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Cover of Dragonfly Girl: A Spellbinding YA Science Thriller About a Cure for Death and Deadly International Rivalry by Marti Leimbach

Dragonfly Girl: A Spellbinding YA Science Thriller About a Cure for Death and Deadly International Rivalry

Marti Leimbach · 2021

A brilliant but socially isolated teen wins a science prize, then a lab discovery pulls her into dangerous international intrigue.

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Plot structure labels: three-part structure · linked sections · sectional narrative · slow burn · page-turner · genre shift · twist-driven · escalating tension · withheld revelations · late discovery · cliffhanger ending · sequel setup

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Distance: 0.1763

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Cover of Quest for Justice: An Unofficial Minecraft-Fan Adventure by Sean Fay Wolfe

Quest for Justice: An Unofficial Minecraft-Fan Adventure

Sean Fay Wolfe · 2015 · The Elementia Chronicles

New players in a Minecraft-inspired server must survive, unite, and challenge a tyrannical ruler to win justice.

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Plot structure labels: three-part structure · three-act structure · closure at ending · twists and turns · mystery unraveling · quest progression · rebellion arc · training arc · repetitive battles

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Distance: 0.1476

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Cover of The Drought by J.G. Ballard

The Drought

J.G. Ballard · 2002

As global drought turns water into a scarce currency, a detached doctor is swept into society’s collapse and survival scramble.

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Plot structure labels: three-part structure · time jump · slow-burn catastrophe · exodus narrative · return journey · episodic encounters · there and back again · survival arc · withheld explanation · elliptical progression

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Distance: 0.1504

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Cover of Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein

Citizen of the Galaxy

Robert A. Heinlein · 2005

A slave boy is taken in by a disguised beggar and rises through alien societies while uncovering his true identity.

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Plot structure labels: three-part structure · episodic progression · bildungsroman · status changes · quest for origins · rushed ending · abrupt conclusion · loose resolution · multiple societies

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Distance: 0.1585

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Cover of Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder

Sister, Maiden, Monster

Lucy A. Snyder · 2023

Three women are remade by a strange virus as a collapsing world veers into body horror, desire, and cosmic dread.

Why this is here

Plot structure labels: three-part structure · interconnected sections · multi-POV · sequential perspectives · linked novellas · slow burn · escalation · reveal-driven · abrupt ending · open ending · rushed ending · cliffhanger

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Distance: 0.1613

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Cover of The Lurker at the Threshold by August Derleth

The Lurker at the Threshold

August Derleth, H.P. Lovecraft · 1945 · August Derleth's "Posthumous Collaborations"

A man inherits a haunted Massachusetts estate and uncovers a family legacy tied to occult forces and a forbidden threshold.

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Plot structure labels: three-part structure · multiple viewpoints · investigative reveal · slow buildup · expository ending · rushed conclusion

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Distance: 0.1627

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Cover of Perihelion Summer by Greg Egan

Perihelion Summer

Greg Egan · 2019

A black hole passing through the solar system destabilizes Earth’s climate, forcing a small crew to survive at sea.

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Plot structure labels: three-part structure · episodic progression · time skips · consequences-focused · before-and-after structure · slow reveal · abrupt ending · open ending · disaster setup then aftermath · series of challenges

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Distance: 0.1632

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Cover of The One Tree by Stephen R. Donaldson

The One Tree

Stephen R. Donaldson · 1982 · The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant

Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery sail beyond the Land to find the One Tree and remake the Staff of Law.

Why this is here

Plot structure labels: direct continuation · middle-book syndrome · quest narrative · episodic travel · journey structure · tighter structure · travelogue · three-part structure · slow build · unresolved ending · failure ending · rising suspense

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Distance: 0.1657

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