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Premise labels used: memory loss, laboratory experiment, super soldier, corporate war, doctor-patient bond, engineered attraction, identity mystery, trust issues, altered human

Setting labels used: laboratory, dystopian future, post-apocalyptic Earth, corporate-controlled world, war-torn future, science experiment setting

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The Last Conversation

Paul Tremblay · 2019

An amnesiac wakes blind in a sealed room, guided by one voice toward recovered identity—and a troubling truth.

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Premise labels: amnesia · identity crisis · memory loss · consciousness · caregiver mystery · white room mystery · clone identity · replica dilemma · post-apocalyptic recovery · lab recovery

Setting labels: near future · post-apocalyptic world · dystopian setting · laboratory-like room · infirmary setting · dark room · isolated room · pandemic setting

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Distance: 0.1433

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This Vicious Cure

Emily Suvada · 2020 · This Mortal Coil

A hacked-and-haunted hero races through a virus-ravaged future to stop a new power struggle over life, death, and control.

Why this is here

Premise labels: gene hacking · virus outbreak · cure race · prevent death · global stakes · corporate control · humanity at risk · identity loss · memory loss

Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · surface world · bunkers · virtual reality · simulation · lab setting · world ravaged by virus · dystopian future

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Distance: 0.1600

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Escape to Eden

Rachel McClellan · 2016 · The Original

An amnesiac teen with a clue written on her hand must flee a controlled future and uncover who she is.

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Premise labels: amnesia · escape · secret identity · altered humans · genetic manipulation · original humans · pursuit · safe haven · survival · resistance

Setting labels: dystopian future · lab · hospital · secret colony · hidden refuge · controlled society · scientific future · post-human world

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Distance: 0.1612

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The Death Cure

James Dashner · 2011 · The Maze Runner

A memory-stripped teen races to survive a virus-ravaged world while WICKED hunts him and the truth behind the trials.

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Premise labels: memory loss · virus outbreak · cure quest · survival trial · government experiment · safe haven · truth-seeking · fugitive chase

Setting labels: dystopian world · post-apocalyptic world · virus-ravaged world · ruined cities · wasteland · experimental facility · maze setting · safe haven · futuristic science fiction

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Distance: 0.1775

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E

Kate Wrath · 2014 · E

An amnesiac girl must survive a brutal outpost, evade robotic law enforcers, and uncover who she was.

Why this is here

Premise labels: memory loss · erasure · survival struggle · slavery threat · dystopian order · found family · imminent war

Setting labels: dystopian future · post-apocalyptic world · broken city · walled outpost · harsh urban wasteland · authoritarian society · robotic law enforcement · scarcity-driven society · future frontier

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Distance: 0.1781

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Neurovance

Alexandra St. Pierre · 2026

In a near-future memory-tech world, a bullied genius gets pulled into a dangerous, obsessive MM romance.

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Premise labels: memory erasure · memory manipulation · tech company · forbidden technology · stalker romance · identity crisis · forced involvement · hidden past · genius MC · near-future threat

Setting labels: near future · futuristic world · dystopian future · corporate setting · high-tech setting · AI · self-driving cars · memory tech · techno-reality

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Distance: 0.1802

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Deep Freeze

Michael C. Grumley · 2024 · Revival

An army veteran survives a deadly bus crash, then wakes in a secret lab where cryonics, lies, and danger unfold.

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Premise labels: immortality · cryonics · resurrection · medical conspiracy · secret experiment · survival mystery · truth-seeking

Setting labels: near future · post-apocalyptic future · dystopian future · secret lab · medical facility · icy river · winter storm · collapsed society

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Distance: 0.1848

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Hujan

Tere Liye · 2016

In a futuristic, disaster-scarred world, a young woman seeks to erase painful memories tied to love and loss.

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Premise labels: memory erasure · post-disaster survival · star-crossed lovers · friendship bond · environmental collapse · future technology · lost memories

Setting labels: near future · 2040s · 2050 · dystopian future · post-apocalyptic · unnamed locations · tropical region · scientific future · disaster aftermath

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Distance: 0.1854

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Glitch

Heather Anastasiu · 2012 · Glitch

In an emotionless underground society, a glitching teen hides forbidden powers while risking deactivation and rebellion.

Why this is here

Premise labels: mind control · emotion suppression · individual awakening · teen resistance · secret powers · hidden anomaly · controlled society · forbidden feelings

Setting labels: underground city · post-apocalyptic · post-nuclear · futuristic · controlled society · surface world · dystopian future · technological reality · laboratory reproduction · cybernetic setting

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Distance: 0.1870

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Bloodchild and Other Stories

Octavia E. Butler · 1995

A Hugo-winning short story collection where Octavia Butler explores alien coexistence, illness, language loss, and the costs of survival.

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Premise labels: alien contact · symbiotic coexistence · genetic disease · post-apocalyptic survival · communication breakdown · thought experiment · moral dilemma · duty versus freedom

Setting labels: dystopian future · post-apocalyptic world · alien planet · human colony · Earth

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Distance: 0.1873

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The Drafter

Kim Harrison · 2015 · The Peri Reed Chronicles

A memory-fractured government operative races to expose corruption while untangling rewritten timelines and betrayals.

Why this is here

Premise labels: memory loss · time manipulation · conspiracy · secret agent · corruption · trust issues · on the run · false memories

Setting labels: futuristic Detroit · 2030 · near future · alternative world · post-urban decay · secret government

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Distance: 0.1889

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Ringer

Lauren Oliver · 2017 · Replica

Two separated girls navigate cloning fallout, hidden dangers, and identity questions in a dual-track sci-fi sequel.

Why this is here

Premise labels: human cloning · identity crisis · ethical dilemma · on the run · mistaken identity · search for a cure · outsider status · escape from institution

Setting labels: futuristic world · not-too-distant future · laboratory setting · institution setting · outside the institute · road trip · suburban domestic setting · trailer park · contemporary world

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1897

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