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These books are ranked using the style labels extracted for The Obsidian Blade.
Style labels used: fast-paced, quick chapters, complex plotting, worldbuilding-heavy, expository prologue, lucid style, dialogue-driven, information-dense
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their style embeddings are close.
A far-future prequel traces humanity’s revolt against thinking machines and the origins of key Dune institutions.
Why this is here
Style labels: fast-paced · short chapters · expository · straightforward · functional dialogue · large-scale worldbuilding · plot-driven · multi-plot · light on subtlety · heavy on telling
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.0689
A Star Trek rescue mission strands Pike's crew on a tech-hostile frontier world where survival, ethics, and rebellion collide.
Why this is here
Style labels: readable prose · fast chapters · short chapters · large-scale worldbuilding · dense plotting · episodic feel · balanced action and philosophy
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.0915
A teen discovers she can time travel and is drawn into a secret society, a strange school, and a risky love choice.
Why this is here
Style labels: descriptive prose · fast pacing · info-dense · worldbuilding-heavy · clear rules · short chapters · action scenes · first-book setup
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.0920
Fugitive teens chase answers about unwinding while converging plots, shifting loyalties, and hidden history reshape everything.
Why this is here
Style labels: fast chapters · short chapters · multiple storylines · well-layered plotting · worldbuilding-heavy · dialogue-driven · clear prose · detail-rich · balanced pacing · interleaved documents · article inserts
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.0925
On a collapsing future Earth, a third mission to Eden may save humanity—or uncover a lethal secret.
Why this is here
Style labels: fast-paced · complex plot · dense worldbuilding · multiple threads · cliffhanger chapter endings · vivid description · expository · slow start · book-one setup · high-concept
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.0969
A Vatican exorcist investigates a possessed android amid global tensions, uncovering a plot that could reshape humanity.
Why this is here
Style labels: fast-paced · short chapters · multi-threaded · dialogue-driven explanation · worldbuilding-heavy · idea-driven · dense concepts · beautiful language · elegant writing · measured pacing (mixed) · expository middle (mixed) · cerebral · clear plot (mixed) · verbose (mixed)
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.0997
A small-town detective and a secretive FBI agent race to solve a time-capsule murder case tied to the future.
Why this is here
Style labels: fast reading · smooth prose · easy read · plot-heavy · expository future worldbuilding · technical detail · dialogue-driven · slow-burn buildup · rushed climax · straightforward prose
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1013
A teen inventor finds a magical library of science-fiction artifacts and races through time to stop a dangerous invention.
Why this is here
Style labels: fast-paced · dialogue-heavy · expository · simple writing · accessible · imaginative · world-building focused · reference-rich · clue-driven
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1027
A crew of freelancers and rival powers converge on an alien ring beyond Uranus, where revenge, faith, and politics collide.
Why this is here
Style labels: fast-paced · ensemble structure · alternating chapters · character-driven · worldbuilding-heavy · dialogue-heavy · technical detail · cliffhanger pacing
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1036
A Mars-born orphan uncovers a secret dragon and is pulled into a desperate mission to save a dying planet.
Why this is here
Style labels: fast-paced · short chapters · plot-driven · worldbuilding-heavy · exposition-heavy · straightforward writing · simple prose · clear explanations · accessible · some repetition · action-focused
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1039
A tribal hunter on a vast starship sets out to uncover what his world really is, and what lies beyond it.
Why this is here
Style labels: fast-paced · page-turner · economical prose · lucid prose · literary prose · inventive worldbuilding · dialogue issues · clumsy dialogue · rich description · clear exposition · late info dump · tight plotting
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1053
An assassin’s mission in a sky realm opens onto a fractured world of rival races, magic, and rebellion.
Why this is here
Style labels: fast-paced · accessible prose · dense worldbuilding · expository · info-dumpy · linear
Semantic match: ranked by style
Distance: 0.1075
