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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Shadows.
Setting labels used: alternate Earth, modern-ish setting, near-future feel, contemporary fantasy, Newworld, Oldworld, magic-suppressed society, parallel world
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A runaway teen wakes between Earth and a hidden world, where her secret power could save—or doom—both realities.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth · Terra · alternate reality · contemporary setting · fantasy realm · parallel worlds · urban fantasy setting · mythic world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1022
A human-raised woman discovers she's a powerful seer tied to an oncoming war, and a dangerous guardian.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern Earth · alternate Earth · parallel world · dystopian future · urban setting · San Francisco · hidden society · interdimensional realm · nonphysical realm · psychic realm · alternative history · modern-day fantasy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1046
A man split between two realities must race to save both worlds from catastrophe, evil, and a fate tied to his dreams.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary world · alternate world · future world · fantasy world · physical spiritual realm · forest setting · apocalyptic setting · cyclical time
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1081
A career-spanning anthology of dark fantasy, fairy-tale retellings, and series stories, including two new tales from The Others.
Why this is here
Setting labels: multiple worlds · alternate realms · urban fantasy setting · contemporary fantasy · postapocalyptic setting · future setting · sea coast · small town feel · spacefaring setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1087
A broken assassin-turned-administrator is dragged back into a brutal two-world struggle of plague, power, and gods.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth · alternate world · parallel world · future Earth · dystopian future · fantasy world · corporate state · caste society · interdimensional setting · post-plague world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1111
In the final Amulet adventure, Emily and her allies race across worlds to stop the shadows and save their people.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fantasy world · Earth · other worlds · space setting · alternate reality · parallel timeline · time travel setting · world-spanning
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1119
A detective in a collapsing city and a distant quest across future Earth turn out to be linked by a world-changing secret.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · distant future · future Earth · contemporary Earth · urban setting · suburban setting · post-apocalyptic future · high fantasy realm · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1129
In a world where skin-shedding erases love, a woman with a rare condition is pulled into a stolen-skins mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate universe · parallel world · near-future · contemporary-like world · urban
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1142
An outcast leper is pulled into a magical world where he's hailed as a savior, but he refuses to believe it.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate world · secondary world · magical realm · modern Earth · parallel world · utopian society · dark fantasy landscape · epic worldbuilding
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1151
A future-world superstar-turned-assassin races through a brutal parallel Earth to save his missing wife.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future Earth · alternate Earth · parallel universe · dystopian society · rigid caste system · medieval fantasy world · corporate rule · authoritarian state · virtual reality media · cross-world setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1164
A guest-edited year’s-best anthology of 20 science fiction and fantasy stories, ranging from playful meta pieces to dark social commentary.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · near future · far future · alternate reality · secondary world fantasy · urban fantasy · post-apocalyptic · spacefaring
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1172
A cyborg special agent must protect a rebellious elf rock star after a reality-splitting disaster opens the world to magic.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate future · near future · Earth changed · parallel worlds · elven realm · demon realm · elemental realm · realm of death · magic-tech coexistence · urban fantasy setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1176
