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Similar in tone + premise

These books are ranked using the tone + premise labels extracted for Wake. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Tone labels used: thought-provoking, optimistic, hopeful, intellectual, geeky, suspenseful, uplifting, serious, humorous, joyous

Premise labels used: blind protagonist, experimental implant, emergent AI, internet consciousness, cyberspace contact, scientific speculation, communication breakdown

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

Cover of Exo by Steven Gould

Exo

Steven Gould · 2014 · Jumper

A teen teleporter turns her impossible ability into a bid for space, drawing family, science, and danger into orbit.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1793

Cover of Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov

Robot Dreams

Isaac Asimov · 2004 · Robot

A mixed collection of Asimov short SF stories exploring robots, supercomputers, and humanity’s future.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1841

Cover of Observer by Robert Lanza

Observer

Robert Lanza, Nancy Kress · 2023

A disgraced neurosurgeon joins a secret Caribbean research project that may let minds alter reality itself.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1975

Cover of The Downloaded by Robert J. Sawyer

The Downloaded

Robert J. Sawyer · 2024 · The Downloaded

Two uploaded groups—astronauts and prisoners—wake centuries later on ruined Earth and must cooperate to survive.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2014

Cover of Hellspark by Janet Kagan

Hellspark

Janet Kagan · 1988

A multilingual trader helps a survey team solve a murder and test whether a birdlike alien species is truly sapient.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2032

Cover of I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

I, Robot

Isaac Asimov · 2004 · Robot

A framed set of robot stories tracks humanity’s changing relationship with AI under Asimov’s Three Laws.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2045

Cover of Falling Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Falling Out of Time

Margaret Peterson Haddix · 2023 · Out of Time

In 2193, a sheltered 12-year-old uncovers a hidden truth about her perfect world and her family’s past.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2047

Cover of The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett

The Long Cosmos

Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter · 2016 · The Long Earth

An aging traveler and a cast of parallel-world survivors confront a cosmic invitation that could remake the Long Earth.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2053

Cover of Echo Boy by Matt Haig

Echo Boy

Matt Haig · 2014

In a climate-altered near future, a grieving teen and an unusual android are pulled into a high-stakes mystery.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2054

Cover of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir · 2021

An amnesiac scientist wakes alone in deep space and must solve a cosmic threat to save Earth.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2098

Cover of Factoring Humanity by Robert J. Sawyer

Factoring Humanity

Robert J. Sawyer · 1998

A psychologist decoding alien signals and her AI-researching estranged husband confront a breakthrough that could remake humanity.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2099

Cover of The Fifth Science by Exurb1a

The Fifth Science

Exurb1a · 2018

Twelve linked stories track humanity's galactic rise and decline as a new science of consciousness reshapes reality.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2104