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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 “near future” 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 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 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
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
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 STEM-minded teen repairs a damaged robot cat and is drawn into a high-tech school mystery with dangerous secrets.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · futuristic world · high-tech society · academy setting · corporate setting · North America
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2198
When a life-extending drug splits a married couple, their choices ripple through decades, love, and society.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · contemporary near-future · global setting · London · UK · USA · Japan
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2216
A shattered teen resistance fights a brain-hacking enemy in a high-tech war over free will and sanity.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate present · near future · multiple cities · Washington, DC · New York City · Chicago · Japan · microscopic level · macro and micro worlds · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2222
A Black scientist revives her son after a police killing as Frankenstein’s monster reemerges into a fractured modern America.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern-day United States · present day · near future · Arctic · Antarctica · contemporary social reality · science lab
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2238
A global craze for camera-eyed toy pets links strangers in invasive, unsettling ways, exposing loneliness and hidden impulses.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · global setting · homes · international locations · digital reality · contemporary world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2239
A near-future cyberattack cripples food and infrastructure systems, sending multiple survivors into a rapid societal collapse.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · present-day United States · global scale · urban setting · supercities · Washington DC · San Francisco · international setting · realistic fictional reality · crisis setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2265
