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The Son of Tarzan

Edgar Rice Burroughs, J. Allen St. John

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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for The Son of Tarzan.

Plot structure labels used: serial installments, repeated rescues, coincidence-driven, parallel plotlines, midbook shift, quest-and-return, late reveal, cliffhanger chapters, mirror-plot structure, rehashed setup

Focused on “episodic structure” where exact label matches exist.

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

Cover of The Peacekeepers by Gene DeWeese

The Peacekeepers

Gene DeWeese · 1988 · Star Trek: The Next Generation

Data and Geordi vanish into a distant conflict, forcing the Enterprise to solve a mystery built on ancient technology and uneasy peace.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1210

Cover of The Mongoliad: Book One by Neal Stephenson

The Mongoliad: Book One

Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, E.D. deBirmingham, Erik Bear, Joseph Brassey, Cooper Moo · 2012 · The Foreworld Saga

A multi-voiced medieval adventure follows knights and Mongols on parallel missions amid invasion, court intrigue, and war.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1271

Cover of The Mongoliad: Book Two by Neal Stephenson

The Mongoliad: Book Two

Neal Stephenson, Erik Bear, Greg Bear, Joseph Brassey, Nicole Galland, Cooper Moo, Mark Teppo · 2012 · The Foreworld Saga

A multithreaded medieval epic follows warriors, clergy, and Mongol court intrigues as invasions and papal politics collide.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1076

Cover of The Last Druid by Terry Brooks

The Last Druid

Terry Brooks · 2020 · The Fall of Shannara

A final, multi-threaded Shannara quest pits druids, heirs, and invaders against war, magic, and a changing world.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1109

Cover of Earth Afire by Orson Scott Card

Earth Afire

Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston · 2013 · The First Formic War

A multi-POV prequel about Earth’s first alien invasion, where warnings are ignored and scattered defenders race to respond.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1116

Cover of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Architects of Forever by Jonathan Hickman

S.H.I.E.L.D.: Architects of Forever

Jonathan Hickman · 2011 · S.H.I.E.L.D. by Hickman & Weaver

An ancient secret society of genius historical figures emerges as the hidden prehistory of Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1142

Cover of Forbidden the Stars by Valmore Daniels

Forbidden the Stars

Valmore Daniels · 2010 · The Interstellar Age

A Pluto mission and a deadly asteroid accident uncover alien technology, drawing a boy, a captain, and power players into a race for FTL.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1145

Cover of The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

The Gods of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1963 · Barsoom

John Carter returns to Mars, only to land in a deadly false paradise and fight his way through religious deception.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1160

Cover of Mountain of Black Glass by Tad Williams

Mountain of Black Glass

Tad Williams · 1999 · Otherland

A group trapped in a vast VR network races through mythic simulations to stop a conspiracy and uncover the system’s core secret.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1162