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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Empire of Ashes.
Setting labels used: secondary world, industrial fantasy, steampunk world, dragon-rich continent, global scale, naval warfare, airships, machinery, guns and bombs, fantasy world
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A traumatized pilot and scholar reunite for a dangerous homeward trip as war, secrets, and a slow-burn romance intensify.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · fantasy world · steampunk setting · sci-fi fantasy setting · industrial-era feel · city-centered · war-torn world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1110
A secret dragon-blooded pilot joins allies and a sentient sword to stop the dragons returning to enslave humanity.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · fantasy kingdom · human civilization under threat · military setting · airship/flight setting · steampunk-like world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1120
A forbidden sorceress and an ace pilot join a covert strike force to stop dragon blood from tipping a war.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · military setting · airship warfare · enemy territory · magic-forbidden society · wartime empire · steampunk world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1200
A rogue thief and a dragon prince strike a dangerous bargain across rival worlds, where magic is harvested from bodies.
Why this is here
Setting labels: divided world · sky realm · cloud-separated worlds · steampunk world · industrial setting · fictional secondary world · oppressive regime · guild society · hierarchical society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1326
As war engulfs the Lowlands, scattered allies, spies, and rival powers race through sieges, betrayals, and shifting loyalties.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · lowlands · imperial capital · city-state politics · siege setting · wartime setting · industrializing world · steampunk-inflected world · insect-human societies · fantasy warfronts
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1366
Shae follows a stolen magical book to a forbidden industrial city, where lies, betrayals, and alliances reshape her world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · fantasy world · mythic land · forbidden realm · industrial city · steampunk vibe · technological society · alternate world · refugee tunnels · country conflict · post-lie society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1394
A disgraced airship captain and an unlikely crew are drawn into a sky war that may hide a far greater danger.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · spires · skyborne cities · mist-shrouded world · hostile surface · steam-powered world · airship travel
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1417
As the lost Tenth Realm awakens, allies must unite, ascend, and fight a realm-spanning invasion.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · multi-realm setting · cultivation world · war-torn world · imperial politics · cities and nations · dungeon-like towers · science-fantasy hybrid
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1465
After a year lost to otherworldly chaos, Maika and her allies return to a changed world and a deadlier family war.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · spice islands · prison world · parallel universe · old gods realm · steampunk fantasy world · war-torn world · multiple courts · laboratory setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1475
A traumatized imperial cryptarch navigates espionage, rebellion, and a widening war while wrestling grief and power.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · imperial court · naval setting · island cultures · world-spanning setting · fantasy empire · war setting · colonial setting · fantasy geopolitics
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1491
A war-torn coalition faces betrayal, science-driven escalation, and fragile alliances as old powers stir again.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · war-torn world · military fantasy · ancient tower · isolated stronghold · cognitive realm · otherworldly planes
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1498
The final volume of a Polish fantasy-SF saga races toward a war-for-the-world climax and the fate of its heroes.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · Midgaard · magical world · technological world · medieval-like setting · distant planet · end-of-world setting · warring factions
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1533
