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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for The Risen Empire.

Plot structure labels used: dual storyline, multi-POV, shifting viewpoints, flashbacks, slow build, action opening, cliffhanger ending, part one, unfinished arc, interrupted climax, time jumps

Focused on “open ending” 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 Infinity's Shore by David Brin

Infinity's Shore

David Brin · 1997 · Uplift Storm Trilogy

Refugees and alien crews on a hidden planet face invasion, extinction, and a buried secret that could save or doom them.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0631

Cover of Across the Sand by Hugh Howey

Across the Sand

Hugh Howey · 2022 · The Sand Chronicles

In a sand-buried future, rival families and factions collide as sibling loyalties and revenge quests reshape a harsh world.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0759

Cover of The Union by Leah Vernon

The Union

Leah Vernon · 2022

In a far-future America ruled by Black elites, two teen girls from opposite castes risk everything to survive and rebel.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0848

Cover of All Better Now by Neal Shusterman

All Better Now

Neal Shusterman · 2025 · Crown Royale

A near-future pandemic makes survivors blissfully content, sparking a battle over happiness, power, and control.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0868

Cover of The Edge of Forever by Melissa E. Hurst

The Edge of Forever

Melissa E. Hurst · 2015 · The Edge of Forever

A teen time traveler from 2146 races into 2013 to stop a girl’s murder—and maybe save his father, too.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0896

Cover of Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody

Sky Without Stars

Jessica Brody, Joanne Rendell · 2019 · System Divine

Three teens from different castes in a spacefaring dystopia are drawn into a brewing revolution that could reshape their world.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0938