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These books are ranked using the tone + premise labels extracted for The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Tone labels used: humorous, satirical, quirky, whimsical, amusing, dry, detached, bizarre, hallucinatory, ornate

Premise labels used: moon voyage, balloon journey, escape plot, creditor flight, hoax narrative, scientific speculation

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts

Douglas Adams · 1989 · The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

A demolished Earthman is swept into a wildly absurd galaxy-spanning quest filled with satire, chaos, and wry humor.

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Tone labels: witty · dry · sarcastic · absurd · playful · hilarious · whimsical · quirky · nonsensical · lighthearted · bizarre · clever · chaotic · satirical

Premise labels: earth demolition · space travel · bizarre odyssey · everyman protagonist · galactic misadventure · search quest · end-times absurdity · bureaucratic absurdity · improbable adventure

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Distance: 0.1653

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Sausages

Tom Holt · 2011 · J. W. Wells & Co.

A bewildered real-estate solicitor is pulled into a multiverse mess involving magic, chickens, pigs, and a very odd game.

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Tone labels: hilarious · silly · bizarre · whimsical · witty · dry · snarky · playful · madcap · light

Premise labels: parallel worlds · transdimensional travel · real estate chaos · magical mishap · absurdist mystery · identity confusion · chicken-or-egg puzzle

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The First Men in the Moon

H.G. Wells · 2005

Two mismatched men use an anti-gravity invention to reach the Moon, where they discover a strange hidden civilization.

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Tone labels: tongue-in-cheek · comic · whimsical · adventurous · chilling · dark · eccentric · quirky · playful · surreal · uneasy · satirical

Premise labels: moon voyage · gravity-defying invention · unlikely partnership · scientific experiment · alien civilization · underground society · exploration · first contact · commercial motive · knowledge seeking

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It Came From the Sky

Chelsea Sedoti · 2020

A teen science nerd and his prankster brother fake an alien invasion, and their small-town lie spirals wildly out of control.

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Tone labels: humorous · quirky · hilarious · lighthearted · wry · fun · bizarre · heartfelt · whimsical · absurd

Premise labels: alien hoax · science experiment gone wrong · small-town chaos · brother prank · cover-up · social experiment · fake alien invasion · mass belief

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Distance: 0.1846

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Whipping Star

Frank Herbert · 1986 · ConSentiency Universe

A saboteur must stop a bizarre contract that could kill the last alien enabling instant travel—and most sentient life.

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Tone labels: weird · bizarre · absurdist · humorous · dry humor · playful · philosophical · intellectual · surreal · quirky · darkly comic · enigmatic

Premise labels: first contact · alien communication · interstellar travel · last of species · doomsday stakes · bureaucratic sabotage · contractual trap · mystery investigation

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Distance: 0.1854

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Young Zaphod Plays It Safe

Douglas Adams · 2012 · The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

A young space salvage operator and two officials inspect a supposedly uncrashable ship, uncovering absurd danger and satire.

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Tone labels: comic · witty · absurd · surreal · mildly funny · creepy · intriguing · playful · satirical · nonsense

Premise labels: salvage mission · crashed spaceship · bureaucratic inspection · safety compliance · dangerous cargo · prequel origin story · backstory reveal · political satire · time travel paradoxes · space bureaucracy

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Distance: 0.1856

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Trafalgar

Angélica Gorodischer · 1979

A coffee-fueled salesman spins linked tales of interstellar trade, strange worlds, and possible tall tales in Rosario.

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Tone labels: witty · playful · humorous · ironic · absurd · mellow · cozy · whimsical · satirical · bawdy · delightful · lighthearted · skeptical

Premise labels: interplanetary trader · storytelling frame · tall tales · space merchant · coffeehouse confessions · travel anecdotes · questionable reality

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Distance: 0.1862

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The Star Diaries

Stanisław Lem · 1978 · Ijon Tichy

A galactic diarist bumbles through bizarre voyages that turn space adventure into satire, philosophy, and time-loop chaos.

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Tone labels: witty · absurd · satirical · playful · philosophical · hilarious · serious (mixed) · darkly comic · quirky · ironic · thought-provoking

Premise labels: space voyages · time travel · robot world · interstellar travel · bureaucratic absurdity · social satire · philosophical speculation · undercover investigation

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Distance: 0.1865

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Automated Alice

Jeff Noon · 1996 · Vurt

Alice chases a parrot through a grandfather clock into a bizarre 1998 Manchester, where wordplay and puzzles rule.

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Tone labels: whimsical · absurd · playful · quirky · lighthearted · bonkers · clever · nonsensical · dreamlike · mixed praise tone

Premise labels: time travel · alternate future · Alice retelling · trequel · mystery quest · identity doubling · literary nonsense

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Distance: 0.1869

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From the Earth to the Moon

Jules Verne · 2006 · Baltimore Gun Club

A bored gun club hatches a wildly ambitious plan to fire a projectile to the moon, blending satire, math, and speculation.

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Tone labels: satirical · humorous · playful · visionary · didactic · dry · nostalgic · light · ridiculous · prophetic

Premise labels: moon mission · spaceflight project · giant cannon · projectile launch · engineering challenge · scientific speculation · postwar boredom · public spectacle · national prestige

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Distance: 0.1889

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The Distance of the Moon

Italo Calvino · 2018

A tiny collection of cosmic tales turns astronomy into whimsical, romantic, and philosophic short fiction.

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Tone labels: whimsical · playful · dreamy · weird · beautiful · absurd · lighthearted · fanciful · surreal · romantic · charming · eerie · poetic · quirky · humorous

Premise labels: cosmic fiction · scientific fable · moon proximity · cosmic romance · creation myths · cosmic imagination · astronomical speculation · love triangle · existential inquiry · universe as subject

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Round the Moon

Jules Verne · 2006 · Baltimore Gun Club

Three men ride a giant projectile around the Moon as science, speculation, and survival tests collide.

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Tone labels: humorous · playful · sly · adventurous · serious · didactic · fascinated · boring (mixed) · visionary

Premise labels: moon voyage · space journey · lunar orbit · miscalculated trajectory · scientific expedition · return journey

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Distance: 0.1910

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