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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Memory of Water.
Setting labels used: dystopian future, post-apocalyptic future, climate-changed world, Scandinavia, Finland, border province, occupied territory, militarized state, desertified landscape, future Europe
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
In a near-future northern Sweden torn by collapse, two survivors fight for safety, belonging, and a way forward.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · post-apocalyptic future · Northern Sweden · Norrbotten · Lapland · Kiruna · rural wilderness · dystopian state · self-governing republic · collapsed society
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Distance: 0.0960
In a near-future extinction economy, two unlikely allies hunt a possibly intelligent fish after a cyberattack upends everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · 2030s · dystopian future · post-climate-crisis · totalitarian state · floating city · toxic wasteland · oceanic setting · Europe · global
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Distance: 0.1069
A teen’s escape from alien mind control leads him into a resistance against Earth’s tripod overlords.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future Earth · dystopian future · post-apocalyptic · rural England · European journey · alien-occupied world · feudal-like society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1101
A jaded soldier leads a covert rescue into enemy territory after a wealthy corporate heir vanishes in a near-future war.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · dystopian future · war-torn Earth · post-Brexit future · corporate-controlled world · Scandinavia · Sweden · England · London · alternate future · climate-ravaged world
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Distance: 0.1124
A wounded family enforcer recovers as clan war erupts, secrets surface, and loyalties fracture in a ruthless future.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · post-apocalyptic · dystopian future · war-torn world · feudal future · corporate fiefdoms · global conflict · European theater · family-controlled territories · alternate future
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Distance: 0.1142
In a fractured future of microstates and holy war, a rare metal-drug binds 50 wildly different visions of one broken world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian future · post-war Eurasia · neo-medieval world · post-collapse Europe · post-collapse Russia · fractured China · city-states · microstates · alternate future · retro-futurism · holy war aftermath · speculative future · medievalized future
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Distance: 0.1159
A new Guardian uncovers dangerous lies about his peaceful society after a rebel encounter leaves him questioning everything.
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Setting labels: future dystopia · post-apocalyptic world · walled city · war-damaged world · authoritarian society · frontier rebels
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1171
A girl in post-apocalyptic Japan takes her dead twin brother’s place to lead a rebellion and seek revenge.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Japan · feudal future · dystopian future · desert landscape · alternate reality · monarchical rule · war-torn world
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Distance: 0.1205
Telepathic twins and a child army challenge a corrupt wall-bound regime to expose the truth and stop a war.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian future · post-apocalyptic future · divided world · world behind walls · north and south · British Isles · forest side · ruined city · walled society · secret base · lush wilderness
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Distance: 0.1217
A teen faces state selection in a post-apocalyptic caste society where service, survival, and hidden truths collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future Earth · post-apocalyptic world · North America · dystopian society · borderlands · wastelands · militarized state · after global disaster · far future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1220
In a near-future dystopia, a reclusive biologist and her family launch a roadtrip to find a missing friend.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Germany · Europe · Italy · Sweden · near future · 2040s · dystopian future · pandemic aftermath · climate crisis · post-democratic society · roadtrip setting · woodland setting
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Distance: 0.1225
In a climate-ravaged future, Jenny searches for bee DNA aboard a roaming community to imagine a livable tomorrow.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · post-apocalyptic Earth · desertified world · mobile settlements · motorized village · monadic society · eco-dystopia · climate-ravaged world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1230
