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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Hero.
Setting labels used: alternate world, superhero world, homophobic society, suburbs, high school, superhero league, comics universe, everyday superheroes
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A regular guy inherits a superhero’s cloak and chooses a career as a not-very-evil supervillain for profit.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate universe · superhero world · urban setting · crime-ridden city · suburbs · college setting · comic-book reality · commonplace superpowers · monsters and magic · modern setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1459
A powerful teen hero must reclaim his future after a failed tryout leaves him outcast, hunted, and targeted by bigger forces.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate Earth · superpowered society · superhero academy · high school · urban setting · contemporary setting · world of metas · world with magic
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1480
A snarky D-list supervillain in power armor becomes the world’s unlikely last hope against mind-controlling bugs.
Why this is here
Setting labels: superhero world · alternate reality · urban setting · post-apocalypse · world domination · corporate superhero world · comic-book universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1506
Miles Morales is pulled into Civil War II fallout while his family secrets, friendships, and future are all put at risk.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Marvel Universe · high school · superhero community · S.H.I.E.L.D. · Avengers
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1524
A teenage hero grows into his powers while his family, friends, and world are pulled into a far bigger conflict.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · teen life · superhero world · alternate Earth · space travel · alien empire · multiple worlds · alternate dimensions · universe-spanning
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1580
A teen superhero balances school, family, and powers as a shocking event rewrites everything around him.
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Setting labels: high school · college · outer space · superhero world · alien universe · alternate comic-universe reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1583
A queer teen fanfic writer with ADHD sets out to become a superhero and win the attention of his crush.
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Setting labels: Nova City · urban superhero world · contemporary setting · alternate universe · high school · superhero society · fictional city
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1596
A meta-aware Deadpool turns on the Marvel Universe after realizing everyone’s trapped in fiction.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate universe · comic-book reality · Marvel Universe · fictional world · superhero world · meta-fictional setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1624
When suburban kids find a dead superhero in the woods, their secret upends friendship, loyalty, and growing up.
Why this is here
Setting labels: suburban · woods · after school · school setting · superhero world · ordinary people in superhero world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1635
Retired, mismatched sidekicks are forced back into action after Earth’s heroes die, and saving the world gets very messy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: superhero world · modern world · city setting · government conspiracy · urban fantasy · alternate reality · superpowered society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1637
Two brilliant college rivals test a theory about near-death powers, then spend years hunting each other for revenge.
Why this is here
Setting labels: college · university · near-future · urban · gritty world · superhero world · scientific reality · alternate world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1666
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In a sprawling final war, heroes and villains clash across multiple fronts as rescues, uprisings, and power shifts collide.
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Setting labels: superhero world · school-based world · battlefield · hospital · urban conflict · rural discrimination · society-wide crisis
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1668
