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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for The Tower.

Plot structure labels used: three stories, interconnected stories, interwoven stories, linked perspectives, multiple POV, overlapping chronology, series of vignettes, fragmented reveal, open questions

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

Cover of Star Wars: Tales from Jabba's Palace by Kevin J. Anderson

Star Wars: Tales from Jabba's Palace

Kevin J. Anderson · 1995 · Star Wars: Tales

An anthology of linked Star Wars tales follows the denizens of Jabba’s palace as rival schemes unfold around one chaotic night.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0800

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Frappabord

Mireille Gagné · 2024

Three linked voices trace a secret wartime experiment and a present-day heatwave where flies and rage spread together.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0968

Cover of Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories by Zack Whedon

Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories

Zack Whedon · 2010

A short, funny prequel comic anthology expands the backstories and early clashes of Dr. Horrible, Captain Hammer, and friends.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1004

Cover of The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe

The Fifth Head of Cerberus

Gene Wolfe · 1999

Three linked novellas on twin colonized planets unravel identity, colonial guilt, and a vanished people.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1019

Cover of The Carpet Makers by Andreas Eschbach

The Carpet Makers

Andreas Eschbach · 1995 · Carpet Makers Universe

A mysterious hair-carpet tradition on a backwater world gradually exposes a vast empire, hidden history, and a shocking truth.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1033

Cover of The Circumference of the World by Lavie Tidhar

The Circumference of the World

Lavie Tidhar · 2023

A mathematician, a bookseller, and a mobster chase a vanished science-fiction novel that may reveal reality’s deepest truth.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1041

Cover of Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Midnight at the Electric

Jodi Lynn Anderson · 2017

Three women across 1919, 1934, and 2065 are linked by letters, loss, and a mysterious turtle.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1049

Cover of The History of Bees by Maja Lunde

The History of Bees

Maja Lunde · 2017 · Klimakvartetten

Three generations linked by bees confront family strain, ecological collapse, and a future without pollinators.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1049

Cover of Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed     Park

Same Bed Different Dreams

Ed Park · 2023

A tech worker uncovers a manuscript that opens into an alternate Korean history, secret governments, and tangled truths.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1060

Cover of Floating Hotel by Grace  Curtis

Floating Hotel

Grace Curtis · 2024

A drifting space hotel full of misfits and secrets faces spies, rebels, and a mystery that could change everything.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1061

Cover of Birthday by Kōji Suzuki

Birthday

Kōji Suzuki · 2006 · リング [Ring]

Three linked tales revisit the Ring universe through women’s perspectives, revealing hidden backstory and aftermath.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1067

Cover of The Nikopol Trilogy by Enki Bilal

The Nikopol Trilogy

Enki Bilal · 2002 · Nikopol

A frozen astronaut, a renegade god, and a blue-haired journalist collide in a surreal, fascist near-future world.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1083

Cover of The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez

The Vanished Birds

Simon Jimenez · 2020

A lonely space captain, a mute boy, and a visionary scientist become entangled in a far-future struggle over time, family, and power.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1085

Cover of The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander

The Only Harmless Great Thing

Brooke Bolander · 2018

A poetic alternate history braiding radium poisoning and elephant cruelty into a fierce story of memory, rage, and justice.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1096

Cover of Jack Glass by Adam Roberts

Jack Glass

Adam Roberts · 2012

A notorious killer’s three interlocked crimes unfold in a brutal solar-system future, with each mystery solved as a howdunit.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1104