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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Wake.
Setting labels used: Canada, Texas, Japan, China, World Wide Web, cyberspace, contemporary near future, high school, scientific research
Focused on “alternative future” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A scientist who finds evidence of the soul makes digital copies of himself, and one copy escapes into murder.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · 2011 · Canada · Toronto · world wide web · cyberspace · medical setting · laboratory setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1730
In a near-future social-media system, a teen’s tasteless post triggers a lethal public hunt, forcing her to uncover the truth.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · future United States · high school · social media platform · digital surveillance · near-future dystopia · government-controlled internet
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1904
An autistic girl befriends a boy with ADHD and uncovers unsettling secrets inside a tech company making AI holograms of the dead.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near-future · school · technology company · contemporary world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1940
A closeted president’s son is caught between a rogue AI attack and a new boy at school who may not be human.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · futuristic America · boarding school · elite prep school · presidential household · high surveillance · internet-connected world · dystopian future · alternative future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2246
A shy teen enters an anonymous dares game for prizes and is pulled into a dangerous online competition.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near-future · online · social media · internet culture · high school · contemporary setting · broadcast/live-streamed game
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1946
An elderly SETI scientist gets a shot at youth to decode an alien message, but the procedure changes only her husband.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · 2040s · Canada · Earth · deep space communication · realistic future · scientific world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1998
A data courier with a brain implant must outrun criminals and recover stolen secrets before the information destroys him.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · future Japan · Beijing · United States · cyberpunk future · dystopian future · high-tech wasteland · urban future · twenty-first century · globalized future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2000
A lonely young man joins a near-future compatibility group and discovers a new social order that could remake society.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · present-day adjacent · social media age · Canada · urban contemporary · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2021
A cyborg special agent hunts cybercriminals in a near-future Japan where minds, bodies, and identity are under siege.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · 21st century · mid-21st century · futuristic Japan · dystopian future · cyberpunk world · networked society · technologically advanced world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2038
A STEM-minded teen repairs a damaged robot cat and is drawn into a high-tech school mystery with dangerous secrets.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · futuristic world · high-tech society · academy setting · corporate setting · North America
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2052
A cyberpunk sequel follows a cyborg operative through dense cyberspace conflict, AI questions, and heavy visual experimentation.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · cyberspace · virtual space · digital network · cyberpunk future · Japanese setting · government agency setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2083
A misfit teen friend group joins an AI-powered game that grants rewards, demands obedience, and turns deadly.
Why this is here
Setting labels: high school · senior year · computer lab · contemporary · present day · dark web · virtual world · real world overlay · augmented reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2085
