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Setting labels used: laboratory, dystopian future, post-apocalyptic Earth, corporate-controlled world, war-torn future, science experiment setting
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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
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · surface world · bunkers · virtual reality · simulation · lab setting · world ravaged by virus · dystopian future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1116
A genetically engineered teen and her flock race to survive a shattered Earth and uncover who caused the apocalypse.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · Earth · dystopian future · global disaster zone · lab-created fictional reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0844
A short companion of classified files, emails, and memories that expands the Maze Runner world for series fans.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian future · post-apocalyptic world · maze facility · WICKED-controlled world · science experiment setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0849
A captain’s rescue mission to post-apocalyptic Earth leads her into a dangerous bond with a feared naga outsider.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · future Earth · dystopian · space mission · research facility · survival setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1052
An amnesiac teen with a clue written on her hand must flee a controlled future and uncover who she is.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian future · lab · hospital · secret colony · hidden refuge · controlled society · scientific future · post-human world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1064
A fragmented sci-fi horror tale follows a worldwide surge of violent misogyny, ending in a chilling alien explanation.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian future · global crisis · worldwide collapse · laboratory setting · Mexico · United States · apocalyptic Earth
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1153
In a dystopian future, a rebel group races to stop an AI apocalypse as new allies, betrayals, and sacrifice reshape everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian future · futuristic prison · laboratory · AI-controlled world · post-apocalyptic future · digital world · near-future · oppressive society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1172
In an emotionless underground society, a glitching teen hides forbidden powers while risking deactivation and rebellion.
Why this is here
Setting labels: underground city · post-apocalyptic · post-nuclear · futuristic · controlled society · surface world · dystopian future · technological reality · laboratory reproduction · cybernetic setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1207
A Hugo-winning short story collection where Octavia Butler explores alien coexistence, illness, language loss, and the costs of survival.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian future · post-apocalyptic world · alien planet · human colony · Earth
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1260
A captive genetic experiment escapes, learns her origins, and turns revenge on the people who made her.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post apocalypse · futuristic world · city and wilderness · laboratory · secret facility · breeder farms · borderlands · dystopian society · world collapse
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1273
In a corporate dystopia, a genius mother and her security ally fight to keep their genetically unusual child and win freedom.
Why this is here
Setting labels: distant future · corporate-controlled world · off-world colony · planetary escape · dystopian society · polluted Earth · controlled enclaves
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1283
An escaped lab-made bird-human hybrid crosses a ruined world, seeking freedom, kinship, and a place to belong.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · biotech wasteland · laboratory setting · ruined cities · collapsed civilization · same world as Borne · speculative future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1287
