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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Worm.
Setting labels used: Brockton Bay, Earth Bet, small city, street level, cosmic scale, superhero society, government response, alternate Earth, post-trigger world, dystopian city, cape scene
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A young Superman balances love, work, and public fear while facing a power-draining monster and global distrust.
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Setting labels: Metropolis · modern city · alternate continuity · superhero world · fictional island · government labs · global politics · small-town flashbacks · spacefaring origin
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2025
The X-Men trace strange global events to a surreal refuge where a returned Jean Grey confronts the Phoenix once more.
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Setting labels: superhero universe · contemporary Earth · small town · psychic landscape · dreamscape · idyllic town · global locations
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2091
A teen with mixed magical and supervillain heritage gains a powers system and tries to forge his own path in a chaotic super world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: superhero city · walled cities · post-apocalyptic world · alternate Earth · dystopian setting · magic-rich world · supervillain world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2113
A time-looping superhero races through one final reset to save New Rome, win allies, and reach the perfect ending.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New Rome · post-apocalyptic world · superhero world · urban setting · cosmic scale · multiverse · alternate realities · Antarctica
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2159
A catastrophic Ultimate Universe event unleashes worldwide disaster, mass death, and a brutal showdown with Magneto.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Ultimate Universe · alternate universe · New York City · global scale · post-cataclysm world · earthwide disaster · superhero world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2177
An orphaned teen joins a rebel team hunting superpowered tyrants, driven by revenge against the ruler who killed his father.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian city · steel city · future Earth · dark city · urban battleground · government collapse · ruled city
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2177
A snarky D-list supervillain in power armor becomes the world’s unlikely last hope against mind-controlling bugs.
Why this is here
Setting labels: superhero world · alternate reality · urban setting · post-apocalypse · world domination · corporate superhero world · comic-book universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2196
Everyone on Earth gets one genie and one wish, and the world reshapes itself in chaos, horror, and hope.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth · global scale · post-apocalyptic · dystopian · fantasy world · urban bar setting · one-location anchor · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2198
A cosmic hero and a homebound Earth girl are thrown into a whimsical space adventure across Marvel’s strange universe.
Why this is here
Setting labels: outer space · cosmic Marvel universe · Earth · small-town setting · family home · Cape Cod · alien planets · resort world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2228
After Steelheart’s fall, David and the Reckoners face a new Epic while trying to keep Newcago free.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic city · Newcago · post-Steelheart world · urban setting · dystopian city · shared fictional universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2237
Retired, mismatched sidekicks are forced back into action after Earth’s heroes die, and saving the world gets very messy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: superhero world · modern world · city setting · government conspiracy · urban fantasy · alternate reality · superpowered society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2245
A trans teen superhero must defend her city, survive escalating attacks, and face the cost of power and identity.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern city · urban fantasy · superhero world · contemporary Earth-like setting · space travel · superhero convention
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2262
