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Anne McCaffrey

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

Tone labels used: feel-good, optimistic, comforting, uplifting, warm, pleasant, light, charming, evocative, nostalgic, magical, quiet

Premise labels used: music school, artistic calling, apprenticeship, gifted girl, outsider to belonging, female artist, found talent, chosen by craft

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Divinity 36

Gail Carriger · 2023 · Tinkered Starsong

A shy moon barista is recruited into a galaxy-spanning music religion where fame, art, and belief are dangerously entwined.

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Tone labels: cozy · warm · sweet · feelgood · heartwarming · gentle · hopeful · comforting · quirky · weird · humorous · tender · soft

Premise labels: recruited to fame · rags to riches · chosen one · reluctant celebrity · art and divinity · music religion · performance industry · found family · identity growth · outsider joins group

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Distance: 0.2121

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Moon Soul

Nathaniel Luscombe · 2024

A burnt-out young woman quits her draining job on a desert moon and rediscovers purpose, friendship, and belonging.

Why this is here

Tone labels: cozy · gentle · comforting · healing · hopeful · heartwarming · wholesome · reflective · introspective · melancholy · uplifting · soothing · tender · lyrical · emotional

Premise labels: burnout · self-discovery · identity crisis · career change · coming of age · chosen family · finding purpose

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Distance: 0.2392

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A Breath of Eyre

Eve Marie Mont · 2012 · Unbound

A lonely scholarship teen is pulled into Jane Eyre and must choose between a classic romance and her own life.

Why this is here

Tone labels: moody · brooding · romantic · reflective · poignant · dark · sweet · tense · gothic · hopeful · sentimental · serious · refreshing

Premise labels: book into book · literary retelling · teen heroine · school outsider · dual realities · identity search · finding voice · literary immersion

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Distance: 0.2438

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The Way to the Stars

Una McCormack · 2019 · Star Trek: Discovery

A sixteen-year-old Starfleet hopeful must break from family expectations to find her own path to the stars.

Why this is here

Tone labels: sweet · lighthearted · heartfelt · feel-good · hopeful · emotional · cute · cosy · relatable · gentle

Premise labels: origin story · character backstory · coming of age · career choice · self-discovery · family pressure · school rebellion · finding a path

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Distance: 0.2497

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Among Others

Jo Walton · 2011

A bookish Welsh teen in 1979 navigates grief, boarding school, and subtle magic while devouring SF and fantasy.

Why this is here

Tone labels: nostalgic · quiet · gentle · reflective · wistful · cozy · bittersweet · bookish · intimate · atmospheric · uplifting · melancholy

Premise labels: book-loving teen · grief recovery · magical aftermath · outsider at school · family estrangement · witch mother · fairy sight · reading as refuge

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Distance: 0.2509

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Always Human

Ari North · 2020 · Always Human

In a near-future world of body-changing tech, two young women begin a sweet, queer romance while navigating difference and trust.

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Tone labels: sweet · soft · wholesome · gentle · cute · heartwarming · hopeful · comforting · dreamy · feel-good · fluffy · relaxing · warm

Premise labels: developing relationship · sapphic romance · near-future tech · body modification · disabled lead · meet cute

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Distance: 0.2513

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Ravenwood

Nathan Lowell · 2011 · Tanyth Fairport

A wandering older herbalist stays with a village and discovers her healing knowledge may be tied to unexpected magic.

Why this is here

Tone labels: calm · soothing · gentle · cozy · heartwarming · low-stress · quiet · pleasant · comforting · light

Premise labels: older heroine · herbalist · healer · road journey · small village · unexpected powers · nature magic · reluctant seer · abusive past · settling down

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Distance: 0.2529

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Quarter Share

Nathan Lowell · 2007 · Golden Age of the Solar Clipper

An orphaned teen joins a space freighter’s crew and learns ship life, trading, and belonging in a very low-stakes future.

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Tone labels: cozy · gentle · comforting · soothing · wholesome · pleasant · low-key · calm · heartwarming · mundane

Premise labels: orphaned young adult · shipboard life · merchant freighter · workplace learning · trade economy · crew integration · career advancement · survival job

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Callahan's Crosstime Saloon

Spider Robinson · 1999 · Callahan's

A linked set of barroom stories where misfits, aliens, and time travelers trade pain, puns, and hope.

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Tone labels: feel-good · uplifting · warm · cozy · friendly · sentimental · earnest · optimistic · humane · wry · playful · melancholy

Premise labels: bar stories · found family · empathy · shared pain · shared joy · listener community · helping strangers · problem sharing · saloon frame · human connection

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The Passing of the Dragon

Ken Liu · 2023

A struggling painter chases inspiration, then struggles to make others see the impossible vision she witnessed.

Why this is here

Tone labels: lyrical · emotional · thought-provoking · hopeful · uplifting · bittersweet · introspective · beautiful · moving · heartfelt · contemplative · meta

Premise labels: artist protagonist · creative block · art inspiration · artist-audience tension · misunderstood art · transcendent vision · validation seeking

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Dandelion Wine

Ray Bradbury · 2000 · Green Town

A boy’s summer in a small Illinois town becomes a vivid meditation on childhood, time, and mortality.

Why this is here

Tone labels: nostalgic · melancholic · poetic · whimsical · lyrical · sentimental · wistful · bittersweet · evocative · magical · tender · earnest · uncanny · joyful

Premise labels: summer childhood · small-town life · coming of age · memory · nostalgia · mortality · magic in the ordinary · childhood wonder

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Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons

Jody Houser, Jim Zub · 2021 · Stranger Things: Graphic Novels

A Stranger Things prequel comic follows the kids across key moments as D&D helps turn outcasts into a team.

Why this is here

Tone labels: warm · cute · heartfelt · sweet · delightful · nostalgic · feel-good · charming · emotional · light · comforting

Premise labels: friendship group · tabletop RPG · origin story · prequel · coming-of-friendship · bullies · shared imagination · team bonding · trauma coping

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.2616

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