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These books are ranked using the relationships labels extracted for Anathem.
Relationships labels used: mentor-student, brotherhood, sisterhood, community bonds, intellectual camaraderie, romantic subplot, intergroup alliance, us-vs-them, outside-inside divide, friendship
Focused on “mentor-apprentice” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
A young magician’s lucky poker win sparks a child-sized complication, a reputation threat, and a new dose of responsibility.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-apprentice · friendship · found family · parenting · adoptive responsibility · team loyalty · romance subplot · mob patronage · rivalry · protective group · community bonds
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1370
A gifted boy enters a wizard school, unleashes a shadow, and must learn true power through balance and self-knowledge.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-apprentice · friendship · rivalry · classroom rivalry · dependence · guidance · responsibility · self vs self · community ties · platonic friendship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1386
A complete illustrated Earthsea omnibus tracing mages, islands, dragons, and the costs of power across a lifetime.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · friendship · alliance · mother-child · romance · community bonds · power imbalance · gendered social roles · companionship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1118
A Karsite envoy’s young secretary enters Valdemar just as magic storms and political tensions threaten the whole world.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · friendship · cross-cultural friendship · platonic bond · political alliance · enemy-turned-ally · romantic subplot · healing relationship · teamwork · community building · companionship bond
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1122
Swamp Thing’s journey turns cosmic as occult allies, haunted horrors, and a crossover crisis push him toward elemental self-understanding.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · team-up · crossover alliance · friendship · marriage · community ties · ancestral connection · power dependence · conflict alliance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1130
A Bolshevik revolutionary is taken to Mars and confronts a socialist utopia whose perfection carries hidden costs.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · romance · interplanetary romance · marital tension · comradeship · friendship · collective life · gender equality · power struggle · cultural exchange
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1132
A spider-power outbreak turns Manhattan into chaos, forcing Spider-Man and allies to stop the infection and save the city.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · romantic tension · ex-partners · team-up · hero alliance · family responsibility · rivalry
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1132
A hardboiled PI in magical 1930s New York races to solve a deadly plague case before the authorities pin it on him.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · police partnership · friendship · professional alliance · romance subplot · rivalry · authority suspicion · family-like guardian · workplace support · bureaucratic conflict
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1140
A rogue vigilante, a reformer scythe, and an all-seeing AI collide as corruption and power threaten a flawless future world.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · romantic tension · friendship · separated allies · inside-outside divide · authority conflict · adversarial bond · loyalty · trust
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1147
An Assassin must redeem himself through a deadly series of missions while uncovering a hidden conspiracy.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · brotherhood bonds · rivalry · betrayal · family tragedy · romance · marriage · friendship · loyalty conflict · power struggle
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1151
Time-displaced young X-Men face future shock, fractured loyalties, and a psychic crisis as their future unfolds around them.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · siblings · brother reunion · romantic tension · love triangle · friendship · team fracture · rivalry · authority conflict · group loyalty
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1165
A grief-stricken ex-soldier is sent to 1914 to stop a pivotal assassination and avert a century of war.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · romance · love interest · loss of family · betrayal · professional alliance · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1194
