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Similar in premise + setting

These books are ranked using the premise + setting labels extracted for The Search for Sam. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Premise labels used: rogue defector, amnesiac stranger, secret information, war effort, search mission, double agent, enemy defector

Setting labels used: Santa Monica, Africa, Mexico, aid camp, military base, enemy compound, laboratory, space war, urban sci-fi

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

Cover of Eclipse the Moon by Jessie Mihalik

Eclipse the Moon

Jessie Mihalik · 2022 · Starlight's Shadow

A hacker aboard a post-war starship chases traitors while fighting a stubborn, protective alien and her own feelings.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2124

Cover of Zero Sum Game by David Mack

Zero Sum Game

David Mack · Star Trek: Typhon Pact

A genetically enhanced doctor goes undercover in enemy territory to stop stolen super-tech from powering a new alliance.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2132

Cover of The Misfit Soldier by Michael Mammay

The Misfit Soldier

Michael Mammay · 2022

A snarky, con-artist sergeant assembles a ragtag squad for an unsanctioned rescue behind enemy lines.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2143

Cover of The Capture by K.A. Applegate

The Capture

K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate · 1997 · Animorphs

A teen resistance leader is infiltrating an alien scheme when he becomes trapped inside his own body.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2152

Cover of Halo: The Cole Protocol by Tobias S. Buckell

Halo: The Cole Protocol

Tobias S. Buckell · 2008 · Halo

A secret mission to protect Earth’s location collides with insurgents, Spartans, and Covenant forces in deep space.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2156

Cover of Valor's Trial by Tanya Huff

Valor's Trial

Tanya Huff · 2008 · Confederation of Valor

A battle-hardened marine wakes in an alien POW camp and must rally broken prisoners to escape and survive.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2175

Cover of Orbus by Neal Asher

Orbus

Neal Asher · 2009 · Spatterjay

A reformed space captain, a stowaway war drone, and a mutated Prador are dragged into a border-zone war with ancient consequences.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2193

Cover of Nightstalkers by Bob Mayer

Nightstalkers

Bob Mayer · 2012 · Area 51: The Nightstalkers

An elite Area 51 team must seal reality rifts and stop alien entities that possess objects and cause havoc.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2199

Cover of Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

Exit Strategy

Martha Wells · 2018 · The Murderbot Diaries

A rogue security unit races home to rescue a respected human ally while evading a powerful corporation.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2226

Cover of All You Need Is Kill by Ryōsuke Takeuchi

All You Need Is Kill

Ryōsuke Takeuchi · 2014 · All You Need Is Kill Manga

A soldier trapped in a deadly time loop must master each reset to survive an alien war and break free.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2244

Cover of My Enemy, My Ally by Diane Duane

My Enemy, My Ally

Diane Duane · 2001 · Star Trek: The Original Series

A Romulan commander and Captain Kirk join forces to stop a secret weapon project and avert war across the Neutral Zone.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2258

Cover of The Rebirths of Tao by Wesley Chu

The Rebirths of Tao

Wesley Chu · 2015 · Tao

Years after the world learns aliens are real, one family races to stop a war that could remake Earth itself.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2268