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The Mongoliad: Book One

Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, E.D. deBirmingham, Erik Bear, Joseph Brassey, Cooper Moo

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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for The Mongoliad: Book One.

Plot structure labels used: parallel storylines, alternating chapters, multiple POV, quest narrative, split quest, cliffhanger ending, open ending, serial format, episodic structure, fragmented narrative

Focused on “slow build” where exact label matches exist.

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.

Cover of The Found Object Society by Michelle Maryk

The Found Object Society

Michelle Maryk · 2026

A guilt-ridden heiress joins a secret society where touching objects lets members relive strangers’ deaths—and becomes addicted.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0822

Cover of The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card

The Lost Gate

Orson Scott Card · 2011 · Mither Mages

A boy in a secretive magical family discovers he can create gates, triggering a dangerous escape across two worlds.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0878

Cover of The Scions of Shannara by Terry Brooks

The Scions of Shannara

Terry Brooks · 2006 · Heritage of Shannara

In a fallen realm where magic is outlawed, heirs of an old bloodline are sent on separate quests to save the world.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0907

Cover of Le Jour des fourmis by Bernard Werber

Le Jour des fourmis

Bernard Werber · 1992 · La Saga des Fourmis

A sequel where ants and humans collide through mystery, war, and uneasy cross-species contact, with science and philosophy entwined.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0915

Cover of Iron Council by China Miéville

Iron Council

China Miéville · 2004 · New Crobuzon

In a war-torn fantasy city, rebels and fugitives chase a legendary runaway train as revolution brews on every front.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0942

Cover of On Earth as It Is on Television by Emily  Jane

On Earth as It Is on Television

Emily Jane · 2023

When ships hover over Earth and vanish, three lives, a family, and a cat-filled mystery are pulled into chaos.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0953

Cover of Infinity's Shore by David Brin

Infinity's Shore

David Brin · 1997 · Uplift Storm Trilogy

Refugees and alien crews on a hidden planet face invasion, extinction, and a buried secret that could save or doom them.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0956

Cover of Descent by Marko Kloos

Descent

Marko Kloos · 2024 · The Palladium Wars

A POW returns undercover to a destabilized homeworld as insurgency, piracy, and family secrets threaten a fragile postwar system.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0691

Cover of The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier

The Brief History of the Dead

Kevin Brockmeier · 2007

A dying world and a memory-bound afterlife collide as one woman’s struggle in Antarctica reshapes the fate of the dead.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0699