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These books are ranked using the premise + setting labels extracted for Gun, With Occasional Music. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Premise labels used: private investigator, murder case, dystopian society, corrupt authorities, social control, drugged populace, evolved animals, licensed inquiry, karma system, near-future noir

Setting labels used: near-future Oakland, future California, dystopian future, urban noir, socially controlled society, state surveillance, alternate future, postmodern future

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Titanium Noir

Nick Harkaway · 2023 · Titanium Noir

A hardboiled detective probes the murder of a gigantic elite Titan in a near-future society built on life-extending biotech.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1477

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After Atlas

Emma Newman · 2016 · Planetfall

An indentured detective on future Earth investigates a cult leader’s murder and uncovers a conspiracy tied to his past.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1571

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Queen of Angels

Greg Bear · 1990 · Queen of Angels

In a near-future society shaped by nanotech therapy, a murder case and an AI awakening probe expose identity, justice, and consciousness.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1616

Cover of The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds

The Prefect

Alastair Reynolds · 2007 · Prefect Dreyfus Emergency

A space cop investigates a habitat massacre and uncovers a threat to an entire orbital democracy.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1646

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Count Zero

William Gibson · 2006 · Sprawl

A mercenary, a hacker, and an art dealer are drawn into a corporate-cybernetic conspiracy in the Sprawl.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1696

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iPhuck 10

Victor Pelevin · 2017

A self-writing police AI investigates crimes and the art market while spiraling into satire about love, tech, and identity.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1707

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Simplicity

Mattie Lubchansky · 2025

A trans academic surveys an isolated woods commune in a dystopian future, but his assignment and desires unravel into horror.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1708

Cover of The Shockwave Rider by John Brunner

The Shockwave Rider

John Brunner · 1995 · Club of Rome Quartet

A gifted fugitive uses identity hacks to evade a surveillance state built on data, control, and accelerating change.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1722

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Flashback

Dan Simmons · 2011

In a collapsing near-future America, a flashback-addicted ex-cop is hired to reopen a long-unsolved murder.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1746

Cover of Golden State by Ben H. Winters

Golden State

Ben H. Winters · 2019

In a surveillance-heavy alternate California, a truth-detecting investigator probes a suspicious death—and the system he serves.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1766

Cover of Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow

Ghost in the Shell

Masamune Shirow · 2004 · 攻殻機動隊 The Ghost in the Shell

A cyborg special agent hunts cybercriminals in a near-future Japan where minds, bodies, and identity are under siege.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1767

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Hard Boiled

Frank Miller · 1993 · Hard Boiled

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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Distance: 0.1783