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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories.
Setting labels used: Arkham, ancient ruins, desert ruins, remote villages, coastal settings, undersea settings, university/intellectual settings, dream settings, shared fictional universe
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
An oversized, heavily annotated selection of Lovecraft’s key horror tales, with context, images, and scholarly notes.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New England · Providence · Arkham · fictional Massachusetts · Antarctica · Australia · Sahara Desert · early 20th century · cosmic setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1561
A large Lovecraft anthology gathering classic weird tales, cosmic horror, and recurring mythos stories in one volume.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New England · Providence · Arkham · dream worlds · ancient ruins · underworld · deep sea · outer space · early 20th century · timeless cosmos · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1665
A state alchemist’s war against a hidden conspiracy erupts into a brutal showdown, while buried truths about the past surface.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fictional country · military setting · desert setting · urban setting · research lab · ruins · international setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1895
A weary Roland moves through flashbacks and ruins as he closes the gap between his past and the road to the Dark Tower.
Why this is here
Setting labels: desert · ruined world · post-collapse world · fallen city · wasteland · fantasy frontier · alternate world · desolate landscape · ruins · end-times setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1942
Three interconnected Ambergris books trace a fungal city’s hidden history through shifting forms, voices, and genres.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fictional city · secondary world · fungal ecology · subterranean society · historical city · post-colonial setting · dreamlike setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1949
Elric journeys across a tangled multiverse to save his father’s soul, while revenge, Chaos, and a mysterious woman reshape his fate.
Why this is here
Setting labels: imaginary place · ruined city · catacombs · multiverse · alternate realities · chaos realms · mobile cities · dreamlike landscape
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1952
A young peacekeeper in a besieged desert city is sent after a feared enemy and discovers history may be a lie.
Why this is here
Setting labels: desert setting · African-inspired setting · fantasy world · fictional city · city under siege · post-war landscape · secondary world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1956
A sacrificed survivor, a disillusioned exorcist, and a chosen child challenge gods, demons, and empire.
Why this is here
Setting labels: desert world · ruined planet · canyon setting · starbound setting · spacefaring setting · theocratic society · religious dystopia · alien gods · demon-haunted world · cosmic reality · ruined civilization · planetary scale
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1972
A mermaid trainer at a marine park must confront his beliefs when the captive mer he trains begins to speak.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary setting · urban setting · marine park · theme park · ocean setting · parallel world · mythic world · coastal setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1977
Jack West Jr races across the globe to uncover lost secret cities and stop an apocalyptic threat while enemies close in.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate world · shadow world · modern world · global locations · ancient civilization · underworld · mythic reality · multiple continents
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2015
Emily and her companions seek lost memories on Algos Island, uncovering secrets that could change everything.
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Setting labels: fantasy world · underwater setting · island setting · imaginary places · steampunk world · portal fantasy · ancient forests · fantastic cities · ocean setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2023
A poisoned wanderer must enter a dream realm to recover a legendary pearl and outwit the rulers who control his fate.
Why this is here
Setting labels: desert city · decadent city · dream realm · dreamlands · multiverse · imaginary worlds · alternate planes · fantasy empire · distant world · onieric setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2042
