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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall.
Setting labels used: Rotterdam, the Moon, Earth, 19th century, speculative space travel, nonrealistic setting
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A trans boy from the moon struggles to fit into a new Earth family and discovers belonging in queer community.
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Setting labels: moon · spaceship · Earth · New Earth · Indonesia · futuristic world · space utopia · diasporic setting
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Distance: 0.1771
A Clarke anthology of short SF tales about lunar discovery, alien artifacts, and the awe and peril of spacefaring.
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Setting labels: Moon · future Earth · solar system · Jupiter · mid-century future · outer space
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Distance: 0.1944
On Europa, a lawyer fights for an AI prisoner’s appeal and a fair trial in a colony built on prejudice.
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Setting labels: Europa colony · Jovian moon · interplanetary future · space colony · prison setting · ice moon · distant future
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Distance: 0.1961
A scientist uncovers a free-energy breakthrough from a parallel universe and races to stop the hidden cost.
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Setting labels: Earth · Moon · parallel universe · twenty-second century · future Earth · lunar colony · alternate physics · fictional universe
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Distance: 0.1971
A returning astronaut finds Earth transformed, and must navigate a fractured future while chasing what time left behind.
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Setting labels: Earth · Moon · space travel · post-apocalyptic world · future society · lunar colony · orbital settlement · off-world colonies · multi-level city
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Distance: 0.1984
A lunar-orbit astronaut is pulled into a millennia-old mutiny when a sentient moonship recruits him to save Earth.
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Setting labels: Earth · Moon · lunar orbit · prehistoric Earth · spacefaring future · high tech low tech · secret civilization · ancient empire · far future past · humanity on Earth · interstellar setting
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Distance: 0.1997
A rogue Special Corps agent races through time to stop history erasure and rescue his wife before reality collapses.
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Setting labels: Earth · 1970s · 1975 · 19th century · Napoleonic era · far future · distant future · historical past · alternate history · time travel setting · spacefaring future
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Distance: 0.2006
Thirteen science-fiction mysteries blend clues, science, and twist endings, with Asimov’s own commentary throughout.
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Setting labels: Future setting · Futuristic cityscapes · Solar system · Moon · Mars · Vesta · Spacefaring civilization · Scientific institutions · Alien worlds
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Distance: 0.2014
Aliens seek human “witnesses” for an ancient wrong, and the revelation on distant worlds upends Earth.
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Setting labels: near future · moon base · interstellar travel · alternate past · other human worlds · binary planets · spacefaring future
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Distance: 0.2050
A chronological collection of Heinlein’s interconnected Future History tales, tracing humanity’s path into space and beyond.
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Setting labels: future Earth · near future · space age · Moon colony · Luna city · outer space · alternative history · 20th century future
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Distance: 0.2062
A ship’s doctor keeps reliving a doomed expedition across changing eras, trying to uncover the truth behind a mysterious artifact.
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Setting labels: 19th century · early 20th century · far future · Norway coast · Antarctica · outer space · shipboard · nautical setting · steampunk setting · alternate reality
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Distance: 0.2069
A 20th-century science fiction anthology selected and introduced by Orson Scott Card, spanning major eras and styles.
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Setting labels: twentieth century · future settings · space settings · Mars · Jupiter · dystopian futures · alien worlds
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2072
