Best Ken Follett

Three years of blood, sweat, and sacrifice culminated in a simple diamond ring—Tom Tudor's ultimate gesture of love for his wife on their third anniversary. But instead of gratitude, his heartfelt efforts earned him humiliation, betrayal, and a nightmarish revelation that shattered his world. Ridiculed by the very woman he cherished, mocked by a room full of strangers, and left for dead by a man flaunting his stolen love, Tom hit rock bottom. But from the ashes of heartbreak rises a man fueled by rage, vengeance, and an unrelenting drive to prove everyone wrong. As his old self dies in the agony of betrayal, a new Tom emerges—stronger, sharper, and determined to crush those who dared to look down on him. This Tom is Thomas Tudor! Grandson of one of the richest men on earth with deep connection with politics and other hidden mysteries looming over earth. This is not just a story of revenge—it’s the making of a legend in both mortal and supernatural realms.

Intelligence, Deceit, Cunning and Luck are concepts that tie to genius. Louis, who was born with above average intelligence, got all four concepts and became a true genius. And a true genius becomes a double-sided sword. Will it be a problem solver? or even a trouble maker? It all started when Louis got an injection of nanoparticles into his body. Something much higher than modern words appears and changes Louis' life. The system appears and allows Louis to make the impossible possible. He will easily solve the criminal cases he handles. What awaited him in the days to come were cases that were more complicated and would require even greater effort to deal with. (Some events that occur and locations are indeed inspired by the real world but have nothing to do with real life)

After been killed by his cheating girlfriend's heartthrob, Donald finds himself reincarnated within the body of a weak hunter in another universe. He somehow is bestowed with a system upon his death and got transmigrated by its powers. In this apocalyptic world where monsters and demons thrive, Donald must complete every mission the system asks him to do in order to become more powerful and have his revenge on those who scorned him—even if he has to destroy the world to achieve this. And even if he has to become a villain to become more powerful, he is willing to walk that path. After all, humanity is already sunken beyond redemption. This is the purpose of the system—the Renegade System with which he awakened!

In a silent hall, confused voices rose, expressing disbelief and recounting tragic deaths—stabbing, plane crash, shooting. Amidst them stood a man, contemplative. Memories surfaced, hinting at a shared fate. Recognizing a pattern, he scanned the room, finding an angelic figure named Aurelia. Ethan, one of the survivors, felt a surge of fear and hesitation. What fate awaits our hero?

Surviving death after his lover’s betrayal, Ace Crown awakened a special ability that allowed him to get through the sudden apocalypse. To protect his families and allies, Ace ventured to find the cause of the world ending and eradicate the enemy with the help of a mysterious guide who would soon lead him to his fate—being a god of the new world. Witness the awakening of a god in the apocalypse!

Ryan Carter has always been ordinary—weak, overlooked, and struggling to find his place. But when a near-fatal attack awakens the strange pendant his late mother left behind, Ryan unlocks a hidden power that shatters his ordinary life forever. In a world where mystic energy is returning after centuries of silence, ancient clans and secret families are waging war in the shadows. To them, Ryan is no longer invisible—he’s a threat, and his pendant is the prize they all seek. As Ryan learns to harness his abilities, he uncovers dangerous truths: his mother once belonged to a powerful mystic bloodline, his sister Olivia carries a rare gift that could reshape the future, and betrayal waits even among those who claim to guide him. From a bullied student to a rising mystic, Ryan must fight, grow, and endure. But with every battle, the line between friend and enemy blurs, and one question haunts him— Is he destined to save this world… or destroy it?

Three hundred years ago, the monsters came and never left. In Greystone, every child awakens power at eighteen… except Thomas Walker. Branded a Null and humiliated before the entire academy, his fate seems sealed, until a mysterious system awakens inside him. Now, every drop of sweat makes him stronger. Every mission unlocks impossible power. And when the bullies who once broke him become his first prey, Thomas learns that vengeance can be legendary. But deep in the shadows, a prophecy stirs, one that marks him as the key to the coming war. The boy they all mocked will become the storm they fear.

Mocked as trash, Kai was the disciple no one believed in until the day his System awakened. Every humiliation, every strike and every attempt to break him only fueled his rise.. But powerful enemies lurk in his sect. The arrogant genius Li Shen, and the cunning Zhao, who will stop at nothing to see him crushed. Kai swears to shatter every chain of suppression. Kai has to survive and prove that even the most broken can ascend beyond heaven itself.

Akira Kuromiya is just an average high schooler who gets killed by a robber. He wakes up and is now a chicken!? Even worse he becomes the familiar of a girl who"s apparently the heiress of a powerful clan. That was for a short while though, as he was abandoned and woke up to find out he, now she, is trapped in a deadly magical forest with all sorts creatures trying to kill her. The world she finds herself is one of magic and monsters like the manga she's been reading. Akira, now Hinotori is trying to live her life as a chicken in another world! The book is quite slow paced, with some arcs seeming quite useless and boring. However, I promise, every arc is important and I urge you to continue. If you can't, I won't try to stop you because the choice is yours.

Rapheal lost everything. His identity, title and status when the real heir return and he is proven to be a fake. Switched during birth. Yet the Devereux family refused to let him go. They forcefully married him to his fake younger sister to retrieve his inheritance. Humiliating him at all turn. His face was ruined during a company riot when someone poured acid on him and the family's tax evasion was pinned on him. Raphael was sent to prison where he died. He wakes up two years before with a system that helps him secretly build wealth, while he hid his true capabilities. Then a old man appears with a gold credit card claiming to be his real family.