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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for Labyrinth.

Themes labels used: normalcy, difference, humanity, identity, acceptance, self-acceptance, disability, genetic engineering, ethics, exploitation, personal autonomy, dignity, class inequality, body image, othering, morality, free will

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

Cover of The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon

The Speed of Dark

Elizabeth Moon · 2003

An autistic man in a near-future workplace faces pressure to accept an experimental cure that could change who he is.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0739

Cover of Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful by Arwen Elys Dayton

Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful

Arwen Elys Dayton · 2018

Six linked futures trace how genetic engineering and body modification reshape humanity, morality, and identity.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0900

Cover of The Werewolf Principle by Clifford D. Simak

The Werewolf Principle

Clifford D. Simak · 1994

An amnesiac space traveler returns to a strange future Earth and discovers his body hides multiple minds and a buried secret.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0952

Cover of Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 by Yukito Kishiro

Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1

Yukito Kishiro · 2017 · 銃夢 新装版 [Gunnm Shinsōban]

A memory-wiped cyborg in a lawless scrapyard rediscovers her fighting skills and hunts criminals to uncover who she is.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0960

Cover of Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels

Upgrade Soul

Ezra Claytan Daniels · 2018 · Upgrade Soul

An elderly couple enters a risky rejuvenation experiment and must face the unsettling consequences of cloning, memory, and identity.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0987

Cover of The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

The House of the Scorpion

Nancy Farmer · 2002 · Matteo Alacran

A cloned boy raised as property in a drug lord’s future borderland must confront what makes him human.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1008

Cover of The Dreaming Jewels by Theodore Sturgeon

The Dreaming Jewels

Theodore Sturgeon, Теодор Стърджън · 1995

An abused boy flees to a traveling carnival and uncovers a strange lifeform, hidden powers, and the meaning of being human.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1020

Cover of Imago by Octavia E. Butler

Imago

Octavia E. Butler · 1989 · Xenogenesis

A hybrid outsider becomes the first of a new alien-human form and must master dangerous powers before they reshape everyone.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1031

Cover of World Running Down by Al Hess

World Running Down

Al Hess · 2023

A trans salvager chases city citizenship and gender-affirming care, then a job and an AI companion complicate everything.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1038

Cover of vN by Madeline Ashby

vN

Madeline Ashby · 2012 · The Machine Dynasty

A self-replicating android girl goes on the run after a deadly outburst exposes a broken failsafe and a dangerous secret.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1048

Cover of Line and Orbit by Sunny Moraine

Line and Orbit

Sunny Moraine, Lisa Soem · 2013 · Root Code

A genetically enhanced outcast flees a perfection-obsessed empire and finds refuge, danger, and desire among space nomads.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1050