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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 “cross-cultural setting” 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.
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
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 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
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
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
