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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Violet Is Nowhere.
Setting labels used: near future, dystopian future, secluded cabin, locked room, California, Los Angeles, Bay Area, urban sci-fi, alternative future, tech-saturated world, remote wilderness
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In a slow-collapsing near-future California, a married couple’s fragile wilderness life unravels after a pregnancy forces them toward a guarded community.
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Setting labels: near future · California · Los Angeles · wilderness · forest · remote settlement · gated communities · post-collapse America · post-apocalyptic world · near-future dystopia
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1037
A hyper-detailed dystopian sci-fi comic where a suburban man, a killer tax collector, and a robot may be one being.
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Setting labels: dystopian future · near future · future Los Angeles · urban wasteland · crowded metropolis · suburban home · corporate city · smog-choked city · cyberpunk reality · mechanized society
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Distance: 0.1212
In a surveillance-heavy alternate California, a truth-detecting investigator probes a suspicious death—and the system he serves.
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Setting labels: near-future · alternate California · Los Angeles · dystopian society · post-apocalyptic America · surveillance state · closed society · walled state · underground archives · unknown outside world
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Distance: 0.1214
A wealthy young clone wakes accused of murder and races to uncover the truth about his memory gaps and family trauma.
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Setting labels: near future · Los Angeles · southern California · Salton Sea · dystopian future · climate-altered future
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Distance: 0.1271
After a tech-company plane crash, survivors find a high-tech island house whose secrets turn survival into paranoia.
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Setting labels: near future · dystopian future · deserted island · tropical island · isolated mansion · smart home · techno-dystopia
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Distance: 0.1344
Estranged twin sisters in near-future Los Angeles confront a tech billionaire’s empire after a murder exposes a hidden conspiracy.
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Setting labels: near-future Los Angeles · post-earthquake · post-apocalyptic · California · elite enclave · academy setting · urban dystopia · technologically advanced city · quake aftermath · homeless camps
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Distance: 0.1395
A hardboiled private eye navigates a drugged, karma-policed future where evolved animals and a murder case collide.
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Setting labels: near-future Oakland · future California · dystopian future · urban noir · socially controlled society · state surveillance · alternate future · postmodern future
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Distance: 0.1413
A struggling writer’s three-day interview with a reclusive billionaire turns into a seductive, unsettling confrontation with AI desire.
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Setting labels: future LA · sky-high penthouse · high-rise apartment · isolated interior setting · cyberpunk city · dystopian future · high-tech domestic space · claustrophobic setting
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Distance: 0.1424
A small-town sheriff’s death inquiry leads to a hidden tech project, strange realities, and an AI-shaped crisis.
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Setting labels: California · Sierra Nevada · Silicon Valley · small town · mountain wilderness · futuristic near-future · parallel universe · contemporary
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1439
A second-chance couple must bend time and reality to save both their relationship and a collapsing world.
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Setting labels: dystopian future · post-apocalyptic world · present day · near future · alternate universe · parallel world · Denver · tropical beach · mountain cabin · secret underground facility · hidden city · burned-out city · modern world · global collapse
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Distance: 0.1439
A bike messenger and a fired security man are drawn into a near-future California chase over high-tech glasses.
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Setting labels: near future · California · San Francisco Bay Area · Los Angeles · Bay Bridge community · post-earthquake · dystopian future · post-apocalyptic · alternate future
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Distance: 0.1441
In a near-future gated community, a married couple’s monthly prison exchange is disrupted by a forbidden note and obsession.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · dystopian future · alternate future · gated community · prison town · surveilled community · closed society · post-collapse society · American setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1442
