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Themes labels used: class inequality, social injustice, economic decline, exploitation, dehumanization, moral decay, compassion, hope amid bleakness, consumerism, capitalism, entertainment as escape, authenticity, guilt, redemption, outsiderhood, racism, slavery, loneliness, violence

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Cover of يوتوبيا by Ahmed Khaled Towfik

يوتوبيا

Ahmed Khaled Towfik, أحمد خالد توفيق · 2008

In a future Egypt split between rich and poor, a bored elite teen crosses into the underclass and triggers disaster.

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Distance: 0.0952

Cover of Blade of Tyshalle by Matthew Woodring Stover

Blade of Tyshalle

Matthew Woodring Stover · 2001 · The Acts of Caine

A broken assassin-turned-administrator is dragged back into a brutal two-world struggle of plague, power, and gods.

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Distance: 0.1030

Cover of The Sacrifice of Darkness by Roxane Gay

The Sacrifice of Darkness

Roxane Gay, Tracy Lynne Oliver, Rebecca Kirby, James Fenner · 2020

In a world plunged into darkness, a family bears the blame as two generations navigate love, grief, and survival.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1079

Cover of And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed

And What Can We Offer You Tonight

Premee Mohamed · 2021

In a flooded dystopian city, a courtesan faces a friend's impossible return from death and a revolt against power.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1101

Cover of The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer

The Shade of the Moon

Susan Beth Pfeffer · 2013 · Last Survivors

A post-apocalyptic teen must choose between enclave privilege and loyalty to his family in a harsh new class system.

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Distance: 0.1117

Cover of Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid

Fable for the End of the World

Ava Reid · 2025

In a corporate debt-dystopia, a girl marked for a livestreamed hunt may fall for the assassin sent to kill her.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1166

Cover of Hard Boiled by Frank Miller

Hard Boiled

Frank Miller · 1993 · Hard Boiled

A hyper-detailed dystopian sci-fi comic where a suburban man, a killer tax collector, and a robot may be one being.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1176

Cover of The Loop by Ben  Oliver

The Loop

Ben Oliver · 2020 · The Loop Trilogy

A teen on death row in an AI-run prison must survive a world collapse and escape before the system kills him.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1181

Cover of Jewel Box by E. Lily Yu

Jewel Box

E. Lily Yu · 2023

A 22-story speculative collection of fairy-tale, fable, sci-fi, and horror tales exploring power, grief, and hope.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1187

Cover of Tenth of December by George Saunders

Tenth of December

George Saunders · 2013

Ten darkly funny, inventive stories probe kindness, class, and moral crisis in a skewed version of contemporary America.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1188

Cover of Alebrijes by Donna Barba Higuera

Alebrijes

Donna Barba Higuera · 2023 · The Last Cuentista

A boy in a barren future city is exiled into a hummingbird drone and uncovers his people’s hidden truth.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1189

Cover of Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman

Carl's Doomsday Scenario

Matt Dinniman · 2024 · Dungeon Crawler Carl

Carl and Princess Donut enter a deadlier dungeon floor where quests, chaos, and cosmic politics test their survival.

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Distance: 0.1208