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These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Zombie Rules.
Plot structure labels used: origin story, apocalypse onset, flashback structure, survival progression, training arc, questing/scavenging, faction conflict, cliffhanger ending, series setup
Focused on “issue-by-issue progression” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.
When Earth loses electricity and gains a magical system, one Coast Guard man must survive a bunker dungeon and help save humanity.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: origin story · power progression · survival arc · tutorial phase · clause of mystery · slow reveal · open ending · series setup · cliffhanger ending · interlude side stories · multi-stage escalation
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.0900
A teenage engineering prodigy builds a suit, takes on a legacy, and learns heroism with help from Tony Stark’s AI.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: origin setup · flashbacks · fast pacing · decompressed storytelling · cliffhanger ending · issue-by-issue progression · training arc
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1324
A newly freed spider-powered young woman builds a life in New York while searching for her missing family.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: origin setup · limited-series arc · flashbacks · interrupted arc · cliffhanger ending · mystery reveal · issue-by-issue progression · character-driven episodic
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1340
A grieving man discovers time travel and races to save his vanished sister before the past runs out on him.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: origin story · series starter · quest narrative · multiple attempts · rule learning · flashbacks · past and present timeline · twist ending · open ending · epilogue setup
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1051
A superhero family’s legacy fractures when the next generation rejects its ideals and seizes power.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: origin story · flashback opening · time jump · dual timeline · long setup · slow reveal · collected arc · issue-by-issue progression · setup volume · cliffhanger ending · unfinished arc
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1428
A slum-dwelling girl discovers forbidden magic and is pulled into a far-future struggle over power, justice, and control.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: origin story · setup book · worldbuilding-heavy · series launch · training arc · multiple POV · story within a story · info dump · open ending
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1128
Four mismatched DC heroes are forced into a dangerous bond across the Dark Multiverse and must work as a team.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: origin arc · team formation · quest structure · issue-by-issue adventures · self-contained issues · cliffhanger ending · serialized setup · mystery reveal · repeated action beats
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1151
After exile by his own father, a young alien hustler must survive the Backworlds, find allies, and build a future.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: origin story · series setup · introductory installment · fast paced · episodic adventure · quest narrative · set up for sequel · abrupt ending · immediate inciting incident
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1171
A college student researching a mythic heroine becomes the next avatar of imagination in a futuristic New York.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: origin story · series launch · slow build · backstory heavy · exposition heavy · initiatory journey · reincarnation chain · quest for mastery · cliffhanger setup
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1189
A coma-awakened cop must navigate a zombie-ravaged world and find his family as society collapses.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: origin story · introductory volume · fast-paced · character-driven · survival narrative · quest structure · series setup · foreshadowing · early turning point · parallel adaptation
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1210
A brooding vigilante, a wisecracking archer, and an amnesiac alien warrior form an uneasy outlaw trio.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: series launch · origin recap · flashbacks · interwoven backstory · team formation · quest setup · mystery reveal · cliffhanger setup · issue-to-issue arc · first volume setup
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1212
A stranded starship crew and a lone engineer must build a new society on a hostile world before enemies destroy them.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: origin story · backstory reveal · chronology shift · slow build · day-to-day detail · action late · survival escalation · multiple clashes · founding narrative · open-ended setup
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1245
