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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for John Carter of Mars.

Themes labels used: rescue, war, conquest, colonial invasion, repetition, duty, loyalty, completionism, nostalgia, gender stereotypes, sexism, worldbuilding

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

Cover of The Dragonriders of Pern: Books 1-3 by Anne McCaffrey

The Dragonriders of Pern: Books 1-3

Anne McCaffrey · 2002 · Pern (Chronological Order)

Three Pern novels follow dragonriders battling a recurring alien threat while uncovering their world’s buried past.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1366

Cover of She by H. Rider Haggard

She

H. Rider Haggard · 2006 · Ayesha

A Victorian expedition to Africa uncovers a lost civilization and its immortal queen, whose beauty hides danger and obsession.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1430

Cover of Old Venus by George R.R. Martin

Old Venus

George R.R. Martin, Ian McDonald, Garth Nix, Joe Haldeman, Gwyneth Jones, Matthew Hughes, Paul McAuley, Lavie Tidhar, Allen M. Steele, Stephen Leigh, Eleanor Arnason, David Brin, Michael Cassutt, Tobias S. Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, Joe R. Lansdale, Mike Resnick · 2015

Sixteen modern authors revisit the lost pulp-era Venus: a swamped, stormy world of adventure, mystery, and danger.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1442

Cover of Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D, Volume 01 by Saiko Takaki

Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D, Volume 01

Saiko Takaki · 2007 · Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D

A lone dhampir vampire hunter takes a paid job in a ruined future where vampires rule and humans survive in fear.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1443

Cover of Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey

Dragonflight

Anne McCaffrey · 1991 · Pern

A hidden heiress and her dragon-rider allies race to save a forgotten colony world from a returning sky-borne menace.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1457

Cover of Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight #1 by Brynne Stephens

Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight #1

Brynne Stephens, Anne McCaffrey · 1991 · Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight

A young noblewoman and dragon riders face a planetary threat as hidden bonds, lore, and time travel reshape Pern.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1496

Cover of Firestorm by Taylor  Anderson

Firestorm

Taylor Anderson · 2011 · Destroyermen

A displaced destroyer crew faces widening fronts, rising technology, and a new enemy in an alternate-world war.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1504

Cover of Total Recall by Piers Anthony

Total Recall

Piers Anthony · 1990

A memory-implant gone wrong sends a man racing to Mars, where he uncovers a buried identity and alien secrets.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1513

Cover of X-O Manowar, Vol. 1: By the Sword by Robert Venditti

X-O Manowar, Vol. 1: By the Sword

Robert Venditti · 2012 · X-O Manowar (2012)

A Visigoth warrior is abducted by aliens, bonds with sacred armor, and returns to a changed Earth.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1517

Cover of The Legend of the Bloodstone by E.B. Brown

The Legend of the Bloodstone

E.B. Brown · 2017 · Time Walkers

A modern woman falls through a bloodstone into 1600s Virginia, where survival and forbidden love collide.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1535