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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for De engelenmaker.
Setting labels used: small village, border village, Belgium, German border, Dutch border, 1980s, realist setting, provincial community, religious community
Focused on “1980s” 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 mysterious scientist’s free lighting project secretly turns a tranquil town volatile through an unseen gas experiment.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Flanders · small town · fictional town · 19th century · insular community · utopian village · provincial setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2502
A buried alien force in a Maine town slowly twists its residents, as two damaged friends dig toward the truth.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · rural community · Maine · woods · backyard discovery · isolated town · post-Cold War era · 1980s
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.3029
A Mormon family’s move to North Carolina brings everyday tensions, eerie friendships, and a slow-building threat to their young son.
Why this is here
Setting labels: 1980s · early 1980s · North Carolina · small Southern town · suburban neighborhood · workplace setting · church community · household setting · real-world setting · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.3044
Abe Sapien’s first solo B.P.R.D. mission sends him to an isolated coast where an ancient force stirs beneath the sea.
Why this is here
Setting labels: early 1980s · 1981 · coastal town · island village · Mediterranean island · marine setting · undersea · shipwreck · isolated village · European village · 1980s
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.3148
In an 1980s small town, grieving parents uncover a secret genetic project tied to missing and endangered children.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · Massachusetts · 1980s · New England · contemporary 1980s setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.3204
A surreal short-story collection where bizarre, unsettling tales blur reality, fantasy, horror, and dream logic.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · post-apocalyptic · far future · border town · floating city · small town · office setting · rural village · forest · river · urban · surreal world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2950
A middle-aged dad returns home and must relive a childhood monster battle when a pirate ghost threatens the town again.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · modern day · Christmas setting · 1980s nostalgia · England · Manchester · portal fantasy · alternate worlds · other realms · holiday setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2960
Lucas Sinclair’s own voice fills the gap between seasons, tracing high school, racism, friendship strain, and change.
Why this is here
Setting labels: 1980s · small town · Midwest · high school · fictional town · rural town · white majority town · school setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.3260
After a divorce, twins sent to rural England uncover a village secret tied to symbols, bees, and buried history.
Why this is here
Setting labels: English village · rural England · small town · old-world atmosphere · modern-and-ancient contrast · countryside · isolated community
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2974
On the run after a betrayal, a woman with aura-reading powers lands in a village where ancient rites and darker forces await.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small village · rural England · present day · hidden supernatural world · alternate realities · ancient ritual setting · country village
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.3003
A boy's family is drawn into a bizarre struggle with seven town-bound wizard siblings over 2,000 missing words.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small English town · contemporary world · urban setting · Britain · 1980s UK · city-as-system · constrained town · alternate-real world · time-bent reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.3004
A sheltered teen in an isolated cult community begins questioning her prophet-like leader after an outsider shakes her beliefs.
Why this is here
Setting labels: present day · small community · gated community · isolated commune · underground bunker
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.3016
