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Setting labels used: near future, future Reykjavik, Iceland, speculative near future, socially divided society
Focused on “speculative reality” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A diverse anthology imagines near-future Americas shaped by resistance, oppression, and hard-won hope.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · future United States · alternate America · climate-affected future · surveillance state · dystopian society · utopian elements · speculative reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1848
Two strangers receive a 24-hour death warning and use a friend-finding app to spend their final day together.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near-future · alternate world · New York · urban setting · speculative reality · technology-mediated
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1875
A future PI uses short-lived copies of himself to solve a cloning crime that opens into a deeper mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · Earth · urban future · technologically transformed society · political-economic future · street-level future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1586
A laid-off expat in Thailand is pulled into a mystery when monuments from the future appear, warning of a coming conqueror.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · early 21st century · Thailand · Bangkok · Asia · global · declining society · dystopian future · alternate future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1659
In a tightly controlled future city, a streetwise fixer uncovers the truth behind an apparently fair social order.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future society · urban complex · closed city · alternate reality · controlled future · technological society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1678
In a near-future northern Sweden torn by collapse, two survivors fight for safety, belonging, and a way forward.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · post-apocalyptic future · Northern Sweden · Norrbotten · Lapland · Kiruna · rural wilderness · dystopian state · self-governing republic · collapsed society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1682
A memory-perfect teen must stop a thief stealing lives—while her own memories begin to vanish.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · future society · city setting · closed community · urban dystopia · futuristic technology · science fiction world · class divide
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1737
A themed best-of anthology of Harlan Ellison’s short fiction, mixing iconic SF, horror, and surreal, unsettling tales.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · dystopian future · alternative reality · mythic space · afterlife · city life · time-bending
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1740
Seven Korean speculative stories explore space, aliens, and future tech through intimate questions of identity, grief, and connection.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · distant future · space station · other planets · Earth · utopian society · dystopian society · advanced technology · posthuman future · alternative future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1745
An indentured detective on future Earth investigates a cult leader’s murder and uncovers a conspiracy tied to his past.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future Earth · near future · dystopian future · corporatized society · cyberpunk future · surveilled society · London · England · Europe · rural commune · hotel crime scene
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1745
In a near-future Sweden, a health party turns anti-obesity policy into a terrifying system of control.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Sweden · near future · contemporary future · dystopian state · totalitarian society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1747
A sheltered young woman is pulled into elite courtship, a forbidden love triangle, and a buried rebellion in a tightly controlled future society.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · post-war future · cloud city · surface world · underground society · technologically advanced society · surveillance state · caste system · speculative future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1749
