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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for The Here and Now.
Themes labels used: environmentalism, climate change, pandemic, free will, destiny, sacrifice, hope, future consequences, secrecy, trust, personal agency, coming of age
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their themes embeddings are close.
Two sisters search for each other across a climate-ravaged future split between an island and an eco-city.
Why this is here
Themes labels: climate change · environmentalism · humanity · sisterhood · family bonds · memory · identity · choice · consequence · privilege · power · technology ethics · survival · hope · free will · misanthropy
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1069
Drafted teens train for a mission to Europa as Earth collapses, but one girl suspects the rescue plan hides a darker truth.
Why this is here
Themes labels: climate change · environmental collapse · human survival · secrecy · conspiracy · trust · hope · purpose · sacrifice · coming of age · identity · family loyalty · colonization · science and ethics · government secrecy · loss
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1070
In a controlled future Earth, a young rebel must choose between saving loved ones and ending a system that runs humanity.
Why this is here
Themes labels: environmentalism · climate change · humanity · free will · government control · truth and liberty · self-determination · sacrifice · hope · love and choice · technology critique · individuality · morality · human nature · compassion · community
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1100
In a climate-ravaged Arizona desert, a sheltered teen’s world cracks open when two outsiders arrive at her family’s settlement.
Why this is here
Themes labels: climate change · survival · coming of age · freedom · control · obedience · loyalty · moral choice · isolation · trust · secrecy · human nature · environmental collapse · information control · consequences of greed
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Distance: 0.1125
On a thawing Arctic island, estranged allies must stop an ancient contagion unleashed by rival expeditions.
Why this is here
Themes labels: climate change · global warming · environmental exploitation · ecological collapse · greed · responsibility · survival · trust · betrayal · morality under pressure · containment · pandemic fear · human impact on nature · apathy · cautionary tale
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1172
Max and her flock dive into a Hawaiian underwater crisis to rescue her mother and confront a hidden threat.
Why this is here
Themes labels: environmentalism · global warming · pollution · rescue mission · identity · coming of age · responsibility · leadership · family · loyalty · freedom · survival · self-sacrifice · power and control · science ethics
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Distance: 0.1243
In a drought-ravaged near-future California, two holdouts flee with a child across a shifting desert toward uncertain refuge.
Why this is here
Themes labels: climate change · environmental collapse · hope · survival · love and power · parenting · future anxiety · delusion · belief · government control · displacement · morality · social responsibility · human fragility
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Distance: 0.1266
In a sun-scorched future, a teen at a dome camp uncovers a hidden Atlantis-linked heritage and a dangerous secret.
Why this is here
Themes labels: environmental collapse · climate change · identity · self-discovery · heritage · destiny · trust · bullying · coming of age · survival · moral responsibility · human impact · power and control · truth vs illusion
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1309
A desperate teen flees a brutal regime to a supposedly safe island, only to find the refuge hides new dangers and secrets.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · hope · fear · environmentalism · climate change · corporatism · capitalism · class conflict · power · resistance · freedom · betrayal · morality under pressure · trust · grief
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Distance: 0.1315
A fugitive flock of winged teens heads west, facing betrayal, destiny, and a looming secret plan.
Why this is here
Themes labels: betrayal · free will · destiny · survival · sacrifice · identity · experimentation · control · trust · good and evil · saving the world · coming of age
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1323
In a flooded future, a beloved outcast on a floating garbage island uncovers secrets that upend everything she knows.
Why this is here
Themes labels: climate change · consumerism · waste · hope · survival · human folly · truth · memory · grief · resilience · beauty in ruin · classism · capitalism · community · attachment
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1363
A starving human colony flees to a dinosaur continent, where survival means facing both monsters and human power struggles.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · betrayal · sacrifice · coexistence · environmentalism · resource scarcity · overpopulation · leadership · community building · ethics · human nature · power
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1376
