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Sebastian Faulks

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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for The Seventh Son.

Themes labels used: what it means to be human, ethics of science, human evolution, identity, difference and acceptance, othering, consciousness, nature versus nurture, humanity and morality, power and wealth, responsibility, hubris, prejudice, surveillance and exposure, press intrusion, mental illness, climate change, political critique, Brexit critique, science versus ethics

Focused on “evolution” where exact label matches exist.

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

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Cover of The Rediscovery of Man by Cordwainer Smith

The Rediscovery of Man

Cordwainer Smith · 1999 · Instrumentality of Mankind

A far-future story collection traces humanity’s strange evolution through mythic tales of power, animals, space travel, and personhood.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0905

Cover of Doctor Who: Only Human by Gareth Roberts

Doctor Who: Only Human

Gareth Roberts · 2005 · Doctor Who: New Series Adventures

A Neanderthal stranded in modern London leads the Doctor, Rose, and Jack into a time-travel mystery at humanity’s dawn.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1153

Cover of Upgrade by Blake Crouch

Upgrade

Blake Crouch · 2022

A government agent is genetically upgraded against his will and must stop a plan to alter humanity itself.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1193

Cover of Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

Kate Wilhelm · 1976

After ecological collapse and mass sterility, one family turns to cloning to preserve humanity—then their new society changes the rules.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1245

Cover of The Fox Inheritance by Mary E. Pearson

The Fox Inheritance

Mary E. Pearson · 2011 · Jenna Fox Chronicles

A teen wakes 260 years later in a new body and must escape a controlling scientist to find the friend she lost.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0989

Cover of A Calculated Life by Anne Charnock

A Calculated Life

Anne Charnock · 2013

A hyper-intelligent engineered analyst in a controlled near-future society starts questioning her role, freedom, and humanity.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1068

Cover of Under the Skin by Michel Faber

Under the Skin

Michel Faber · 2004

A lone woman drives Scottish roads picking up muscle-bound hitchhikers, but her routine hides a far stranger truth.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1112

Cover of Genome by A.G. Riddle

Genome

A.G. Riddle · 2017 · The Extinction Files

A genetic code, a hidden project, and a global conspiracy collide as old secrets threaten humanity’s future.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1424

Cover of Assignment in Eternity by Robert A. Heinlein

Assignment in Eternity

Robert A. Heinlein · 2000 · Assignment in Eternity

Four early Heinlein stories explore superhuman potential, psychic powers, time travel, and the question of what makes someone human.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1134

Cover of Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray

Defy the Stars

Claudia Gray · 2017 · Constellation

A teen soldier and an evolved robot are forced into an interstellar mission that could end a war and change both of them.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1148

Cover of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro · 2010

A woman recalls her sheltered childhood at an isolated boarding school as buried truths about her life and future emerge.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1167

Cover of The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

The Girl with All the Gifts

M.R. Carey · 2014 · The Girl With All the Gifts

A gifted child in a fortified lab-cum-school faces a world-shaking truth as a fungal apocalypse closes in.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1173