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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Beyond the Rift.
Setting labels used: outer space, Antarctica, deep sea, undersea habitat, near future, dystopian future, alternate reality, religious future, spacefaring civilization, Dyson sphere, post-human future
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
In a crowded future, a suspicious heir crosses space to test a one-way colony’s promise of paradise.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future Earth · overpopulated world · space colony · distant planet · interplanetary travel · alternate realities · paraworlds · dystopian future · postwar future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0985
A vintage Clarke collection of 11 idea-driven SF stories about space, alien contact, survival, and humanity's future.
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Setting labels: outer space · the Moon · distant future · post-apocalyptic Earth · alternate worlds · deep space · pre-Apollo
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1012
Stranded in space with 90 minutes of air left, two lovers relive a forbidden relationship in a tightly controlled future.
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Setting labels: outer space · future Earth · utopia · dystopian society · post-war world · space survival · future Europe · asteroid field · spacecraft · post-apocalyptic future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1033
Philip K. Dick’s final collected stories volume gathers late-era SF tales of reality, faith, paranoia, and damaged futures.
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Setting labels: near future · alternate reality · dystopian future · spacefaring setting · Earth colonies · Mars · off-world · fictional future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1039
A desperate human is thrust into an alien bride lottery and matched with a minotaur king who needs an heir.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space station · spaceship · alien planet · dystopian future · post-apocalyptic Earth · off-world kingdom
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1048
A human-spider expedition meets utterly alien intelligence in a tense, multi-timeline sci-fi sequel of contact and crisis.
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Setting labels: deep space · terraformed planet · ocean world · spacefaring future · far future · multiple planets · alien system · post-collapse Earth · interstellar voyage
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1049
A posthuman first-contact mission heads into the outer solar system to confront an alien intelligence—and rethink consciousness.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · solar system · outer solar system · spacecraft · virtual reality · posthuman future · dystopian future · interstellar space
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1058
A prequel graphic novel tracing the origins of a rebel leader, a forbidden love, and the seeds of revolution.
Why this is here
Setting labels: outer space · future society · planetary colonies · interplanetary world · distant planets · dystopian future · futuristic society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1060
An amnesiac space traveler returns to a strange future Earth and discovers his body hides multiple minds and a buried secret.
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Setting labels: future Earth · deep space · alien planet · interstellar future · flying houses · smart home · post-hibernation future · space-age society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1069
On a hostile new planet, Amy and Elder fight to save their colony while secrets, betrayals, and deadly threats emerge.
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Setting labels: space ship · new planet · alien world · colony · frozen future · dystopian future · confined setting · post-spaceflight
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Distance: 0.1077
On a polluted Earth, a government investigator on a new colony uncovers a hidden alien truth tied to his missing wife.
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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: 0.1078
Seven Korean speculative stories explore space, aliens, and future tech through intimate questions of identity, grief, and connection.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · distant future · space station · other planets · Earth · utopian society · dystopian society · advanced technology · posthuman future · alternative future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1079
