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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Scions of Shannara.
Setting labels used: secondary world, post-timeskip setting, oppressed land, magical decline, forbidden magic, secondary-world fantasy, ruined realm, quest landscape, darkening world
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A damaged hero returns to a ravaged fantasy realm and, with a doctor’s help, must confront a new curse and old despair.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · alternate world · fantasy realm · time dilation · post-catastrophe · corrupted landscape · desolate land · magical ecology · real world crossover
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0958
A desperate rescue quest triggers an apocalyptic chain reaction as flawed allies race to save the Land and a missing son.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · parallel world · mythic land · end-times setting · fantasy realm · time-and-space crisis
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1072
The Death Gate Cycle ends as Haplo and Alfred race to the Seventh Gate while old enemies, new threats, and a vast world-spanning destiny collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · multi-world setting · post-apocalyptic world · post-sundering universe · fantasy realms · elemental worlds · labyrinth setting · imaginary place
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1112
A dark sequel fantasy follows a renamed wizard and a prophesied princess through a ruined world of magic, chaos, and war.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · fantasy realm · war-torn land · ruined city · post-apocalyptic fantasy · medieval fantasy · cataclysm aftermath · magic world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1116
Eleven original fantasy novellas invite readers back into famous series worlds, from prequels to side stories.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary worlds · fantasy realms · shared universes · mythic past · pseudomedieval setting · feudal setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1174
A reluctant, outcast warrior is chosen by a war god and dragged into a violent, political fantasy journey.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fantasy world · secondary world · medieval-like · contested realms · travel across lands · post-mage war history
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1175
An orc warband goes on the run, chasing powerful artifacts while hunted by an evil sorceress and other factions.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · fantasy realm · medieval fantasy · D&D-like world · wilderness travel · contested homeland · magic-depleted world · continent-wide conflict
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1275
A refugee leader guides thousands west through ruined lands to find a new home and lay the foundations of Valdemar.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · wilderness · river journey · frontier land · mage-damaged land · post-war landscape · magical kingdom · fantasy barony · temporary camp · unknown territory
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1348
As invading forces close in, rival druids, royals, and unlikely allies race to stop war before the Four Lands fall.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · future world · post-civilization · magic replaces technology · war-torn realm · multiple lands · airships · druids · elves · dwarves
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1349
A frail albino emperor is drawn into battles, bargains, and multiverse travels with a soul-devouring sword.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · multiverse · parallel worlds · other realms · fantasy empire · declining civilization · ancient empire · young kingdoms · mythic fantasy world · astral travel
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1379
A sheltered farm boy is swept into a prophecy-laden quest to recover a stolen sacred object before war returns.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · mythic past · medieval fantasy · road fantasy · kingdoms and nations · farmstead · sorcery world · map-based world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1379
A young sorceress leads her battered allies into a final war against an overpowering evil to save her world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · magical world · war-torn world · captive community · isolated village · wilderness journey · castle siege · fantasy realm
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1387
