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Christopher Mitchell

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Similar in premise + setting

These books are ranked using the premise + setting labels extracted for The Mortal Blade. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Premise labels used: besieged city, god-rules, demigod politics, mortal champion, dragon imprisonment, military defense, misfit soldier, clash of powers, city siege, intrigue and betrayal

Setting labels used: single city, besieged city, walled city, rule by gods, demigod hierarchy, military city, post-civil-war world, limited habitable space, multiple worlds (hinted)

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their premise + setting embeddings are close.

Cover of The Sword Saint by C.F. Iggulden

The Sword Saint

C.F. Iggulden · 2019 · Empire of Salt

A besieged city must rally old allies and unlikely heroes when diplomacy turns into invasion and war.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1635

Cover of Citadel by C.M. Alongi

Citadel

C.M. Alongi · 2023

A nonverbal autistic outcast in a walled theocracy discovers the “demons” beyond the forest may be people.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1787

Cover of Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

Elantris

Brandon Sanderson · 2006 · Elantris

A cursed fallen city, a political marriage, and a religious takeover collide as three lives fight to save a kingdom.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1851

Cover of Pretenders to the Throne of God by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Pretenders to the Throne of God

Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2026 · The Tyrant Philosophers

A besieged crab-city becomes the latest battleground in a long war between magic, faith, and an empire of “Perfection.”

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1942

Cover of 進撃の巨人 17 [Shingeki no Kyojin 17] by Hajime Isayama

進撃の巨人 17 [Shingeki no Kyojin 17]

Hajime Isayama, 諫山創 · 2015 · 進撃の巨人 [Shingeki no Kyojin]

A turning-point volume of titans, politics, and revelations as new power shifts reshape the fight for survival.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2009

Cover of 進撃の巨人 24 [Shingeki no Kyojin 24] by Hajime Isayama

進撃の巨人 24 [Shingeki no Kyojin 24]

Hajime Isayama, 諫山創 · 2017 · 進撃の巨人 [Shingeki no Kyojin]

A flashback-heavy volume shifts to the enemy side, deepening war, trauma, and politics before a major cliffhanger.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2030

Cover of Necropolis by Dan Abnett

Necropolis

Dan Abnett · 2005 · Gaunt's Ghosts

A massive hive city faces a Chaos-backed assault, forcing Gaunt and his unit into a brutal siege and political struggle.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2034

Cover of Steamborn by Eric R. Asher

Steamborn

Eric R. Asher · 2015 · Steamborn

A teen tinker’s apprentice survives a monster assault on his walled city and uncovers a dark secret beneath it.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2074

Cover of Shiang by C.F. Iggulden

Shiang

C.F. Iggulden · 2018 · Empire of Salt

Two distant cities collide as warriors, traitors, and ancient magic set off a brutal war for power.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2083

Cover of The Lost and the Damned by Guy Haley

The Lost and the Damned

Guy Haley · 2019 · The Siege of Terra

As Terra comes under siege, conscripts, primarchs, and traitors each fight to decide humanity’s fate.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2084

Cover of No. 6: The Manga, Volume 01 by Atsuko Asano

No. 6: The Manga, Volume 01

Atsuko Asano · 2013 · No. 6: The Manga

An elite boy in a sealed futuristic city shelters a fugitive, triggering a conspiracy and a bond that could change everything.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2090

Cover of Defiance by C.J. Redwine

Defiance

C.J. Redwine · 2012 · Defiance

A rebellious teen crosses a walled wasteland to find her missing father, guarded by the boy she once loved.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2093