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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Gauntlet.
Setting labels used: New York City, Upper East Side, fantasy city, Middle Eastern-inspired setting, South Asian-inspired setting, dreamlike world, mechanical game world, clockwork setting, desert setting, parallel world
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A fangirl teen becomes the newest elemental hero and must battle monsters, fame, and a secretive conspiracy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate Earth · global setting · New York City · major cities · international travel · urban fantasy world · world under attack
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1773
A runaway teen wakes between Earth and a hidden world, where her secret power could save—or doom—both realities.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth · Terra · alternate reality · contemporary setting · fantasy realm · parallel worlds · urban fantasy setting · mythic world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1827
A slacker from Earth is recruited into a magical city where dreams, banter, and casework reshape his life.
Why this is here
Setting labels: parallel world · magical city · urban fantasy setting · dream world · alternate reality · fictional kingdom · bureaucratic magic · daily magic
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1834
Roland and his companions race toward the Dark Tower in a multiverse-spanning final quest with apocalyptic stakes.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic · multiple worlds · parallel worlds · multiverse · Earth · New York · Mid-World · desert · tower setting · fantasy world · alternate reality · American landscape · dying world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1844
A poisoned wanderer must enter a dream realm to recover a legendary pearl and outwit the rulers who control his fate.
Why this is here
Setting labels: desert city · decadent city · dream realm · dreamlands · multiverse · imaginary worlds · alternate planes · fantasy empire · distant world · onieric setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1844
Four lonely strangers discover a hidden city that can only be reached through sex, dreams, and a permanent map on the skin.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dreamlike city · hidden city · underworld city · parallel world · between waking and dreaming · urban fantasy setting · global contemporary cities · adult fantasy world · surreal cityscape
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1850
In a world where wealth determines literal size, two tiny siblings fight to survive and rise in a system built against them.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate reality · parallel world · urban setting · shared dreamworld · life-and-death world · contemporary America analogue · USA analogue
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1867
A sci-fi/fantasy anthology of ten short adventures, including a new Percy Jackson tale and stories from major authors.
Why this is here
Setting labels: other worlds · outer space · desert · New York City · fantastical reality · mythic reality · futuristic setting · medieval fantasy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1874
An orphan boy and a curious girl uncover the secrets of a clockwork city before hidden powers destroy it.
Why this is here
Setting labels: clockwork city · mechanical building · steampunk world · tiered city · industrial fantasy · Victorian-esque setting · city-state conflict · fantasy city
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1875
A self-doubting woman is pulled through a mirror into a perilous kingdom where magic, politics, and trust can kill.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New York City · alternate reality · medieval world · castle setting · court setting · kingdom · portal-between-worlds setting · fantasy realm · castle interior · secret passages
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1879
A reluctant teen is pulled through a portal into a parallel world and must help stop a tyrant and a coming war.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate dimension · parallel worlds · fantasy realm · imaginary places · cosmic setting · time travel setting · subway portal · medieval world · territories · snowy wasteland
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1934
A married couple signs up for a minor luck god online, only to get swept into divine houseguests and godly chaos.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern America · suburban setting · urban fantasy world · gods among mortals · contemporary mythic world · alternate modern world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1941
