Soldier](https://lightnovelupdates.com/novels/second-life-as-a-soldier/): by Soldier_of_Avalon — He died a nobody. Now he's reborn in a body beaten and left for dead, no family, no food, no future. In the Kingdom of Avalon, strength isn't just respected, it's survival. Power is ranked by Tiers, magic is earned through blood and elemental affinity, and those without talent are nothing more than fodder for war. Edward has neither noble blood nor rare (Unknown) - [86—Eighty-Six](https://lightnovelupdates.com/novels/86-eighty-six/): by Asato Asato — A commander and a battle-scarred field leader confront the human cost hidden behind the Republic's supposedly unmanned war. (Ongoing; also known as Eighty-Six, 86; Drama, Military, Science Fiction) - [Ascendance of a Bookworm](https://lightnovelupdates.com/novels/ascendance-of-a-bookworm/): by Miya Kazuki — A book-loving student awakens as Myne, a frail child in a world where books are scarce, and decides to make them herself. (Complete; also known as Honzuki no Gekokujō, Honzuki no Gekokujou; Fantasy, Isekai, Slice of Life) - [Re:ZERO −Starting Life in Another World−](https://lightnovelupdates.com/novels/re-zero-starting-life-in-another-world/): by Tappei Nagatsuki — Subaru Natsuki is pulled into another world and discovers that death returns him to an earlier point—with every memory intact. (Ongoing; also known as Re:Zero, Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu; Drama, Fantasy, Isekai) - [Spice and Wolf](https://lightnovelupdates.com/novels/spice-and-wolf/): by Isuna Hasekura — Traveling merchant Kraft Lawrence gains an unexpected companion in Holo, a sharp-witted wolf deity longing for her northern home. (Ongoing; also known as Ōkami to Kōshinryō, Ookami to Koushinryou; Adventure, Fantasy, Romance) - [That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime](https://lightnovelupdates.com/novels/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime/): by Fuse — A salaryman is reborn in a fantasy world as a slime and uses his unusual abilities to build a home where many peoples can coexist. (Complete; also known as Tensura, Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken; Adventure, Fantasy, Isekai) - [The Apothecary Diaries](https://lightnovelupdates.com/novels/the-apothecary-diaries/): by Natsu Hyuuga — Maomao, an apothecary with a taste for poisons and puzzles, is drawn into the intrigues of the imperial rear palace. (Unknown; also known as Kusuriya no Hitorigoto; Drama, Historical, Mystery) ## Authors - [Asato Asato](https://lightnovelupdates.com/authors/asato-asato/): Japanese light novelist and the author of 86—Eighty-Six. - [Extra27](https://lightnovelupdates.com/authors/extra27/): - [Fuse](https://lightnovelupdates.com/authors/fuse/): Japanese light novelist and the author of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. - [I Fix Air-Conditioner](https://lightnovelupdates.com/authors/i-fix-air-conditioner/): - [Isuna Hasekura](https://lightnovelupdates.com/authors/isuna-hasekura/): Japanese light novelist and the author of Spice and Wolf. - [Miya Kazuki](https://lightnovelupdates.com/authors/miya-kazuki/): Japanese light novelist and the author of Ascendance of a Bookworm. - [Natsu Hyuuga](https://lightnovelupdates.com/authors/natsu-hyuga/): Japanese light novelist and the author of The Apothecary Diaries. - [Soldier_of_Avalon](https://lightnovelupdates.com/authors/soldier-of-avalon/): - [Tappei Nagatsuki](https://lightnovelupdates.com/authors/tappei-nagatsuki/): Japanese light novelist and the author of Re:ZERO −Starting Life in Another World−. - [白狐不是大叔](https://lightnovelupdates.com/authors/author/): - [落叶魔王](https://lightnovelupdates.com/authors/author-2/): ## Artists - [Jyuu Ayakura](https://lightnovelupdates.com/artists/jyuu-ayakura/): Japanese illustrator credited on Spice and Wolf. - [Mitz Vah](https://lightnovelupdates.com/artists/mitz-vah/): Japanese illustrator credited on That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. - [Shinichirou Otsuka](https://lightnovelupdates.com/artists/shinichirou-otsuka/): Japanese illustrator credited on Re:ZERO −Starting Life in Another World−. - [Shirabii](https://lightnovelupdates.com/artists/shirabii/): Japanese illustrator credited on 86—Eighty-Six. - [Touko Shino](https://lightnovelupdates.com/artists/touko-shino/): Japanese illustrator credited on the light novel edition of The Apothecary Diaries. - [You Shiina](https://lightnovelupdates.com/artists/you-shiina/): Japanese illustrator credited on Ascendance of a Bookworm.