Exploring from

Rebel

Amy Tintera

Find similar books by

Combine common axes

Similar in premise + setting

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

Premise labels used: escaped soldiers, rebellion, reserved safe haven, human versus reboot, forced allegiance, survival conflict, moral choice

Setting labels used: post-apocalyptic, dystopian world, reservation, military facility, reboot camp, cities

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

Exclude same author Exclude same listed series

Max ratings No limit

The Calling

Rachelle Dekker · 2016 · Seer

A rebel leader fights fear, betrayal, and a ruthless new regime while risking everything to rescue people from a dystopian city.

Why this is here

Premise labels: rescue missions · rebellion · authoritarian regime · freedom struggle · brainwashing · mind control · fear versus freedom · protect the family · hidden enemy

Setting labels: dystopian city · post-apocalyptic future · authoritarian state · rebellion camp · wilderness camp · experimental facility · city outskirts · futuristic world

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1393

Continue from here

Youngbloods

Scott Westerfeld · 2022 · Impostors

A former shadow and an ex-rebel turn against a new power grab in a chaotic, high-stakes future full of old ghosts.

Why this is here

Premise labels: rebel alliance · power struggle · identity crisis · secret prison · AI conflict · family betrayal · revolution fallout

Setting labels: post-apocalyptic future · dystopian future · AI city · rebel hideout · secret prisons · rebuilt cities · wilderness

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1635

Continue from here

The Ask and the Answer

Patrick Ness · 2014 · Chaos Walking

Separated by war and power, Todd and Viola must survive a brutal new order while trying to find each other again.

Why this is here

Premise labels: resistance under occupation · civil war · separated protagonists · forced alliance · imprisonment · rebellion · political takeover · war ethics · survival struggle

Setting labels: New World · colonized planet · small town · occupied city · war zone · post-apocalyptic setting · alien world · imprisonment setting · martial law

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1649

Continue from here

The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life

Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard · 2007 · The Walking Dead

Trapped in a hostile enclave, survivors fight to escape as vengeance, betrayal, and collapse spread back home.

Why this is here

Premise labels: escape · survival · siege · revenge · imprisonment · community conflict · apocalypse survival

Setting labels: zombie apocalypse · prison · walled community · contained community · post-collapse world · survivalist world

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1653

Continue from here

The Arc

Ben Oliver · 2022 · The Loop Trilogy

In a dystopian future, a rebel group races to stop an AI apocalypse as new allies, betrayals, and sacrifice reshape everything.

Why this is here

Premise labels: escape mission · prison break · rebellion · anti-AI resistance · apocalypse prevention · humanity at stake · captivity · survival

Setting labels: dystopian future · futuristic prison · laboratory · AI-controlled world · post-apocalyptic future · digital world · near-future · oppressive society

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1676

Continue from here

Awaken

K.A. Riley · 2021 · The Cure Chronicles

A teen on the run enters a secretive refuge, uncovers betrayal, and must choose between rescue and rebellion.

Why this is here

Premise labels: rebellion · hidden resistance · survival quest · enemy infiltration · trust issues · escape mission · rescue mission

Setting labels: dystopian future · post-collapse world · wilderness · hidden settlement · secret compound · former ski town · woods · caves · small towns · arena

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1697

Continue from here

Contact Front

Rick Partlow · 2020 · Drop Trooper

A street-smart drifter chooses the Marines over prison and is thrust into brutal battles against aliens in power armor.

Why this is here

Premise labels: forced enlistment · criminal recruit · go to war or go to jail · alien war · military induction · from criminal to soldier · redemption arc · survival choice

Setting labels: dystopian Earth · megacity · underground · future Earth · interplanetary war · colonies · military training planet · spacefaring future

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1715

Continue from here

Sparks Rise

Alexandra Bracken · 2014 · The Darkest Minds

A short, dark interquel follows a camp survivor as a brainwashed childhood friend returns and a dangerous rescue unfolds.

Why this is here

Premise labels: camp survival · enemy guards · brainwashed soldiers · childhood reunion · secret resistance · rescuer risking everything

Setting labels: dystopian camp · rehabilitation camp · captivity setting · oppressive institution · post-crisis society

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1728

Continue from here

Earth Alone

Daniel Arenson · 2016 · Earthrise

A drafted teen must survive brutal boot camp and become a soldier as humanity fights insectoid aliens.

Why this is here

Premise labels: alien invasion · drafted soldiers · boot camp · war of attrition · human resistance · survival war · coming of age · reluctant soldier

Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · future Earth · wartime Earth · military training camp · space warfare · interstellar conflict

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1741

Continue from here

Anarchy

Megan DeVos · 2018 · Anarchy

In a lawless post-apocalyptic world, two rival camp leaders are pulled into a dangerous, forbidden romance.

Why this is here

Premise labels: rival camps · survival romance · faction conflict · forbidden romance · post-collapse society

Setting labels: post-apocalyptic · ruined world · camp communities · forest camps · ruined city · factional society

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1760

Continue from here

Torchfire

Moira Buffini · 2025 · The Torch Trilogy

In a fractured post-apocalyptic world, hunted youths, rival powers, and a new outsider POV push fragile peace toward collapse.

Why this is here

Premise labels: persecuted powers · fugitive protagonists · political conflict · fragile peace · resistance movement · oppressive regimes · new society · enemy perspective · survival struggle · war escalation

Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · dystopian society · war-torn world · multiple factions · capital city · airship · aboard ship · alternate society

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1762

Continue from here

Shade's Children

Garth Nix · 1997 · Shade's Children

In a ruined future where children vanish at fourteen, escaped teens join a mysterious AI-led resistance.

Why this is here

Premise labels: post-apocalyptic survival · teen rebellion · harvested children · AI mentor · resistance against overlords · escape from captivity · fight for survival

Setting labels: futuristic city · urban wasteland · post-apocalyptic Earth · alternate Earth · dystopian future · near future · subterranean refuge

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1775

Continue from here