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Frank Herbert, Bill Ransom

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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for The Jesus Incident.

Plot structure labels used: slow build, multi-threaded, multiple viewpoints, interwoven threads, cliffhangers, disjointed pacing, midbook stall, late convergence, abrupt ending, open-ended

Focused on “cliffhanger 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 Moonleapers by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Moonleapers

Margaret Peterson Haddix · 2025 · Moonleapers

A lonely sixth grader’s hand-me-down phone leads her into a secret time-travel network, riddles, and a mission to change history.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1045

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Djinn City

Saad Z. Hossain · 2017 · Djinn City

A neglected boy in Dhaka is dragged into djinn politics, family secrets, and a catastrophic supernatural conflict.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1059

Cover of Starship For Sale by M.R. Forbes

Starship For Sale

M.R. Forbes · 2022 · Starship for Sale

A dying young man answers a suspicious offer and ends up owning a starship, with his best friend and a strange crewmate.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1070

Cover of Defiance of the Fall by TheFirstDefier

Defiance of the Fall

TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink · 2021 · Defiance of the Fall

A stranded survivor must level up in a transformed Earth-multiverse, fight monsters, and find his way back to family.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1131

Cover of The Survivor Wants to Die at the End by Adam Silvera

The Survivor Wants to Die at the End

Adam Silvera · 2025 · They Both Die at the End

In a Death-Cast world, two troubled boys form a bond while facing suicide, secrets, and a dangerous future.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1170

Cover of Pan Lodowego Ogrodu. Tom 3 by Jarosław Grzędowicz

Pan Lodowego Ogrodu. Tom 3

Jarosław Grzędowicz · 2009 · Pan Lodowego Ogrodu

A mission to stop rogue Earth explorers on a magic-warped alien world finally brings two long-separated storylines together.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1197

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: 0.1235

Cover of Astray by Jenny Schwartz

Astray

Jenny Schwartz · 2022 · The Adventures of a Xeno-Archaeologist

A secretive xeno-archaeologist and an exiled captain cross paths in border space as alien mysteries and war fallout collide.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1252

Cover of Pulse by Patrick Carman

Pulse

Patrick Carman · 2013 · Pulse

In a near-future world of walled States and hidden powers, a teen girl discovers telekinesis and a dangerous role in a coming conflict.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0995