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Cities of the Red Night

William S. Burroughs

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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Cities of the Red Night.

Plot structure labels used: dual narrative, parallel timelines, interwoven plots, nonlinear narrative, fragmented structure, time hopping, genre pastiche, collapse of storylines, cut-up technique

Focused on “parallel narratives” where exact label matches exist.

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.

Cover of Sacred and Terrible Air by Robert Kurvitz

Sacred and Terrible Air

Robert Kurvitz · 2023

Three childhood friends keep searching for four missing girls as a collapsing world and strange force called the Pale close in.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0630

Cover of Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon

Against the Day

Thomas Pynchon · 2006

A sprawling, globe-trotting revenge epic follows anarchists, inventors, and adventurers through a world on the brink of war.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0706

Cover of Paul of Dune by Brian Herbert

Paul of Dune

Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson · 2008 · Heroes of Dune

A dual-timeline Dune interquel tracks Paul’s rise and rule while revisiting the childhood events that shaped him.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0798

Cover of Pluralities by Avi Silver

Pluralities

Avi Silver · 2023

A burned-out retail worker and a runaway alien prince move through parallel journeys of identity, purpose, and gender euphoria.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0820

Cover of The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier

The Brief History of the Dead

Kevin Brockmeier · 2007

A dying world and a memory-bound afterlife collide as one woman’s struggle in Antarctica reshapes the fate of the dead.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0832

Cover of The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Dispossessed

Ursula K. Le Guin · 1975 · The Hainish Cycle

A physicist from an anarchist moon visits a capitalist world, forcing both societies’ flaws—and ideals—into view.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0845

Cover of Tentacle by Rita Indiana

Tentacle

Rita Indiana · 2018

A queer maid in post-apocalyptic Santo Domingo is drawn into a time-bending quest to save the ocean and humanity.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0856

Cover of Superman – Action Comics, Volume 3: At the End of Days by Grant Morrison

Superman – Action Comics, Volume 3: At the End of Days

Grant Morrison · 2013 · Action Comics (2011)

Superman faces a reality-bending threat that attacks across his whole life, forcing a nonlinear, multiverse-spanning showdown.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0669

Cover of Noumenon Infinity by Marina J. Lostetter

Noumenon Infinity

Marina J. Lostetter · 2018 · Noumenon

Split across eras and convoys, a far-future fleet races to unravel an alien megastructure before the mystery turns dangerous.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0694