Cultivation Novels with Crafting, Alchemy and Farming

Choosing a story from this list

Crafting offers a different pleasure from a succession of victories: a material has to be found, a process understood and a result made useful. This list brings together alchemy, resource synthesis, farming and research premises. They do not all give the craft equal space in their openings, so the individual notes explain what appears on the page and what the premise only promises.

Choose by the balance you want between practical work and rapid rewards. A craft can drive difficult decisions, or provide a comfortable routine around a much easier climb. Neither experience suits every reader.