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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus.
Setting labels used: far future, 15th century, post-apocalyptic future, historical Europe, Caribbean, Americas, Africa, colonial era
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
An anthology of original speculative stories by writers of color, spanning sci-fi, fantasy, horror, satire, and myth.
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Setting labels: near future · far future · alternate history · secondary world · post-apocalyptic · dystopian · alien world · urban future · Caribbean setting · African setting · mythic setting
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Distance: 0.1195
A far-future time agent and his partner race across eras and alien worlds to stop threats to history.
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Setting labels: Far future · 28th century · Medieval Europe · Post-apocalyptic Earth · Flooded New York · Distant planet · Galactic empire · Space and time · Alternate future · Earth history · Science fantasy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1439
Four linked Butler novels trace telepathy, mutation, and power struggles across centuries in a bleak, visionary saga.
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Setting labels: ancient Africa · colonial America · modern-day Los Angeles · near future · distant future · postapocalyptic · dystopian future · alternate history · speculative future · cosmic invasion
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Distance: 0.1471
Three kids use a time device to repair history, beginning with a dangerous mission to stop a 1492 mutiny.
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Setting labels: alternate history · dystopian society · near-future world · 15th century Spain · 1492 · historical voyage · global disaster backdrop · historical fantasy
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Distance: 0.1481
Sentient bamboo on future Earth must stay hidden, then help humans survive war, robots, and a deadly plague.
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Setting labels: Earth · future Earth · distant future · post-apocalyptic world · global scale · Bayonne, France · Nigeria · Siberia · Spain · France
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Distance: 0.1513
An anthology of 32 African and African-diasporic speculative stories spanning fantasy, sci-fi, horror, myth, and futurism.
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Setting labels: Africa · African diaspora · post-apocalyptic · dystopian · near-future · far-future · mythic · alternate reality
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Distance: 0.1539
A future-history of atomic war and the uneasy utopia that rises after civilization is shattered.
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Setting labels: near future · future history · global setting · Europe · wartime · post-apocalyptic · radioactive landscape · world state · utopian future · Edwardian future
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Distance: 0.1547
When a hyper-advanced utopia collapses overnight, one smith in a surviving village becomes key to rebuilding and defending civilization.
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Setting labels: far future · post-technological · preindustrial world · collapsed civilization · utopian future · Earth · small village · wilderness · medievalized future
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Distance: 0.1575
A decadent immortal from the end of time falls in love with a Victorian time traveler and follows her into 19th-century London.
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Setting labels: far future · End of Time · Victorian England · 19th century London · post-apocalyptic future · dying Earth · post-scarcity society
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Distance: 0.1602
In a futuristic, disaster-scarred world, a young woman seeks to erase painful memories tied to love and loss.
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Setting labels: near future · 2040s · 2050 · dystopian future · post-apocalyptic · unnamed locations · tropical region · scientific future · disaster aftermath
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Distance: 0.1610
A genetically engineered young woman in a dystopian lab breaks free and unleashes a fiery, mythic revolt.
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Setting labels: near future · post-apocalyptic future · dystopian future · future America · New York · tower setting · Africa · transatlantic setting · climate-changed world · flooded cities
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Distance: 0.1625
A scientist races to uncover the cure for a world-ending plague while rival factions fight over humanity’s genetic future.
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Setting labels: Spain · Marbella · Europe · North Africa · Malta · Antarctica · Mediterranean · post-apocalyptic world · global setting · apocalyptic future · alternative history · ancient past
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1628
