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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Boys, Volume 3: Good For The Soul.
Setting labels used: alternate history, contemporary America, New York City, United States, post-9/11, Cold War era, World War II era, Vietnam War era, corporate world, superhero world
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A flashback-heavy installment uncovers the hidden origins of The Boys and the supers, while tensions race toward war.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate history · World War II · post-war era · contemporary period · United States · military setting · spy world · corporate America · superhuman reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0970
In an alternate 1980s, retired superheroes investigate a murder as Cold War tensions and hidden conspiracies mount.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate history · Cold War · 1980s · New York · United States · Vietnam War aftermath · nuclear war threat · alternate reality · retired hero era
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1104
A murdered masked hero pulls a retired vigilante into a paranoid investigation in a dark alternate-history superhero world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate history · Cold War · 1980s · New York City · nuclear tension · superhero world · dystopian atmosphere
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1270
Captain America hunts a reality-bending conspiracy that forces him to confront the shocking return of his lost friend.
Why this is here
Setting labels: World War II · modern day · Cold War · Paris · London · Manhattan · Russia · S.H.I.E.L.D. · alternate-history feel · superhero universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1271
Retired Golden Age heroes face postwar obsolescence as a rising politician weaponizes fear, loyalty, and a new hero.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-World War II · 1940s America · 1950s America · Cold War America · McCarthy era · Red Scare · alternate history · superhero reality · homefront · political America
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1273
Nick Fury assembles a government-backed superteam in an alternate, darker Avengers reboot as rivalries and threats escalate.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate universe · modern day · early 2000s · post-9/11 · U.S. government · espionage world · superhero world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1306
An alien virus reshapes post-WWII America, spawning heroes, monsters, and a shared-world saga of linked stories.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-World War II · 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s · New York City · Manhattan · United States · alternate history · shared-universe world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1407
A superhero-turned-mayor navigates city crises, hidden pasts, and a city full of secrets in alternate New York.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern-day real world · alternate New York City · post-9/11 · early 2000s · urban setting · alternate history · city politics
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1439
A retired superhero turned New York mayor navigates politics, mystery, and the fallout of post-9/11 America.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New York City · modern-day world · post-9/11 · early 2000s · alternate reality · contemporary America · urban political setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1441
A superteam called The Boys is attacked by a rival squad, then forced to confront the hidden origins of its own members.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary urban setting · corporate-controlled superheroes · alternate reality · war-referential setting · post-9/11 echoes · global locations
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1469
Secrets, alliances, and betrayals tighten the noose as the nations of an apocalyptic America move toward Armageddon.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate history · post-Civil War America · apocalyptic world · dystopian future · multiple nations · machine city · western landscape · mythic reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1606
A robot PI-turned-hitman in alternate 1960s Hollywood is pulled into a missing-person case and a deeper conspiracy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate 1960s · Hollywood · Los Angeles · Cold War era · retro-futurist · alternate history · American politics backdrop · movie industry
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1618
