Exploring from

Wormhole

Richard Phillips

Find similar books by

Combine common axes

Similar in premise + themes

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

Premise labels used: alien technology, wormhole project, planetary threat, teen protagonists, government conspiracy, scientific anomaly, alien invasion, enhanced humans

Themes labels used: government corruption, secrecy, power and responsibility, science and ethics, patriotism, conspiracy, survival, loyalty, humanity at risk, moral ambiguity

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

Exclude same author Exclude same listed series

Max ratings No limit

Immune

Richard Phillips · 2009 · The Rho Agenda

A hunted teen team races to stop a government-backed alien-tech crisis as conspiracies, violence, and powers escalate.

Why this is here

Premise labels: alien technology · government conspiracy · teen protagonists · genetic cure · medical breakthrough · pursuit and cover-up · hidden informant · technological escalation

Themes labels: power and responsibility · corruption · secrecy · betrayal · coming of age · scientific ethics · human enhancement · good versus evil · alien contact · moral ambiguity · conspiracy · control and autonomy · danger of technology · government overreach · immortality consequences

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1112

Continue from here

The Second Ship

Richard Phillips · 2012 · The Rho Agenda

Three teens uncover a hidden alien ship in New Mexico and are pulled into a government conspiracy with dangerous consequences.

Why this is here

Premise labels: alien ship · hidden technology · teen protagonists · secret government project · cover-up conspiracy · enhanced abilities · discovery mission · first contact

Themes labels: government secrecy · conspiracy · truth seeking · technology and ethics · power and responsibility · coming of age · identity · corruption · good vs evil · transhumanism · human enhancement · knowledge as danger · trust and suspicion · moral ambiguity · science and wonder

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1142

Continue from here

The Wild Storm, Vol. 1

Warren Ellis · 2017 · The Wild Storm

A transhuman engineer’s rescue of a falling man ignites a slow-burn web of secret agencies, aliens, and hidden power.

Why this is here

Premise labels: secret organizations · global conspiracy · covert power struggle · rebooted universe · transhuman protagonist · corporate espionage · spy thriller · alien presence · future tech

Themes labels: power · secrecy · control · conspiracy · political intrigue · corporate espionage · technological overreach · surveillance · global governance · morally gray ethics · identity · human enhancement

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1696

Continue from here

Fear the Sky

Stephen Moss · 2014 · The Fear Saga

An alien advance team arrives years early to quietly neutralize Earth’s defenses before a full-scale invasion.

Why this is here

Premise labels: alien invasion · advance team · planet takeover · nuclear threat · first contact · covert defense · humanity survival · infiltration

Themes labels: survival · existential threat · secrecy · surveillance · espionage · military strategy · global cooperation · power politics · morality · genocide · human ingenuity · preparedness · bureaucracy · trust

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1724

Continue from here

Doctor Who: Apollo 23

Justin Richards · 2010 · Doctor Who: New Series Adventures

The Doctor and Amy race to uncover a secret lunar conspiracy after impossible apparitions hint at an alien takeover.

Why this is here

Premise labels: secret moon base · alien invasion · mind control · teleportation mystery · Doctor and companion separated · government conspiracy

Themes labels: identity · trust · conspiracy · ethics · mind control · invasion · hidden danger · duty · memory · human vulnerability

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1734

Continue from here

Frozen Earth

Jasper T. Scott · 2018 · Rogue Star

A devastated man learns Earth faces a rogue star, an ice age, and a hidden alien threat as his family races to survive.

Why this is here

Premise labels: rogue star · ice age threat · alien signals · family survival · government conspiracy · Mars colony · post-collapse survival · first contact · apocalypse response

Themes labels: survival · family loyalty · human selfishness · preparedness · trust · truth versus secrecy · government secrecy · apocalypse ethics · responsibility · fear · adaptation · social collapse · science and plausibility · human frailty

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1778

Continue from here

The Shackleton Signal

Joshua T. Calvert · 2024

A mysterious signal from the Moon sparks a US-China race, forcing one astronaut into a crisis of science, secrecy, and survival.

Why this is here

Premise labels: alien signal · moon mission · first contact (disputed) · space race · government conspiracy · military intrigue · lunar artifact (disputed)

Themes labels: human frailty · shared humanity · international cooperation · national rivalry · secrecy · truth vs loyalty · militarism · politics and science · exploration · survival · morality of power

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1779

Continue from here

Starshine

G.S. Jennsen · 2021 · Aurora Rhapsody

A starship pilot and a covert operative uncover a galaxy-spanning conspiracy and must join forces to stop war and invasion.

Why this is here

Premise labels: space anomaly · galactic conspiracy · first contact · uneasy alliance · war prevention · alien threat · political intrigue · espionage · forbidden discovery

Themes labels: trust · betrayal · political power · war and peace · humanity's future · freedom · duty · conscience · identity · gender equality · class · race · surveillance · technology and ethics · conspiracy

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1782

Continue from here

Iron Man, Vol. 1: Believe

Kieron Gillen · 2013 · Iron Man (2012) (Collected Editions)

Iron Man hunts down stolen Extremis tech across globe and space, testing new armors while confronting the cost of his inventions.

Why this is here

Premise labels: rogue technology · technological fallout · containment mission · scientific weapon · identity crisis

Themes labels: responsibility · technology ethics · misused innovation · morality of invention · redemption · personal accountability · transhumanism · containment · control · identity · penance · human impact of science

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1787

Continue from here

Vertigo

G.S. Jennsen · 2014 · Aurora Rhapsody

A sequel-length space opera follows accused fugitives, rival spies, and allies racing to stop an alien armada.

Why this is here

Premise labels: alien invasion · galactic war · conspiracy · wrongly accused · portal travel · unlikely allies · survival quest · save humanity

Themes labels: humanity · war · political intrigue · truth and deception · survival · loyalty · betrayal · identity · understanding others · technology and ethics · human condition · power and responsibility

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1795

Continue from here

Sleeping Giants

Sylvain Neuvel · 2016 · Themis Files

A physicist revisits a giant metal hand found in childhood, racing to uncover its origins before the world turns against itself.

Why this is here

Premise labels: first contact · alien artifact · giant robot · hidden technology · global mystery · scientific investigation · secret project

Themes labels: human insignificance · moral dilemma · scientific ethics · power and control · government secrecy · political conflict · technology and humanity · first contact · curiosity · progress · cost of knowledge · war and peace · truth and concealment

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1829

Continue from here

Letter 44, Volume 1: Escape Velocity

Charles Soule · 2014 · Letter 44

A newly inaugurated president learns a secret alien mission is nearing its target as political fallout unfolds on Earth.

Why this is here

Premise labels: secret alien presence · presidential secret · government conspiracy · first contact mission · political fallout · asteroid belt threat · one-way space mission · cover-up

Themes labels: political secrecy · public panic · state power · military buildup · war justification · government deception · leadership under crisis · first contact ethics · truth versus stability · morality of secrecy · sexual politics · trust · conspiracy · responsibility

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1835

Continue from here