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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Boys, Volume 9: The Big Ride.
Setting labels used: alternate history, World War II, post-war era, contemporary period, United States, military setting, spy world, corporate America, superhuman reality
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A covert anti-superhero team digs into the secret history of corporate-made heroes while new loyalties and rivalries ignite.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate history · contemporary America · New York City · United States · post-9/11 · Cold War era · World War II era · Vietnam War era · corporate world · superhero world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0970
An annotated fictional memoir follows a traumatized researcher in an alternate 20th century as memory becomes a tool of control.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate twentieth century · alternate history · post-apocalyptic · post-war society · global war aftermath · dystopian state · fictionalized historical past · institutional setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1392
Nick Fury assembles a government-backed superteam in an alternate, darker Avengers reboot as rivalries and threats escalate.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate universe · modern day · early 2000s · post-9/11 · U.S. government · espionage world · superhero world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1394
As the apocalypse enters its final year, rival powers, betrayals, and family reunions collide in a war-torn America.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate history · post-Civil War America · future America · western setting · postapocalyptic world · dystopian world · factional nation-states
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1440
Retired Golden Age heroes face postwar obsolescence as a rising politician weaponizes fear, loyalty, and a new hero.
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Setting labels: post-World War II · 1940s America · 1950s America · Cold War America · McCarthy era · Red Scare · alternate history · superhero reality · homefront · political America
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1442
Secrets, alliances, and betrayals tighten the noose as the nations of an apocalyptic America move toward Armageddon.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate history · post-Civil War America · apocalyptic world · dystopian future · multiple nations · machine city · western landscape · mythic reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1445
In an alternate 1980s, retired superheroes investigate a murder as Cold War tensions and hidden conspiracies mount.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate history · Cold War · 1980s · New York · United States · Vietnam War aftermath · nuclear war threat · alternate reality · retired hero era
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1459
When America’s superhero dies, a hidden daughter must stop Russia’s vengeful superhuman before the world falls.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate history · alternate timeline · Cold War setting · United States · Russia · global superpower conflict · superhero reality · witness protection
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1469
In a peace-obsessed dystopia, a gifted pilot uncovers a corrupt system of fate, control, and betrayal.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate history · future dystopia · post-apocalyptic · 1940s America · 1940s-inspired · war aftermath · air combat world · totalitarian state
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1479
A CIA-backed team polices corrupt superheroes in a brutal, darkly satirical world of power, sex, and violence.
Why this is here
Setting labels: corporate America · modern America · CIA world · superhero world · urban America · Russia · post-communist Russia · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1527
Captain America hunts a reality-bending conspiracy that forces him to confront the shocking return of his lost friend.
Why this is here
Setting labels: World War II · modern day · Cold War · Paris · London · Manhattan · Russia · S.H.I.E.L.D. · alternate-history feel · superhero universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1536
Bucky Barnes recounts his life from wartime sidekick to Winter Soldier in a brisk, retro-styled Marvel origin retelling.
Why this is here
Setting labels: World War II · European theater · Nazi Germany · modern day frame · superhero universe · alternate continuity · wartime espionage
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1612
