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These books are ranked using the premise + themes labels extracted for Merking. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Premise labels used: empathy test, mandatory assessment, social sorting, referendum, predicted antisocial behavior, security vs freedom, rights restriction

Themes labels used: polarization, prejudice, compassion, empathy, human rights, freedom, security, surveillance, segregation, belonging, vulnerability, collectivism vs individualism, moral ambiguity, state power, class, gender, misogyny, violence against women, mental health, therapy, public debate, ethics, social control

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

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Cover of The Test by Sylvain Neuvel

The Test

Sylvain Neuvel · 2019

A British citizenship test turns into a terrifying moral ordeal for an immigrant father and his family.

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Distance: 0.1627

Cover of Tenth of December by George Saunders

Tenth of December

George Saunders · 2013

Ten darkly funny, inventive stories probe kindness, class, and moral crisis in a skewed version of contemporary America.

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Distance: 0.1929

Cover of میرا by Christopher Frank

میرا

Christopher Frank · 2005

In a glass-walled, conformity-obsessed society, one woman’s love and difference threaten the rules.

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Distance: 0.1946

Cover of Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Harrison Bergeron

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. · 1961

In a future where the state enforces absolute equality, one gifted boy’s rebellion exposes the cost of sameness.

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Distance: 0.1972

Cover of A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers by Victor LaValle

A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers

Victor LaValle, Charlie Jane Anders, A. Merc Rustad, Lizz Huerta, Maria Dahvana Headley, Malka Ann Older, Sam J. Miller, Tananarive Due, Ashok K. Banker, Omar El Akkad, Daniel José Older, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Justina Ireland, Violet Allen, Gabby Rivera, Tobias S. Buckell, Hugh Howey, Jamie Ford, G. Willow Wilson, N.K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Kai Cheng Thom, Daniel H. Wilson, Catherynne M. Valente, Seanan McGuire, Alice Sola Kim · 2019

A diverse anthology imagines near-future Americas shaped by resistance, oppression, and hard-won hope.

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Distance: 0.1980

Cover of Inspection by Josh Malerman

Inspection

Josh Malerman · 2019

In isolated towers, boys and girls are raised separately as geniuses until curiosity threatens the experiment.

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Distance: 0.1997

Cover of Flawed by Cecelia Ahern

Flawed

Cecelia Ahern · 2016 · Flawed

In a perfection-obsessed dystopia, one compassionate mistake marks a model teen as a social outcast.

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Distance: 0.2006

Cover of Quantum Night by Robert J. Sawyer

Quantum Night

Robert J. Sawyer · 2016

A psychologist who can spot psychopaths uncovers a missing six months of his own life and a theory that could alter humanity.

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Distance: 0.2025

Cover of Master Class by Christina Dalcher

Master Class

Christina Dalcher · 2020

In a near-future America, a mother must defy a ruthless test-based school system when it targets her own daughter.

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Distance: 0.2038

Cover of The Orville: Sympathy for the Devil by Seth MacFarlane

The Orville: Sympathy for the Devil

Seth MacFarlane · 2022

An Orville crew investigation into a moral nightmare unfolds through a dark simulation, forcing hard questions about guilt and reality.

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Distance: 0.2044

Cover of Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase

Womb City

Tlotlo Tsamaase · 2024

In a surveillance state future Botswana, a controlled mother-to-be must survive a violent cover-up and a ghostly reckoning.

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Distance: 0.2046

Cover of Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo

Feed Them Silence

Lee Mandelo · 2023

A scientist links her mind to a wild wolf, chasing intimacy, knowledge, and belonging as her marriage and ethics unravel.

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Distance: 0.2048