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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Shovel Ready.
Setting labels used: near future, future New York, post-apocalyptic city, dirty bomb aftermath, localized apocalypse, urban ruin, virtual reality world, cyberspace, limnosphere
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A hitman is forced to target a rising cyborg religion in a grim near-future city ruled by a brutal police state.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · dystopian future · cyberpunk future · unified world · ruined city · New York · crapsack world · post-collapse society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0801
A lone surviving Turtle in a ruined future NYC fights for revenge, justice, and his lost family’s legacy.
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Setting labels: future New York City · post-apocalyptic city · dystopian future · fortress city · cyberpunk future · underground city · ruined metropolis · technological future · alternate universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0863
A future street thief discovers she is the next Slayer and must save a broken city from demons and vampires.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · post-apocalyptic · dystopian future · Manhattan · urban slum · future New York · cyberpunk city · monster-filled city · radiation-damaged world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0872
Two ghosts drift through a collapsing future, watching humanity’s appetite for sex, violence, and spectacle.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future New York City · dystopian future · afterlife · post-apocalyptic · world in collapse · limbo · earthbound ghosts · futuristic city
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0944
A near-future short story collection where technology, power, and survival collide in sharp, idea-driven sci-fi tales.
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Setting labels: near future · contemporary future · post-apocalyptic · cyberspace · internet culture · global catastrophe · war zone · siege · online game worlds · robotic future
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Distance: 0.0974
A sheltered girl in a flooded future city uncovers family secrets, folklore, and a mysterious neighbor’s hidden life.
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Setting labels: near future · post-apocalyptic · dystopian future · flooded city · partially submerged city · island city · apartment tower · high-rise building · climate catastrophe · urban decay · alternate world
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Distance: 0.0978
In a corporate-dominated future, a Jewish free town trains a cyborg protector while an old golem story echoes their fate.
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Setting labels: near future · mid-21st century · post-apocalyptic · dystopian future · corporate enclaves · free town · Jewish community · cyberspace · virtual reality · alternate Prague · historic Prague · ecological collapse · climate-damaged world · domed habitat · radiation-scarred Earth
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1010
A lone surviving Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fights through a dystopian future on a revenge mission for his fallen family.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future New York City · dystopian city · walled city · post-apocalyptic future · industrial waste city · cyberpunk setting · sewers · tower stronghold · nocturnal setting
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Distance: 0.1052
A trans academic surveys an isolated woods commune in a dystopian future, but his assignment and desires unravel into horror.
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Setting labels: near future · post-collapse America · dystopian city-state · New York future · Catskills · woods · commune · exurb zone · walled city · post-apocalyptic
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Distance: 0.1071
A future oral history of how collapse, revolt, and mutual aid built a post-capitalist New York commune.
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Setting labels: near future · late 21st century · future New York City · post-capitalist world · post-revolutionary world · global collapse · climate catastrophe · civil war · commune society · post-apocalyptic setting
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Distance: 0.1104
In a near-future New York, three interwoven love stories unfold amid sex work, art, and everyday struggle.
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Setting labels: future New York · Manhattan · 2038 · near future · urban dystopia · recognizable city · cyberpunk city · grimy future · commercialized intimacy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1119
In a near-future crime underworld, a weary anti-hero chases a dangerous, addictive substance and a missing artist.
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Setting labels: late 21st century · near future · future New York City · Paris · dystopian city · crumbling cities · urban underworld · retrofuture · cyberpunk future · alternate future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1119
