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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Years of Rice and Salt.
Setting labels used: 14th century, middle ages, centuries-long timeline, Europe, China, India, Islamic world, North America, global alternate history, bardo, afterlife
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A medieval inquisitor’s rise collides with modern science and a far-future voyage in a three-timeline genre mashup.
Why this is here
Setting labels: medieval Europe · 14th century · Aragon · Spain · present day · future · distant future · space travel · time travel · multiple eras · alternate reality · medieval religious world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1350
An epic fantasy saga follows a prophesied savior and a huge cast as the world faces ultimate war and destiny.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · vast world · multiple countries · mythic age · circular time · past and future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1481
An artist and a neuroscientist uncover a memory drug, past lives, and a centuries-long force keeping them apart.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Boston · ancient Egypt · ancient Rome · Viking era · medieval Europe · historic Asia · multiple time periods · present day · global
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1769
A half-fairy Sleeping Beauty escapes her curse and travels through time, fairy tales, and ruined futures.
Why this is here
Setting labels: medieval Europe · 14th century · 20th century · 21st century · dystopian future · Faerie · Hell · imaginary worlds · historical fantasy · apocalyptic world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1775
In a vast 13th-century alternate history, knights, cardinals, and Mongol rivals race through war and intrigue toward shifting destinies.
Why this is here
Setting labels: 13th century · medieval Europe · Mongolia · Rome · Holy Roman Empire · Mongol Empire · Eastern Europe · the steppe · alternate history · historical fantasy world · vast Eurasia
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1805
A multi-voiced medieval adventure follows knights and Mongols on parallel missions amid invasion, court intrigue, and war.
Why this is here
Setting labels: 13th century · late Middle Ages · Eastern Europe · Western Europe · Mongol Empire · Mongol court · Karakorum · medieval world · alternate history world · global medieval setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1836
The Animorphs chase a time-manipulating enemy across human history, where each fix may cost one of their own.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate timeline · human history · wartime settings · battlefields · 20th century · medieval period · modern day · Earth
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1848
A young Saudi man is pulled into a tangled mystery where history, science, faith, and hidden identities collide across time.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · historical past · medieval setting · mongol era · cross-temporal setting · real world · alternate world · parallel worlds · Middle East
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1921
Immortal humans drift through 2,000 years of history, then face a future of utopia, space travel, and alien contact.
Why this is here
Setting labels: ancient history · modern era · far future · global settings · historical eras · human history · space travel · interstellar
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1949
A time-displaced island society expands across the Bronze Age to stop a ruthless rival from building an empire.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Bronze Age · ancient world · Mediterranean · Middle East · Greece · Babylonia · Assyria · South Africa · North America · British Isles · global scope · alternate timeline
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1949
Two scientists travel into biblical history, where one tries to debunk Jesus and the other races to stop a paradox.
Why this is here
Setting labels: ancient biblical era · first century · time travel · contemporary setting · historical past · religious world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1956
A mixed anthology of Sapkowski stories, ranging from Witcher-adjacent fantasy to horror, sci-fi, and literary retellings.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · alternate history · medieval past
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1973
