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Philip Pullman

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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for The Amber Spyglass.

Plot structure labels used: series finale, multiple POVs, interwoven storylines, quest narrative, slow opening, fragmented structure, episodic travel, parallel journeys, climactic convergence, info-dump moments, broad ensemble

Focused on “multiple timelines” where exact label matches exist.

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

Cover of Emperor of Thorns by Mark  Lawrence

Emperor of Thorns

Mark Lawrence · 2013 · Broken Empire

A brutal heir fights through shifting timelines, ancient secrets, and dead armies to seize an emperor’s throne.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0758

Cover of Beyond the Hallowed Sky by Ken MacLeod

Beyond the Hallowed Sky

Ken MacLeod · 2021 · Lightspeed Trilogy

A disgraced scientist and rival power blocs collide when a future-sent formula makes FTL travel real.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0913

Cover of A Dragon of Black Glass by James Rollins

A Dragon of Black Glass

James Rollins · 2025 · Moonfall

Nyx and her allies race across a scorched, shattered world to stop moonfall with ancient weapons before time runs out.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0702

Cover of The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin

The Stone Sky

N.K. Jemisin · 2017 · The Broken Earth

In a collapsing world, a mother and daughter move toward opposite answers to survival, power, and how the world ends.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1012

Cover of Iron Council by China Miéville

Iron Council

China Miéville · 2004 · New Crobuzon

In a war-torn fantasy city, rebels and fugitives chase a legendary runaway train as revolution brews on every front.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1033

Cover of Rapture by Kameron Hurley

Rapture

Kameron Hurley · 2012 · Bel Dame Apocrypha

A retired assassin is pulled into one final desert mission as war’s aftermath pushes her nation toward civil war.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0777

Cover of The Sky Is Yours by Chandler Klang Smith

The Sky Is Yours

Chandler Klang Smith · 2018

In a dragon-besieged future city, three spoiled young people are driven into survival, rebellion, and self-discovery.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0798

Cover of The Last Survivors by T.W. Piperbrook

The Last Survivors

T.W. Piperbrook, Bobby Adair · 2014 · The Last Survivors

A mother flees a brutal post-apocalyptic village with her infected son as spores, monsters, and power struggle close in.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0835

Cover of Zero Day by Ezekiel Boone

Zero Day

Ezekiel Boone · 2018 · The Hatching

With the world collapsing under a spider apocalypse, leaders and survivors race to stop the queens before humanity falls.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0850