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John Jackson Miller

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Tone labels used: action-packed, tense, dark, grim, adventurous, mysterious, uneven, serious, fun

Premise labels used: lone Jedi, enemy territory, Sith conflict, rescue mission, forged alliances, undercover survival, guerilla war, political intrigue, war among villains, frontier justice

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Edge of Victory I: Conquest

Greg Keyes · 2001 · Star Wars: The New Jedi Order

Anakin Solo defies orders to rescue Jedi students on Yavin 4 and is forced into an uneasy alliance with an enemy outcast.

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Tone labels: dark · intense · urgent · grim · hopeful · heroic · engaging · satisfying · philosophical · adventurous · fun · tense

Premise labels: Jedi hunted · rescue mission · enemy territory · forced alliance · alien invasion · academy evacuation · captured ally · cultural encounter

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Distance: 0.1384

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Star Wars: The High Republic, Vol. 2: The Heart of Drengir

Cavan Scott · 2021 · Star Wars: The High Republic (Marvel Comics)

Jedi fight a plant-monster threat and then go undercover to stop a larger galactic danger.

Why this is here

Tone labels: action-packed · brutal · tense · dark · exciting · fun · urgent

Premise labels: Jedi vs plant monsters · undercover mission · multiple-front conflict · alliance with enemies · mission to stop attack

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Distance: 0.1475

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Fate of the Jedi: Vortex

Troy Denning · 2010 · Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi

Luke and Ben race to expose a still-living dark force while the Jedi face a political showdown on Coruscant.

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Tone labels: tense · action-packed · suspenseful · dark · adventurous · dramatic · melodramatic · fun romp · urgent · uneasy

Premise labels: galactic crisis · uneasy alliance · on the run · Sith betrayal · ancient evil · Jedi politics

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Distance: 0.1685

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Defy the Storm

Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland · 2024 · Star Wars: The High Republic

A multi-POV Star Wars YA mission sends old allies across the Stormwall into enemy space to rescue the lost and confront new threats.

Why this is here

Tone labels: action-packed · adventurous · tense · dark · exciting · emotional · introspective · satisfying (minority) · engaging (minority)

Premise labels: mission to rescue · behind enemy lines · enemy occupation · crossing a barrier · search and rescue · revenge quest · family rescue · escape mission · Jedi mission · ensemble quest

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Distance: 0.1697

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Fate of the Jedi: Conviction

Aaron Allston · 2011 · Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi

A Jedi coup, a long-running trial, and a pursuit of Abeloth collide as Luke’s team races through a divided galaxy.

Why this is here

Tone labels: action-packed · intriguing · tense · humorous · adventurous · somber · darker · nostalgic

Premise labels: Jedi under suspicion · political coup · ancient evil · chase quest · trial drama · slave rebellion · power struggle

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Distance: 0.1705

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The Unexpected

K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate · 2000 · Animorphs

Stranded alone in the Australian Outback, Cassie must survive Yeerk pursuit and find a way home.

Why this is here

Tone labels: action-packed · uneven · tense · dark · wholesome · grim · silly · intense · fast-paced

Premise labels: solo mission · stranded hero · survival adventure · alien invasion · outback trek · castaway

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Distance: 0.1707

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Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand

Aaron Allston · 2002 · Star Wars: The New Jedi Order

In an occupied galaxy, Luke, Han, Leia, and Wedge run separate gambits to spark resistance and blunt the enemy advance.

Why this is here

Tone labels: action-packed · exciting · fun · humorous · dark · tense · adventurous · cinematic · jubilant

Premise labels: resistance movement · galactic war · planetary occupation · covert mission · last stand · survival under siege

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Distance: 0.1759

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Brotherhood

Oliver Bowden · 2010 · Assassin's Creed

In Renaissance Italy, Ezio battles the Borgia grip on Rome while hunting revenge, allies, and a powerful secret.

Why this is here

Tone labels: action-packed · dark · gritty · tense · serious · adventurous · engaging

Premise labels: revenge quest · assassin order · corrupt regime · city liberation · power struggle · conspiracy · tyranny · artifact hunt · war against empire

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Distance: 0.1772

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Star Wars: Allegiance

Timothy Zahn · 2007 · Star Wars Legends: Novels

A post-Yavin Star Wars adventure splits between rogue stormtroopers, Imperial intrigue, and Rebel missions that converge.

Why this is here

Tone labels: adventurous · tense · hopeful · fun · serious · reflective · action-heavy

Premise labels: rogue stormtroopers · Imperial corruption · political intrigue · rebellion aftermath · Empire loyalty · desertion · investigation · secret agent

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Distance: 0.1773

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Karen Traviss · 2008 · Star Wars Novelizations

A Jedi, his new Padawan, and clone troopers race to rescue a kidnapped Hutt child amid Clone Wars intrigue.

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Tone labels: fast-paced · action-heavy · exciting · gritty · somber · angsty · fun · tense · adventurous · military

Premise labels: war mission · kidnapped child · rescue mission · political leverage · space lanes · Jedi assignment · new Padawan · trap setup · clone troopers

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Distance: 0.1775

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Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic - Mace Windu

Matt Owens · 2018 · Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic - Mace Windu

During the early Clone Wars, Mace Windu leads a Jedi squad into a Separatist threat and confronts the Order’s war role.

Why this is here

Tone labels: serious · philosophical · action-adventure · melancholy · tense · uneven

Premise labels: Jedi mission · wartime dilemma · peacekeepers as generals · team operation · planetary investigation · Separatist threat · moral conflict

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Distance: 0.1775

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Star Wars: Darth Maul - Son of Dathomir

Jeremy Barlow · 2014 · Star Wars: Darth Maul - Son of Dathomir

A captured Darth Maul escapes, rebuilds his underworld power, and wages a revenge war across the Clone Wars galaxy.

Why this is here

Tone labels: epic · tense · fun · brutal · dark · urgent · exciting · adrenaline-fueled

Premise labels: revenge quest · imprisonment escape · crime syndicate · Sith conflict · power struggle · antihero return · unfinished story · clone wars bridge

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1784

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