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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti.
Setting labels used: post-apocalyptic, dystopian, war-torn landscape, traveling circus, ruined cities, city-states, uncertain timeframe, post-war
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A scavenging human crosses a wall into monster territory and discovers the real danger may be the lies keeping both sides apart.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic · dystopian · walled city · slums · ruined city · monster territory · war-torn world · future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0873
A traumatized teen teams with a mysterious alien to rescue her brother, only to uncover secrets that could change Earth.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · alien settlement · segregated societies · human camp · domed city · forest travel · dystopian future · collapsed civilization
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0997
A sheltered teen crosses a ruined city with a robot companion to save her dying pet and confront what humanity means.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic city · ruined wasteland · abandoned apartment building · future world · ravaged city · dystopian landscape · isolated shelter · ruined streets · speculative reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1002
A fierce scavenger from the ruins is pulled into tower politics, hidden powers, and a dangerous romance.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic future · dystopian society · ruined cities · surface camps · towers · hierarchical world · survivalist wasteland
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1038
In a walled postwar city, a human official’s daughter and a half-blood Darkling risk everything for a forbidden bond.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic · postwar city · walled city · segregated society · dystopian future · ruined city · urban setting · one-city focus · politicized society · militarized society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1057
Separated in a harsh future wasteland, Lemon Fresh and her friends fight cults, corporations, and each other’s secrets.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · dystopian wasteland · irradiated landscape · ruined cities · corporate-controlled future · religious enclave · robotic world · glassy desert · post-collapse society · USA (implied)
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1059
Exiled from a repressive city, a sheltered woman enters a gang-run world of danger, kink, and self-discovery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic future · solar storm aftermath · walled city · ruins outside the city · gang-controlled sectors · dystopian society · hedonistic enclave · theocratic enclave · dangerous urban wasteland · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1069
A visually intense sci-fi horror manga follows a cryptic apocalypse of monsters, factions, and bioengineered combatants.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian city · post-apocalyptic world · mega-city · alien world · ancient ruins · futuristic ruins · industrial landscape
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1085
A gruff food-truck cook and a mysterious hungry girl outrun soldiers across a post-apocalyptic desert.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · desert wasteland · dystopian future · war-torn setting · scarce water · ruined civilization · roadside travel · futuristic wasteland
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1105
A young midwife turned leader must win refuge for her people while a ruthless regime weaponizes fertility and family.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic · wasteland · walled city · ruins · future society · dystopian settlement
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1114
A new Guardian uncovers dangerous lies about his peaceful society after a rebel encounter leaves him questioning everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future dystopia · post-apocalyptic world · walled city · war-damaged world · authoritarian society · frontier rebels
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1135
A rebel couple faces escalating war, betrayals, and a water-supply crisis as the series drives toward its finale.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian future · war-torn country · divided societies · post-apocalyptic world · rebel stronghold · city under siege · water plant · outlands · medical tech disparity · basic infrastructure · propaganda state
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1181
