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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Red Rising.
Setting labels used: Mars, future society, solar system, underground mines, academy setting, dystopian future, color-coded caste system, terraforming, colonial society, space setting
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
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An oppressed miner on Mars infiltrates an elite caste and academy to dismantle the society that enslaved his people.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Mars · future society · mining society · terraformed planet · color-coded hierarchy · dystopian world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0688
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An enslaved underclass rebel infiltrates an elite academy to destroy the ruling caste from within.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Mars · future society · color-coded society · military academy · elite training ground · oppressive caste system · spacefaring civilization · dystopian future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0751
A cheerful Mars weatherman with missing memories becomes the galaxy’s most wanted man after a deadly conspiracy resurfaces.
Why this is here
Setting labels: terraformed Mars · far future · solar system · post-apocalyptic Earth · colonized planets · futuristic society · dystopian future · spacefaring setting · neon cityscape
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0881
On a polluted Earth, a government investigator on a new colony uncovers a hidden alien truth tied to his missing wife.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · far future · dystopian future · Earth · off-world colony · terraforming · underground society · polluted Earth · exoplanet · space colony
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0954
In a red-tinted dystopian future, three strangers consider a risky body transplant that could change who they are.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian future · near future · Mars · part-terraformed Mars · advanced technology · riot-plagued society · scientific future · speculative future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0980
Thirteen science-fiction mysteries blend clues, science, and twist endings, with Asimov’s own commentary throughout.
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Setting labels: Future setting · Futuristic cityscapes · Solar system · Moon · Mars · Vesta · Spacefaring civilization · Scientific institutions · Alien worlds
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1035
A desperate human surrogate is paired with a dangerous alien warrior whose trauma may be as threatening as their contract.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian future · interstellar setting · spacefaring humanity · alien society · multispecies world · scarcity setting · near-extinction pressure · futuristic society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1047
A time-displaced Thomas More is sent to rescue a failing far-future utopia that may be broken by its own perfection.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · distant planet · utopian society · slums · space travel · time travel · alternate future · technological society · post-scarcity society · dystopian underclass · colonized planet
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1056
An accidentally abducted human and a desperate alien must survive a brutal mating contest to earn love and a future.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary Earth · alien planet · space travel · colony setting · dystopian society · competitive ritual society · futuristic
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1083
In a divided dystopian society, a girl from the oppressed Gutter must navigate debt, identity, and freedom.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian future · imagined world · alternate reality · colonized society · segregated society · academy setting · institutional setting · Mainland · Gutter
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1085
Philip K. Dick’s final collected stories volume gathers late-era SF tales of reality, faith, paranoia, and damaged futures.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · alternate reality · dystopian future · spacefaring setting · Earth colonies · Mars · off-world · fictional future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1092
In a Mars-spanning corporate society, two ambitious manipulators use romance and espionage to reach the top.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Mars · futuristic setting · spacefaring society · corporate dystopia · mythic reimagining · social-media society · elite high society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1105
