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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports.
Setting labels used: contemporary setting, global travel, United States, Europe, Germany, Hawaii, Los Angeles, school lab setting, corporate headquarters, modern times
Focused on “Bangkok” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
In a secret gameshouse, a veteran player challenges the master in a world-spanning chess contest with everything at stake.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern day · global setting · worldwide · New York City · Venice · Bangkok · travel across continents · international · contemporary world · alternate hidden society · offstage geopolitics
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2138
Two teens uncover hidden truths about their births and identities while fleeing extremists and a secret genetic conspiracy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · school setting · school disco · clinic · genetic lab · city setting · London · Washington DC · Germany · Scotland · international travel · secret facilities · real-world setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1851
A broke former singer is pulled into a hunt for a secret clothing brand, where fashion, power, and espionage collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary world · near future · London · Paris · New York · Iceland · Europe · global travel · fashion world · marketing world · corporate world · military-industrial world · present-day tech · globalized present
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1906
A cross-continental family saga about science, activism, and technology tests what people think they owe each other.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Finland · United States · Helsinki · university setting · academic world · near future · contemporary · multiple continents · cross-cultural setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1928
A childhood friendship across class lines grows into a decades-spanning quest to erase poverty, with world-changing science and dark secrets.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Tokyo · Japan · Boston · MIT · Harvard · French embassy · French diplomatic setting · Russian Arctic · global setting · near future · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2016
A heartbroken teen intern and her ex uncover a dangerous secret behind a pill that erases heartbreak overnight.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern day · high school · senior year · Philadelphia · New Jersey · California · cross-country · clinic setting · corporate setting · contemporary America
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2073
A grieving scientist tests a limited time-travel device that only observes her past, until reality begins to shift.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · laboratory setting · corporate research setting · tech company setting · time travel lab · domestic setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2074
In a modern alternate universe, mutant youths gather under Xavier while Magneto and the government push the world toward war.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary setting · alternate universe · modern America · Earth-like world · secret-government world · school setting · global setting · urban setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2080
A biotech thriller weaving together genetic experiments, patent fights, and transgenic animals in a near-present world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · near future · present-day science · biotech industry · laboratory setting · legal setting · corporate setting · urban setting · global · sci-fi realism
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2093
When the Moon becomes cheese, a rotating cast of people across America faces humor, panic, and fallout over one lunar cycle.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · United States · global · modern world · science and government settings · media culture
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2099
A suddenly growing Central Park volcano links a global cast through disaster, transformation, and shifting realities.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New York City · Central Park · Manhattan · Jersey City · Mexico City · Tokyo · Greece · Kunduz · Afghanistan · Mongolia · Hawai'i · Alaska · alternate reality · contemporary world · global setting · 2016
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2103
A genius private investigator with hallucinatory experts tackles strange cases, while his mind starts to unravel.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth · United States · contemporary setting · real world · global travel · religious stakes
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2158
