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Top 25 Modern Knowledge Novels on Royal Road (2026)

Updated November 2026 · ranked by average reader rating

Modern Knowledge Novels are among the most popular stories on Royal Road.

This guide ranks the best by average reader rating. The current top picks are Clara Casewell, Attorney to the Villainess [Vol 1 Complete], Metaworld HopeCore and Empty Sea: SSS Villain Stuck in an NPC World. Some of them are already finished, so you can binge without waiting for updates.

The 25 best Modern Knowledge novels on Royal Road

  1. Clara Casewell, Attorney to the Villainess [Vol 1 Complete]

    by cocopi
    4.83 · 101 chapters · Ongoing

    Clara Casewell is a sharp corporate lawyer with a secret passion for villainess stories. After a heated year at her law firm, she ekes out a promotion over her rival, the cocky Warren Righton. But on her way to celebrate, a bout of…

    ComedyFantasy Female LeadMagicModern Knowledge

  2. Metaworld HopeCore

    by Wutosama
    4.82 · 208 chapters · Ongoing

    The Year is 2032, and AI slop has won. Far from creating utopia, society has become divided by bots and culture wars, creating a world of disunity. Enter Lana Zacanissian, Corpo superstar, the prophet of profits. She who created the…

    ComedyContemporary Attractive LeadCozyFemale Lead

  3. Empty Sea: SSS Villain Stuck in an NPC World

    by D.M. Rhodes (Razzmatazz)
    4.80 · 50 chapters · Completed

    Dying was supposed to be the best thing that ever happened to Minokawa. In Empty Sea, an MMORPG brought to life, an isolated reincarnated player with overwhelming power discovers that the sentient game is turning him into its Demon King…

    AdventureFantasy ApocalypseAttractive LeadChivalry

  4. AGARES

    by Alexander Wales
    4.78 · 29 chapters · Ongoing

    I had two minutes to build a world. I slapped down a meadow, some deer, a wizard's tower on a mountain, and almost forgot the sun. Then the Player showed up. Mulligan Mercer is the internet's foremost authority on everything your favorite…

    ActionAdventure LitRPGMagicModern Knowledge

  5. Spirit System -Book Two-Rise of the Dragon Rangers

    by G.S. Striker
    4.75 · 43 chapters · Ongoing

    The realm needs dragons to fight the darkness. Unfortunately, their minds are still those of six month old babies. Despite the challenges, Ash and Bree are growing stronger. That is, until Ash no longer knows who he is. The Witch Queen…

    ActionAdventure CraftingGameLitHigh Fantasy

  6. Surprisingly Enough(NOT), Common Sense Is Overpowered in Cliché Cultivation World

    by PlumBlossom0_0
    4.72 · 135 chapters · Ongoing

    Ning finds himself reborn in the world of cultivation. However, as he embarks on this new life, he gradually becomes aware of something amiss. It dawns on him that this realm revolves around a select few individuals, the so-called…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadAttractive LeadCultivation

  7. One World Won't Do [World-Hopping LitRPG]

    by TheFlamingSea
    4.71 · 29 chapters · Ongoing

    Nathaniel's succubus professor killed him last night. This morning, she's offering him unlimited power. As a detective back on Earth, he knows how to play dumb and asks what the catch is, before turning her down. Because what he wants is…

    ActionFantasy CultivationGameLitLitRPG

  8. All I Wanted Was To Get A Skill At Level 10 Like Everyone Else

    by Clo
    4.69 · 52 chapters

    "… But Someone Had Other Plans For Me" Not originally from this world. Experimented on without consent. Exiled by her own people. In a world ruled by levels, skills, and well-defined progression, Nivi, a young coeurl beastkin, is falling…

    AdventureFantasy Female LeadGameLitGender Bender

  9. Department of Otherworld Rescue [LitRPG, Isekai]

    by ScottWarren
    4.69 · 198 chapters · Ongoing

    Each year, teens around the country are spirited away to other worlds to fight on their behalf. This department has been empowered to take all necessary action toward their recovery. Cole had his entire career planned out. Another year in…

    ActionContemporary High FantasyLitRPGLow Fantasy

  10. One Was Worthy (Book Two Complete)

    by Materia-Blade
    4.66 · 120 chapters · Ongoing

    A young girl is thrust into leadership as her competence, talent, charisma, and nature prove to be the foundation her people need. Even if her own country disagrees... As far back as I could remember, there was another girl in my dreams…

    ActionAdventure CraftingFemale LeadGameLit

  11. Terminate the Other World! [An Isekai LitRPG] (Stubbed)

    by Icalos
    4.66 · 15 chapters

    An unshackled killer cyborg ends up terminating her way through...ahem ‘exploring’ fantasyland with a dungeon core power source! A lighthearted super-OP misunderstanding-filled Isekai LitRPG adventure! A note on spinoffs and spoilers…

    AdventureComedy Artificial IntelligenceDungeon CrawlerFemale Lead

  12. Yona [Cat Girl Evolution] [3 books complete]

    by Bedivere the Mad
    4.66 · 185 chapters · Ongoing

    She's a cat. She's a girl. And she's going to evolve. Yona never wanted to be a cat, but that's only because she didn't realize how good they had it. Free food, free pets, no responsibilities, no worries. She's living her best life, and…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadAttractive LeadDungeon Core

  13. Hell Hound Evolution [Vol. 2 Stubbed]

    by Winter Knights
    4.65 · 59 chapters

    What to expect -Early slice of life chapters with puppy family. -Villain arc? -EVOLUTION! -Her skillset will revolve around her nature as a predator and have a lot to do with hunting prey. BLURB She’s a puppy. She’s a girl. And she’s…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadAttractive LeadDungeon Crawler

  14. Velkaria

    by Arkene
    4.65 · 212 chapters · Ongoing

    Full-dive MMOs are supposed to feel alive. Most players treated Velkaria like every game that came before it: a theme park to consume rather than a world that could change. But Velkaria was different. From the ground up, it had been…

    ActionAdventure ApocalypseArtificial IntelligenceCrafting

  15. HELL CLIMBER [Mythic Pantheon Battle Royale LitRPG]

    by Paul Todkill
    4.64 · 95 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Jun 19, 2026 (5 months ago).

    [Formerly SPIRE: The Seven Rings War] The gods are real—and they hate you. This wouldn't be true for most people, but for Samuel Lin, whose first interaction with a god was cursing them out, well...you get the idea. In Sam’s defence, he…

    ActionAdventure Dungeon CrawlerHigh FantasyLitRPG

  16. Keeper of Totality [Time-Travel LitRPG]

    by Infinityphoenix
    4.63 · 206 chapters · Ongoing

    The death of the Hero reset the timeline. That wasn't what Lucy had intended when she made that last soul attack while dying. But she returned to Earth and tried to do the obvious thing: use her knowledge of the future to dominate the…

    ActionFantasy Anti-Hero LeadCultivationCyberpunk

  17. A Draconic Rebirth

    by Undercover_Dragon1
    4.61 · 109 chapters · Ongoing

    A tale of reincarnation with an unexpected twist. The protagonist is reborn not as a human, but as a dragon. Stripped of everything familiar from his former life, he finds himself in a world unlike anything he’s ever known. To survive, he…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadGrimdarkHigh Fantasy

  18. Will of the Wizards (LitRPG, OP MC)

    by TheBusyBard
    4.61 · 19 chapters · Ongoing

    NEW QUEST! OBJECTIVE: Teach spellcraft to the magically attuned. REWARD: Your greatest desire. Immediately, the prompt made Wilbur suspicious. The reward could be anything. Inner peace? Belonging? A cosmic therapy session? Wilbur rolled…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadHigh FantasyLitRPG

  19. Heavenly Demon Ascending [Dark Fantasy | Cultivation | Multiverse | Antihero]

    by The_BestX
    4.60 · 8 chapters

    On a continent where every soul is born with a seal that determines their destiny, there is no place for the weak. Mo Bai, a descendant of the Shadow Blade Clan, had a harsh childhood, filled with sweat and blood from an early age. With…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadAttractive LeadCultivation

  20. The Magpie and The Archmage [Book 2 Complete]

    by AmberAtlas
    4.58 · 207 chapters · Ongoing

    She's a magpie. She's a girl. And she's going to steal shiny. Liora is a little thief that enjoys collecting shiny things like any self-respecting magpie. But one day she stumbles upon the shiny that changes her life forever—Archmage…

    ActionAdventure Female LeadHigh FantasyLitRPG

  21. Artificer's Folly

    by Omnipotence101
    4.57 · 44 chapters · Dropped

    Iterate. Optimize. Break past the system’s limits. Alari spent his life trying to contain a cascading orbital catastrophe on Earth. He believed that with enough effort, any system could be stabilized. He was wrong. He died alone, the…

    AdventureFantasy CraftingLitRPGMagic

  22. The Princess Dies In The Tutorial

    by Trysolde
    4.57 · 27 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Jul 13, 2026 (4 months ago).

    I'm Not The Heroine: I'm Meant To Be Dead! Cecille dies before finishing Crown of Ash and Gold, the new popular otome— and wakes as Isolde Valcairn, a seven-year-old princess whose only role in the game is to die in the tutorial! Every…

    AdventureDrama CraftingFemale LeadHigh Fantasy

  23. Unconquered Tower (Book 2 Stubbing October 7th)

    by DR PEAK
    4.57 · 9 chapters

    A hundred years ago thirteen towers arrived on Earth. At noon on the summer solstice, the tower gates open every year admitting any who wish to climb. Those who survive and come back do so with incredible powers and riches, tales of…

    ActionAdventure ApocalypseCultivationGrimdark

  24. The Factory Must Grow - [Book 3: The Wheels Must Turn]

    by C_Mantis, NorskDaedalus
    4.54 · 131 chapters · Ongoing

    Constructing a portal is a monumental undertaking, yet the Forerunners have guided dozens of civilizations to that end and know exactly what is needed. Thousands of laborers to source and process materials. Hundreds of brilliant artisans…

    AdventureFantasy CraftingGameLitGenetically Engineered

  25. Building World Peace with My Bloodthirsty Demon Army

    by Bimbanana
    4.52 · 164 chapters · Ongoing

    Welcome to planet Talvaris, your generic isekai world filled with magic, dragons, and voluptuous female elves. Everything here is as beautiful as the goddess Celes envision it, if you just ignore the slavery and racism on the corner…

    ActionComedy Anti-Hero LeadAnti-Villain LeadCozy

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Modern Knowledge novel on Royal Road?

Right now Clara Casewell, Attorney to the Villainess [Vol 1 Complete] by cocopi is the highest rated, with an average rating of 4.83 out of 5 and 101 chapters. Metaworld HopeCore by Wutosama comes next.

How are these stories ranked?

Stories are ordered by their average reader rating on Royal Road, and the guide is refreshed as ratings change.

Are there completed Modern Knowledge novels I can binge?

Yes, including Empty Sea: SSS Villain Stuck in an NPC World.

Where can I read these Modern Knowledge novels?

Every story is free to read on Royal Road. Open a story's page and use the Read button to go straight to it. FicGems doesn't host any chapters.