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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

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

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

Cover of An Acceptable Time by Madeleine L'Engle

An Acceptable Time

Madeleine L'Engle · 1990 · Time Quintet

A teen sent to study with her grandparents slips through a time gate into a dangerous past of druids, tribes, and sacrifice.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1022

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

Cover of Djinn City by Saad Z. Hossain

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 Forever Free by Joe Haldeman

Forever Free

Joe Haldeman · 2000 · The Forever War

A restless war veteran and his wife gamble on relativity to escape a posthuman future, only for their trip to unravel into mystery.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1076

Cover of The Eternal Tide by Kirsten Beyer

The Eternal Tide

Kirsten Beyer · 2012 · Star Trek: Voyager

A Voyager fleet mission collides with ancient cosmic forces, forcing a return from death that could reshape reality.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1083

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 Sunbirth by An Yu

Sunbirth

An Yu · 2025

In an isolated desert village, two sisters endure a fading sun, strange beacons, and a family mystery tied to their missing father.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1207

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 Mentats of Dune by Brian Herbert

Mentats of Dune

Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson · 2014 · Schools of Dune

Human institutions rise amid anti-tech zealotry, secret agendas, and power struggles across the Dune universe.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1255

Cover of Breathless by Dean Koontz

Breathless

Dean Koontz · 2009

In the Colorado mountains, a man and his dog discover mysterious creatures whose presence pulls strangers, government agents, and hidden dangers together.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1270