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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 “open ending” 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 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 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 Scarlet Odyssey by C.T. Rwizi

Scarlet Odyssey

C.T. Rwizi · 2020 · Scarlet Odyssey

A gender-defiant young man joins a ragtag quest across an African-inspired world where magic, politics, and violence collide.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0879

Cover of Firstborn by Arthur C. Clarke

Firstborn

Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter · 2007 · A Time Odyssey

A time-split Earth faces a new alien doomsday threat as Bisesa Dutt races across worlds for a way to save humanity.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0898

Cover of Rogue by Mark Frost

Rogue

Mark Frost · 2015 · The Paladin Prophecy

Will must survive a dangerous alliance and lead his friends into a hostile alternate world to stop Earth’s destruction.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0938

Cover of An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows

An Accident of Stars

Foz Meadows · 2016 · Manifold Worlds

A teenage girl falls through a portal into a queer matriarchal world and gets swept into rebellion and politics.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0952

Cover of The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card

The Lost Gate

Orson Scott Card · 2011 · Mither Mages

A boy in a secretive magical family discovers he can create gates, triggering a dangerous escape across two worlds.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0986

Cover of The Mongoliad: Book One by Neal Stephenson

The Mongoliad: Book One

Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, E.D. deBirmingham, Erik Bear, Joseph Brassey, Cooper Moo · 2012 · The Foreworld Saga

A multi-voiced medieval adventure follows knights and Mongols on parallel missions amid invasion, court intrigue, and war.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0987

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 Echo by Michael C. Grumley

Echo

Michael C. Grumley · 2021 · Breakthrough

A secret team races across the globe to decode alien mysteries, human evolution, and a shared future with other species.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1002

Cover of Scattered All Over the Earth by Yōko Tawada

Scattered All Over the Earth

Yōko Tawada · 2022 · Scattered All Over the Earth

A climate refugee searches post-disaster Europe for her native language and forms an odd, multilingual traveling group.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1009